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Al-'Ankabut 46

Ayah 46 of 69 · Meccan

۞ وَلَا تُجَٰدِلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَقُولُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمۡ وَٰحِدٞ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُسۡلِمُونَ ٤٦

And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تُجَٰدِلُوٓاْarguetujādilū
  3. أَهۡلَ(with the) People of the Bookahla
  4. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(with the) People of the Bookl-kitābi
  5. إِلَّاexceptillā
  6. بِٱلَّتِيby whichbi-allatī
  7. هِيَ[it]hiya
  8. أَحۡسَنُ(is) bestaḥsanu
  9. إِلَّاexceptillā
  10. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  11. ظَلَمُواْ(do) wrongẓalamū
  12. مِنۡهُمۡۖamong themmin'hum
  13. وَقُولُوٓاْand saywaqūlū
  14. ءَامَنَّاWe believeāmannā
  15. بِٱلَّذِيٓin that (which)bi-alladhī
  16. أُنزِلَhas been revealedunzila
  17. إِلَيۡنَاto usilaynā
  18. وَأُنزِلَand was revealedwa-unzila
  19. إِلَيۡكُمۡto youilaykum
  20. وَإِلَٰهُنَاAnd our Godwa-ilāhunā
  21. وَإِلَٰهُكُمۡand your Godwa-ilāhukum
  22. وَٰحِدٞ(is) Onewāḥidun
  23. وَنَحۡنُand wewanaḥnu
  24. لَهُۥto Himlahu
  25. مُسۡلِمُونَsubmitmus'limūna

Tafsir

O believers! Do not discuss and debate with the Jews and Christians to whom the divine books were revealed, except in the best of manners and most exemplary of ways: inviting them by exhortation and establishing clear proofs. As for those of them who oppress by showing stubbornness and arrogance, fight them until they submit, or pay the Jizyah with their own hands while subdued. And say to the Jews and the Christians: “I have believed in whatever Allah has revealed to us in the Qur’ān, and in the Torah and Gospel that was revealed to you. Our Lord is one and so is yours, He has no partner in His lordship, worship or perfection, and we submit and humble ourselves to Him alone.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran