Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:102 — translation and meaning
المائدة · Verse 102 / 120 · Page 124
قَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحُوا بِهَا كَافِرِينَ
Word by Word
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
سَأَلَهَا
sa-alaha
asked them
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
a people
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَصْبَحُوا
asbahu
they became
بِهَا
biha
thereby
كَافِرِينَ
kafirina
disbelievers
Transliteration
Qad sa alahaa qawmum min qablikum summa asbahoo bihaa kaafireen
Translation
A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
A nation before you had asked about things not initially revealed to them. When they were then commanded to do them, they did not carry out the order; and became disbelievers as a result.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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