إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَكۡفُرُونَ
بِـَٔايَٰتِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَيَقۡتُلُونَ
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
بِغَيۡرِ
حَقّٖ
وَيَقۡتُلُونَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَأۡمُرُونَ
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ
مِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
فَبَشِّرۡهُم
بِعَذَابٍ
أَلِيمٍ
٢١
Indeed, those who deny Allah’s signs, kill the prophets unjustly, and kill people who stand up for justice—give them good news of a painful punishment.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allāh and kill the prophets without right and kill those who order justice from among the people - give them tidings of a painful punishment.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Chastising the Jews for Their Disbelief and for Killing the Prophets and Righteous People
This Ayah chastises the People of the Book for the transgression and prohibitions they committed by their denials in the past and more recent times, of Allah's Ayat and the Messengers. They did this due to their
…Chastising the Jews for Their Disbelief and for Killing the Prophets and Righteous People
This Ayah chastises the People of the Book for the transgress
…