Rejection due to Envy

3. Sura al-Imran

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ ...

3: 19. The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His will):

...وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوْتُواْ الْكِتَابَ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ...

nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them.

C359. Baghyan:

- through envy,

- through selfish contumacy or obstinacy,

- through sheer contrary-mindedness, or desire to resist or rebel.

Cf. 2:90, and 2:213.

...وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللّهِ فَإِنَّ اللّهِ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ﴿١٩﴾

But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.

Pickthall’s Version:

3: 19

Pickthall Lo! religion with Allah (is) The Surrender (to His will and guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.

Transliteration Innad dina 'indalla_hil isla_m(u), wa makhtalafal lazina u_tul kita_ba illa_ mim ba'di ma_ ja_'ahumul 'ilmu bagyam bainahum, wa may yakfur bi a_ya_tilla_hi fa innalla_ha sari'ul hisa_b(i).

[ Ali’s note - 359 Bagyan: through envy, through selfish contumacy or obstinacy, through sheer contrary-mindedness, or desire to resist or rebel. Cf. ii. 90, and ii. 213. (3.19) ]