Sura 29 Al-'Ankabut (The Spider), ayah 46
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وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ
Translation by words
- وَلَا
- And (do) not
- تُجَٰدِلُوٓا۟
- argue
- أَهْلَ
- (with the) People of the Book
- ٱلْكِتَٰبِ
- (with the) People of the Book
- إِلَّا
- except
- بِٱلَّتِى
- by which
- هِىَ
- [it]
- أَحْسَنُ
- (is) best,
- إِلَّا
- except
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- those who
- ظَلَمُوا۟
- (do) wrong
- مِنْهُمْ
- among them,
- وَقُولُوٓا۟
- and say,
- ءَامَنَّا
- "We believe
- بِٱلَّذِىٓ
- in that (which)
- أُنزِلَ
- has been revealed
- إِلَيْنَا
- to us
- وَأُنزِلَ
- and was revealed
- إِلَيْكُمْ
- to you.
- وَإِلَٰهُنَا
- And our God
- وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ
- and your God
- وَٰحِدٌ
- (is) One,
- وَنَحْنُ
- and we
- لَهُۥ
- to Him
- مُسْلِمُونَ
- submit."
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."
29:46
Translation: Saheeh International