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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

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قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا تَعْمَلُونَ﴿٩٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah while Allah is Witness over what you do?"

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
يَـٰٓأَهْلَyāahlaO People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
لِمَlimaWhy
تَكْفُرُونَtakfurūna(do) you disbelieve
بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyātiin (the) Verses
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuwhile Allah
شَهِيدٌshahīdun(is) a Witness
عَلَىٰʿalāover
مَاwhat
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Chastising the People of the Book for Their Disbelief and Blocking the Path of AllahIn this Ayah Allah criticizes the disbelieving People of the Book for refusing the truth, rejecting Allah's Ayat and hindering those who seek to believe from His path, although they know that what the Messenger was sent with is the truth from Allah. They learned this from the previous Prophets and honorable Messengers, may Allah's peace and blessings be on them all.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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