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An-Nisa 4:153 يسالك اهل الكتاب ان تنزل عليهم كتابا من السماء فقد سالوا موسى اكبر من ذالك فقالوا ارنا الله جهرة فاخذتهم الصاعقة بظلمهم ثم اتخذوا العجل من بعد ما جاءتهم البينات فعفونا عن ذالك واتينا موسى سلطانا مبينا ١٥٣

4:153
يَسۡـَٔلُكَ
أَهۡلُ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
أَن
تُنَزِّلَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
كِتَٰبٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِۚ
فَقَدۡ
سَأَلُواْ
مُوسَىٰٓ
أَكۡبَرَ
مِن
ذَٰلِكَ
فَقَالُوٓاْ
أَرِنَا
ٱللَّهَ
جَهۡرَةٗ
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ
ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ
بِظُلۡمِهِمۡۚ
ثُمَّ
ٱتَّخَذُواْ
ٱلۡعِجۡلَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مَا
جَآءَتۡهُمُ
ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ
فَعَفَوۡنَا
عَن
ذَٰلِكَۚ
وَءَاتَيۡنَا
مُوسَىٰ
سُلۡطَٰنٗا
مُّبِينٗا
١٥٣
The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were dazed for their presumption, with thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even after clear signs had come to them; even so we forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority.
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Chapter 4, Page 102, Juz 6

153. The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were dazed for their presumption, with thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even after clear signs had come to them; even so we forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority. 154. And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant. 155. (They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broke their covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allah; that they slew the Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no more)";- Nay, Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and little is it they believe;- 156. That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge; 157. That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:- 158. Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;- 159. And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;-

- A. Yusuf Ali

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