Quran 3:65 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 65
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
People of the Book, why do you argue about Abraham when the Torah and the Gospels were not revealed until after his time? Do you not understand?
يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لِمَ تُحَاجُّونَ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
yāahla l-kitābi lima tuḥājjūna fī ib'rāhīma wamā unzilati l-tawrātu wal-injīlu illā min baʿdihi afalā taʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- People of the Book! Why do you dispute concerning Abraham? The Torah was not sent down, neither the Gospel, but after him. What, have you no reason?
- Muhammad Asad
- O FOLLOWERS of earlier revelation! Why do you argue about Abraham, seeing that the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till [long] after him? Will you not, then, use your reason?
- Sahih International
- O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَهْلَyāahla | O People | أهل |
| 2 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi | (of) the Book | كتب |
| 3 | لِمَlima | Why | — |
| 4 | تُحَآجُّونَtuḥājjūna | (do) you argue | حجج |
| 5 | فِىٓfī | concerning | — |
| 6 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | Ibrahim | — |
| 7 | وَمَآwamā | while not | — |
| 8 | أُنزِلَتِunzilati | was revealed | نزل |
| 9 | ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُl-tawrātu | the Taurat | — |
| 10 | وَٱلْإِنجِيلُwal-injīlu | and the Injeel | — |
| 11 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 12 | مِنۢmin | from | — |
| 13 | بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚbaʿdihi | after him | بعد |
| 14 | أَفَلَاafalā | Then why don't | — |
| 15 | تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna | you use your intellect | عقل |