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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 59
قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ هَلْ تَنقِمُونَ مِنَّآ إِلَّآ أَنْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do you criticize us for no other reason than that we believe in Allâh, and in (the revelation) which has been sent down to us and in that which has been sent down before (us), and that most of you are Fâsiqûn [rebellious and disobedient (to Allâh)]?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ
yāahla
O People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
هَلْ
hal
Do
تَنقِمُونَ
tanqimūna
you resent
مِنَّآ
minnā
[of] us
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَنْ
an
that
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
we believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْنَا
ilaynā
to us
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
أَكْثَرَكُمْ
aktharakum
most of you
فَـٰسِقُونَ
fāsiqūna
(are) defiantly disobedient
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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59. Say to the Jews: "What is it that makes you resent us, except that we believe in Allah, and in what has been sent down to us and what was sent down before [101] us?" Most of them are rebellious.
[101]
In Fact, the Jews and Christians Should Have Loved the Muslims:
The real reason for the Jews’ enmity towards the Muslims and the Prophet of Islam was that the Last Prophet was not sent from among the Jews themselves. They could not openly express this, so instead, to vent their inner jealousy and frustration, they would malign the Prophet of Islam in various ways and cause him distress. Allah has answered their real grievance at several places, stating that prophethood is not your monopoly, that no matter how many breaches of trust you commit, prophethood must remain within your lineage. Prophethood is a grace from Allah; He grants it to whomever He deems appropriate. In this verse, Allah commands His Prophet to ask these Jews what harm have we done to you that you have become perpetually hostile towards us. We believe in the Torah, in the Gospel, and in all the Prophets. In this sense, it should have been us who harbored enmity towards you, because you neither believe in the Quran nor in me. But here, the situation is completely the opposite.
[101]
In Fact, the Jews and Christians Should Have Loved the Muslims:
The real reason for the Jews’ enmity towards the Muslims and the Prophet of Islam was that the Last Prophet was not sent from among the Jews themselves. They could not openly express this, so instead, to vent their inner jealousy and frustration, they would malign the Prophet of Islam in various ways and cause him distress. Allah has answered their real grievance at several places, stating that prophethood is not your monopoly, that no matter how many breaches of trust you commit, prophethood must remain within your lineage. Prophethood is a grace from Allah; He grants it to whomever He deems appropriate. In this verse, Allah commands His Prophet to ask these Jews what harm have we done to you that you have become perpetually hostile towards us. We believe in the Torah, in the Gospel, and in all the Prophets. In this sense, it should have been us who harbored enmity towards you, because you neither believe in the Quran nor in me. But here, the situation is completely the opposite.
