Surah At-Tawbah
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Ittakhażū aḥbārahum wa ruhbānahum arbābam min dūnillāhi wal-masīḥabna maryam(a), wa mā umirū illā liya‘budū ilāhaw wāḥidā(n), lā ilāha illā huw(a), subḥānahū ‘ammā yusyrikūn(a).
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.
📝 Footnotes
325) This means they obeyed the teachings established by their rabbis and monks, even though those teachings contradicted the commands of Allah SWT.