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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Baqarah 2:146

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ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ ۖ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنْهُمْ لَيَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

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].

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

الذين أعطيناهم التوراة والإنجيل من أحبار اليهود وعلماء النصارى يعرفون أنَّ محمدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم رسول الله بأوصافه المذكورة في كتبهم، مثل معرفتهم أبنائهم. وإن فريقًا منهم ليكتمون الحق وهم يعلمون صِدْقه، وثبوت أوصافه.

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