Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 113 (2:113)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ لَيْسَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ لَيْسَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ …

Quran 2:113 is ayah 113 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 18 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:113
وَقَالَتِٱلْيَهُودُلَيْسَتِٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰعَلَىٰشَىْءٍوَقَالَتِٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰلَيْسَتِٱلْيَهُودُعَلَىٰشَىْءٍوَهُمْيَتْلُونَٱلْكِتَٰبَ ۗكَذَٰلِكَقَالَٱلَّذِينَلَايَعْلَمُونَمِثْلَقَوْلِهِمْ ۚفَٱللَّهُيَحْكُمُبَيْنَهُمْيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِفِيمَاكَانُوا۟فِيهِيَخْتَلِفُونَ١١٣
waqālati l-yahūdu laysati l-naṣārā ʿalā shayin waqālati l-naṣārā laysati l-yahūdu ʿalā shayin wahum yatlūna l-kitāba kadhālika qāla alladhīna lā yaʿlamūna mith'la qawlihim fal-lahu yaḥkumu baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūna

The Jews say, "The Christians have nothing [true] to stand on," and the Christians say, "The Jews have nothing to stand on," although they [both] recite the Scripture. Thus do those who know not [i.e., the polytheists] speak the same as their words. But Allāh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.(113)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَتِwaqālatiAnd said
  2. ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
  3. لَيْسَتِlaysatiNot
  4. ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
  5. عَلَىٰʿalā(are) on
  6. شَىْءٍshayinanything
  7. وَقَالَتِwaqālatiand said
  8. ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
  9. لَيْسَتِlaysatiNot
  10. ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
  11. عَلَىٰʿalā(are) on
  12. شَىْءٍshayinanything
  13. وَهُمْwahumalthough they
  14. يَتْلُونَyatlūnarecite
  15. ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ۗl-kitābathe Book
  16. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLike that
  17. قَالَqālasaid
  18. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  19. لَاlā(do) not
  20. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
  21. مِثْلَmith'lasimilar
  22. قَوْلِهِمْ ۚqawlihimtheir saying
  23. فَٱللَّهُfal-lahu[So] Allah
  24. يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuwill judge
  25. بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
  26. يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
  27. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) Resurrection
  28. فِيمَاfīmāin what
  29. كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
  30. فِيهِfīhi[in it]
  31. يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūnadiffering

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