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Al-Baqarah 2:246 الم تر الى الملا من بني اسراييل من بعد موسى اذ قالوا لنبي لهم ابعث لنا ملكا نقاتل في سبيل الله قال هل عسيتم ان كتب عليكم القتال الا تقاتلوا قالوا وما لنا الا نقاتل في سبيل الله وقد اخرجنا من ديارنا وابناينا فلما كتب عليهم القتال تولوا الا قليلا منهم والله عليم بالظالمين ٢٤٦

2:246
أَلَمۡ
تَرَ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَلَإِ
مِنۢ
بَنِيٓ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مُوسَىٰٓ
إِذۡ
قَالُواْ
لِنَبِيّٖ
لَّهُمُ
ٱبۡعَثۡ
لَنَا
مَلِكٗا
نُّقَٰتِلۡ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
قَالَ
هَلۡ
عَسَيۡتُمۡ
إِن
كُتِبَ
عَلَيۡكُمُ
ٱلۡقِتَالُ
أَلَّا
تُقَٰتِلُواْۖ
قَالُواْ
وَمَا
لَنَآ
أَلَّا
نُقَٰتِلَ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَقَدۡ
أُخۡرِجۡنَا
مِن
دِيَٰرِنَا
وَأَبۡنَآئِنَاۖ
فَلَمَّا
كُتِبَ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلۡقِتَالُ
تَوَلَّوۡاْ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
مِّنۡهُمۡۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٢٤٦
Ana nganinyyimanya ya achakulungwakulungwa mu ŵanache ŵa Israila panyuma pa (kuwa) Musa, katema kaŵansalile Ntume jwao (jwali Samuyele) kuti: “Ntusagulile nchimwene kuti tupute ngondo petala lya Allah?” Jwalakwe ŵatite: “Mwinetu ŵanganyammwe ngaŵa nkuputa ngondojo pati jilamulidwe kukwenu.” Ŵanganyao ŵatite: “Chantiuli tukaputa ngondo petala lya Allah kutendaga tukoposyedwe mmajumba mwetu, ni ŵanache ŵetu (akamwilwe ni amagongo)?” Nambo ndema jakwalamulidwe kwa jamanjao kuputa ngondo ŵagalawiche ikaŵeje ŵannono mwa ŵanganyao, sano Allah ni jwaakwamanya chenene ŵakulitenda lupuso.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Story of the Jews Who sought a King to be appointed over Them

Mujahid said that the Prophet (mentioned in the Ayah 2:246 above) is Shamwil (Samuel). Wahb bin Munabbih said: The Children of Israel remained on the straight path for a period of time after Moses. They then innovated in the religion a…

The Story of the Jews Who sought a King to be appointed over Them

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Chapter 2, Page 40, Juz 2

245. Ana ni nduni jwachankongosye Allah ngongole jambone (pakupeleka chipanje chakwe petala lya Allah), kuti ajijonjechesye kwa jwalakwejo ni yakonjechesya yejinji? Sano Allah ni akuumbataga (magasa pakupeleka mwakunusila), soni ni akusapangulaga (magasago pakupeleka mwakutupiya), soni Kukwakwe chinchiuchisidwa. 246. Ana nganinyyimanya ya achakulungwakulungwa mu ŵanache ŵa Israila panyuma pa (kuwa) Musa, katema kaŵansalile Ntume jwao (jwali Samuyele) kuti: “Ntusagulile nchimwene kuti tupute ngondo petala lya Allah?” Jwalakwe ŵatite: “Mwinetu ŵanganyammwe ngaŵa nkuputa ngondojo pati jilamulidwe kukwenu.” Ŵanganyao ŵatite: “Chantiuli tukaputa ngondo petala lya Allah kutendaga tukoposyedwe mmajumba mwetu, ni ŵanache ŵetu (akamwilwe ni amagongo)?” Nambo ndema jakwalamulidwe kwa jamanjao kuputa ngondo ŵagalawiche ikaŵeje ŵannono mwa ŵanganyao, sano Allah ni jwaakwamanya chenene ŵakulitenda lupuso.

- Abdul Hamid Silika

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