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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 98of 286

مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّۭا لِّلَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَىٰلَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَدُوٌّۭ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ﴿٩٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers.

Word-by-word meaning

مَنmanWhoever
كَانَkānais
عَدُوًّۭاʿaduwwanan enemy
لِّلَّهِlillahi(to) Allah
وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦwamalāikatihiand His Angels
وَرُسُلِهِۦwarusulihiand His Messengers
وَجِبْرِيلَwajib'rīlaand Jibreel
وَمِيكَىٰلَwamīkālaand Meekael
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَدُوٌّۭʿaduwwun(is) an enemy
لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnato the disbelievers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Jews are the Enemies of JibrilImam Abu Ja`far bin Jarir At-Tabari said, "The scholars of Tafsir agree that this Ayah (2: 97-98) was revealed in response to the Jews who claimed that Jibril (Gabriel) is an enemy of the Jews and that Mika'il (Michael) is their friend." Al-Bukhari said, "Allah said,مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّجِبْرِيلَ(Whoever is an enemy of Jibril (let him die in his fury)). `Ikrimah said, "Jibr, Mik and Israf all mean, worshipper, while il means, Allah".

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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