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Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 221

Quran 2:221 · The Cow · Medinan · Juz 2

2:221

Arabic

وَلَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكٰتِ حَتّٰى يُؤْمِنَّ ۗ وَلَاَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَّلَوْ اَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۚ وَلَا تُنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ حَتّٰى يُؤْمِنُوْا ۗ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ مُّشْرِكٍ وَّلَوْ اَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ يَدْعُوْنَ اِلَى النَّارِ ۖ وَاللّٰهُ يَدْعُوْٓا اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِاِذْنِهٖۚ وَيُبَيِّنُ اٰيٰتِهٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ࣖ ۝٢٢١

Transliteration

Wa lā tankiḥul-musyrikāti ḥattā yu'minn, wa la'amatum mu'minatun khoirum mim musyrikatiw wa lau a‘jabatkum, wa lā tunkiḥul-musyrikīna ḥattā yu'minū, wa la‘abdum mu'minun khoirum mim musyrikiw wa lau a‘jabakum, ulā-ika yad‘ūna ilan-nār, wallāhu yad‘ū ilal-jannati wal-maghfiroti bi'iżnih, wa yubayyinu āyātihī lin-nāsi la‘allahum yatażakkarūn

Meaning

Do not marry idolatresses, unless they have believed. A believing maid is better than an idolatress, even if you like her. And do not marry idolaters, unless they have believed. A believing servant is better than an idolater, even if you like him. These call to the Fire, but Allah calls to the Garden and to forgiveness, by His leave. He makes clear His communications to the people, that they may be mindful.

Surah Al-Baqarah verse 221 (Quran 2:221) is verse 221 of the 286 verses of Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), a Medinan surah that is number 2 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 2.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).