سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 101
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ كِتَـٰبَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿101﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when there came to them a Messenger from Allâh (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) confirming what was with them, a party of those who were given the Scripture threw away the Book of Allâh behind their backs as if they did not know!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
came to them
رَسُولٌۭ
rasūlun
a Messenger
مِّنْ
min
(of)
عِندِ
ʿindi
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مُصَدِّقٌۭ
muṣaddiqun
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what
مَعَهُمْ
maʿahum
(was) with them
نَبَذَ
nabadha
threw away
فَرِيقٌۭ
farīqun
a party
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
كِتَـٰبَ
kitāba
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَرَآءَ
warāa
behind
ظُهُورِهِمْ
ẓuhūrihim
their backs
كَأَنَّهُمْ
ka-annahum
as if they
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 101) That is, all those qualities were present in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) which were mentioned in the Torah and other heavenly books { ”لِمَا مَعَهُمْ“ } regarding the Last Prophet. In this respect, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was a complete fulfillment of the Torah and the other heavenly books {”لِمَا مَعَهُمْ“} that were with them, but such was the misfortune of the Jews that when he came to them, they denied him and threw the Torah behind their backs, as if they did not even know their own book. (Ibn Kathir)
