Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Al-Baqarah 2:64

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:64

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ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ

Then you turned away after that. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.

ثم توليتم من بعد ذلك فلوﻻ فضل الله

Then after that you turned away. Had it not been for the grace of Allah, means, "Yet, after the firm pledge that you gave, you still deviated and broke your pledge'';

فلوﻻ فضل الله عليكم ورحمته

Had it not been for the grace and mercy of Allah upon you, meaning, by forgiving you and by sending the Prophets and Messengers to you.

لكنتم من الخاسرين

Indeed you would have been among the losers. meaning, in this life and the Hereafter due to their breach of the covenant

Tafsir of Al-Baqarah 2:64

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