سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 72
وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَجْهَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱكْفُرُوٓا۟ ءَاخِرَهُۥ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And a party of the people of the Scripture say: "Believe in the morning in that which is revealed to the believers (Muslims), and reject it at the end of the day, so that they may turn back.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَت
waqālat
And said
طَّآئِفَةٌۭ
ṭāifatun
a group
مِّنْ
min
of
أَهْلِ
ahli
(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
Believe
بِٱلَّذِىٓ
bi-alladhī
in what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
وَجْهَ
wajha
(at the) beginning
ٱلنَّهَارِ
l-nahāri
(of) the day
وَٱكْفُرُوٓا۟
wa-uk'furū
and reject
ءَاخِرَهُۥ
ākhirahu
(at) its end
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
perhaps they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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 72) {لِمَ تَلْبِسُوْنَ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ …:} The Jews used to devise various schemes to create doubts and suspicions about Islam in the hearts of weak-faith Muslims. This is also a description of one of their schemes in this regard: that in the morning, express faith in the Quran and the Prophet, and in the evening, announce disbelief and deviation. It is possible that by adopting this method, some Muslims might start thinking that these educated people, after becoming Muslims, have separated themselves from this movement, so they must have seen some flaw or weak aspect in it. (Ibn Kathir, Shawkani)
