Al-Jathiyah 45:16 ولقد اتينا بني اسراييل الكتاب والحكم والنبوة ورزقناهم من الطيبات وفضلناهم على العالمين ١٦
وَلَقَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَا
بَنِيٓ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ
وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ
وَرَزَقۡنَٰهُم
مِّنَ
ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ
وَفَضَّلۡنَٰهُمۡ
عَلَى
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٦
And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the Prophethood; and provided them with good things, and preferred them above the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn of their time, during that period),
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Preference of Allah to the Children of Israel and their dispute thereafter
Allah the Exalted mentions the favors He granted the Children of Israel, such as revealing the Divine Books to them, sending the Messengers to them and granting them kingship. Allah said,
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا بَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ ا
…Preference of Allah to the Children of Israel and their dispute thereafter
Allah the Exalted mentions the favors He granted the Children of Israel, suc
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