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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Have you not considered those who were given a portion of the Book, who believe in the false and the taghut?” (An-Nisa 51)?

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Question:
The questioner says: What is the connection of the first verse, which is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in superstition and false objects of worshipأَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ
[An-Nisa 4:51]
, to the translation?

Answer:
That there will be among this Ummah (Muslim community) those who believe in the false and the taghut by way of imitating the Jews and the Christians. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير قوله تعالى ﴿ألم تر إلى الّذين أوتوا نصيبا من الكتاب يؤمنون بالجبت والطّاغوت﴾النساء51؟ — youtube.com

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