Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 113
وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ لَيْسَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ لَيْسَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَهُمْ يَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۚ فَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
The Jews say, "The Christians have nothing [true] to stand on," and the Christians say, "The Jews have nothing to stand on," although they [both] recite the Scripture. Thus do those who know not [i.e., the polytheists] speak the same as their words. But Allāh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
Word by word
- وَقَالَتِwaqālatiAnd said
- ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
- لَيْسَتِlaysatiNot
- ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
- عَلَىٰʿalā(are) on
- شَىْءٍۢshayinanything
- وَقَالَتِwaqālatiand said
- ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
- لَيْسَتِlaysatiNot
- ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
- عَلَىٰʿalā(are) on
- شَىْءٍۢshayinanything
- وَهُمْwahumalthough they
- يَتْلُونَyatlūnarecite
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۗl-kitābathe Book
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLike that
- قَالَqālasaid
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- لَاlā(do) not
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
- مِثْلَmith'lasimilar
- قَوْلِهِمْ ۚqawlihimtheir saying
- فَٱللَّهُfal-lahu[So] Allah
- يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuwill judge
- بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
- يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) Resurrection
- فِيمَاfīmāin what
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
- فِيهِfīhi[in it]
- يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūnadiffering
A layered explanation of this ayah has not been written yet. Explore the topics for ayahs we have explained in depth.