Surah 2 Al-Baqara — Ayah 138
صِبْغَةَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبْغَةًۭ ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ عَٰبِدُونَ
Wij hebben Gods doop en wat is beter dan Gods leer? Hem dienen wij.
ṣib'ghata l-lahi waman aḥsanu mina l-lahi ṣib'ghatan wanaḥnu lahu ʿābidūna
Word by word
- صِبْغَةَ ṣib'ghata (The) color (religion)
- ٱللَّهِ ۖ l-lahi (of) Allah
- وَمَنْ waman And who
- أَحْسَنُ aḥsanu (is) better
- مِنَ mina than
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
- صِبْغَةًۭ ۖ ṣib'ghatan at coloring
- وَنَحْنُ wanaḥnu And we
- لَهُۥ lahu to Him
- عَـٰبِدُونَ ʿābidūna (are) worshippers
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah said, if they, the disbelievers among the People of the Book and other disbelievers, believe in all of Allah's Books and Messengers and do not differentiate between any of them,
(then they are rightly guided) meaning, they would acquire the truth and be directed to it.
(but if they turn away) from truth to falsehood after proof had been presented to them,
(then they are only in opposition. So Allah will suffice you against them) meaning, Allah will aid the believers against them,
(And He is the Hearer, the Knower). Allah said,
(The Sibghah of Allah). Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas commented, "The religion of Allah." This Tafsir was also reported of Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, `Ikrimah, Ibrahim, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak, `Abdullah bin Kathir, `Atiyah Al-`Awfi, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, As-Suddi and other scholars. The Ayah,
(Allah's Fitrah (i.e. Allah's Islamic Monotheism)) (30:30) directs Muslims to, "Hold to it."