The Holy Quran 7:169 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَأْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهُۥ يَأْخُذُوهُ ۚ أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِم مِّيثَـٰقُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ ۗ وَٱلدَّارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Translation

After them followed an evil generation who inherited the Book (the Torah from their forefathers). They grabbed the (lawful and unlawful) goods of this lowly thing (this world) and claimed, "We shall be forgiven (for all our wrongdoing)." If the same kind of (unlawful) goods came to them (a second time), they seized it as well (even though they knew that they were guilty of a sin the first time. They therefore persisted in sin, an act for which the Torah did not promise forgiveness). Was the pledge of the Book (Torah) not taken from them that they will attribute only the truth to Allaah? And did they not learn what was contained in the Book (Torah. How can they then claim that they will be forgiven despite sinning so persistently?) The home of the Aakhirah is best for those who adopt Taqwa (have fear and wisdom). Do you not understand? (One who understands will opt for the life of the Aakhirah instead of the life of this world.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

فجاء من بعد هؤلاء الذين وصفناهم بَدَلُ سوء أخذوا الكتاب من أسلافهم، فقرؤوه وعلموه، وخالفوا حكمه، يأخذون ما يعرض لهم من متاع الدنيا من دنيء المكاسب كالرشوة وغيرها; وذلك لشدة حرصهم ونَهَمهم، ويقولون مع ذلك: إن الله سيغفر لنا ذنوبنا تمنيًا على الله الأباطيل، وإن يأت هؤلاء اليهودَ متاعٌ زائلٌ من أنواع الحرام يأخذوه ويستحلوه، مصرِّين على ذنوبهم وتناولهم الحرام،…

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