ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
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سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ
English — Sahih International
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.
اردو — مودودی
اے نبیؐ، اپنے رب کے راستے کی طرف دعوت دو حکمت اور عمدہ نصیحت کے ساتھ، اور لوگوں سے مباحثہ کرو ایسے طریقہ پر جو بہترین ہو تمہارا رب ہی زیادہ بہتر جانتا ہے کہ کون اس کی راہ سے بھٹکا ہوا ہے اور کون راہ راست پر ہے
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Serulah (manusia) kepada jalan Tuhan-mu dengan hikmah dan pelajaran yang baik dan bantahlah mereka dengan cara yang baik. Sesungguhnya Tuhanmu Dialah yang lebih mengetahui tentang siapa yang tersesat dari jalan-Nya dan Dialah yang lebih mengetahui orang-orang yang mendapat petunjuk.
Ibn Kathir
The Command to invite people to Allah with Wisdom and Good Preaching
Allah commands His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ to invite the people to Allah with Hikmah (wisdom). Ibn Jarir said: "That is what was revealed to him from the Book and the Sunnah."
وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ
(and fair preaching) meaning, with exhortation and stories of the events that happened to people that are mentioned in the Qur'an, which he is to tell them about in order to warn them of the punishment of Allah.
وَجَـدِلْهُم بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ
(and argue with them with that which is best.) meaning, if any of them want to debate and argue, then let that be in the best manner, with kindness, gentleness and good speech, as Allah says elsewhere:
وَلاَ تُجَـدِلُواْ أَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ
(And do not argue with the People of the Book, unless it be with that which is best, except for those who purposefully do wrong.) 29:46 Allah commanded him to speak gently, as He commanded Musa and Harun to do when he sent them to Pharaoh, as He said:
فَقُولاَ لَهُ قَوْلاً لَّيِّناً لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَى
(And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear (Allah))(20: 44).
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ
(Truly, your Lord best knows who has strayed from His path,) meaning, Allah already knows who is doomed (destined for Hell) and who is blessed (destined for Paradise). This has already been written with Him and the matter is finished, so call them to Allah, but do not exhaust yourself with regret over those who go astray, for it is not your task to guide them. You are just a warner, and all you have to do is convey the Message, and it is He Who will bring them to account.
إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ
(You cannot guide whom you love) 28:56
لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ
(It is not up to you to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills.) 2:72
المُيَسَّر
ادعُ -أيها الرسول- أنت ومَنِ اتبعك إلى دين ربك وطريقه المستقيم، بالطريقة الحكيمة التي أوحاها الله إليك في الكتاب والسنة، وخاطِب الناس بالأسلوب المناسب لهم، وانصح لهم نصحًا حسنًا، يرغبهم في الخير، وينفرهم من الشر، وجادلهم بأحسن طرق المجادلة من الرفق واللين. فما عليك إلا البلاغ، وقد بلَّغْتَ، أما هدايتهم فعلى الله وحده، فهو أعلم بمن ضلَّ عن سبيله، وهو أعلم بالمهتدين.