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Qur’an 16:125 An-Nahl, verse 125
ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ٱدْعُ | ud'ʿu | Call |
| إِلَىٰ | ilā | to |
| سَبِيلِ | sabīli | (the) way |
| رَبِّكَ | rabbika | (of) your Lord |
| بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ | bil-ḥik'mati | with the wisdom |
| وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ | wal-mawʿiẓati | and the instruction |
| ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ | l-ḥasanati | the good |
| وَجَـٰدِلْهُم | wajādil'hum | and discuss with them |
| بِٱلَّتِى | bi-allatī | in that |
| هِىَ | hiya | which |
| أَحْسَنُ ۚ | aḥsanu | (is) best |
| إِنَّ | inna | Indeed |
| رَبَّكَ | rabbaka | your Lord |
| هُوَ | huwa | He |
| أَعْلَمُ | aʿlamu | (is) most knowing |
| بِمَن | biman | of who |
| ضَلَّ | ḍalla | has strayed |
| عَن | ʿan | from |
| سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ | sabīlihi | His way |
| وَهُوَ | wahuwa | And He |
| أَعْلَمُ | aʿlamu | (is) most knowing |
| بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ | bil-muh'tadīna | of the guided ones |
In context
The verses around 16:125 in An-Nahl.
- 16:123ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًۭا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَThen We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allah.
- 16:124إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ٱلسَّبْتُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَThe sabbath was only appointed for those who differed over it. And indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
- 16:126وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَAnd if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient.
- 16:127وَٱصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍۢ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَAnd be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.
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