Surah Al-A'raf 7:199 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 199 / 206 · Page 176

خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ

Word by Word

خُذِ
khudhi
Hold
الْعَفْوَ
al-'afwa
(to) forgiveness
وَأْمُرْ
wamur
and enjoin
بِالْعُرْفِ
bil-'ur'fi
the good
وَأَعْرِضْ
wa-a'rid
and turn away
عَنِ
ani
from
الْجَاهِلِينَ
al-jahilina
the ignorant

Transliteration

khuzil 'afwa waamur bil'urfi waa'rid 'anil jaahileen

Translation

Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Accept from people O Messenger what they are able to do, the actions and conduct that is easy for them, and do not require them to do things that are too difficult for them, because that will drive them away. Instruct them to speak in a beautiful way and to do good actions, and turn away from those who are foolish and do not face them in their ignorance, returning like for like. Whoever harms you, do not harm them; and whoever denies you something, do not deny them.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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