تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
— Al-Ma'arij (ٱلْمَعَارِج), 70:17

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تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
— Al-Ma'arij (ٱلْمَعَارِج), 70:17
تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰTransliteration: Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
This is verse 17 of Surah Al-Ma'arij (ٱلْمَعَارِج, meaning "The Elevated Passages"), the 70th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 44 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Who goes to Hell.