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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (54)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (121-122)

{ الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يَتْلُونَهُ حَقَّ تِلاَوَتِهِ أُوْلَـئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَمن يَكْفُرْ بِهِ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } [البقرة: 121]
121- Those to whom We had sent down the Scriptures have believed in them truly without distortion, disablement of its rulings and without interpreting them in a way not intended. They also believed the news reported therein, including the Prophet's mission and they knew for sure his attributes and the command of following and supporting him. That belief led them to follow the truth and those who did not abide by that belief and deviated will be the losers where they purchased disbelief for faith.

{ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ } [البقرة: 122]

122- O Children of Israel, remember the blessings that I have bestowed on you such as favoring you to mankind in a certain period of time. So, do not envy your cousins [i.e., the Arabs] for what Allah has provided them, such as sending the sealing Prophet to them. However, do not let envy hinder you from obeying and following him.