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

Al-Jumu'ah 62:5

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مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًۢا ۚ بِئْسَ مَثَلُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allāh. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

شَبَهُ اليهود الذين كُلِّفوا العمل بالتوراة ثم لم يعملوا بها، كشَبه الحمار الذي يحمل كتبًا لا يدري ما فيها، قَبُحَ مَثَلُ القوم الذين كذَّبوا بآيات الله، ولم ينتفعوا بها، والله لا يوفِّق القوم الظالمين الذين يتجاوزون حدوده، ويخرجون عن طاعته.

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