وَمَا
لَهُمۡ
أَلَّا
يُعَذِّبَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
وَهُمۡ
يَصُدُّونَ
عَنِ
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
وَمَا
كَانُوٓاْ
أَوۡلِيَآءَهُۥٓۚ
إِنۡ
أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٣٤
But why should Allāh not punish them while they obstruct [people] from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām and they were not [fit to be] its guardians? Its [true] guardians are not but the righteous, but most of them do not know.
— Saheeh International
And why should Allah not punish them while they hinder pilgrims from the Sacred Mosque, claiming to be its rightful guardians? None has the right to guardianship except those mindful ˹of Allah˺, but most pagans do not know.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Idolators deserved Allah's Torment after Their Atrocities
Allah states that the idolators deserved the torment, but He did not torment them in honor of the Prophet residing among them. After Allah allowed the Prophet to migrate away from them, He sent His torment upon them on the day of Badr. Dur
…The Idolators deserved Allah's Torment after Their Atrocities
Allah states that the idolators deserved the torment, but He did not torment them in hono
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