Al-Jumu'ah 62:5 مثل الذين حملوا التوراة ثم لم يحملوها كمثل الحمار يحمل اسفارا بيس مثل القوم الذين كذبوا بايات الله والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين ٥
مَثَلُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
حُمِّلُواْ
ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَ
ثُمَّ
لَمۡ
يَحۡمِلُوهَا
كَمَثَلِ
ٱلۡحِمَارِ
يَحۡمِلُ
أَسۡفَارَۢاۚ
بِئۡسَ
مَثَلُ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَذَّبُواْ
بِـَٔايَٰتِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
لَا
يَهۡدِي
ٱلۡقَوۡمَ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٥
The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on1 is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books].2 Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allāh. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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