Towards Understanding the Quran
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Introduction to Tafheem | Glossary | Verbs
Tafsirs: Maarif | Dawat | Ishraq | Clear
With kind permission: Islamic Foundation UK
Introduction to Tafheem | Glossary | Verbs
Tafsirs: Maarif | Dawat | Ishraq | Clear
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:211-212 [26/40]
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سَلْAsk
بَنِىٓ(the) Children
إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ(of) Israel,
كَمْhow many
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمWe gave them
مِّنْof
ءَايَةِۭ بَيِّنَةٍۗ(the) clear Sign(s).
وَمَنAnd whoever
يُبَدِّلْchanges
نِعْمَةَFavor
ٱللَّهِ(of) Allah
مِنۢ بَعْدِafter
مَا[what]
جَآءَتْهُit (has) come to him -
فَإِنَّthen indeed,
ٱللَّهَAllah
شَدِيدُ(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِin [the] chastising.
﴿٢١١﴾
زُيِّنَBeautified
لِلَّذِينَfor those who
كَفَرُواْdisbelieve[d]
ٱلْحَيَوٲةُ(is) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the world,
وَيَسْخَرُونَand they ridicule
مِنَ[of]
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
ءَامَنُواْۘbelieve[d].
وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those who
ٱتَّقَوْاْfear (Allah),
فَوْقَهُمْ(they will be) above them
يَوْمَ(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِۗ(of) Resurrection.
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
يَرْزُقُprovides
مَنwhom
يَشَآءُHe wills
بِغَيْرِwithout
حِسَابٍmeasure.
﴿٢١٢﴾
سَلۡ بَنِىۡٓ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ كَمۡ اٰتَيۡنٰهُمۡ مِّنۡ اٰيَةٍۢ بَيِّنَةٍ ؕ وَمَنۡ يُّبَدِّلۡ نِعۡمَةَ اللّٰهِ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ شَدِيۡدُ الۡعِقَابِ
زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوا الۡحَيٰوةُ الدُّنۡيَا وَيَسۡخَرُوۡنَ مِنَ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا ۘ وَالَّذِيۡنَ اتَّقَوۡا فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ يَرۡزُقُ مَنۡ يَّشَآءُ بِغَيۡرِ حِسَابٍ
(2:211) Ask the Children of Israel how many Clear Signs We gave them! And
when a people tamper with Allah’s bounty after it has been bestowed on them
– then indeed Allah is severe in punishment.229 (2:212) Worldly life has been made attractive to those who have denied the
Truth. Such men deride the men of faith, but the pious shall rank higher than
them on the Day of Resurrection. As for worldly livelihood, Allah grants it
to whomsoever He wills without measure.
229. There are two reasons why this query is addressed to the Children of Israel. In the first place, a group of living human beings provide a better source of instruction and admonition than mute archaeological findings. In the second place, the Israelites were a people who, having been endowed with Scripture and prophethood, were entrusted with the leadership of the world. By falling prey to worldliness, hypocrisy and other errors of belief and conduct they subsequently lost God's favour. A people entrusted with the task of universal leadership could derive no better lesson from another people than this one.