The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
Page #35
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وَلَا
تَنكِحُوا
الْمُشْرِكَاتِ
حَتَّى
يُؤْمِنَّ
وَلَأَمَةٌ
مُّؤْمِنَةٌ
خَيْرٌ
مِّن
مُّشْرِكَةٍ
وَلَوْ
أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ
وَلَا
تُنكِحُوا
الْمُشْرِكِينَ
حَتَّى
يُؤْمِنُوا
وَلَعَبْدٌ
مُّؤْمِنٌ
خَيْرٌ
مِّن
مُّشْرِكٍ
وَلَوْ
أَعْجَبَكُمْ
أُولَئِكَ
يَدْعُونَ
إِلَى
النَّارِ
وَاللَّهُ
يَدْعُو
إِلَى
الْجَنَّةِ
وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ
بِإِذْنِهِ
وَيُبَيِّنُ
آيَاتِهِ
لِلنَّاسِ
لَعَلَّهُمْ
يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
wa-lā tankiḥū l-mushrikāti ḥattā yuʾminna wa-la-ʾamatun muʾminatun khayrun min mushrikatin wa-law ʾaʿjabatkum wa-lā tunkiḥū l-mushrikīna ḥattā yuʾminū wa-la-ʿabdun muʾminun khayrun min mushrikin wa-law ʾaʿjabakum ʾulāʾika yadʿūna ʾilā n-nāri wa-llāhu yadʿū ʾilā l-jannati wa-l-maghfirati bi-ʾidhnihī wa-yubayyinu ʾāyātihī li-n-nāsi laʿallahum yatadhakkarūna
Do not marry idolatresses until they embrace faith. A faithful slave girl is better than an idolatress, though she should impress you. And do not marry [your daughters] to idolaters until they embrace faith. A faithful slave is better than an idolater, though he should impress you. Those invite [others] to the Fire, but Allah invites to paradise and pardon, by His will, and He clarifies His signs for the people so that they may take admonition.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Do not marry unbelieving women (idolaters), until they believe: A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman, even though she allures you. Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers until they believe: A man slave who believes is better than an unbeliever, even though he allures you. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden (of bliss) and forgiveness, and makes His Signs clear to mankind: That they may celebrate His praise.
