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Translation Transliteration — Al-Baqarah

وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝١٠١

🔤 Transliteration

Wa lammaa jaaa`ahum Rasoolum min `indil laahi musaddiqul limaa ma`ahum nabaza fareequm minal lazeena ootul Kitaaba Kitaabal laahi waraaa`a zuhoorihim ka annahum laa ya`lamoon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And when a messenger from Allah came to them confirming that which was with them, a party of those who had been given the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know [what it contained].

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Nabadha (نَبَذَ): To cast away, throw aside, or discard with disregard.
Wara'a dhuhoorihim (وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ): Literally "behind their backs" — an idiom meaning to abandon, ignore, or treat with utter neglect.
Fareeq (فَرِيقٌ): A group or party among them.
Alladheena ootoo al-kitab (الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ): Those who were given the Scripture — referring to the Jews (and by extension, the People of the Book).

Explanation of the Verse:

When Allah sent His final Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), with the Qur'an — a Book that confirmed the truth that was still preserved in the Torah, including the prophecies and descriptions of this coming Messenger — a group among the People of the Book did not merely reject him. They went further: they took the Book of Allah (the Torah) and cast it behind their backs, as if it were a worthless thing. They abandoned its teachings, ignored its clear signs pointing to the truth of Muhammad's message, and refused to act upon what they knew to be true.

Their behaviour was not born of ignorance, for they were scholars and custodians of the Scripture. Rather, it was born of arrogance, envy, and worldly desires. They knew the truth in their hearts, yet they turned away from it deliberately. The Qur'an describes their state as being like those who know nothing at all — because what good is knowledge if it does not guide one to the truth? What benefit is a Book if it is not followed? They read the Torah, yet they did not live by it. They recognised the Messenger's description, yet they denied him. Thus, they became like the ignorant, for true ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the failure to act upon it.

A Call to Reflection and Action:

This verse carries a profound lesson for every believer and every seeker of truth. It warns us against the danger of possessing knowledge without acting upon it. How many of us read the Qur'an daily, yet our lives remain unchanged? How many of us know the commands of Allah, yet we neglect them? The People of the Book were not condemned merely for rejecting the Messenger — they were condemned for discarding the very Book they claimed to believe in. They let go of the rope of Allah and lost both worlds.

Dear reader, do not let your knowledge become a burden against you. Let the Qur'an be your guide, your light, and your companion. When the truth reaches you — whether through a verse, a sermon, or a sincere advisor — hold fast to it, no matter the cost. For the one who clings to the Book of Allah and follows His Messenger will never be led astray. And the one who turns away, even while knowing the truth, will find that the very knowledge they possessed will bear witness against them on the Day of Judgement.

Let us not be like those who threw the Book behind their backs. Instead, let us carry it in our hearts, act upon it in our lives, and invite others to its light. For in it is our success in this life and the next.

📜 Verse 99-103 — Al-Baqarah

99وَلَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ ۖ وَمَا يَكْفُرُ بِهَا إِلَّا الْفَاسِقُونَ

And We have certainly revealed to you verses [which are] clear proofs, and no one would deny them except the defiantly disobedient.

100أَوَكُلَّمَا عَاهَدُوا عَهْدًا نَّبَذَهُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Is it not [true] that every time they took a covenant a party of them threw it away? But, [in fact], most of them do not believe.

101وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

102وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.

103وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ ۖ لَّوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

And if they had believed and feared Allah, then the reward from Allah would have been [far] better, if they only knew.

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