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Verse 146 of Sura al-Baqara
Verse's Information
Suraal-Baqara (Qur'an 2)
Verse146
Juz'2
Content Information
Cause of
Revelation		The characteristics of Prophet Muhammad (s) in previous scriptures and their concealment by the scholars of the People of the Book
Place of
Revelation		Medina
TopicTheological
AboutThose who conceal the characteristics of the Prophet (s)


Qur'an 2:146 addresses the People of the Book's recognition of the personal attributes and Sunna of Prophet Muhammad (s). It asserts that despite deriving this knowledge from their own celestial scriptures, they actively concealed it. The verse draws a powerful analogy, comparing the clarity of their recognition of Prophet Muhammad (s) to a father's immediate recognition of his own son.[1] Exegetically, some scholars interpret this verse as a parenthetical clause inserted between the preceding and succeeding verses,[2] whereas others view it as a direct continuation of the preceding context.[3]

Exegetes note that the Qur'an frequently references the anticipation of the People of the Book for the advent of the Prophet (s).[4] For instance, Qur'an 48:29 indicates that they were informed not only of the Prophet's (s) characteristics but also of the specific traits of his companions and the society he was destined to establish.[5]

It is narrated on the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (a) that this verse was revealed regarding the Jews and Christians. As God had explicitly detailed the attributes of the Prophet of Islam (s), his companions, and his Hijra in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms, the scholars of the People of the Book immediately recognized these signs upon his appointment.[6] Consequently, exegetes argue that it was impossible for them to mistake the Prophet (s) for another, just as a father would not mistake his own son.[7] Moreover, certain narrations suggest that the People of the Book possessed knowledge regarding the guardianship of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).[8] However, factors such as ignorant prejudice, caprice, envy, rebellion, and attachment to worldly life compelled their scholars to conceal this truth.[9] In contrast, the laity, lacking access to the scriptures, denied the truth out of simple ignorance.[10]

The Qur'an's attribution of this concealment to a specific faction, rather than the entirety of the People of the Book, has been a subject of exegetical discourse. Citing the phrase "a part of them indeed conceal the truth," some scholars argue that this reflects the necessity of fairness, even when passing judgment on adversaries; the Holy Qur'an is careful not to ascribe the suppression of truth to the entire community of the People of the Book.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Tafsīr-i Tasnīm, 1388 Sh, vol. 7, p. 431.
  2. ↑ Ibn ʿĀshūr, Al-Taḥrīr wa al-tanwīr, 1420 AH, vol. 2, p. 39.
  3. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Tafsīr-i Tasnīm, 1388 Sh, vol. 7, p. 433.
  4. ↑ Qarāʾatī, Tafsīr-i nūr, 1383 Sh, vol. 1, p. 227.
  5. ↑ Qarāʾatī, Tafsīr-i nūr, 1383 Sh, vol. 1, p. 227.
  6. ↑ Al-Baḥrānī, Al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, 1415 AH, vol. 1, p. 346.
  7. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Tafsīr-i Tasnīm, 1388 Sh, vol. 7, p. 435.
  8. ↑ Al-Kulaynī, Al-Kāfī, 1401 AH, vol. 2, pp. 281-284.
  9. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Tafsīr-i Tasnīm, 1388 Sh, vol. 7, pp. 431–436.
  10. ↑ Ṭayyib, Aṭyab al-bayān, 1378 Sh, vol. 2, p. 241.
  11. ↑ Qarāʾatī, Tafsīr-i nūr, 1383 Sh, vol. 1, p. 227.

References

  • Al-Baḥrānī, Hāshim b. Sulaymān. Al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān. Tehran: Muʾassasat al-Biʿtha, 1415 AH.
  • Ibn ʿĀshūr, Muḥammad al-Ṭāhir. Al-Taḥrīr wa al-tanwīr. Beirut: Muʾassasat al-Tārīkh al-ʿArabī, 1st ed., 1420 AH.
  • Jawādī Āmulī, ʿAbd Allāh. Tafsīr-i Tasnīm. Qom: Isrāʾ, 1388 Sh.
  • Al-Kulaynī, Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb. Al-Kāfī. Edited by ʿAlī Akbar Ghaffārī. Beirut: Dār Ṣaʿb and Dār al-Taʿāruf, 4th ed., 1401 AH.
  • Qarāʾatī, Muḥsin. Tafsīr-i nūr. Tehran: Markaz-i Farhangī-yi Darshā-yi az Qurʾān, 11th ed., 1383 Sh.
  • Ṭayyib, Sayyid ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn. Aṭyab al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān. Tehran: Islām, 2nd ed., 1378 Sh.
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