The Holy Quran 5:60 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ مَن لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقِرَدَةَ وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

Translation

Say, "(If you dislike us,) Shall I inform you of someone deserving worse punishment from Allaah? (They are) The ones whom Allaah has cursed, is angry with, some of whom He has transformed into monkeys and pigs and (those) who worship the Shaytaan (by doing whatever he directs). These people are in the worst of positions (heading towards Jahannam) and have strayed the most from the right (straight) path." (The people being referred to here are the Jews.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Jews are those who have earned [Allah’s] wrath and are accursed: that is, if in your view the greatest crime and the greatest fault of the Muslims is that they stand firm on belief in Allah and sincerely affirm the truth of everything that has been sent down from Allah at any time, and it is for this reason that you make them the target of taunts and…

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