Surah An-Nisa' 4:160
ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ
For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allah many [people],
Tafsir of An-Nisa' 4:160
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Verse range: 4:160
Mentioned earlier through several verses were the wrongdoings of Jews and the punishment they would get for doing so. The present verses talk about some other vices of theirs and mention yet another kind of punishment as well. This punishment will, obviously, visit them on the Day of Judgment. But, right here in this present world, the outcome will be that they will find many things already lawful for
them made unlawful as a measure of punishment.
Commentary
In the Shari` ah brought by the Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustafa (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) there are some things too, known as Haram or unlawful, but these were forbidden because of one or the other phys¬ical or spiritual harm they bring. This was contrary to what happened with the Jews - the good things forbidden to them had no physical or spiritual harm in them, instead, these were forbidden to them as the punishment of their acts of transgression and disobedience.