Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:140

2:140

أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ كَانُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ قُلْ ءَأَنتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَـٰدَةً عِندَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

am taqūlūna inna ib'rāhīma wa-is'māʿīla wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba wal-asbāṭa kānū hūdan aw naṣārā qul a-antum aʿlamu ami l-lahu waman aẓlamu mimman katama shahādatan ʿindahu mina l-lahi wamā l-lahu bighāfilin ʿammā taʿmalūna

Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allāh?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he has from Allāh? And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

— Saheeh International

Or are you saying that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes were Jews or Christians?’ [Prophet], ask them, ‘Who knows better: you or God? Who could be more wicked than those who hide a testimony [they received] from God? God is not unmindful of what you do.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Or say you that Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael), Ishâq (Isaac), Ya‘qûb (Jacob) and Al-Asbât [the offspring of the twelve sons of Ya‘qûb (Jacob)] were Jews or Christians? Say, "Do you know better or does Allâh (knows better ... that they all were Muslims)? And who is more unjust than he who conceals the testimony [i.e. to believe in Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم when he comes, as is written in their Books. (See Verse 7:157)] he has from Allâh? And Allâh is not unaware of what you do."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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أَمْamOr
تَقُولُونَtaqūlūna(do) you say
إِنَّinnathat
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaand Ishmael
وَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
وَيَعْقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَwal-asbāṭaand the descendants
كَانُوا۟kānūwere
هُودًاhūdanJews
أَوْawor
نَصَـٰرَىٰۗnaṣārāChristians
قُلْqulSay
ءَأَنتُمْa-antumAre you
أَعْلَمُaʿlamubetter knowing
أَمِamior
ٱللَّهُۗl-lahu(is) Allah
وَمَنْwamanAnd who
أَظْلَمُaẓlamu(is) more unjust
مِمَّنmimmanthan (the one) who
كَتَمَkatamaconcealed
شَهَـٰدَةًshahādatana testimony
عِندَهُۥʿindahu(that) he has
مِنَminafrom
ٱللَّهِۗl-lahiAllah
وَمَاwamāAnd not
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
بِغَـٰفِلٍbighāfilinunaware
عَمَّاʿammāof what
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do