The Holy Quran 2:103 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ ۖ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

If they (the Jews) had Imaan (believed in Muhammad and the Qur'aan) and adopted Taqwa (thereby staying away from sins like black magic), the reward with Allaah is best for them. If only they knew (If they understood that Allaah's reward is better, they would have never lived as they did).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Harut, Marut and the science of sorcery: “in short, the Jews abandoned the knowledge of their religion and their scripture and became followers of the science of sorcery. Sorcery spread among people in two ways.

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