ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ نَزَّلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَفِى شِقَاقٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- That is [deserved by them] because Allāh has sent down the Book in truth. And indeed, those who differ over the Book are in extreme dissension.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இதற்குக் காரணம்; நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ் இவ்வேதத்தை உண்மையுடன் அருள் செய்தான்; நிச்சயமாக இன்னும் இவ்வேதத்திலே கருத்து வேறுபாடு கொண்டவர்கள் (சத்தியத்தை விட்டும்) பெரும் பிளவிலேயே இருக்கின்றனர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- සත්ය සමඟ දේව ග්රන්ථය සැබවින් ම අල්ලාහ් පහළ කර තිබීම මෙයට හේතුව වේ. එම දේව ග්රන්ථය සම්බන්ධව මතභේද ඇති කර ගත්තවුන් අන්ත බේදයෙහි සිටිති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ان عذابوں کا باعﺚ یہی ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ نے سچی کتاب اتاری اور اس کتاب میں اختلاف کرنے والے یقیناً دور کے خلاف میں ہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それというのもアッラーが，真理をもって啓典を下されたからである。この啓典に就いて異論を唱える者は，遠く離れ去った者たちである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 这是因为真主已降示包含真理的经典，违背经典的人，确已陷於长远的反对中。
Tafsir of 2:176
Criticizing the Jews for concealing what Allah revealed Allah said: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْكِتَبِ (Verily, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book.) Meaning the Jews who concealed their Book's descriptions of Muhammad ﷺ, all of which testify to his truth as a Messenger and a Prophet. They concealed this information so that they would not lose authority and the position that they had with the Arabs, where they would bring them gifts and honor them. The cursed Jews feared that if they announced what they know about Muhammad ﷺ, then the people would abandon them and follow him. So they hid the truth so that they might retain the little that they were getting, and they sold their souls for this little profit. They preferred the little that they gained over guidance and following the truth, believing in the Messenger and having faith in what Allah sent him with. Therefore, they have profited from failure and loss in this life and the Hereafter. As for this world, Allah made the truth about His Messenger known anyway by the clear signs and the unequivocal proofs.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
