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وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ كِتَـٰبَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Walamm a j a ahum rasoolun min AAindi All a hi mu s addiqun lim a maAAahum naba th a fareequn mina alla th eena ootoo alkit a ba kit a ba All a hi war a a th uhoorihim kaannahum l a yaAAlamoon a

And [even now,] when there has come unto them an apostle from God, confirming the truth already in their possession, some of those who were granted revelation aforetime cast the divine writ behind their backs as though unaware [of what it says],⁸¹

- Mohammad Asad

Whenever there came to them a Rasool from Allah confirming their own Holy Book, a group from those to whom the Holy book were given cast off the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they knew nothing about it,

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, when a messenger from Allah has come to them- confirming their own Scriptures- some of the People of the Book cast the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming that which they possess, a party of those who have received the Scripture fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they knew not,

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And when came to them an Apostle from Allah confirming what was with them a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs as if (it had been something) they did not know! ¹⁰²

Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 101

And [even now,] when there has come unto them an apostle from God, confirming the truth already in their possession, some of those who were granted revelation aforetime cast the divine writ behind their backs as though unaware [of what it says],⁸¹

- Mohammad Asad

Whenever there came to them a Rasool from Allah confirming their own Holy Book, a group from those to whom the Holy book were given cast off the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they knew nothing about it,

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, when a messenger from Allah has come to them- confirming their own Scriptures- some of the People of the Book cast the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming that which they possess, a party of those who have received the Scripture fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they knew not,

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And when came to them an Apostle from Allah confirming what was with them a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs as if (it had been something) they did not know! ¹⁰²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 101

And [even now,] when there has come unto them an apostle from God, confirming the truth already in their possession, some of those who were granted revelation aforetime cast the divine writ behind their backs as though unaware [of what it says],81

- Mohammad Asad

Whenever there came to them a Rasool from Allah confirming their own Holy Book, a group from those to whom the Holy book were given cast off the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they knew nothing about it,

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, when a messenger from Allah has come to them- confirming their own Scriptures- some of the People of the Book cast the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming that which they possess, a party of those who have received the Scripture fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they knew not,

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And when came to them an Apostle from Allah confirming what was with them a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs as if (it had been something) they did not know! 102

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

And [even now,] when there has come unto them an apostle from God, confirming the truth already in their possession, some of those who were granted revelation aforetime cast the divine writ behind their backs as though unaware [of what it says],⁸¹

And when came to them an Apostle from Allah confirming what was with them a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs as if (it had been something) they did not know! ¹⁰²