The Holy Quran 6:146 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَٱلْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ أَوِ ٱلْحَوَايَآ أَوْ مَا ٱخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَـٰهُم بِبَغْيِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ

Translation

We forbade every clawed animal (animals with undivided feet) for the Jews (to eat). From among cattle and goats, We forbade for them the fat of the two, excluding what (fat) is carried by the back, the entrails and what is attached to the bones. This was the punishment We gave them for their rebellion (their insolence and haughtiness). We are undoubtedly truthful (in the information We give and in the promises We make).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Stringent rulings as a punishment for the Jews: “that is, the real prohibition lies in the things mentioned above; however, for a temporary benefit, certain things had earlier been forbidden temporarily to certain peoples. For example, to the Jews, as a punishment for their wickedness, every animal with a ‘nail’ (hoof)

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