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Quran 9:31, they took their scholars as lords.

Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 31: "They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God;..." Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.

9:30Before

وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَى ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُم بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۖ يُضَٰهِـُٔونَ قَوْلَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ قَٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾

Q qaalatil yahoodu 'Uzairunib nul laahi wa qaalatin Nasaaral Maseehub nul laahi zaalika qawluhum bi afwaahihim yudaahi'oona qawlal lazeena kafaroo min qabl; qatalahumul laah; annaa yu'fakoon

The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?

9:31This ayah

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًۭا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهًۭا وَٰحِدًۭا ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٣١﴾

ittakhazooo ahbaarahum wa ruhbaanahum arbaabammin doonil laahi wal Maseehab na Maryama wa maaa umirooo illaa liya'budooo Ilaahanw Waa hidan laaa ilaaha illaa Hoo; Subhaanahoo 'ammaa yushrikoon

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.

9:32After

يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى ٱللَّهُ إِلَّآ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Yureedoona ai yutfi'oo nooral laahi bi'afwaahihim wa yaaballaahu illaaa ai yutimma noorahoo wa law karihal kaafiroon

They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

Arabic: Tanzil, Uthmani script. English: Sahih International. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid; read from the Arabic when you can.

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Meaning and lessons

What Quran 9:31 means, in brief.

Allah says that some of the People of the Book took their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and the Messiah son of Maryam too, though they were only commanded to worship one God. Ibn Kathir cites the hadith of Adi ibn Hatim, who was a Christian before Islam. He said: "We did not worship them." The Prophet ﷺ asked: "Did they not make lawful what Allah forbade, and forbid what Allah made lawful, and you followed them?" He said yes. "That is your worship of them" (Jami at-Tirmidhi, graded hasan).

Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 9:31. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.

Lessons from this ayah

  • Obeying anyone in changing what Allah made lawful or unlawful is a form of worshipping them.
  • Scholars are respected for conveying Allah's law, not for replacing it.
  • Tawhid includes obedience as well as prayer.

Where Quran 9:31 is in the mushaf

Ayah 31 of Surah At-Tawbah (التَّوۡبَةِ), "The Repentance", surah 9 of the Quran, a Medinan surah of 129 ayat revealed in Madinah. It is in juz 10 (para 10), hizb 19, on page 191 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 9/31, 9 31 or Quran 9 31.

Questions

Good to know.

What does Quran 9:31 say?

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him. (Sahih International)

What is Quran 9:31 about?

Allah says that some of the People of the Book took their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and the Messiah son of Maryam too, though they were only commanded to worship one God. Ibn Kathir cites the hadith of Adi ibn Hatim, who was a Christian before Islam. He said: "We did not worship them." The Prophet ﷺ asked: "Did they not make lawful what Allah forbade, and forbid what Allah made lawful, and you followed them?" He said yes. "That is your worship of them" (Jami at-Tirmidhi, graded hasan).

Which surah and juz is 9:31 in?

It is in Surah At-Tawbah, surah 9 of the Quran, in juz 10 (para 10), on page 191 of the Madinah mushaf.

What comes before and after 9:31?

The ayah before, 9:30, says: "The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?" The ayah after, 9:32, says: "They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it."