سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 76
وَإِذَا لَقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم بِمَا فَتَحَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لِيُحَآجُّوكُم بِهِۦ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they (Jews) meet those who believe (Muslims), they say, "We believe", but when they meet one another in private, they say, "Shall you (Jews) tell them (Muslims) what Allâh has revealed to you [Jews, about the description and the qualities of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, that which are written in the Taurât (Torah)], that they (Muslims) may argue with you (Jews) about it before your Lord?" Have you (Jews) then no understanding?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
لَقُوا۟
laqū
they meet
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
We have believed
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
But when
خَلَا
khalā
meet in private
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
with
بَعْضٍۢ
baʿḍin
some (others)
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم
atuḥaddithūnahum
Do you tell them
بِمَا
bimā
what
فَتَحَ
fataḥa
has
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
لِيُحَآجُّوكُم
liyuḥājjūkum
so that they argue with you
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
عِندَ
ʿinda
before
رَبِّكُمْ ۚ
rabbikum
your Lord
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then do (you) not
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
understand
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
76. 1. This is an unveiling of the hypocritical behavior of some Jews: they would express faith among the Muslims, but when they met each other, they would reproach one another, saying, "Why do you tell the Muslims such things from your book that clarify the truthfulness of the Arabian Messenger? In this way, you yourselves are giving them an argument that they will present against you in the court of Allah."
