The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 109
PT. 4 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 هَانْتُمْ أُولَاء تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ Behold, you are those who. 120 love them, but they love you وَتُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْكِتَبِ كُلِّهِ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ not. And you believe in all the قَالُوا أَمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُوْا عَلَيْكُمُ ,Book. When they meet you they say, 'We believe;' but when الْاَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ قُل مُوتُوا بِغَيْكُمْ they are alone, they bite their اِنَّ اللهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ finger-tips at you for rage. Say, 'Perish in your rage. Surely, Allah knows well what is hidden in your breasts. '404 you, it grieves them; and if an إِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِنْ If anything good befall. 121 يَفْرَحُوْابِهَا تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةً تَفْرَحُوْا بِهَا وَإِنْ evil befall you, they rejoice تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِنَّ اللهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطَن ,not harm you at all; surely thereat. But if you be steadfast and righteous, their designs will Allah encompasses all that they do. 405 "2:15, 77; 5:62. 9:50. Obviously, this verse refers to avoiding such non-Muslims only as are at war with Muslims or such as seek to injure Islam in any other way. It does not require Muslims to have absolutely no relations with any non- Muslim. Elsewhere, the Quran says: Allah forbids you not respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion and who have not driven you out from your homes, that you be kind to them and deal equitably with them. Surely Allah loves those who are equitable (60:9). 404. Commentary: As borne out by the context, words like "and they do not believe in all the Book" must be taken to be 549 understood after the words, you believe in all the Book. The words, perish in your rage, have been addressed to such Jews as are the enemies of Islam and seek to destroy it. The words are meant as a rebuke. When every effort has been made to reform them, and they would not listen, then they should suffer the consequence of their blind hostility. 405. Commentary: The enemies of Islam, both open and secret, are grieved to see the success of believers and try to minimize it. But when Muslims meet with some failure, they rejoice and try to exaggerate it. Their object is to dishearten and discourage believers.