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Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 54: meaning and tafsir
وَمَكَرُوا۟ وَمَكَرَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ ٥٤
And [the disbelievers] devised a plan, but Allah also made a plan[22], and Allah is the best of planners.
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[22] The disbelievers among the Children of Israel plotted to kill Jesus (عليه السلام) but Allah saved him and instead facilitated that they seized his look-alike without them realizing it.
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54. The disbelievers from the Israelites plotted to kill Jesus (peace be upon him), so Allah planned to leave them in their misguidance; and He made another person resemble Jesus (peace be upon him) on the occasion when they actually tried to murder him. Allah is the best plotter, because there can be nothing more severe than His plot against His enemies.
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