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

Al-Ma'idah 5:50

Word by word

أَفَحُكْمَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حُكْمًا لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

Then is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allāh in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith].

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

أيريد هؤلاء اليهود أن تحكم بينهم بما تعارف عليه المشركون عبدةُ الأوثان من الضلالات والجهالات؟! لا يكون ذلك ولا يليق أبدًا ومَن أعدل مِن الله في حكمه لمن عقل عن الله شَرْعه، وآمن به، وأيقن أن حكم الله هو الحق؟

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