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خُذِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡعُرۡفِ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ
Khuzil 'afwa wa mur bil'urfi wa A'rid 'anil jaahileen
Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.
— Al-A'raf (ٱلْأَعْرَاف), 7:199
خُذِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡعُرۡفِ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَTransliteration: Khuzil 'afwa wa mur bil'urfi wa A'rid 'anil jaahileen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.
This is verse 199 of Surah Al-A'raf (ٱلْأَعْرَاف, meaning "The Heights"), the 7th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 206 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Forgiveness.