سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 75
۞ أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلَـٰمَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُحَرِّفُونَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا عَقَلُوهُ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿75﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do you (faithful believers) covet that they will believe in your religion inspite of the fact that a party of them (Jewish rabbis) used to hear the Word of Allâh [the Taurât (Torah)], then they used to change it knowingly after they understood it?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ
afataṭmaʿūna
Do you hope
أَن
an
that
يُؤْمِنُوا۟
yu'minū
they will believe
لَكُمْ
lakum
[for] you
وَقَدْ
waqad
while indeed
كَانَ
kāna
(there) has been
فَرِيقٌۭ
farīqun
a party
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
(who used to) hear
كَلَـٰمَ
kalāma
(the) words
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُحَرِّفُونَهُۥ
yuḥarrifūnahu
they distort it
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
[what]
عَقَلُوهُ
ʿaqalūhu
they understood it
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Do you, O Muslims,) still hope that they (the Jews) will believe for your sake? Even though a group among them used to hear the Word of Allah, then after understanding it, they knowingly distorted [89] it.
[89]
Concealing and Altering the Verses Related to the Last Prophet ﷺ:
This address is actually to the simple-hearted new Muslims of Madinah, who had heard several times from the Jews that a Last Prophet ﷺ was to come, and those who would support him would dominate the whole world. Now, these people have believed, but the Jews did this: they altered the description of the Last Prophet ﷺ that was mentioned in the Torah, and gave the reason for not believing as that his description is different from the one mentioned in the Torah.
[89]
Concealing and Altering the Verses Related to the Last Prophet ﷺ:
This address is actually to the simple-hearted new Muslims of Madinah, who had heard several times from the Jews that a Last Prophet ﷺ was to come, and those who would support him would dominate the whole world. Now, these people have believed, but the Jews did this: they altered the description of the Last Prophet ﷺ that was mentioned in the Torah, and gave the reason for not believing as that his description is different from the one mentioned in the Torah.
