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 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.
A group among the People of the Book said, "Believe in what has been revealed to the believers in the morning, and reject it at the end of the day, so that perhaps they [63] may turn back from their faith."
[63]
The Third Plot of the Jews: Accepting Faith and Then Apostatizing:
In this context, a conspiracy was devised in which a few Jews would openly become Muslims. Then, after a few days or even on the same day, they would apostatize from Islam. The background of this plot was that the Jews were renowned throughout Arabia as scholars of religious sciences, to the extent that they would call everyone except themselves "ummi" (unlettered people). When Jews would become Muslim and then apostatize, it would automatically create the impression among the common people that when the learned people studied the religion of Islam closely, they must have found something suspicious in it. Otherwise, how could a learned person prefer misguidance? This plot was still in the making when Allah, through His Prophet, warned the Muslims about it, and their inner wickedness was thus ended right there.
[63]
The Third Plot of the Jews: Accepting Faith and Then Apostatizing:
In this context, a conspiracy was devised in which a few Jews would openly become Muslims. Then, after a few days or even on the same day, they would apostatize from Islam. The background of this plot was that the Jews were renowned throughout Arabia as scholars of religious sciences, to the extent that they would call everyone except themselves "ummi" (unlettered people). When Jews would become Muslim and then apostatize, it would automatically create the impression among the common people that when the learned people studied the religion of Islam closely, they must have found something suspicious in it. Otherwise, how could a learned person prefer misguidance? This plot was still in the making when Allah, through His Prophet, warned the Muslims about it, and their inner wickedness was thus ended right there.
