Al-A'raf 7:169 فخلف من بعدهم خلف ورثوا الكتاب ياخذون عرض هاذا الادنى ويقولون سيغفر لنا وان ياتهم عرض مثله ياخذوه الم يوخذ عليهم ميثاق الكتاب ان لا يقولوا على الله الا الحق ودرسوا ما فيه والدار الاخرة خير للذين يتقون افلا تعقلون ١٦٩
فَخَلَفَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِمۡ
خَلۡفٞ
وَرِثُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
يَأۡخُذُونَ
عَرَضَ
هَٰذَا
ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ
وَيَقُولُونَ
سَيُغۡفَرُ
لَنَا
وَإِن
يَأۡتِهِمۡ
عَرَضٞ
مِّثۡلُهُۥ
يَأۡخُذُوهُۚ
أَلَمۡ
يُؤۡخَذۡ
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّيثَٰقُ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
أَن
لَّا
يَقُولُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡحَقَّ
وَدَرَسُواْ
مَا
فِيهِۗ
وَٱلدَّارُ
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ
خَيۡرٞ
لِّلَّذِينَ
يَتَّقُونَۚ
أَفَلَا
تَعۡقِلُونَ
١٦٩
And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities1 of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it2 comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] taken from them that they would not say about Allāh except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allāh, so will you not use reason?
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land
Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups,
وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ لِبَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ اسْكُنُواْ الاٌّرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الاٌّخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا
(And We said to the Children of Israel after him (a
…The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land
Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups,
وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ
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