فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَأْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَٰذَا ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهُ يَأْخُذُوهُ أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِم مِّيثَٰقُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُوا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا مَا فِيهِ وَٱلدَّارُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities<sup foot_note=227819>1</sup> of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it<sup foot_note=227821>2</sup> comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] taken from them that they would not say about Allāh except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allāh, so will you not use reason?— 20
Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), Ayah 169 — 7:169
7. Surah Al-A'raaf
The Heights
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