For centuries, the clergy of Christendom discouraged and opposed the reading of the Bible, even being responsible for the death of some who translated it.
وَبِحُلُولِ نِهَايَةِ ذٰلِكَ ٱلْقَرْنِ ،‏ أَصْبَحَ ٱلْكِتَابُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسُ فِي مُتَنَاوَلِ كَثِيرِينَ ،‏ لٰكِنَّهُمُ ٱفْتَقَرُوا إِلَى ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ ٱلدَّقِيقَةِ لِتَعَالِيمِهِ .‏