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افحكم الجاهلية يبغون ومن احسن من الله حكما لقوم يوقنون ٥٠
أَفَحُكْمَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حُكْمًۭا لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُوقِنُونَ ٥٠
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Is it the judgment of ˹pre-Islamic˺ ignorance they seek? Who could be a better judge than Allah for people of sure faith?
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ىبغون
Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
Kufah
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Basrah
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Kufah
Yaʿqūb
Basrah
ʿĀṣim
Kufah
Readings
يَبْغُوْنَ
yabghūna
“Is it the judgment of Ignorance they seek?”
This reading is in the third person, continuing the reference to ‘people’ in the previous verse.
تَبْغُوْنَ
tabghūna
“Is it the judgment of Ignorance you (pl.) seek?”
This reading implies that the Prophet (ﷺ) is made to address the people.

Explanation

These readings are complementary in meaning [Makki].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran