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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 183
ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَآ أَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَنَا بِقُرْبَانٍ تَأْكُلُهُ ٱلنَّارُ ۗ قُلْ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِى بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَبِٱلَّذِى قُلْتُمْ فَلِمَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿183﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those (Jews) who said: "Verily, Allâh has taken our promise not to believe in any Messenger unless he brings to us an offering which the fire (from heaven) shall devour." Say: "Verily, there came to you Messengers before me, with clear signs and even with what you speak of; why then did you kill them, if you are truthful?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
said
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَهِدَ
ʿahida
(has) taken promise
إِلَيْنَآ
ilaynā
from us
أَلَّا
allā
that not
نُؤْمِنَ
nu'mina
we (should) believe
لِرَسُولٍ
lirasūlin
in a Messenger
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَأْتِيَنَا
yatiyanā
he brings to us
بِقُرْبَانٍۢ
biqur'bānin
a sacrifice
تَأْكُلُهُ
takuluhu
consumes it
ٱلنَّارُ ۗ
l-nāru
the fire
قُلْ
qul
Say
قَدْ
qad
Surely
جَآءَكُمْ
jāakum
came to you
رُسُلٌۭ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِى
qablī
before me
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
bil-bayināti
with the clear Signs
وَبِٱلَّذِى
wabi-alladhī
and with what
قُلْتُمْ
qul'tum
you speak
فَلِمَ
falima
So why
قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ
qataltumūhum
you killed them
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
183. 1. In this, another claim of the Jews is being refuted. They used to say that Allah had taken a covenant from them that they should only believe in that Messenger at whose supplication fire would descend from the sky and consume the sacrifices and charities. The implication was that, O Muhammad ﷺ, since this miracle has not occurred through you, therefore, by divine command, it is not necessary for us to believe in your ﷺ prophethood. Although among the previous prophets, there were such prophets at whose supplication fire would descend from the sky and consume the charities and sacrifices of the believers. On one hand, this would be proof that the charity or sacrifice presented in the way of Allah had been accepted in the divine court. On the other hand, it would be proof that this prophet is indeed truthful. But these Jews had also denied those prophets and messengers. Therefore, Allah said, if you are truthful in your claim, then why did you deny and kill those prophets who came to you with the very sign you demanded?
