Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah while Allah is Witness over what you do?"
اردو — مودودی
کہو، اے اہل کتاب! تم کیوں اللہ کی باتیں ماننے سے انکار کرتے ہو؟ جو حرکتیں تم کر رہے ہو اللہ سب کچھ دیکھ رہا ہے
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Katakanlah: "Hai Ahli Kitab, mengapa kamu ingkari ayat-ayat Allah, padahal Allah Maha menyaksikan apa yang kamu kerjakan?".
Ibn Kathir
Chastising the People of the Book for Their Disbelief and Blocking the Path of Allah
In this Ayah Allah criticizes the disbelieving People of the Book for refusing the truth, rejecting Allah's Ayat and hindering those who seek to believe from His path, although they know that what the Messenger was sent with is the truth from Allah. They learned this from the previous Prophets and honorable Messengers, may Allah's peace and blessings be on them all. They all brought the glad tidings and the good news of the coming of the unlettered, Arab, Hashimi Prophet from Makkah, the master of the Children of Adam, the Final Prophet and the Messenger of the Lord of heavens and earth. Allah has warned the People of the Book against this behavior, stating that He is Witness over what they do, indicating their defiance of the knowledge conveyed to them by the Prophets. They rejected, denied and refused the very Messenger whom they were ordered to convey the glad tidings about his coming. Allah states that He is never unaware of what they do, and He will hold them responsible for their actions, R
يَوْمَ لاَ يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلاَ بَنُونَ
(The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail) 26:88.
المُيَسَّر
قل -أيها الرسول- لأهل الكتاب من اليهود والنصارى: لِمَ تجحدون حجج الله التي دلَّتْ على أن دين الله هو الإسلام، وتنكرون ما في كتبهم من دلائل وبراهين على ذلك، وأنتم تعلمون؟ والله شهيد على صنيعكم. وفي ذلك تهديد ووعيد لهم.