وَإِنَّ
مِنۡهُمۡ
لَفَرِيقٗا
يَلۡوُۥنَ
أَلۡسِنَتَهُم
بِٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
لِتَحۡسَبُوهُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَمَا
هُوَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَيَقُولُونَ
هُوَ
مِنۡ
عِندِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمَا
هُوَ
مِنۡ
عِندِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
وَيَقُولُونَ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلۡكَذِبَ
وَهُمۡ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٧٨
And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from Allāh," but it is not from Allāh. And they speak untruth about Allāh while they know.
— Saheeh International
There are some among them who distort the Book with their tongues to make you think this ˹distortion˺ is from the Book—but it is not what the Book says. They say, “It is from Allah”—but it is not from Allah. And ˹so˺ they attribute lies to Allah knowingly.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Jews Alter Allah's Words
Allah states that some Jews, may Allah's curses descend on them, distort Allah's Words with their tongues, change them from their appropriate places, and alter their intended meanings. They do this to deceive the ignorant people by making it appear that their words are in
…The Jews Alter Allah's Words
Allah states that some Jews, may Allah's curses descend on them, distort Allah's Words with their tongues, change them fro
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