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Al-Baqarah 109

Ayah 109 of 286 · Medinan

وَدَّ كَثِيرٞ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَوۡ يَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ إِيمَٰنِكُمۡ كُفَّارًا حَسَدٗا مِّنۡ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَٱعۡفُواْ وَٱصۡفَحُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡتِيَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ١٠٩

Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allāh delivers His command. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَدَّWish[ed]wadda
  2. كَثِيرٞmanykathīrun
  3. مِّنۡfrommin
  4. أَهۡلِ(the) Peopleahli
  5. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  6. لَوۡiflaw
  7. يَرُدُّونَكُمthey could turn you backyaruddūnakum
  8. مِّنۢfrommin
  9. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  10. إِيمَٰنِكُمۡyour (having) faithīmānikum
  11. كُفَّارًا(to) disbelieverskuffāran
  12. حَسَدٗا(out of) jealousyḥasadan
  13. مِّنۡfrommin
  14. عِندِ(of)ʿindi
  15. أَنفُسِهِمthemselvesanfusihim
  16. مِّنۢ(even) frommin
  17. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  18. مَا[what]mā
  19. تَبَيَّنَbecame cleartabayyana
  20. لَهُمُto themlahumu
  21. ٱلۡحَقُّۖthe truthl-ḥaqu
  22. فَٱعۡفُواْSo forgivefa-iʿ'fū
  23. وَٱصۡفَحُواْand overlookwa-iṣ'faḥū
  24. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  25. يَأۡتِيَbringsyatiya
  26. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  27. بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۗHis Commandbi-amrihi
  28. إِنَّIndeedinna
  29. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  30. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  31. كُلِّeverykulli
  32. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  33. قَدِيرٞ(is) All-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to worshipping idols as you did before you came to have faith because of envy, when it has become clear to them that what the Prophet came with is the truth from God. Forgive them what they do, and pardon them for their ignorance and for whatever is not good in them, until the command of God comes regarding them. God’s command came with its ruling, either Islam, or paying the Jizya or physical intervention. God has power over all things, and they do not affect Him in any way.

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