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 a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye 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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