these are the real disbelievers. We have prepared for the disbelievers a shameful retribution.
أُولٰئِكَ هُمُ الكٰفِرونَ حَقًّا وَأَعتَدنا لِلكٰفِرينَ عَذابًا مُهينًا
ulaaa’ika humul kaafiroona haqqaaw; wa a’tadnaa lilkaafireena ‘azaabam muheenaa
these are the real disbelievers. We have prepared for the disbelievers a shameful retribution.
أُولٰئِكَ هُمُ الكٰفِرونَ حَقًّا وَأَعتَدنا لِلكٰفِرينَ عَذابًا مُهينًا
ulaaa’ika humul kaafiroona haqqaaw; wa a’tadnaa lilkaafireena ‘azaabam muheenaa
As for those who believe in God and His messengers, and make no distinction among them, He will grant them their recompense. God is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
وَالَّذينَ ءامَنوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلَم يُفَرِّقوا بَينَ أَحَدٍ مِنهُم أُولٰئِكَ سَوفَ يُؤتيهِم أُجورَهُم وَكانَ اللَّهُ غَفورًا رَحيمًا
wallazeena aamanoo billaahi wa Rusulihee wa lam yufarriqoo baina ahadim minhum ulaaa’ika sawfa yu’teehim ujoorahum; wa kaanal laahu Ghafoorar Raheema
The people of the scripture challenge you to bring down to them a book from the sky! They have asked Moses for more than that, saying, “Show us God, physically.” Consequently, the lightning struck them, as a consequence of their audacity. Additionally, they worshiped the calf, after all the miracles they had seen. Yet, we pardoned all this. We supported Moses with profound miracles.
يَسـَٔلُكَ أَهلُ الكِتٰبِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيهِم كِتٰبًا مِنَ السَّماءِ فَقَد سَأَلوا موسىٰ أَكبَرَ مِن ذٰلِكَ فَقالوا أَرِنَا اللَّهَ جَهرَةً فَأَخَذَتهُمُ الصّٰعِقَةُ بِظُلمِهِم ثُمَّ اتَّخَذُوا العِجلَ مِن بَعدِ ما جاءَتهُمُ البَيِّنٰتُ فَعَفَونا عَن ذٰلِكَ وَءاتَينا موسىٰ سُلطٰنًا مُبينًا
yas’aluka Ahlul Kitaabi an tunazzila ‘alaihim Kitaabam minas samaaa’i faqad sa aloo Moosaa akbara min zaalika faqaaloo arinal laaha jahratan fa akhazat humus saa’iqatu bizulmihim; summat takhazul ‘ijla mim ba’di maa jaa’at humul baiyinaatu fa’afawnaa ‘ann zaalik; wa aatainaa Moosaa sultaanam mubeenaa
And we raised Mount Sinai above them, as we took their covenant. And we said to them, “Enter the gate humbly.” And we said to them, “Do not desecrate the Sabbath.” Indeed, we took from them a solemn covenant.
وَرَفَعنا فَوقَهُمُ الطّورَ بِميثٰقِهِم وَقُلنا لَهُمُ ادخُلُوا البابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُلنا لَهُم لا تَعدوا فِى السَّبتِ وَأَخَذنا مِنهُم ميثٰقًا غَليظًا
wa rafa’naa fawqahumut Toora bimeesaaqihim wa qulnaa lahumud khulul baaba sujjadanw wa qulnaa lahum laa ta’doo fis Sabti wa akhaznaa minhum meesaaqan ghaleezaa
(They incurred condemnation) for violating their covenant, rejecting God’s revelations, killing the prophets unjustly, and for saying, “Our minds are made up!” In fact, God is the One who sealed their minds, due to their disbelief, and this is why they fail to believe, except rarely.
فَبِما نَقضِهِم ميثٰقَهُم وَكُفرِهِم بِـٔايٰتِ اللَّهِ وَقَتلِهِمُ الأَنبِياءَ بِغَيرِ حَقٍّ وَقَولِهِم قُلوبُنا غُلفٌ بَل طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيها بِكُفرِهِم فَلا يُؤمِنونَ إِلّا قَليلًا
fabimaa naqdihim meesaaqahum wa kufrihim bi Aayaatil laahi wa qatlihimul Ambiyaaa’a bighairi haqqinw wa qawlihim quloobunaa ghulf; bal taba’al laahu ‘alaihaa bikufrihim falaa yu’minoona illaa qaleelaa
(They are condemned) for disbelieving and uttering about Mary a gross lie.
وَبِكُفرِهِم وَقَولِهِم عَلىٰ مَريَمَ بُهتٰنًا عَظيمًا
wa bikufrihim wa qawlihim ‘alaa Maryama buh taanan ‘azeema
(Crucifying “the Body” of Jesus*)
And for claiming that they killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of God. In fact, they never killed him, they never crucified him – they were made to think that they did. All factions who are disputing in this matter are full of doubt concerning this issue. They possess no knowledge; they only conjecture. For certain, they never killed him.*
وَقَولِهِم إِنّا قَتَلنَا المَسيحَ عيسَى ابنَ مَريَمَ رَسولَ اللَّهِ وَما قَتَلوهُ وَما صَلَبوهُ وَلٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُم وَإِنَّ الَّذينَ اختَلَفوا فيهِ لَفى شَكٍّ مِنهُ ما لَهُم بِهِ مِن عِلمٍ إِلَّا اتِّباعَ الظَّنِّ وَما قَتَلوهُ يَقينًا
wa qawlihim innaa qatal nal maseeha ‘Eesab-na-Maryama Rasoolal laahi wa maa qataloohu wa maa salaboohu wa laakin shubbiha lahum; wa innal lazeenakh talafoo feehee lafee shakkim minh; maa lahum bihee min ‘ilmin illat tibaa’az zann; wa maa qataloohu yaqeenaa
*4:157-158 Jesus, the real person, the soul, was raised in the same manner as in the death of any righteous person. Subsequently, his enemies arrested, tortured, and crucified his living, but empty, body. See Appendices 17 & 22, and the book “Development of the Christian Doctrine” by Lisa Spray (United Submitters International, Tucson, Arizona, 1990).
Instead, God raised him to Him; God is Almighty, Most Wise.
بَل رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيهِ وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَزيزًا حَكيمًا
bar rafa’ahul laahu ilayh; wa kaanal laahu ‘Azeezan Hakeemaa
Everyone among the people of the scripture was required to believe in him before his death. On the Day of Resurrection, he will be a witness against them.
وَإِن مِن أَهلِ الكِتٰبِ إِلّا لَيُؤمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبلَ مَوتِهِ وَيَومَ القِيٰمَةِ يَكونُ عَلَيهِم شَهيدًا
wa im min Ahlil Kitaabi illaa layu’minanna bihee qabla mawtihee wa Yawmal Qiyaamati yakoonu ‘alaihim shaheedaa
Due to their transgressions, we prohibited for the Jews good foods that used to be lawful for them; also for consistently repelling from the path of God.
فَبِظُلمٍ مِنَ الَّذينَ هادوا حَرَّمنا عَلَيهِم طَيِّبٰتٍ أُحِلَّت لَهُم وَبِصَدِّهِم عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ كَثيرًا
fabizulmin minal lazeena haadoo harramnaa ‘alaihim taiyibaatin uhillat lahum wa bisadihim ‘an sabeelil laahi kaseeraa