فَخَلَفَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِمۡ
خَلۡفٞ
وَرِثُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
يَأۡخُذُونَ
عَرَضَ
هَٰذَا
ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ
وَيَقُولُونَ
سَيُغۡفَرُ
لَنَا
وَإِن
يَأۡتِهِمۡ
عَرَضٞ
مِّثۡلُهُۥ
يَأۡخُذُوهُۚ
أَلَمۡ
يُؤۡخَذۡ
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّيثَٰقُ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
أَن
لَّا
يَقُولُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡحَقَّ
وَدَرَسُواْ
مَا
فِيهِۗ
وَٱلدَّارُ
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ
خَيۡرٞ
لِّلَّذِينَ
يَتَّقُونَۚ
أَفَلَا
تَعۡقِلُونَ
١٦٩
Then they were succeeded by other generations who inherited the Scripture. They indulged in unlawful gains, claiming, “We will be forgiven ˹after all˺.” And if similar gain came their way, they would seize it. Was a covenant not taken from them in the Scripture that they would not say anything about Allah except the truth? And they were already well-versed in its teachings. But the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter is far better for those mindful ˹of Allah˺. Will you not then understand?
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land
Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups,
وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ لِبَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ اسْكُنُواْ الاٌّرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الاٌّخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا
(And We said to the Children of Israel after him (a
…The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land
Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups,
وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ
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