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Sūrah 7 · Verse 199

Al-A'raaf 7:199

الأعراف

خُذِ ٱلْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ

Meaning

Be gracious, enjoin what is right and turn away from those who are ignorant[87].

[87] i.e., turn a blind eye and pretend to take no notice of their abuse.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

Take what is given freely,[434] enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.

[434] From the dispositions of men or from their wealth. In other words, be easy in dealing with them and avoid causing them difficulty.

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

199. Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don’t punish them).

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant.

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

Al-A'raaf

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net