Surah 7

Surah 7:181

"Among those whom We have created is a community which guides by the truth and by means of it acts fairly."
Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 7:181
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Verse 181

وَمِمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآ أُمَّةٞ يَهۡدُونَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعۡدِلُونَ

Among those whom We have created is a community which guides by the truth and by means of it acts fairly.

Quoted Scripture
"181. And of those whom We have created, there is a community who guides (others) with the truth, and establishes justice therewith."

Allah said, {And of those whom We have created}, in reference to some nations, {a community}, that stands in truth, in words and action, {who guides (others) with the truth}, they proclaim it and call to it, {and establishes justice therewith}, adhere to it themselves and judge by it. It was reported that this Ayah refers to the Ummah of Muhammad.
In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan said that the Messenger of Allah said, "There will always be a group of my Ummah who are apparent on the Truth, unabated by those who fail or oppose them, until the (Last) Hour commences."
In another narration, the Messenger said, "Until Allah’s command (the Last Hour) comes while they are still like this ." and in yet another narration, "And they will dwell in Ash-Sham (Greater Syria)."

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4)

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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