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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Verse 66of 120

وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِم مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ لَأَكَلُوا۟ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِم ۚ مِّنْهُمْ أُمَّةٌۭ مُّقْتَصِدَةٌۭ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ سَآءَ مَا يَعْمَلُونَ﴿٦٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And if only they upheld [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would have consumed [provision] from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them are a moderate community, but many of them - evil is that which they do.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَوْwalawAnd if
أَنَّهُمْannahumthat they
أَقَامُوا۟aqāmūhad stood firmly
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَl-tawrāta(by) the Taurat
وَٱلْإِنجِيلَwal-injīlaand the Injeel
وَمَآwamāand what
أُنزِلَunzilawas revealed
إِلَيْهِمilayhimto them
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
لَأَكَلُوا۟la-akalūsurely they (would have) eaten
مِنminfrom
فَوْقِهِمْfawqihimabove them
وَمِنwaminand from
تَحْتِtaḥtibeneath
أَرْجُلِهِم ۚarjulihimtheir feet
مِّنْهُمْmin'humAmong them
أُمَّةٌۭummatun(is) a community
مُّقْتَصِدَةٌۭ ۖmuq'taṣidatunmoderate
وَكَثِيرٌۭwakathīrunbut many
مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
سَآءَsāaevil
مَا(is) what
يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnathey do

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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