اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ ﴿۴۵﴾ وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَهُنَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿۴۶﴾ وَكَذَلِكَ أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ فَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَمِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا الْكَافِرُونَ ﴿۴۷﴾

﴾45﴿ Utlu maaa oohiya ilaika minal Kitaabi wa aqimis Salaata innas Salaata tanhaa 'anil fahshaaa'i wal munkar; wa lazikrul laahi akbar; wal laahu ya'lamu maa tasna'oon
﴾46﴿ Wa laa tujaadilooo Ahlal Kitaabi illaa billatee hiya ahsanu illal lazeena zalamoo minhum wa qoolooo aamannaa billazeee unzila ilainaa wa unzila ilaikum wa illaahunna wa ilahukum waahidunw-wa nahnu lahoo muslimoon
﴾47﴿ Wa kazaalika anzalnaaa ilaikal Kitaab; fallazeena aatainaahumul kitaaba yu'minoona bihee wa min haaa'ulaaa'i many yu'minu bih; wa maa yajhadu bi'Aayaatinaa illal kaafiroon

﴾45﴿ Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book, and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prevents indecencies and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. Allah knows what you do
﴾46﴿ Do not argue with the People of the Book except in the best way, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, We believe in what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to you; our God and your God is one, and we are submissive to Him
﴾47﴿ And thus, We have revealed the Book to you. So those to whom We have given the Book believe in it, and among these people are those who believe in this Book. None deny Our signs except the disbelievers

[45] In this verse and the following one, four etiquettes and principles for calling (to Allah) are mentioned. In this verse, two of them are stated:
First is the recitation of the Book of Allah the Exalted, from which knowledge is obtained, and explaining the Book of Allah the Exalted to others.
Second is acting upon it by maintaining prayer, and the benefits of prayer are explained: the first is that it prevents sins, and the second is that prayer includes the remembrance of Allah the Exalted—and remembrance (dhikr) is the greatest of all acts of worship.
(al-fahshā’) refers to those sins whose evil is known even by reason.
(al-munkar) refers to that which is known to be sinful solely through Sharia evidence.
Benefit: What is meant by prayer is the one that is in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace) and is accepted.
If a person who prays is not being kept away from sins, then there must be a legal deficiency in his prayer, and it is not accepted.
(Wa la-dhikrullāhi akbar) — one meaning is that the remembrance of Allah the Exalted is the greatest of all acts of worship, because the remembrance refers to the affirmation of monotheism (tawheed), which is the foundation of all worship.
The second meaning is that the remembrance of Allah the Exalted within the prayer is greater than remembering Him outside of prayer.
The third meaning is: the remembrance of Allah the Exalted of you is far greater than your remembrance of Him—and this is achieved through proper prayer.
(taṣna‘ūn) — ṣan‘ refers to an action that is done repeatedly and habitually.
[46] This is the third etiquette of da'wah (inviting to Allah), and it is specific to the People of the Book and scholars—meaning that when they raise false objections against you, give them binding and silencing answers, and use a good manner of discourse.
That is, do not use insults or harsh language at all; rather, respond with the proof of Allah the Exalted and the Sunnah.
(Wa lā tujādalū) — what is meant by jadal (argument) here is responding to objections.
(alladhīna ẓalamū minhum) — what is meant by ẓulm here is transgression and stubbornness, meaning treat such people accordingly, give a firm response, and if necessary, even perform jihad against them.
(Wa qūlū) — this is the fourth etiquette: during debate and argumentation, conclude matters by referring to the revealed Book, because faith in what Allah has revealed is particular to the believers, and the goal of all the Books is monotheism (tawheed).
For this reason, it then mentions: “Our God and your God is One.”
[47] This verse mentions four ways to prove the truthfulness of the Qur’an and the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and give him peace).
In this verse, the first method is mentioned: that the scholars among the People of the Book had accepted this Book before the common people, so it became clear that the Book is true and the Messenger is genuine.
With (wa mā yajḥad), there is a rebuke to the deniers—meaning they became disbelievers by denying the Qur’an, or that they were already disbelievers (deniers of monotheism) beforehand, and for that reason they reject the Qur’an.