Transliteration:( Aw taqooloo law annaaa unzila 'alainal kitaabu lakunnaaa ahdaa minhum; faqad jaaa'akum baiyinatum mir Rabbikum wa hudanw wa rahmah; faman azlamu mimman kazzaba bi Aayaatil laahi wa sadafa 'anhaa; sanajzil lazeena yasdifoona 'an Aayaatinaa sooo'al 'azaabi bimaa kaanoo yasdifoon )
"Or, lest you say: 'If the Book had been revealed to us, we would surely have been more guided than them.' Indeed, there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord, and guidance and mercy [370]. So, who is more unjust than he who denies the signs of Allah and turns away from them? Soon We will make those who turn away from Our signs taste a severe punishment [371]."
A group of disbelievers claimed superiority over Jews and Christians.
They stated that had the Book been revealed to them, they would’ve followed it better.
But when the Qur’an was indeed revealed to them, they still rejected it, proving their arrogance.
Moral: Overconfidence in intellect without obedience leads to misguidance.
The Qur’an is a manifest sign (Bayyinah) from Allah:
Clear in guidance, universal in message, and full of mercy.
Just as the Prophet ﷺ was sent for all of mankind, the Qur’an is also a global scripture.
Therefore, there is no excuse left for denial or negligence.
The greatest injustice is to deny the clear signs of Allah knowingly.
Such a person harms none but himself and deserves eternal punishment.
"Turning away" includes:
Verbally denying,
Remaining indifferent, or
Refusing to obey despite acknowledging the truth.
To reject the Prophet ﷺ or to withhold acceptance both fall under disbelief.
Even if a person doesn’t call him false, refusal to obey is equally infidel in nature.
Severe punishment may refer to:
Worldly defeats (e.g., Battle of Badr),
Punishment in the grave, or
Torment in the Hereafter.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Anam verse 157 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anam ayat 156 which provides the complete commentary from verse 156 through 157.
(6:157) Nor may you claim that: ‘Had the Book been revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they.’ Surely clear evidence has come to you from your Lord, which is both a guidance and a mercy. Who, then, is more unjust than he who gave the lie to the signs of Allah and turned away from them?[138] And We shall soon requite those who turn away from Our signs with a severe chastisement for having turned away.
138. ‘Signs of Allah’ include the teachings embodied in the Qur’an. They are also manifest in the noble life of the Prophet (peace be on him), and the pure lives of those who believed in him. Tley also include the natural phenomena to which the Qur’an refers in support of its message.
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