Surah 3. Ali 'Imran

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-41 [4], 42-54 [5], 55-63 [6], 64-71 [7], 72-80 [8], 81-91 [9], 92-101 [10], 102-109 [11], 110-120 [12], 121-129 [13], 130-143 [14], 144-148 [15], 149-155 [16], 156-172 [17], 173-180 [18], 181-187 [19], 188-200 [20]

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Quran Text of Verse 64-71قُلْSayیٰۤاَهْلَO Peopleالْكِتٰبِ(of) the BookتَعَالَوْاComeاِلٰیtoكَلِمَةٍa wordسَوَآءٍۭequitableبَیْنَنَاbetween usوَ بَیْنَكُمْand between youاَلَّاthat notنَعْبُدَwe worshipاِلَّاexceptاللّٰهَAllahوَ لَاand notنُشْرِكَwe associate partnersبِهٖwith Himشَیْـًٔاanythingوَّ لَاand notیَتَّخِذَtakeبَعْضُنَاsome of usبَعْضًا(to) othersاَرْبَابًا(as) lordsمِّنْfromدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِ ؕAllahفَاِنْThen ifتَوَلَّوْاthey turn awayفَقُوْلُواthen sayاشْهَدُوْاBear witnessبِاَنَّاthat weمُسْلِمُوْنَ (are) Muslims یٰۤاَهْلَO Peopleالْكِتٰبِ(of) the BookلِمَWhyتُحَآجُّوْنَ(do) you argueفِیْۤconcerningاِبْرٰهِیْمَIbrahimوَ مَاۤwhile notاُنْزِلَتِwas revealedالتَّوْرٰىةُthe Tauratوَ الْاِنْجِیْلُand the Injeelاِلَّاexceptمِنْۢfromبَعْدِهٖ ؕafter himاَفَلَاThen why don'tتَعْقِلُوْنَ you use your intellect هٰۤاَنْتُمْHere you areهٰۤؤُلَآءِthose whoحَاجَجْتُمْarguedفِیْمَاabout whatلَكُمْ[for] youبِهٖof itعِلْمٌ(have some) knowledgeفَلِمَThen whyتُحَآجُّوْنَ(do) you argueفِیْمَاabout whatلَیْسَnotلَكُمْfor youبِهٖof itعِلْمٌ ؕ(any) knowledgeوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیَعْلَمُknowsوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youلَا(do) notتَعْلَمُوْنَ know مَاNotكَانَwasاِبْرٰهِیْمُIbrahimیَهُوْدِیًّاa Jewوَّ لَاand notنَصْرَانِیًّاa Christianوَّ لٰكِنْand butكَانَhe wasحَنِیْفًاa trueمُّسْلِمًا ؕMuslimوَ مَاand notكَانَhe wasمِنَfromالْمُشْرِكِیْنَ the polytheists اِنَّIndeedاَوْلَیthe best to claim relationshipالنَّاسِ(of) peopleبِاِبْرٰهِیْمَwith Ibrahimلَلَّذِیْنَ(are) those whoاتَّبَعُوْهُfollow himوَ هٰذَاand thisالنَّبِیُّ[the] Prophetوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoاٰمَنُوْا ؕbelieve[d]وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahوَلِیُّ(is) a Guardianالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ (of) the believers وَدَّتْWishedطَّآىِٕفَةٌa groupمِّنْfromاَهْلِ(the) Peopleالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Bookلَوْifیُضِلُّوْنَكُمْ ؕthey could lead you astrayوَ مَاand notیُضِلُّوْنَthey lead astrayاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَ مَاand notیَشْعُرُوْنَ they perceive یٰۤاَهْلَO Peopleالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Book!لِمَWhy doتَكْفُرُوْنَyou denyبِاٰیٰتِ[in] the Signsاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَشْهَدُوْنَ bear witness 3. Ali 'Imran Page 59یٰۤاَهْلَO Peopleالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Book!لِمَWhyتَلْبِسُوْنَdo you mixالْحَقَّthe truthبِالْبَاطِلِwith the falsehoodوَ تَكْتُمُوْنَand concealالْحَقَّthe truthوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَعْلَمُوْنَ۠know

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Translation of Verse 64-71

64. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "O People of the Book! Let us come to common terms: that we will worship none but Allah, associate none with Him, nor take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we have submitted ˹to Allah alone˺."

65. O People of the Book! Why do you argue about Abraham, while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until long after him? Do you not understand?

66. Here you are! You disputed about what you have ˹little˺ knowledge of, ¹⁴⁰ but why do you now argue about what you have no knowledge of? ¹⁴¹ Allah knows and you do not know.

67. Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he submitted in all uprightness ¹⁴² and was not a polytheist.

68. Indeed, those who have the best claim to Abraham are his followers, this Prophet, ¹⁴³ and the believers. And Allah is the Guardian of those who believe.

69. Some of the People of the Book wish to mislead you ˹believers˺. They mislead none but themselves, yet they fail to perceive it.

70. O People of the Book! Why do you reject the signs of Allah while you bear witness ˹to their truth˺?

71. O People of the Book! Why do you mix the truth with falsehood and hide the truth knowingly?

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Commentary

140. The perception of Jesus ( ﷺ ) .

141. Abraham ( ﷺ ) being Jewish or Christian.

142. Linguistically, "Muslim" means "someone who has submitted themselves to Allah."

143. Muḥammad ( ﷺ ) .