Ayah-yi Itaah

Categories Qur'ānic Verse Series

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍۢ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanooo atee’ul laaha wa atee’ur Rasoola wa ulil amri minkum fa in tanaaza’tum fee shai’in faruddoohu ilal laahi war Rasooli in kuntum tu’minoona billaahi wal yawmil Aakhir; zaalika khairunw wa ahsanu ta’weelaa

“O you who believe! obey God and obey the Prophet and the ulu’l-amr from among you (who are with you throughout history and in all the cycles); then if you quarrel about anything, refer it to God and the Prophet, if you believe in God and the last day; this is better (for you) and very good with respect to ta’wīl.

Updated: July 28, 2024

Lecture Duration: 1h 28m

This Course Series has been developed for Global Ismaili Jamāat – One Jamāat

This lecture aims at explicating all the themes encapsulated within Ayah-yi Ita'ah (4:59). This verse is the soul of our Ismaili da'wah. The translation of the verse goes as follows:
"O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger and the ulu'l-amr from amongst you. And then if you quarrel concerning any matter, refer it to Allah and the Messenger if you believe in Allah and in the last day, this is best and fairest (way) with respect to ta'wil."
The lecture, step by step, encounters all 3 stages of obedience mentioned in the Verse of Obedience especially the obedience of the Ulu'l-amr. It delves deeper into the intricacies of this topic in order to remove all the ambiguities regarding this verse.
The following course consists of a short quiz meant to test all the basic concepts regarding Ayah-yi Ita'ah which were discussed throughout the minutes of the lecture.