Ayah
Word by Word
هُوَ
He
ٱلَّذِيٓ
(is) the One Who
أَرۡسَلَ
sent
رَسُولَهُۥ
His Messenger
بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ
with guidance
وَدِينِ
and (the) religion
ٱلۡحَقِّ
(of) the truth
لِيُظۡهِرَهُۥ
to make it prevail
عَلَى
over
ٱلدِّينِ
the religion
كُلِّهِۦ
all of them
وَلَوۡ
although
كَرِهَ
dislike (it)
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكُونَ
the polytheists
هُوَ
He
ٱلَّذِيٓ
(is) the One Who
أَرۡسَلَ
sent
رَسُولَهُۥ
His Messenger
بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ
with guidance
وَدِينِ
and (the) religion
ٱلۡحَقِّ
(of) the truth
لِيُظۡهِرَهُۥ
to make it prevail
عَلَى
over
ٱلدِّينِ
the religion
كُلِّهِۦ
all of them
وَلَوۡ
although
كَرِهَ
dislike (it)
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكُونَ
the polytheists
Translation
It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it).
Tafsir
It is He Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail, that He may raise it, over all [other] religions, [over] all the religions which oppose it, though the disbelievers be averse, to this.
The Most Unjust among all People
Allah said,
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ افۡتَرَى عَلَى اللَّهِ الۡكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدۡعَى إِلَى الاِۡسۡلَمِ
And who does more wrong than the one who invents a lie against Allah, while he is being invited to Islam?
meaning, none is more unjust than he who lies about Allah and calls upon rivals and associates partners with Him, even while he is being invited to Tawhid and sincerely worshipping Him.
This is why Allah said,
وَاللَّهُ لَاا يَهۡدِي الۡقَوۡمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
And Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers.
Allah said
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطۡفِوُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفۡوَاهِهِمۡ
They intend to put out the Light of Allah with their mouths.
indicating that the disbelievers will try to contradict the truth with falsehood. Their attempts are similar to one's attempt to extinguish the sun with his mouth, which is impossible. Likewise is the case of their attempt to extinguish truth.
So Allah said,
وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ الۡكَافِرُونَ
هُوَ الَّذِي أَرۡسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالۡهُدَى وَدِينِ الۡحَقِّ
لِيُظۡهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ الۡمُشۡرِكُونَ
But Allah will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it).
He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it victorious over all (other) religions even though the idolators hate (it).
We explained the meanings of similar Ayat before, in the Tafsir of Surah Bara'ah. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.
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