يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- வேதத்தையுடையோரே! சத்தியத்தை அசத்தியத்துடன் ஏன் நீங்கள் கலக்குகிறீர்கள்? இன்னும் நீங்கள் அறிந்து கொண்டே ஏன் உண்மையை மறைக்கிறீர்கள்?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘දහම් ලත් ජනයිනි! සත්යය සමඟ අසත්යය නුඹලා මුසු කරනුයේ මන් ද? නුඹලා දැනුවත්ව සිටිය දී සත්යය වසන් කරන්නෙහු ය.’
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اے اہل کتاب! باوجود جاننے کے حق وباطل کو کیوں خلط ملط کر رہے ہو اور کیوں حق کو چھپا رہے ہو؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 啓典の民よ，あなたがたは何故虚偽で真理を覆い，（悪いことと）知りながら真理を隠すのか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 信奉天经的人啊！你们为什么明知故犯地以假乱真，隐讳真理呢？
Tafsir of 3:71
The Envy the Jews Feel Towards Muslims; Their Wicked Plots Against Muslims Allah states that the Jews envy the faithful and wish they could misguide them. Allah states that the punishment of this behavior will fall back upon them, while they are unaware. Allah criticizes them, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِأَيَتِ اللَّهِ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ (O People of the Scripture!: Why do you disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah, while you bear witness.) You know for certain that Allah's Ayat are true and authentic, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ (O People of the Scripture: Why do you mix truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know) by hiding what is in your Books about the description of Muhammad , while you know what you do.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
