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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 174of 286

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَيَشْتَرُونَ بِهِۦ ثَمَنًۭا قَلِيلًا ۙ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ إِلَّا ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴿١٧٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَكْتُمُونَyaktumūnaconceal
مَآwhat
أَنزَلَanzala(has) revealed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah (has)
مِنَminaof
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe Book
وَيَشْتَرُونَwayashtarūnaand they purchase
بِهِۦbihithere with
ثَمَنًۭاthamanana gain
قَلِيلًا ۙqalīlanlittle
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
مَاnot
يَأْكُلُونَyakulūnathey eat
فِىin
بُطُونِهِمْbuṭūnihimtheir bellies
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلنَّارَl-nārathe Fire
وَلَاwalāAnd not
يُكَلِّمُهُمُyukallimuhumuwill speak to them
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) [the] Judgment
وَلَاwalāand not
يُزَكِّيهِمْyuzakkīhimwill He purify them
وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them
عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌalīmunpainful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Criticizing the Jews for concealing what Allah revealedAllah said:إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْكِتَـبِ(Verily, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book.) Meaning the Jews who concealed their Book's descriptions of Muhammad ﷺ, all of which testify to his truth as a Messenger and a Prophet. They concealed this information so that they would not lose authority and the position that they had with the Arabs, where they would bring them gifts, and honor them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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