ONE AYAT A DAY
وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ كِتٰبٌ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْۙ وَكَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُوْنَ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْاۚ فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ مَّا عَرَفُوْا كَفَرُوْا بِهٖ ۖ فَلَعْنَةُ اللّٰهِ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِيْنَ
Wa lammā jā'akum kitābum min ‘indillāhi muṣaddiqul limā ma‘ahum, wa kānū min qablu yastaftiḥūna ‘alal-lażīna kafarū, falammā jā'ahum mā ‘arafū kafarū bih(ī), fala‘natullāhi ‘alal-kāfirīn(a).
And when there came to them a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] from Allāh confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allāh will be upon the disbelievers.
The Jews were awaiting the Prophet's coming, but They disbelieved in Him when He was sentAllah said,وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ(And when there came to them) meaning, the Jews,كِتَـبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ(a Book from Allah) meaning, the Qur'an that Allah sent down to Muhammad,مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ(confirming what is with them) meaning, the Tawrah. Further, Allah said,وَكَانُواْ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ(although aforetime they had invoked Allah (for coming of Muhammad ) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved) meaning, before this Messenger came to them, they used to ask Allah to aid them by his arrival, against their polytheistic enemies in war. They used to say to the polytheists, "A Prophet shall be sent just before the end of this world and we, along with him, shall exterminate you, just as the nations of `Ad and Iram were exterminated." Also, Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Jews used to invoke Allah (for the coming of Muhammad ) in order to gain victory over the Aws and Khazraj, before the Prophet was sent. When Allah sent him to the Arabs, they rejected him and denied what they used to say about him. Hence, Mu`adh bin Jabal and Bishr bin Al-Bara' bin Ma`rur, from Bani Salamah, said to them, `O Jews! Fear Allah and embrace Islam. You used to invoke Allah for the coming of Muhammad when we were still disbelievers and y…