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
Then, after them, came a generation that inherited the Book, opting for the mundane stuff of this world and saying, “We shall be forgiven.” But if there comes to them similar stuff, they would opt for it (again). Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them that they should not say anything but the truth about Allah? They learnt what it contained. Certainly, the Last Abode is better for those who fear Allah. Have you then, no sense?
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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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