Tafseer of Jonas · Yunus · 10:84
And Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims."
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
The discussion of the interpretation of the word of Allah, the Exalted: وَقَالَ مُوسَى يَا قَوْمِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ آمَنْتُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُوا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُسْلِمِينَ (84)
(And Moses said: "O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him, if you are submitters.")
Abū Jaʿfar said: Allah, exalted be His remembrance, says, conveying the words that His prophet Moses spoke to his people: "O my people, if you have acknowledged the oneness of Allah and affirmed His Lordship — then put your trust in Him — that is to say: place your trust in Him, and submit to His command, for He will never forsake His ally, and He will never abandon the one who places his trust in Him — if you are submitters — that is to say: if you are obediently submissive to Allah, then place your trust in Him."
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Footnotes:
See the interpretation of "tawakkul" (trust in Allah) earlier, p. 147, note 5, and the sources mentioned there.
In the printed edition it reads "wayuslimu" ("and he abandons"); in the manuscript it reads "walam yuslimu" ("and he has not abandoned"); the correct reading is what has been established above.
See the interpretation of "islām" in the linguistic lexicons mentioned earlier (root: s-l-m).
