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Ali 'Imran 64

Ayah 64 of 200 · Medinan

قُلۡ يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ تَعَالَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٖ سَوَآءِۭ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكُمۡ أَلَّا نَعۡبُدَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَلَا نُشۡرِكَ بِهِۦ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعۡضُنَا بَعۡضًا أَرۡبَابٗا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَقُولُواْ ٱشۡهَدُواْ بِأَنَّا مُسۡلِمُونَ ٦٤

Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allāh and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allāh."1 But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 By obeying another in disobedience to Allāh.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. يَٰٓأَهۡلَO Peopleyāahla
  3. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  4. تَعَالَوۡاْCometaʿālaw
  5. إِلَىٰtoilā
  6. كَلِمَةٖa wordkalimatin
  7. سَوَآءِۭequitablesawāin
  8. بَيۡنَنَاbetween usbaynanā
  9. وَبَيۡنَكُمۡand between you wabaynakum
  10. أَلَّاthat notallā
  11. نَعۡبُدَwe worshipnaʿbuda
  12. إِلَّاexceptillā
  13. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  14. وَلَاand notwalā
  15. نُشۡرِكَwe associate partnersnush'rika
  16. بِهِۦwith Him bihi
  17. شَيۡـٔٗاanythingshayan
  18. وَلَاand notwalā
  19. يَتَّخِذَtakeyattakhidha
  20. بَعۡضُنَاsome of usbaʿḍunā
  21. بَعۡضًا(to) othersbaʿḍan
  22. أَرۡبَابٗا(as) lordsarbāban
  23. مِّنfrommin
  24. دُونِbesidesdūni
  25. ٱللَّهِۚAllahl-lahi
  26. فَإِنThen iffa-in
  27. تَوَلَّوۡاْthey turn awaytawallaw
  28. فَقُولُواْthen sayfaqūlū
  29. ٱشۡهَدُواْBear witnessish'hadū
  30. بِأَنَّاthat webi-annā
  31. مُسۡلِمُونَ(are) Muslimsmus'limūna

Tafsir

Say, O Messenger: O Jews and Christians, People of the Scripture, come let us unite on a fair word in which we are all equal: that we worship Allah alone and we do not worship anyone besides Him, no matter what his rank and no matter how high is his status; and that we do not take one another as lords to be worshipped and followed besides Allah. If they turn away from the truth and fairness that you call them towards, then, O believers, say to them: Bear witness that we have surrendered to Allah and are obedient to Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran