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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 91
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ نُؤْمِنُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَكْفُرُونَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهُۥ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُونَ أَنۢبِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ مِن قَبْلُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when it is said to them (the Jews), "Believe in what Allâh has sent down," they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us." And they disbelieve in that which came after it, while it is the truth confirming what is with them. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Why then have you killed the Prophets of Allâh aforetime, if you indeed have been believers?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
قِيلَ
qīla
it is said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
Believe
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
has revealed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they say
نُؤْمِنُ
nu'minu
We believe
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
to us
وَيَكْفُرُونَ
wayakfurūna
And they disbelieve
بِمَا
bimā
in what
وَرَآءَهُۥ
warāahu
(is) besides it
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while it
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
مُصَدِّقًۭا
muṣaddiqan
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what
مَعَهُمْ ۗ
maʿahum
(is) with them
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَلِمَ
falima
Then why
تَقْتُلُونَ
taqtulūna
(did) you kill
أَنۢبِيَآءَ
anbiyāa
(the) Prophets
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you were
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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 91) In this verse, a pretext of the Jews for not believing in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and its refutation has been mentioned. That is, when they were asked to believe in the Quran, they would say, "We believe in what has been revealed to us," meaning, "We accept the Torah and are only responsible for it; we do not accept anything else." In response, Allah Almighty said that firstly, your refusal to accept the Quran is meaningless, because it confirms the Torah, and as mentioned in the previous verse, you have already recognized that this is the very Messenger whose coming you were eagerly awaiting. Then, if your claim is that you only accept the Torah, why did you kill the previous prophets? Whereas all those prophets came to invite you towards the Torah, and in the Torah you were forbidden from killing the prophets. It is thus clear that your denial is merely due to jealousy, malice, and arrogance.
