سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 139
قُلْ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَآ أَعْمَـٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُخْلِصُونَ ﴿139﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with us about Allâh while He is our Lord and your Lord? And we are to be rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds. And we are sincere to Him [in worship and obedience (i.e. we worship Him Alone and none else, and we obey His Orders)]."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا
atuḥājjūnanā
Do you argue with us
فِى
fī
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while He
رَبُّنَا
rabbunā
(is) our Lord
وَرَبُّكُمْ
warabbukum
and your Lord
وَلَنَآ
walanā
And for us
أَعْمَـٰلُنَا
aʿmālunā
(are) our deeds
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
and for you
أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ
aʿmālukum
(are) your deeds
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
and we
لَهُۥ
lahu
to Him
مُخْلِصُونَ
mukh'liṣūna
(are) sincere
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Say to them: "Do you argue with us about Allah, while He is our Lord [171] and your Lord as well? Our deeds are for us, and your deeds are for you. And we worship Him alone with sincerity."
[171]
The Basis of Allah's Grace and Favor:
The Jews and Christians thought that they were Allah's sons and His beloved ones. Therefore, they alone deserved all His favors and honors. Allah the Exalted replied to this by saying: Tell them that just as He is your Lord, He is also our Lord. He will bestow His favors upon people according to their deeds. And in this regard, we are even better than you, for we worship only Him, while you commit shirk as well. Now you yourselves can judge upon whom His favors and honors should be bestowed in the future.
[171]
The Basis of Allah's Grace and Favor:
The Jews and Christians thought that they were Allah's sons and His beloved ones. Therefore, they alone deserved all His favors and honors. Allah the Exalted replied to this by saying: Tell them that just as He is your Lord, He is also our Lord. He will bestow His favors upon people according to their deeds. And in this regard, we are even better than you, for we worship only Him, while you commit shirk as well. Now you yourselves can judge upon whom His favors and honors should be bestowed in the future.
