The Holy Quran 2:138 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

صِبْغَةَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ عَـٰبِدُونَ

Translation

(Say also, O Mu'mineen) "Allaah has coloured (purified) us (with the natural Deen of Islaam with which every child is born). Who (none) can colour (purify) better than Allaah? And we are His worshippers."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The colour of Allah is better than all colours: the Jews turned away from these verses and did not accept Islam. The Christians too refused and, puffed up with pride, began to say, “We have a colour that the Muslims do not have.

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