Quran 28:49

Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 49

Juz 20 · Page 391 · Ruku 338 · Meccan

قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبٍ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَآ أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Word by word

قُلْ qul Say فَأْتُوا۟ fatū Then bring بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ bikitābin a Book مِّنْ min from Allah عِندِ ʿindi from Allah ٱللَّهِ l-lahi from Allah هُوَ huwa which أَهْدَىٰ ahdā (is) a better guide مِنْهُمَآ min'humā than both of them أَتَّبِعْهُ attabiʿ'hu that I may follow it إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَـٰدِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful

Transliteration

Qul fa/too bikitabin min AAindi Allahihuwa ahda minhuma attabiAAhu in kuntum sadiqeen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Then bring a scripture from the presence of Allah that giveth clearer guidance than these two (that) I may follow it, if ye are truthful.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "Then bring ye a Book from Allah, which is a better guide than either of them, that I may follow it! (do), if ye are truthful!"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ولهذا قال تعالى : ( قل فأتوا بكتاب من عند الله هو أهدى منهما أتبعه إن كنتم صادقين ) أي : فيما تدافعون به الحق وتعارضون به من الباطل .