Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 20 (3:20)

آلِ عِمْرَان

فَإِنْ حَآجُّوكَ فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّهِ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِ ۗ وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ …

Quran 3:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 52 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:20
فَإِنْحَآجُّوكَفَقُلْأَسْلَمْتُوَجْهِىَلِلَّهِوَمَنِٱتَّبَعَنِ ۗوَقُللِّلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟ٱلْكِتَٰبَوَٱلْأُمِّيِّۧنَءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ ۚفَإِنْأَسْلَمُوا۟فَقَدِٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖوَّإِنتَوَلَّوْا۟فَإِنَّمَاعَلَيْكَٱلْبَلَٰغُ ۗوَٱللَّهُبَصِيرٌۢبِٱلْعِبَادِ٢٠
fa-in ḥājjūka faqul aslamtu wajhiya lillahi wamani ittabaʿani waqul lilladhīna ūtū l-kitāba wal-umiyīna a-aslamtum fa-in aslamū faqadi ih'tadaw wa-in tawallaw fa-innamā ʿalayka l-balāghu wal-lahu baṣīrun bil-ʿibādi

So if they argue with you, say, "I have submitted myself to Allāh [in Islām], and [so have] those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture and [to] the unlearned, "Have you submitted yourselves?" And if they submit [in Islām], they are rightly guided; but if they turn away - then upon you is only the [duty of] notification. And Allāh is Seeing of [His] servants.(20)

Word by word

  1. فَإِنْfa-inThen if
  2. حَآجُّوكَḥājjūkathey argue with you
  3. فَقُلْfaqulthen say
  4. أَسْلَمْتُaslamtuI have submitted
  5. وَجْهِىَwajhiyamyself
  6. لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
  7. وَمَنِwamaniand (those) who
  8. ٱتَّبَعَنِ ۗittabaʿanifollow me
  9. وَقُلwaqulAnd say
  10. لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
  11. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
  12. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  13. وَٱلْأُمِّيِّۧنَwal-umiyīnaand the unlettered people
  14. ءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ ۚa-aslamtumHave you submitted yourselves
  15. فَإِنْfa-inThen if
  16. أَسْلَمُوا۟aslamūthey submit
  17. فَقَدِfaqadithen surely
  18. ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖih'tadawthey are guided
  19. وَّإِنwa-inBut if
  20. تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn back
  21. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  22. عَلَيْكَʿalaykaon you
  23. ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ۗl-balāghu(is) to [the] convey
  24. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  25. بَصِيرٌۢbaṣīrun(is) All-Seer
  26. بِٱلْعِبَادِbil-ʿibādiof [His] slaves

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