The Holy Quran 2:59 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ قَوْلًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رِجْزًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ

Translation

The oppressors substituted (changed) the words ("Forgive us") with words which they were not told (thereby changing the meaning), so We sent a punishment (a plague) from the heavens upon the oppressors because of their disobedience. (They changed the word "Hitta" meaning "forgiveness" to "Hinta", meaning "wheat". By the afternoon, the plague had killed 70000 Jews).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

فبدَّل الجائرون الضالون من بني إسرائيل قول الله، وحرَّفوا القول والفعل جميعًا، إذ دخلوا يزحفون على أستاههم وقالوا: حبة في شعرة، واستهزءوا بدين الله. فأنزل الله عليهم عذابًا من السماء; بسبب تمردهم وخروجهم عن طاعة الله.

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