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wa-ʾin jādalūka fa-quli llāhu ʾaʿlamu bi-mā taʿmalūna
But if they dispute with you, say, ‘Allah knows best what you are doing.
— Ali Quli Qarai
22Al-ḤajjالحجVerse 68 of 78
The Pilgrimage22. Al-Ḥajjالحج
Al Ḥajj
The Pilgrimage
MedinanVerse 68 of 78
Surah Al-Hajj – Verses 68 - 69
68. “And if they dispute with you, say: ‘Allah knows best what you do’.”
69. “Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning that in which you used to differ.”
The Divine prophets, with having those plenty miracles and logic, were still confronted with some obstinate persons. Then, this verse indicates that if they continue conflicting and disputing with the Prophet (S) and his words do not affect their hearts, he is to answer them that Allah knows best about the deeds they do. The verse says:
Some of the commentators have said that it means that if they dispute with him (S) about sacrifice and cancellation of their religion, he should tell them that Allah knows best their rejection and He will give them their chastisement. Then in the next verse, the Qur’an announces that Allah will judge between them about what they used to differ, and in Hereafter, where everything returns to unity and oneness and the differences will be removed, He will make the facts manifest for all of us. Thus, the Faith in the Hereafter is the best thing for bringing the disputations and differences under subjugation.
The verse says: