The Holy Quran 40:83 — Surah Ghafir

Arabic text

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Translation

When their Rusul brought the clear signs to them, they became arrogant (proud) on account of the (mundane) knowledge they had, and that which they mocked (Allaah's punishment) enveloped them.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Take a lesson from the destruction of earlier nations: that is, they kept exulting in the knowledge they had of the means of livelihood and material progress, and in the false beliefs on which they had set their hearts. And they regarded the knowledge and guidance of the prophets ﵈ as worthless and kept mocking them.

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