Tafsir for verse: 42:16
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُحَآجُّونَ فِي ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ٱسۡتُجِيبَ لَهُۥ حُجَّتُهُمۡ دَاحِضَةٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَعَلَيۡهِمۡ غَضَبٞ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ شَدِيدٌ ١٦ ﴿16﴾
16Those who argue about Allah after He has been responded to, their argument is void in the sight of their Lord, and upon them is wrath, and for them is a severe punishment.
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Commentary
They argue about Allah and dispute in His religion after the people responded to Him and entered into Islam. They seek to turn them back to the religion of ignorance, as His saying, 'Many of the People of the Book wish to turn you back after your faith to disbelievers.' The Jews and Christians would say to the believers: 'Our Book is before your Book, and our Prophet is before your Prophet, and we are better than you and more deserving of the truth.' It is said that this is after Allah responded to His Messenger and supported him on the Day of Badr and made the religion of Islam manifest, which is a falsehood that has been removed.
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