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Al-Baqarah 146

Ayah 146 of 286 · Medinan

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعۡرِفُونَ أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡۖ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ لَيَكۡتُمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٤٦

Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَ(To) those whomalladhīna
  2. ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُWe gave [them]ātaynāhumu
  3. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  4. يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥthey recognize ityaʿrifūnahu
  5. كَمَاlikekamā
  6. يَعۡرِفُونَthey recognizeyaʿrifūna
  7. أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡۖtheir sonsabnāahum
  8. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  9. فَرِيقٗاa groupfarīqan
  10. مِّنۡهُمۡof themmin'hum
  11. لَيَكۡتُمُونَsurely they conceallayaktumūna
  12. ٱلۡحَقَّthe Truthl-ḥaqa
  13. وَهُمۡwhile theywahum
  14. يَعۡلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

Tafsir

The scholars of the Jews and the Christians to whom Allah gave the scripture recognise Muhammad (peace be upon him) as completely as they recognise their own children and distinguish them from others. Nevertheless, a group of them hide the truth that has come to them, out of envy, fully aware that it is the truth.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran