The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 168
CH. 2 AL-BAQARAH PT. 1 ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذلِكَ فَهِيَ Then your hearts became. 75 كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً وَإِنَّ مِنَ ;were like stones or harder still الْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الْأَنْهرُ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ الْمَاءُ وَإِنَّ hardened after that, till they for of stones indeed there are some out of which gush forth streams, and of them there are some out of which flows water مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللهِ وَمَا اللهُ when they cleave asunder. And بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ. indeed of them there are some that humble themselves for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unmindful of what you do. 81 "5:14; 6:44; 57:17. attempted murder of Jesus by the Jews (for which see Part I of the Quran published by Anjuman Taraqqi Islam, Qadian, in 1916), but recent research strongly supports the above explanation. It may also be noted that the interpretation put on this verse by some commentators that a physically dead person was restored to life is quite erroneous, being unsupported by the context of the verse as well as the authentic teaching of Islam. It is a mere legend which has no foundation in fact. 81. Important Words: (cleave asunder) which is originally is derived from meaning, he cut it open or he clove it. means, it clove or broke asunder (Aqrab). Commentary: The murder of the innocent Muslim referred to in the preceding verses sealed the fate of the Medinite Jews 168 who thereafter became more and more hardened, their hearts becoming like stones or even worse. and The verse goes on to say that even lifeless things like stones are useful, but the Jews, although rational beings possessing understanding descended from holy men, have become so hardened as virtually to become worse than stones. Stones have functions to perform; but as they possess no volition, their work can bring them no reward. Deeds are in fact of two kinds, firstly those which are performed through volition or exercise of will, and secondly those which are performed not through volition but under some natural law. According to Islam, it is only the deeds of the former class that bring reward; but the deeds of the latter class, though unable to bring a reward, are also sometimes useful. Most of the Jews, however, had become so depraved that, far from