The Holy Quran 16:118 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translation

We have forbidden for the Jews the things that We have related to you before (in verse 146 of Surah 6). We did not oppress them, but they oppressed themselves (by doing those things that invited Allaah's punishment when they were warned about it).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

There is wisdom in the prohibition of things: this has already been explained in the notes on the verse of Surah Al-An'am وَعَلَى الَّذِيْنَ هَادُوْا حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِيْ ظُفُرٍ ۚ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُوْمَهُمَآ (“For the Jews We forbade every animal with claws, and of cattle and sheep We forbade them their fat…”)

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