when god made a covenant with the people of the book saying tell the people about it without hiding any part therefrom they threw it behind their backs and sold it for a very small price. what a miserable bargain!
وإذ أخذ الله ميثاق الذين أوتوا الكتاب لتبيننه للناس ولا تكتمونه فنبذوه وراء ظهورهم واشتروا به ثمنا قليلا فبئس ما يشترون