The Holy Quran 4:51 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا

Translation

Have you not seen those (Jews) who have been given a portion of the Book (the Torah)? They believe in false gods (idols) and falsehood (Shaytaan) and say about those who commit kufr that they are more rightly guided than the Mu'mineen (they say that the Kuffaar are more rightly guided than the Mu'mineen).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

In this verse the mischief and wickedness of the Jews are exposed. The story is this: when the enmity of the Jews towards Muhammad ﷺ grew, they met the idolaters of Makkah and came to an agreement with them, and, needing to win their goodwill, they showed reverence to the idols and said, “Your religion is better than the religion of the Muslims.

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