The Table Spread
5. Al-Mā'idah
المائدة
al-Mā’idah (The Table)
ٱلْمَائِدَة
5:70
لَقَدْ
أَخَذْنَا
مِيثَاقَ
بَنِي
إِسْرَائِيلَ
وَأَرْسَلْنَا
إِلَيْهِمْ
رُسُلًا
كُلَّمَا
جَاءَهُمْ
رَسُولٌ
بِمَا
لَا
تَهْوَى
أَنفُسُهُمْ
فَرِيقًا
كَذَّبُوا
وَفَرِيقًا
يَقْتُلُونَ
la-qad ʾakhadhnā mīthāqa banī ʾisrāʾīla wa-ʾarsalnā ʾilayhim rusulan kullamā jāʾahum rasūlun bi-mā lā tahwā ʾanfusuhum farīqan kadhdhabū wa-farīqan yaqtulūna
We made a covenant with the Israelites and sent Messengers to them. Whenever a Messenger came to them with a message which did not suit their desires, they would reject some of the Messengers and kill others.
