The Holy Quran 5:24 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَآ أَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ فَٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَـٰتِلَآ إِنَّا هَـٰهُنَا قَـٰعِدُونَ

Translation

They (the others) said, "O Moosa, we shall never enter it (the city) as long as they are present there. So you and your Rabb both go ahead and fight. We shall remain sitting here."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

These are the words of the people who claimed: نَحْنُ اَبْنٰٓؤُا اللّٰهِ وَاَحِبَّآؤُهٗ (“We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones”). Yet, given their persistent rebelliousness and transgression, these insolent words are not at all surprising.

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