Surah An Nur Tafseer

قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ

Say:"Obey Allah and obey the Messenger...

meaning, follow the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger.

فَإِن تَوَلَّوا

but if you turn away,

if you ignore what he has brought to you,

فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ مَا حُمِّلَ

he is only responsible for the duty placed on him,

conveying the Message and fulfilling the trust.

وَعَلَيْكُم مَّا حُمِّلْتُمْ

and you for that placed on you.

accepting that, and venerating it and doing as it commanded.

وَإِن تُطِيعُوهُ تَهْتَدُوا

If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance.

because he calls to the straight path,

صِرَطِ اللَّهِ الَّذِى لَهُ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَمَا فِى الاٌّرْضِ

The path of Allah to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth... (42:53)

وَمَا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلاَّ الْبَلَغُ الْمُبِينُ

The Messenger's duty is only to convey in a clear way.

This is like the Ayat:

فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ

your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning. (13:40)

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَأ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُسَيْطِرٍ

So remind them -- you are only one who reminds. You are not a dictator over them. (88:21-22