خُذِ ٱلْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- எனினும் (நபியே) மன்னிப்பைக் கைக் கொள்வீராக! நன்மையைக் கடைபிடிக்குமாறு (மக்களை) ஏவுவீராக மேலும் அறிவீனர்களைப் புறக்கணித்து விடும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- (නබිවරය නුඹ) සමාව පිළිපදිනු. තවද යහපත අණ කරනු. තවද අඥානයින් නො සලකා හරිනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- آپ درگزر کو اختیار کریں نیک کام کی تعلیم دیں اور جاہلوں سے ایک کناره ہو جائیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （ムハンマドよ）寛容を守り，道理にかなったことを勧め，無知の者から遠ざかれ。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你要原谅，要劝导，要避开愚人。
Tafsir of 7:199
Showing Forgiveness `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam commented on Allah's statement, خُذِ الْعَفْوَ (Show forgiveness) "Allah commanded Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to show forgiveness and turn away from the idolators for ten years. Afterwards Allah ordered him to be harsh with them." And more than one narration from Mujahid says, "From the bad behavior and actions of the people, of those who have not committed espionage." And Hashim bin `Urwah said that his father said, "Allah ordered Allah's Messenger ﷺ to pardon the people for their behavior." And in one narration, "pardon what I have allowed you of their behavior. In Sahih Al-Bukhari it is recorded that Hisham reported from his father `Urwah from his brother `Abdullah bin Az-Zubayr who said; "The Ayah; خُذِ الْعَفْوَ (Show forgiveness) was only revealed about the peoples bad character." There is a narration from Mughirah from Hisham from his father from Ibn `Umar; and another from Hisham from his father from `A'ishah, both of whom said similarly. And Allah knows best.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
