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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 139of 286

قُلْ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَآ أَعْمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُخْلِصُونَ﴿١٣٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, [O Muhammad], "Do you argue with us about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him."

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
أَتُحَآجُّونَنَاatuḥājjūnanāDo you argue with us
فِىabout
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَهُوَwahuwawhile He
رَبُّنَاrabbunā(is) our Lord
وَرَبُّكُمْwarabbukumand your Lord
وَلَنَآwalanāAnd for us
أَعْمَـٰلُنَاaʿmālunā(are) our deeds
وَلَكُمْwalakumand for you
أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْaʿmālukum(are) your deeds
وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuand we
لَهُۥlahuto Him
مُخْلِصُونَmukh'liṣūna(are) sincere

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah directed His Prophet to pre-empt the arguments with the idolators:قُلْ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِى اللَّهِ(Say (O Muhammad to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with us about Allah) meaning, "Do you dispute with us regarding the Oneness of Allah, obedience and submission to Him and in avoiding His prohibitions,وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ(while He is our Lord and your Lord) meaning, He has full control over us and you, and deserves the worship alone without partners.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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