Condemned

You see many of them rushing toward sin, aggression, and consuming unlawful wealth. How vile is what they do!

5:62And thou seest many of them vying one with another in sin and transgression and their devouring of illicit gain. Verily evil is what they do.

Why do their scholars and religious leaders not forbid them from speaking falsely and consuming what is forbidden? Their actions are truly corrupt.

5:63Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid their evil-speaking and their devouring of illicit gain? Verily evil is their handiwork.

The Jews say, “Allah’s hand is tied.” May their own hands be bound! Rather, His hands are open wide, granting as He wills. Yet their rebellion only increases. We have placed enmity among them until the Day of Judgment. Whenever they ignite the fire of war, Allah extinguishes it. They spread corruption.

5:64The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will. That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as they light a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. Their effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loveth not corrupters.

Allah has heard the words of those who said, ‘Allah is poor while we are rich.’ We will record their words and their unjust killing of the prophets, and We will say, ‘Taste the torment of the Fire.’

3:181Verily Allah heard the saying of those who said, (when asked for contributions to the war): "Allah, forsooth, is poor, and we are rich!" We shall record their saying with their slaying of the prophets wrongfully and We shall say: Taste ye the punishment of burning!

If the People of the Book had believed and been mindful, We would have erased their sins and led them to gardens of bliss.

5:65If only the People of the Scripture would believe and ward off (evil), surely We should remit their sins from them and surely We should bring them into Gardens of Delight.

Some among them are upright, but many act wickedly.

5:66If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them there are people who are moderate, but many of them are of evil conduct.

Yet their rebellion only increases. But do not grieve over the disbelievers.

5:68Say O People of the Scripture! Ye have naught (of guidance) till ye observe the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto you from your Lord. That which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them. But grieve not for the disbelieving folk.