The Holy Quran 2:80 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَقَالُوا۟ لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّآ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَةً ۚ قُلْ أَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَهْدًا فَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ عَهْدَهُۥٓ ۖ أَمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

(When the Jews are warned about Jahannam) They say, "The Fire will touch us only for a limited number of days." (Some said that this would be forty days, because their forefathers worshipped the calf for this period of time. Others said that it would be for seven days while another group said that it would be forty years). Say (to them, O Muhammad), "Have you taken a promise from Allaah (to this effect) which He cannot break? (Not at all! The truth is that) You are merely attributing to Allaah statements about which you have no knowledge."

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وقال بنو إسرائيل: لن تصيبنا النار في الآخرة إلا أيامًا قليلة العدد. قل لهم -أيها الرسول مبطلا دعواهم-: أعندكم عهد من الله بهذا، فإن الله لا يخلف عهده؟ بل إنكم تقولون على الله ما لا تعلمون بافترائكم الكذب.

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