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Quran 2:135

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 135 of 286 · Juz 1

وَقَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Translations of Quran 2:135
EnglishTalal Itani

And they say, “Be Jews or Christians, and you will be guided.” Say, “Rather, the religion of Abraham, the Monotheist; he was not an idolater.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And they say: Be Jews or Christians, then ye will be rightly guided. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Nay, but (we follow) the religion of Abraham, the upright, and he was not of the idolaters.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de Yehud veya Nasara olun ki hidayet bulasınız dediler, de ki: hayır, hakperest hanif olarak İbrahim milleti ki o hiç bir zaman müşriklerden olmadı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

On vous dit : Soyez juifs ou chrétiens, et vous serez sur le bon chemin. Répondez-leur : Nous sommes plutôt de la religion d’Abraham, vrai croyant, et qui n’était point du nombre des idolâtres.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeggen: weest Joden of christenen, dan zijt gij op den rechten weg. Zegt hun: Wij volgen het geloof van Abraham, den waren geloovige, die geen afgodendienaar was.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Vi si dice: Siate ebrei, o cristiani, e sarete sulla strada buona. Rispondete loro: Siamo piuttosto della religione di Abramo, vero credente, e che non era del numero degl’idolatri.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.