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An-Nahl 125

Ayah 125 of 128 · Meccan

ٱدۡعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ وَٱلۡمَوۡعِظَةِ ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ وَجَٰدِلۡهُم بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ ١٢٥

Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱدۡعُCallud'ʿu
  2. إِلَىٰtoilā
  3. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  4. رَبِّكَ(of) your Lordrabbika
  5. بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِwith the wisdombil-ḥik'mati
  6. وَٱلۡمَوۡعِظَةِand the instructionwal-mawʿiẓati
  7. ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖthe goodl-ḥasanati
  8. وَجَٰدِلۡهُمand discuss with themwajādil'hum
  9. بِٱلَّتِيin thatbi-allatī
  10. هِيَwhichhiya
  11. أَحۡسَنُۚ(is) bestaḥsanu
  12. إِنَّIndeedinna
  13. رَبَّكَyour Lordrabbaka
  14. هُوَHehuwa
  15. أَعۡلَمُ(is) most knowingaʿlamu
  16. بِمَنof whobiman
  17. ضَلَّhas strayedḍalla
  18. عَنfromʿan
  19. سَبِيلِهِۦHis waysabīlihi
  20. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  21. أَعۡلَمُ(is) most knowingaʿlamu
  22. بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَof the guided onesbil-muh'tadīna

Tafsir

Invite - O Messenger - to the religion of Islam, you and the believers who follow you, in a manner that is appropriate for the condition, understanding and mindset of the person who you are inviting and with admonition that contains encouragement and caution. Argue with them in the manner that is best in terms of speech, thought and politeness, for it is not your duty to guide people. You are only required to convey the message to them. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from the religion of Islam and He knows best those who are rightly guided to it, so do not lose yourself in grief over them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran