The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 170
The second main topic dealt with in this chapter is that of hypocrisy. As in the latter days Christianity was to gain worldwide predominance and a large number of Muslims were to live under Christian governments and, as a result of their subservience to Christian rulers and their fear of Christian criticism of Islam, they were to adopt a hypocritical attitude towards their own faith, the subject of hypocrisy has been particularly treated in this chapter along with that of women, and light is thrown on the depths to which a hypocrite sinks spiritually and temporally. Pointed reference has also been made to the ultimate success of Islam, when shame and abasement will seize these weak-hearted and hypocritical Muslims who feared men more than their Creator. Towards the end of the Surah a somewhat detailed mention is made of the crucifixion of Jesus, and it is declared that the religious predominance of Christianity is due to the belief that Jesus is not dead but living. This belief is shown to be utterly unfounded because as Jesus is proved not to have died on the cross, but to have died a natural death, the question of his resurrection simply does not arise. In the concluding verses of this Sūrah, it is declared that this false doctrine will in the end be obliterated and the doctrine of the Oneness of God will reign supreme in the world. 610