Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Hajj, Ayah 54
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Tafsir
(And that those who have been given knowledge) those who were given knowledge of the Qur'an and the Torah, i.e. 'Abdullah Ibn Salam and his followers (may know) Allah's clarifications (that it is the Truth from thy Lord, so that they may believe therein) so that they believe the clarification of Allah (and their hearts may submit humbly unto Him) so that their hearts be sincere and accept the clarification of Allah. (Lo! Allah verily is guiding) Allah protects (those who believe) in Muhammad (pbuh) and in the Qur'an (unto a right path) to an established religion with which Allah is pleased: i.e. Islam.
Related Hadiths
‘Indeed this knowledge is faith, so carefully consider from whom you take your faith’.
The similitude of that guidance and knowledge with which Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has sent me is that of rain falling upon the earth. There is a good piece of land which receives the rainfall ...
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him."
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And that those who have been given knowledge of God’s Oneness and the Qur’ān may know that it the Qur’ān is the truth from your Lord so that they may believe therein and their hearts may find reassurance in it. And assuredly God guides those who believe to a straight path a straight route namely the religion of Islam.