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17h ago

Salaam everyone! I had a question about Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 61.

So the ayah talks about how the Children of Israel were punished because they disbelieved in Allah and killed the prophets. That's true, but the context here is about them asking Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) for vegetables and other foods from the land. From what I know, by the time of Musa (as), they hadn't actually killed any prophets yet, right? So it feels like they're being punished for something they didn't do at that time. Can anyone help explain this? JazakAllah khair!

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17h ago

Yeah, context is key. The punishment was for the ingratitude and arrogance they were showing right then.

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15h ago

Allah's knowledge is all-encompassing. Their hearts were already set on that path.

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14h ago

I’ve wondered that too.

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14h ago

Good point. Maybe the verse is referring to their overall pattern of disobedience, not a single past act.

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14h ago

Scholars say it's about their persistent transgression and future actions known to Allah. The divine timeline is different. Check Tafsir ibn Kathir.

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13h ago

Deep question. Makes you think.

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