الْبَقَرَةِ

Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 221

The Cow · Medinan · 286 ayahs

2:221

وَلَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتّٰى یُؤْمِنَّؕ وَلَاَمَةٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ خَیْرٌ مِنْ مُشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ اَعْجَبَتْكُمْۚ وَلَا تُنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكٖینَ حَتّٰى یُؤْمِنُواؕ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُؤْمِنٌ خَیْرٌ مِنْ مُشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ اَعْجَبَكُمْؕ اُو𐻾لٰٓئِكَ یَدْعُونَ اِلَى النَّارِۚ وَاللّٰهُ یَدْعُٓوا اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِاِذْنِهٖۚ وَیُبَیِّنُ اٰیَاتِهٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُونَࣖ

Wala tankihoo almushrikati hatta yuminna walaamatun muminatun khayrun min mushrikatin walaw aAAjabatkum wala tunkihoo almushrikeena hatta yuminoo walaAAabdun muminun khayrun min mushrikin walaw aAAjabakum olaika yadAAoona ila alnnari waAllahu yadAAoo ila aljannati waalmaghfirati biithnihi wayubayyinu ayatihi lilnnasi laAAallahum yatathakkaroona

Translations

And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember

Saheeh International

Wed not idolatresses till they believe; for lo! a believing bondwoman is better than an idolatress though she please you; and give not your daughters in marriage to idolaters till they believe, for lo! a believing slave is better than an idolater though he please you. These invite unto the Fire, and Allah inviteth unto the Garden, and unto forgiveness by His grace, and expoundeth His revelations to mankind that haply they may remember

Marmaduke Pickthall