The Holy Quran 2:135 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَقَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Translation

They say, "Become Jews (said the Jews) or Christians (said the Christians) and you will be guided." Tell them, "(We will) Rather follow the religion of Ibraheem which is not inclined towards any deviation (error) but is inclined to the straight way (the path of Allaah). He was never from the Mushrikeen."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The meaning is that the Jews tell the Muslims, “Become Jews,” and the Christians say, “Become Christians — then you will be rightly guided.” Only the Muslims follow the religion of Ibrahim: that is, say, O Muhammad ﷺ: “What you say is by no means acceptable to us; rather, we are in accord with the religion of Ibrahim ﵇, which stands apart from all evil…

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