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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

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قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍۢ سَوَآءٍۭ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِۦ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًۭا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُولُوا۟ ٱشْهَدُوا۟ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ﴿٦٤

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
يَـٰٓأَهْلَyāahlaO People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
تَعَالَوْا۟taʿālawCome
إِلَىٰilāto
كَلِمَةٍۢkalimatina word
سَوَآءٍۭsawāinequitable
بَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween us
وَبَيْنَكُمْwabaynakumand between you
أَلَّاallāthat not
نَعْبُدَnaʿbudawe worship
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَلَاwalāand not
نُشْرِكَnush'rikawe associate partners
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
شَيْـًۭٔاshayananything
وَلَاwalāand not
يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhatake
بَعْضُنَاbaʿḍunāsome of us
بَعْضًاbaʿḍan(to) others
أَرْبَابًۭاarbāban(as) lords
مِّنminfrom
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiAllah
فَإِنfa-inThen if
تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn away
فَقُولُوا۟faqūlūthen say
ٱشْهَدُوا۟ish'hadūBear witness
بِأَنَّاbi-annāthat we
مُسْلِمُونَmus'limūna(are) Muslims

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Every Person Knows about TawhidThis Ayah includes the People of the Book, the Jews and Christians, and those who follow their ways.قُلْ يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ تَعَالَوْاْ إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ(Say: "O people of the Scripture! Come to a word")`Word' - in Arabic - also means a complete sentence, as evident from this Ayah. Allah described this word as being one,سَوَآءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ(that is the same between us and you), an honest and righteous word that is fair to both parties.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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