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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 89of 286

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتَٰبٌۭ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌۭ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ فَلَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ﴿٨٩

Translation (Sahih International)

And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah will be upon the disbelievers.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
جَآءَهُمْjāahumcame to them
كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābuna Book
مِّنْminof
عِندِʿindifrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مُصَدِّقٌۭmuṣaddiqunconfirming
لِّمَاlimāwhat (was)
مَعَهُمْmaʿahumwith them
وَكَانُوا۟wakānūthough they used to
مِنminfrom
قَبْلُqablubefore
يَسْتَفْتِحُونَyastaftiḥūna(that), pray for victory
عَلَىʿalāover
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
فَلَمَّاfalammāthen when
جَآءَهُمjāahumcame to them
مَّاwhat
عَرَفُوا۟ʿarafūthey recognized
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelieved
بِهِۦ ۚbihiin it
فَلَعْنَةُfalaʿnatuSo (the) curse
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَىʿalā(is) on
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Jews were awaiting the Prophet's coming, but They disbelieved in Him when He was sentAllah said,وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ(And when there came to them) meaning, the Jews,كِتَـبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ(a Book from Allah) meaning, the Qur'an that Allah sent down to Muhammad,مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ(confirming what is with them) meaning, the Tawrah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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