وَلَا يَأۡمُرَكُمۡ أَن تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ أَرۡبَابًاۚ أَيَأۡمُرُكُم بِٱلۡكُفۡرِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ أَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ ٨٠
Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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وَلَا And not walā يَأۡمُرَكُمۡ he will order you yamurakum أَن that an تَتَّخِذُواْ you take tattakhidhū ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels l-malāikata وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ and the Prophets wal-nabiyīna أَرۡبَابًاۚ (as) lords arbāban أَيَأۡمُرُكُم Would he order you ayamurukum بِٱلۡكُفۡرِ to [the] disbelief bil-kuf'ri بَعۡدَ after baʿda إِذۡ [when] idh أَنتُم you (have become) antum مُّسۡلِمُونَ Muslims mus'limūna Tafsir It is also not right for such a man to instruct you to take the angels and the prophets as lords to be worshipped besides Allah. Is it possible that he would instruct you to disbelieve after you have become devoted and have surrendered to Him?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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