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Marriage, to disbelievers or slaves

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وَلَاتَنكِحُواْٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِحَتَّىٰيُؤۡمِنَّۚوَلَأَمَةٞمُّؤۡمِنَةٌخَيۡرٞمِّنمُّشۡرِكَةٖوَلَوۡأَعۡجَبَتۡكُمۡۗوَلَاتُنكِحُواْٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَحَتَّىٰيُؤۡمِنُواْۚوَلَعَبۡدٞمُّؤۡمِنٌخَيۡرٞمِّنمُّشۡرِكٖوَلَوۡأَعۡجَبَكُمۡۗأُوْلَٰٓئِكَيَدۡعُونَإِلَىٱلنَّارِۖوَٱللَّهُيَدۡعُوٓاْإِلَىٱلۡجَنَّةِوَٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِبِإِذۡنِهِۦۖوَيُبَيِّنُءَايَٰتِهِۦلِلنَّاسِلَعَلَّهُمۡيَتَذَكَّرُونَ٢٢١
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And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe.1 And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allāh invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that perhaps they may remember.

وَلَاWala
تَنكِحُوا۟tankihoo
ٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِalmushrikati
حَتَّىٰhatta
يُؤْمِنَّ ۚyuminna
وَلَأَمَةٌۭwalaamatun
مُّؤْمِنَةٌmuminatun
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun
مِّنmin
مُّشْرِكَةٍۢmushrikatin
وَلَوْwalaw
أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗaAAjabatkum
وَلَاwala
تُنكِحُوا۟tunkihoo
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَalmushrikeena
حَتَّىٰhatta
يُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚyuminoo
وَلَعَبْدٌۭwalaAAabdun
مُّؤْمِنٌmuminun
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun
مِّنmin
مُّشْرِكٍۢmushrikin
وَلَوْwalaw
أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗaAAjabakum
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَolaika
يَدْعُونَyadAAoona
إِلَىila
ٱلنَّارِ ۖalnnari
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
يَدْعُوٓا۟yadAAoo
إِلَىila
ٱلْجَنَّةِaljannati
وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِwaalmaghfirati
بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖbiithnihi
وَيُبَيِّنُwayubayyinu
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦayatihi
لِلنَّاسِlilnnasi
لَعَلَّهُمْlaAAallahum
يَتَذَكَّرُونَyatathakkaroona