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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Verse 65of 120

وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ﴿٦٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared Allah, We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَوْwalawAnd if
أَنَّannathat
أَهْلَahla(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū(had) believed
وَٱتَّقَوْا۟wa-ittaqawand feared (Allah)
لَكَفَّرْنَاlakaffarnāsurely We (would have) removed
عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْsayyiātihimtheir evil (deeds)
وَلَأَدْخَلْنَـٰهُمْwala-adkhalnāhumand surely We (would have) admitted them
جَنَّـٰتِjannāti(to) Gardens
ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmi(of) Bliss

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Jews Say That Allah's Hand is Tied up!Allah states that the Jews, may Allah's continuous curses descend on them until the Day of Resurrection, describe Him as a miser. Allah is far holier than what they attribute to Him. The Jews also claim that Allah is poor, while they are rich. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on Allah's statement,وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ يَدُ اللَّهِ مَغْلُولَةٌ(The Jews say, "Allah's Hand is tied up.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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