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

Al-Baqarah 2:211

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سَلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ كَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍۭ بَيِّنَةٍ ۗ وَمَن يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

Ask the Children of Israel how many a sign of evidence We have given them. And whoever exchanges the favor of Allāh [for disbelief] after it has come to him - then indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

سل -أيها الرسول- بني إسرائيل المعاندين لك: كم أعطيناهم من آيات واضحات في كتبهم تهديهم إلى الحق، فكفروا بها كلها، وأعرضوا عنها، وحَرَّفوها عن مواضعها. ومن يبدل نعمة الله -وهي دينه- ويكفر بها من بعد معرفتها، وقيام الحجة عليه بها، فإن الله تعالى شديد العقاب له.

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