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Quran 5:68, uphold the Torah and the Gospel

Surah Al-Maidah, ayah 68: "Say, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your..." Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.

5:67Before

۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿٦٧﴾

Yaaa aiyuhar Rasoolu balligh maaa unzila ilaika mir Rabbika wa il lam taf'al famaaa ballaghta Risaalatah; wallaahu ya'simuka minan naas; innal laaha laa yahdil qawmal kaafireen

O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

5:68This ayah

قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَسْتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰ تُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۗ وَلَيَزِيدَنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنْهُم مَّآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ طُغْيَٰنًۭا وَكُفْرًۭا ۖ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿٦٨﴾

Qul yaaa Ahlal Kitaabi lastum 'alaa shai'in hattaa tuqeemut Tawraata wal Injeela wa maaa unzila ilaikum mir Rabbikum; wa layazeedanna kaseeram minhum maa unzila ilaika mir Rabbika tugh yaananw wa kufran falaa taasa 'alal qawmil kaafireen

Say, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your Lord." And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. So do not grieve over the disbelieving people.

5:69After

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلصَّٰبِـُٔونَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾

Innal lazeena aamanoo wallazeena haadoo was saabi'oona wan Nasaaraa man aamana billaahi wal yawmil Aakhiri wa 'amila saalihan falaa khawfun 'alaihim wa laa hum yahzanoon

Indeed, those who have believed [in Prophet Muhammad] and those [before Him] who were Jews or Sabeans or Christians - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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 5:68 means, in brief

Allah tells the Prophet ﷺ to say to the People of the Book that they stand on nothing of true religion until they uphold the Torah, the Gospel and what has been revealed to them from their Lord. Ibn Kathir explains that upholding them means believing in all that they contain, including what they say about the coming of Muhammad ﷺ and the command to follow him, and acting on the Quran.

The ayah adds that the revelation would increase many of them in defiance, out of envy, and comforts the Prophet ﷺ: do not grieve over the people who disbelieve. The responsibility is to convey; guidance is from Allah.

Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 5:68. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.

Lessons from this ayah

  • Muslims believe in the original Torah and Gospel as revelations from Allah.
  • Belonging to a scripture means acting on it, not only claiming it.
  • Callers to Islam should convey sincerely and not be crushed by rejection.

Where Quran 5:68 is in the mushaf

Ayah 68 of Surah Al-Maidah (المَائـِدَةِ), "The Table", surah 5 of the Quran, a Medinan surah of 120 ayat revealed in Madinah. It is in juz 6 (para 6), hizb 12, on page 119 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 5/68, 5 68 or Quran 5 68.

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What does Quran 5:68 say?

Say, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your Lord." And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. So do not grieve over the disbelieving people. (Sahih International)

What is Quran 5:68 about?

Allah tells the Prophet ﷺ to say to the People of the Book that they stand on nothing of true religion until they uphold the Torah, the Gospel and what has been revealed to them from their Lord. Ibn Kathir explains that upholding them means believing in all that they contain, including what they say about the coming of Muhammad ﷺ and the command to follow him, and acting on the Quran.

Which surah and juz is 5:68 in?

It is in Surah Al-Maidah, surah 5 of the Quran, in juz 6 (para 6), on page 119 of the Madinah mushaf.

What comes before and after 5:68?

The ayah before, 5:67, says: "O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people." The ayah after, 5:69, says: "Indeed, those who have believed [in Prophet Muhammad] and those [before Him] who were Jews or Sabeans or Christians - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve."