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155 : 4

فَبِمَا نَقۡضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمۡ وَكُفۡرِهِم بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتۡلِهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖ وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ قُلُوبُنَا غُلۡفُۢۚ بَلۡ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهَا بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا

(155) ˹Damned they were^[1059]˺ Because of their reneging on their pledge, Denying Allah’s Signs, killing the Prophets unjustifiably^[1060] and saying: “Our hearts are encrusted”^[1061], nay but Allah sealed them because of their Denial—little do they Believe.

[1059] Cf. 2: 88, al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr.
[1060] Cf. note on 2: 21.
[1061] Cf. 2: 88.

156 : 4

وَبِكُفۡرِهِمۡ وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَرۡيَمَ بُهۡتَٰنًا عَظِيمٗا

(156) ˹And˺ Because of their Denial, their grossly vile slander against Maryam ˹Mary˺^[1062];

[1062] Accusing her of fornication; cf. 19: 28.

157 : 4

وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ إِنَّا قَتَلۡنَا ٱلۡمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمۡۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّنۡهُۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينَۢا

(157) and their saying ˹boastfully˺: “We have killed the Messiah, ʿĪsā ˹Jesus˺, son of Maryam, the Messenger of Allah”, they neither killed him nor did they crucify him, but it was only made to appear like so to them^[1063]. Indeed those who differed regarding him are ˹extremely˺ doubtful about him; they have no ˹real˺ knowledge about him; they are only following guesses. Certainly they did not kill him,

[1063] One interpretation of shubbih lahum (He/it was only made to appear like so to them) is that another person was made to assume his likeness, so they mistook him for Jesus (عليه السلام) (cf. al-Wāḥidī, al-Wajīz, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī).

158 : 4

بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡهِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمٗا

(158) but Allah raised him up unto Himself^[1064]—indeed Allah is Most Prevailing, All-Wise.

[1064] He ascended to Heaven (cf. 3: 55; al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿĀshūr).

159 : 4

وَإِن مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا لَيُؤۡمِنَنَّ بِهِۦ قَبۡلَ مَوۡتِهِۦۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ شَهِيدٗا

(159) ˹Yet˺ Everyone of the People of the Book, none excepted, will absolutely Believe in him ˹Jesus˺ before his death^[1065], and on the Day of Judgement, he ˹Jesus˺ will be a witness against them.

[1065] The prevalent interpretation of this is that all the People of the Book, even the Jews, will come to Believe in Jesus’ Messengership, his neither being ‘an impostor’ nor ‘the son of God’, when he descends to Earth from Heaven at the end of time (cf. al-Bukhārī: 3448; Muslim: 155; al-Ṭabarī; Ibn Kathīr).

160 : 4

فَبِظُلۡمٖ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيِّبَٰتٍ أُحِلَّتۡ لَهُمۡ وَبِصَدِّهِمۡ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرٗا

(160) Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews, We have made unlawful for them good ˹provisions˺ that had been made lawful to them^[1066], and because of their frequently repeated turning ˹many˺ away from the path of Allah^[1067].

[1066] For more details cf. 6: 146.
[1067] They never spared any effort in driving people away from the path of God: lying about God, distorting and concealing parts of the Scriptures and Denying Prophets Jesus and Muhammad (q). (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī)

161 : 4

وَأَخۡذِهِمُ ٱلرِّبَوٰاْ وَقَدۡ نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ وَأَكۡلِهِمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِۚ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ مِنۡهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا

(161) And ˹because of ˺ their taking usury when they were forbidden from it, and their devouring people’s money wrongfully—indeed We have prepared for the Deniers among them ˹an ever present˺ painful Punishment.

162 : 4

لَّٰكِنِ ٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِي ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مِنۡهُمۡ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبۡلِكَۚ وَٱلۡمُقِيمِينَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ سَنُؤۡتِيهِمۡ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمًا

(162) But those who are firm in knowledge among them^[1068] and the Believers Believe in what was sent down to you ˹Muhammad˺ and what was sent down before you; and those who ˹dutifully˺ keep up Prayers, give out the prescribed alms^[1069], and are ˹sincere˺ Believers in Allah and the Last Day; those We will grant them a great reward.

[1068] Not all the Jews were the same but the godly among their learned are excluded as per this aya. Their true knowledge led them to be among the ranks of Believers who Believed in the Prophet’s (ﷺ) Messengership and those of all the Messengers that preceded him and all of the Holy Scriptures (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, Ibn ʿUthaymīn).
[1069] Keeping up Prayers (iqāmat al-ṣalāh) and giving out prescribed alms (ītā’ al-zakāh) are observable manifestations of one’s Belief. In contrast to the hypocrites who rise up to Prayers sluggishly (cf. 4: 142 above), sincere Believers do so willingly, devoutly and without delay.