Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:78
سُورَةُ المَائـِدَةِ · Medinan · Verse 78 of 120
لُعِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِ دَاوُۥدَ وَعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا۟ وَّكَانُوا۟ يَعْتَدُونَ
Translation
Those Children of Israel who defied [God] were rejected through the words of David, and Jesus, son of Mary, because they disobeyed, they persistently overstepped the limits,
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:78 is discussed in 16 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah)
- Illiteracy (Ummiyyah)
- Security (Amn)
- Mercy (Rahmah)
- Empowerment (Tamkin)
- Blind Following (Taqlid)
- Prophet David (Dawud)
- Anger (Ghadab)
- Extremism (Ghuluww)
- Abominations (Fawahish)
- The Tongue (Lisan)
- Curse (La'n)
- Loyalty (Wala')
- Jews (Yahud)
- Modesty (Iffah)
- Jewish Expeditions (Ghazawat Ma'a al-Yahud)
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