What is the Holy Land mentioned in Surat Al-Ma'idah (verse 21), and what are its boundaries? And does "Allah has ordained for you" mean that He has granted it to you? And is this grant permanent or temporary?
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The exegetes differed in defining the Holy Land. Some said it was the land of Sham (Greater Syria), others said Jericho, or Egypt, or the area between El-Arish and the Euphrates. However, what scholars have authenticated is that it is Jerusalem. The meaning of "God has prescribed for you" (كتب الله لكم) is that He has apportioned it for you or decreed in the Preserved Tablet that it shall be your dwelling. This promise is conditioned upon their faith and obedience.
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