their descendants who inherited the book gained worthless things from the worldly life saying we shall be forgiven . they would have even doubled such gains if they could have received more. did they not make a covenant in the book not to speak any thing other than the truth about god and to study its contents well? the life hereafter is much better for the pious ones. will you not then think?
فخلف من بعدهم خلف ورثوا الكتاب يأخذون عرض هذا الأدنى ويقولون سيغفر لنا وإن يأتهم عرض مثله يأخذوه ألم يؤخذ عليهم ميثاق الكتاب أن لا يقولوا على الله إلا الحق ودرسوا ما فيه والدار الآخرة خير للذين يتقون أفلا تعقلون