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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

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أَفَحُكْمَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حُكْمًۭا لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُوقِنُونَ﴿٥٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Then is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allah in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith].

Word-by-word meaning

أَفَحُكْمَafaḥuk'maIs it then the judgment
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِl-jāhiliyati(of the time of) ignorance
يَبْغُونَ ۚyabghūnathey seek
وَمَنْwamanAnd who (is)
أَحْسَنُaḥsanubetter
مِنَminathan
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
حُكْمًۭاḥuk'man(in) judgment
لِّقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor a people
يُوقِنُونَyūqinūna(who) firmly believe

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Praising the Qur'an; the Command to Refer to the Qur'an for JudgmentAllah mentioned the Tawrah that He sent down to His Prophet Musa, the one whom He spoke directly to, praising it, commanding that it should be implemented, before it was abrogated. Allah then mentioned the Injil, praised it and commanded its people to adhere to it and follow it, as we stated. He next mentioned the Glorious Qur'an that He sent down to His honorable servant and Messenger.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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