Al-'Ankabut 29:46 ۞ ولا تجادلوا اهل الكتاب الا بالتي هي احسن الا الذين ظلموا منهم وقولوا امنا بالذي انزل الينا وانزل اليكم والاهنا والاهكم واحد ونحن له مسلمون ٤٦

29:46

۞ وَلَا

تُجَٰدِلُوٓاْ

أَهۡلَ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

إِلَّا

بِٱلَّتِي

هِيَ

أَحۡسَنُ

إِلَّا

ٱلَّذِينَ

ظَلَمُواْ

مِنۡهُمۡۖ

وَقُولُوٓاْ

ءَامَنَّا

بِٱلَّذِيٓ

أُنزِلَ

إِلَيۡنَا

وَأُنزِلَ

إِلَيۡكُمۡ

وَإِلَٰهُنَا

وَإِلَٰهُكُمۡ

وَٰحِدٞ

وَنَحۡنُ

لَهُۥ

مُسۡلِمُونَ

٤٦

Ẹ má ṣe bá àwọn onítírà ṣàríyàn jiyàn àfi ní ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ (èyí ni lílo al-Ƙur’ān àti hadīth. Ẹ má sì ṣe jà wọ́n lógun) àfi àwọn tó bá ṣàbòsí nínú wọn.¹ Kí ẹ sì sọ pé: “A gbàgbọ́ nínú ohun tí Wọ́n sọ̀kalẹ̀ fún àwa àti ohun tí Wọ́n sọ̀kalẹ̀ fún ẹ̀yin. Ọlọ́hun wa àti Ọlọ́hun yín, (Allāhu) Ọ̀kan ṣoṣo ni. Àwa sì ni mùsùlùmí (olùjuwọ́-jusẹ̀-sílẹ̀) fún Un.”

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What is meant here is that anyone who wants to find out about religion from them should argue with them in a manner that is better, as this will be more effective. Allah says:

ادْعُ إِلِى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ

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Chapter 29, Page 402, Juz 21

45. Ké ohun tí A fi ránṣẹ́ sí ọ nínú Tírà. Kí o sì kírun. Dájúdájú ìrun kíkí ń kọ ìwà ìbàjẹ́ àti aburú. Àti pé ìrántí Allāhu tóbi jùlọ. Allāhu sì mọ ohun tí ẹ̀ ń ṣe. 46. Ẹ má ṣe bá àwọn onítírà ṣàríyàn jiyàn àfi ní ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ (èyí ni lílo al-Ƙur’ān àti hadīth. Ẹ má sì ṣe jà wọ́n lógun) àfi àwọn tó bá ṣàbòsí nínú wọn. Kí ẹ sì sọ pé: “A gbàgbọ́ nínú ohun tí Wọ́n sọ̀kalẹ̀ fún àwa àti ohun tí Wọ́n sọ̀kalẹ̀ fún ẹ̀yin. Ọlọ́hun wa àti Ọlọ́hun yín, (Allāhu) Ọ̀kan ṣoṣo ni. Àwa sì ni mùsùlùmí (olùjuwọ́-jusẹ̀-sílẹ̀) fún Un.” 47. Báyẹn ni A ṣe sọ Tírà kalẹ̀ fún ọ. Nítorí náà, àwọn tí A fún ní Tírà, wọ́n gbà á gbọ́. Ó sì wà nínú àwọn wọ̀nyí (ìyẹn, àwọn ará Mọkkah), ẹni tó gbà á gbọ́. Kò sì sí ẹni tó ń tako àwọn āyah Wa àfi àwọn aláìgbàgbọ́. 48. Ìwọ kò ké tírà kan rí ṣíwájú al-Ƙur’ān, ìwọ kò sì fi ọwọ́ ọ̀tún rẹ kọ n̄ǹkan rí. Bí bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́ nígbà náà, kí àwọn òpùrọ́ ṣeyèméjì (sí al-Ƙur’ān). 49. Rárá (kò rí bí wọ́n ṣe rò ó. al-Ƙur’ān), òhun ni àwọn āyah tó yanjú nínú igbá-àyà àwọn tí A fún ní ìmọ̀-ẹ̀sìn. Kò sì sí ẹni tó ń tako àwọn āyah Wa àfi àwọn alábòsí. 50. Wọ́n sì wí pé: “Nítorí kí ni Wọn kò ṣe sọ àwọn àmì (ìyanu) kan kalẹ̀ fún un láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa rẹ̀?” Sọ pé: “Allāhu nìkan ni àwọn àmì (ìyanu) wà lọ́dọ̀ Rẹ̀. Àti pé olùkìlọ̀ pọ́nńbélé ni èmi.” 51. Ṣé kò tó fún wọn (ní àmì ìyanu) pé A sọ tírà (al-Ƙur’ān) kalẹ̀ fún ọ, tí wọ́n ń ké e fún wọn? Dájúdájú ìkẹ́ àti ìrántí wà nínú ìyẹn fún ìjọ tó gbàgbọ́.

- Shaykh Abu Rahimah Mikael Aykyuni