An-Nisa (The Women)
Verse 49of 176
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم ۚ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا﴿٤٩﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Chastising and Cursing the Jews for Claiming Purity for Themselves and Believing in Jibt and TaghutAl-Hasan and Qatadah said, "This Ayah,أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ(Have you not seen those who claim sanctity for themselves) was revealed about the Jews and Christians when they said, `We are Allah's children and His loved ones.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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