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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 109of 286

وَدَّ كَثِيرٌۭ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَٰنِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًۭا مِّنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَٱعْفُوا۟ وَٱصْفَحُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ﴿١٠٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allah delivers His command. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

Word-by-word meaning

وَدَّwaddaWish[ed]
كَثِيرٌۭkathīrunmany
مِّنْminfrom
أَهْلِahli(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
لَوْlawif
يَرُدُّونَكُمyaruddūnakumthey could turn you back
مِّنۢminfrom
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
إِيمَـٰنِكُمْīmānikumyour (having) faith
كُفَّارًاkuffāran(to) disbelievers
حَسَدًۭاḥasadan(out of) jealousy
مِّنْminfrom
عِندِʿindi(of)
أَنفُسِهِمanfusihimthemselves
مِّنۢmin(even) from
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
مَا[what]
تَبَيَّنَtabayyanabecame clear
لَهُمُlahumuto them
ٱلْحَقُّ ۖl-ḥaquthe truth
فَٱعْفُوا۟fa-iʿ'fūSo forgive
وَٱصْفَحُوا۟wa-iṣ'faḥūand overlook
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يَأْتِىَyatiyabrings
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗbi-amrihiHis Command
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَلَىٰʿalāon
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrun(is) All-Powerful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Prohibition of following the Ways of the People of the BookAllah warned His believing servants against following the ways of the People of Book, who publicly and secretly harbor emnity and hatred for the believers, and who envy the believers, while they recognize the virtue of the believers and their Prophet . Allah also commanded His believing servants to forgive them and to be patient with them, until Allah delivers His aid and victory to them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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