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Ghafir 40:84

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فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشْرِكِينَ

And when they saw Our punishment, they said, "We believe in Allāh alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

( فلما رأوا بأسنا ) أي : عاينوا وقوع العذاب بهم ، ( قالوا آمنا بالله وحده وكفرنا بما كنا به مشركين ) أي : وحدوا الله وكفروا بالطاغوت ، ولكن حيث لا تقال العثرات ، ولا تنفع المعذرة . وهذا كما قال فرعون حين أدركه الغرق : ( آمنت أنه لا إله إلا الذي آمنت به بنو إسرائيل وأنا من المسلمين ) [ يونس : 90 ] ، قال الله [ تبارك و ] تعالى : ( آلآن وقد عصيت قبل وكنت من المفسدين ) [ يونس : 91 ] أي : فلم يقبل الله منه ; لأنه قد استجاب لنبيه موسى دعاءه عليه حين قال : ( واشدد على قلوبهم فلا يؤمنوا حتى يروا العذاب الأليم ) [ يونس : 88 ] . و [ هكذا ] هاهنا قال :

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