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Al-Baqarah 2:89

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وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ فَلَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

And when there came to them a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] from Allāh confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allāh will be upon the disbelievers.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وحين جاءهم القرآن من عند الله مصدقا لما معهم من التوراة جحدوه، وأنكروا نبوة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكانوا قبل بعثته يستنصرون به على مشركي العرب، ويقولون: قَرُبَ مبعث نبيِّ آخرِ الزمان، وسنتبعه ونقاتلكم معه. فلمَّا جاءهم الرسول الذي عرفوا صفاتِه وصِدْقَه كفروا به وكذبوه. فلعنةُ الله على كل مَن كفر بنبي الله ورسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكتابه الذي أوحاه الله إليه.

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