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Al-Baqarah 135

Ayah 135 of 286 · Medinan

وَقَالُواْ كُونُواْ هُودًا أَوۡ نَصَٰرَىٰ تَهۡتَدُواْۗ قُلۡ بَلۡ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ١٣٥

They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Those who associate others with Allāh in worship.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقَالُواْAnd they saidwaqālū
  2. كُونُواْBekūnū
  3. هُودًاJewshūdan
  4. أَوۡoraw
  5. نَصَٰرَىٰChristiansnaṣārā
  6. تَهۡتَدُواْۗ(then) you will be guidedtahtadū
  7. قُلۡSayqul
  8. بَلۡNaybal
  9. مِلَّةَ(the) religionmillata
  10. إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ(of) Ibrahimib'rāhīma
  11. حَنِيفٗاۖ(the) uprightḥanīfan
  12. وَمَاand notwamā
  13. كَانَhe waskāna
  14. مِنَofmina
  15. ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَthose who associated partners (with Allah)l-mush'rikīna

Tafsir

The Jews told the Muslims that they would have to be Jews if they were to be rightly guided; and the Christians told them that they would have to be Christians if they were to be rightly-guided. Tell them, O Prophet, in answer, that you follow the religion of Abraham, who turned away from other false ways of life to the way of truth. He did not worship others next to Allah, as some do.

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