إِذۡ
قَالَ
لَهُۥ
رَبُّهُۥٓ
أَسۡلِمۡۖ
قَالَ
أَسۡلَمۡتُ
لِرَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٣١

When his Lord ordered him, “Submit ˹to My Will˺,” he responded, “I submit to the Lord of all worlds.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:132

وَوَصَّىٰ

بِهَآ

إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُ

بَنِيهِ

وَيَعۡقُوبُ

يَٰبَنِيَّ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

ٱصۡطَفَىٰ

لَكُمُ

ٱلدِّينَ

فَلَا

تَمُوتُنَّ

إِلَّا

وَأَنتُم

مُّسۡلِمُونَ

١٣٢

This was the advice of Abraham—as well as Jacob—to his children, ˹saying˺, “Indeed, Allah has chosen for you this faith; so do not die except in ˹a state of full˺ submission.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:133

أَمۡ

كُنتُمۡ

شُهَدَآءَ

إِذۡ

حَضَرَ

يَعۡقُوبَ

ٱلۡمَوۡتُ

إِذۡ

قَالَ

لِبَنِيهِ

مَا

تَعۡبُدُونَ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِيۖ

قَالُواْ

نَعۡبُدُ

إِلَٰهَكَ

وَإِلَٰهَ

ءَابَآئِكَ

إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ

وَإِسۡحَٰقَ

إِلَٰهٗا

وَٰحِدٗا

وَنَحۡنُ

لَهُۥ

مُسۡلِمُونَ

١٣٣

Or did you witness when death came to Jacob? He asked his children, “Who will you worship after my passing?” They replied, “We will ˹continue to˺ worship your God, the God of your forefathers—Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac—the One God. And to Him we ˹all˺ submit.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:134

تِلۡكَ

أُمَّةٞ

قَدۡ

خَلَتۡۖ

لَهَا

مَا

كَسَبَتۡ

وَلَكُم

مَّا

كَسَبۡتُمۡۖ

وَلَا

تُسۡـَٔلُونَ

عَمَّا

كَانُواْ

يَعۡمَلُونَ

١٣٤

That was a community that had already gone before. For them is what they earned and for you is what you have earned. And you will not be accountable for what they have done.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:135

وَقَالُواْ

كُونُواْ

هُودًا

أَوۡ

نَصَٰرَىٰ

تَهۡتَدُواْۗ

قُلۡ

بَلۡ

مِلَّةَ

إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ

حَنِيفٗاۖ

وَمَا

كَانَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

١٣٥

The Jews and Christians each say, “Follow our faith to be ˹rightly˺ guided.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “No! We follow the faith of Abraham, the upright—who was not a polytheist.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:136

قُولُوٓاْ

ءَامَنَّا

بِٱللَّهِ

وَمَآ

أُنزِلَ

إِلَيۡنَا

وَمَآ

أُنزِلَ

إِلَىٰٓ

إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ

وَإِسۡحَٰقَ

وَيَعۡقُوبَ

وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِ

وَمَآ

أُوتِيَ

مُوسَىٰ

وَعِيسَىٰ

وَمَآ

أُوتِيَ

ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ

مِن

رَّبِّهِمۡ

لَا

نُفَرِّقُ

بَيۡنَ

أَحَدٖ

مِّنۡهُمۡ

وَنَحۡنُ

لَهُۥ

مُسۡلِمُونَ

١٣٦

Say, ˹O believers,˺ “We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants; and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them. And to Allah we all submit.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:137

فَإِنۡ

ءَامَنُواْ

بِمِثۡلِ

مَآ

ءَامَنتُم

بِهِۦ

فَقَدِ

ٱهۡتَدَواْۖ

وَّإِن

تَوَلَّوۡاْ

فَإِنَّمَا

هُمۡ

فِي

شِقَاقٖۖ

فَسَيَكۡفِيكَهُمُ

ٱللَّهُۚ

وَهُوَ

ٱلسَّمِيعُ

ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

١٣٧

So if they believe in what you believe, then they will indeed be ˹rightly˺ guided. But if they turn away, they are simply opposed ˹to the truth˺. But Allah will spare you their evil. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:138

صِبۡغَةَ

ٱللَّهِ

وَمَنۡ

أَحۡسَنُ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

صِبۡغَةٗۖ

وَنَحۡنُ

لَهُۥ

عَٰبِدُونَ

١٣٨

This is the ˹natural˺ Way of Allah. And who is better than Allah in ordaining a way? And we worship ˹none but˺ Him.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:139

قُلۡ

أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا

فِي

ٱللَّهِ

وَهُوَ

رَبُّنَا

وَرَبُّكُمۡ

وَلَنَآ

أَعۡمَٰلُنَا

وَلَكُمۡ

أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡ

وَنَحۡنُ

لَهُۥ

مُخۡلِصُونَ

١٣٩

Say, “Would you dispute with us about Allah, while He is our Lord and your Lord? We are accountable for our deeds and you for yours. And we are devoted to Him ˹alone˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:140

أَمۡ

تَقُولُونَ

إِنَّ

إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ

وَإِسۡحَٰقَ

وَيَعۡقُوبَ

وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطَ

كَانُواْ

هُودًا

أَوۡ

نَصَٰرَىٰۗ

قُلۡ

ءَأَنتُمۡ

أَعۡلَمُ

أَمِ

ٱللَّهُۗ

وَمَنۡ

أَظۡلَمُ

مِمَّن

كَتَمَ

شَهَٰدَةً

عِندَهُۥ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِۗ

وَمَا

ٱللَّهُ

بِغَٰفِلٍ

عَمَّا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

١٤٠

Do you claim that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants were all Jews or Christians?” Say, “Who is more knowledgeable: you or Allah?” Who does more wrong than those who hide the testimony they received from Allah? And Allah is never unaware of what you do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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