The Guiding Light — Page 170
S u rah al-Baqarah, Verses 9-17 170 circumstances require. The Holy Prophet sa was ever watchful of this class. I ω r & ö Ν ß γ ‾ Ρ Î ) ã Ν è δ t βρ ß ‰ Å ¡ ø ß ϑ ø 9 $ # Å 3≈ s 9 u ρ ā ω t βρ á ã è ô ± o „ ∩∪ [2:13] Beware! it is surely they who create disorder, but they do not perceive it. Commentary In the last verse the hypocrites insinuated that it was not they but the main body of Muslims who caused disorder. The reply to this insinuation is given in the present verse in the emphatic words, Beware! It is surely they who create disorder. The last words of the verse signify that the hypocrites lack the faculty of insight. If, instead of fabricating a defence for their duplicity, they had tried only to study their own mind, they could have easily perceived that it was not the desire of peace or reform but cowardice and jealousy that prompted their loathsome conduct.