Some verses of the Quran can be translated in such a way that, while not grammatically incorrect, turn out to be absolutely incorrect in meaning. A classic comical example of this is the following verse in Sura 9.
9:3 A proclamation is herein issued from GOD and His messenger to all the people on the great day of pilgrimage, that GOD has disowned the idol worshipers, and so did His messenger. Thus, if you repent, it would be better for you. But if you turn away, then know that you can never escape from GOD. Promise those who disbelieve a painful retribution.
وَأَذَٰنٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَجِّ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَرَسُولُهُ ۥ فَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
If we just look at the phrase from the above verse:
ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَرَسُولُهُ
If we translate this verse, we can understand it in one of two ways:
- God is free from the polytheists, and His messenger
- God is free from the polytheists, and so is His messenger
Notice that the first reading is completely against the sensibilities of the Quran as it implies that God disowns His messenger. Such an interpretation would be laughable and goes completely against the ethos of the passage and the Quran as a whole. Therefore, the second interpretation is understood despite what could be argued as the literal reading.