The Holy Quran 35:42 — Surah Fatir

Arabic text

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْ إِحْدَى ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ مَّا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا

Translation

They (the Mushrikeen of Makkah) used to take solemn (earnest) oaths by Allaah (when they would see the Jews and Christians disputing) that if a warner (O Nabi) had to come to them, they would (accept his teachings and thereby) become more rightly guided than any nation. However, when the warner (Rasulullaah ﷺ) came to them, it only increased them in animosity (aversion and instead of being rightly guided, they drove themselves further from it).

Tafsir (excerpt) — روح المعاني

أهدى من إحدى الأمم فكان منهم بعد ما كان فأنزل الله تعالى هذه الآية (لئن جاءهم) جاء على المعنى والا فهم قالوا : (جاءنا) وكذا (ليكونن) وإحدى بمعنى واحدة، والظاهر أنها عامة وإن كانت نكرة في الاثبات لاقتضاء المقام العموم، وتعريف) الأمم)

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