Surat Aal-i-Imraan · The Family of Imraan
Qur'an 3:99
قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ تَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَأَنتُمْ شُهَدَآءُ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
“Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you avert from the way of Allāh those who believe, seeking to make it [seem] deviant, while you are witnesses [to the truth]? And Allāh is not unaware of what you do."”
Aal-i-Imraan 3:99 · Saheeh International
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Säg: "Efterföljare av äldre tiders uppenbarelser! Varför vill ni hindra dem som antar tron från att följa Guds väg och få den att framstå som krokig, fastän ni själva vittnar [att den är rak]? Ingenting av vad ni gör går Gud förbi."
Recited by Mishary Alafasy. Plays on through the surah.
Chastising the People of the Book for Their Disbelief and Blocking the Path of Allah
In this Ayah Allah criticizes the disbelieving People of the Book for refusing the truth, rejecting Allah's Ayat and hindering those who seek to believe from His path, although they know that what the Messenger was sent with is the truth from Allah. They learned this from the previous Prophets and honorable Messengers, may Allah's peace and blessings be on them all. They all brought the glad tidings and the good news of the coming of the unlettered, Arab, Hashimi Prophet from Makkah, the master of the Children of Adam, the Final Prophet and the Messenger of the Lord of heavens and earth. Allah has warned the People of the Book against this behavior, stating that He is Witness over what they do, indicating their defiance of the knowledge conveyed to them by the Prophets. They rejected, denied and refused the very Messenger whom they were ordered to convey the glad tidings about his coming. Allah states that He is never unaware of what they do, and He will hold them responsible for their actions, R
يَوْمَ لاَ يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلاَ بَنُونَ
(The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail) 26:88.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged, English).
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