Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 62
| إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | 'inna 'alladhena 'aamano wa- 'alladhena haado wa- an- nas.aaraa wa- as.- s.aabi'en man 'aamana bi- 'allaah wa- al- yawm al- 'aakhir wa- camila s.aalih.(an) fa- la- -hum 'ajr -hum cinda rabb -him wa- laa khawf calay -him wa- laa hum yah.zanon |
| Pickthall | : | Lo! those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. |
| Asad | : | VERILY, those who have attained to faith [in this divine writ], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians49 - all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds - shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.50 |
| Malik | : | Rest assured that Believers (Muslims), Jews, Christians and Sabians - whoever believes in Allah and the last day and perform good deeds - will be rewarded by their Rabb; they will have nothing to fear or to regret. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Those who believe (in the Qur'an) and those who follow the Jewish (Scriptures) and the Christians and the Sabians and who believe in Allah and the last day and work righteousness shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. 76 77 |
Note - 49The Sabians seem to have been a monotheistic religious
group intermediate between Judaism and Christianity.
Their name (probably derived from the Aramaic verb
tsebha', "he immersed himself [in water]") would indicate
that they were followers of John the Baptist - in which
case they could be identified with the Mandaeans, a
community which to this day is to be found in 'Iraq. They
are not to be confused with the so-called "Sabians of
Harran", a gnostic sect which still existed in the early
centuries of Islam, and which may have deliberately
adopted the name of the true Sabians in order to obtain
the advantages accorded by the Muslims to the followers
of every monotheistic faith.
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Note - 50The above passage - which recurs in the Qur'an several
times - lays down a fundamental doctrine of Islam. With a
breadth of vision unparalleled in any other religious
faith, the idea of "salvation" is here made conditional
upon three elements only: belief in God, belief in the
Day of Judgment, and righteous action in life. The
statement of this doctrine at this juncture - that is, in
the midst of an appeal to the children of Israel - is
warranted by the false Jewish belief that their descent
from Abraham entitles them to be regarded as "God's
chosen people".
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Note - 76Latest researches have revealed a small remnant of a
religious community numbering about 2,000 souls in Lower
Iraq, near Basra. In Arabic they are called Subbi
(plural Subba). They are also called Sabians and
Nasoraeans; or Mandaeans, or Christians of St. John.
They claim to be Gnostics, of Knowers of the Great Life.
They dress in white, and believe in frequent immersions
in water. Their Book Ginza is in a dialect of Aramaic.
They have theories of Darkness and Light as in
Zoroastrianism. They use the name Uardan (Jordan) for
any river. They live in peace and harmony among their
Muslim neighbors. They resemble the Sabi-un mentioned in
the Qur-an but are not probably identical with them.
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Note - 77CF. ii. 38, where the same phrase occurs. And it recurs
again and again afterwards. The point of the verse is
that Islam does not teach an exclusive doctrine, and is
not meant exclusively for one people. The Jews claimed
this for themselves, and the Christians in their own
origin were a sect of the Jews. Even the modern organized
Christian churches, though they have been, consciously or
unconsciously, influenced by the Time-spirit, including
the historical fact of Islam, yet cling to the idea of
Vicarious Atonement, which means that all who do not
believe in it or who lived previously to the death of
Christ are at a disadvantage spiritually before the
Throne of God. The attitude of Islam is entirely
different. Islam existed before the preaching of
Muhammad on this earth: the Qur-an expressly calls
Abraham a Muslim (iii. 67). Its teaching (submission to
God's will) has been and will be the teaching of Religion
for all time and for all peoples.
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The Sabians seem to have been a monotheistic religious group intermediate between Judaism and Christianity. Their name (probably derived from the Aramaic verb tsebha', "he immersed himself [in water]") would indicate that they were followers of John the Baptist - in which case they could be identified with the Mandaeans, a community which to this day is to be found in 'Iraq. They are not to be confused with the so-called "Sabians of Harran", a gnostic sect which still existed in the early centuries of Islam, and which may have deliberately adopted the name of the true Sabians in order to obtain the advantages accorded by the Muslims to the followers of every monotheistic faith. |
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The above passage - which recurs in the Qur'an several times - lays down a fundamental doctrine of Islam. With a breadth of vision unparalleled in any other religious faith, the idea of "salvation" is here made conditional upon three elements only: belief in God, belief in the Day of Judgment, and righteous action in life. The statement of this doctrine at this juncture - that is, in the midst of an appeal to the children of Israel - is warranted by the false Jewish belief that their descent from Abraham entitles them to be regarded as "God's chosen people". |
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Latest researches have revealed a small remnant of a religious community numbering about 2,000 souls in Lower Iraq, near Basra. In Arabic they are called Subbi (plural Subba). They are also called Sabians and Nasoraeans; or Mandaeans, or Christians of St. John. They claim to be Gnostics, of Knowers of the Great Life. They dress in white, and believe in frequent immersions in water. Their Book Ginza is in a dialect of Aramaic. They have theories of Darkness and Light as in Zoroastrianism. They use the name Uardan (Jordan) for any river. They live in peace and harmony among their Muslim neighbors. They resemble the Sabi-un mentioned in the Qur-an but are not probably identical with them. |
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CF. ii. 38, where the same phrase occurs. And it recurs again and again afterwards. The point of the verse is that Islam does not teach an exclusive doctrine, and is not meant exclusively for one people. The Jews claimed this for themselves, and the Christians in their own origin were a sect of the Jews. Even the modern organized Christian churches, though they have been, consciously or unconsciously, influenced by the Time-spirit, including the historical fact of Islam, yet cling to the idea of Vicarious Atonement, which means that all who do not believe in it or who lived previously to the death of Christ are at a disadvantage spiritually before the Throne of God. The attitude of Islam is entirely different. Islam existed before the preaching of Muhammad on this earth: the Qur-an expressly calls Abraham a Muslim (iii. 67). Its teaching (submission to God's will) has been and will be the teaching of Religion for all time and for all peoples. |
