The Holy Quran 16:125 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَـٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Translation

Call (people) to the path of your Rabb (Islaam) with wisdom and beautiful counsel (providing encouragement instead of causing resentment) and debate (with proof) with them (the Kuffaar) in a manner that is best (without driving them further away from Islaam). Indeed your Rabb knows best who strays from His path and He knows best who are the rightly guided ones (You have no such knowledge and are therefore bound to call everyone to Islaam).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The fundamental principle of calling to Allah: in the preceding verses those addressed were to be informed that this Prophet ﷺ has brought the original religion of Ibrahim: if you desire success and are truthful in claiming to be hanifs (upright in faith), then set out upon this path.

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