An-Nisaa 4:54 ام يحسدون الناس على ما اتاهم الله من فضله فقد اتينا ال ابراهيم الكتاب والحكمة واتيناهم ملكا عظيما ٥٤
أَمۡ
يَحۡسُدُونَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
عَلَىٰ
مَآ
ءَاتَىٰهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
مِن
فَضۡلِهِۦۖ
فَقَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَآ
ءَالَ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم
مُّلۡكًا
عَظِيمٗا
٥٤
Or do they envy the people for Allah’s bounties? Indeed, We have given the descendants of Abraham the Book and wisdom, along with great authority.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Or do they envy people for what Allāh has given them of His bounty? But We had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom1 and conferred upon them a great kingdom.
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Envy and Miserly Conduct of the Jews
Allah asked the Jews if they have a share in the dominion. That is merely a statement of rebuke, since they do not have any share in the dominion. Allah then described them as misers,
فَإِذاً لاَّ يُؤْتُونَ النَّاسَ نَقِيراً
(Then in that case they would not giv
…The Envy and Miserly Conduct of the Jews
Allah asked the Jews if they have a share in the dominion. That is merely a statement of rebuke, since they do
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