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PT. 5 purifies whomsoever AN-NISA' He pleases, and "they will not be wronged a whit. 524 CH. 4 أنْظُرْ كَيْفَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللهِ Behold, how they forge a. 51 lie against Allah! And sufficient is that as a manifest sin. 525 R. 8. V الْكَذِبَ وَكَفَى بِهِ إِثْمًا مُّبِيْنَان الَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ Dost thou not know of those. 52 who were given a portion of the Book? They believe in evil الْكِتُبِ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْدَى things and follow those who مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَبِيلًا transgress, and they say of the disbelievers, ‘These are better guided in religion than those who believe. '526 a4:78, 125; 17:72. b5:104; 10:70; 16:117. 524. Important Words: (a whit) is derived from J. They say as i. e. he twisted it, as one twists a rope or a wick. One would i. e. a man firm orجل محكم الفتل say compact, in respect of make, as though firmly twisted. means: (1) a twisted rope; (2) a small thread in the cleft of a date-stone; also the fine thread of dirt formed between two fingers or the palms of two hands when they are rubbed together; hence a thing of no worth or significance. They say meaning, I do not or cannot avail or profit thee a whit (Lane). Commentary: What led the Jews to shirk, or associating partners with God, was the erroneous idea that they were no quite pure and needed more Divine Reformers. Present-day Muslims, too, have fallen victim to similar deceptive notions. When a people become impure from the religious point of view, it is only God Who can bring about their reform by raising divinely inspired Reformers. 525. Commentary: It was tantamount to forging a lie on the part of the Jews to say that God would raise no more Prophets because they needed none. If the people had become corrupt, a Prophet was sure to appear, and he did appear in the person of the Holy Prophet of Islam. 526. Important Words: (evil things) means: (1) an idol or idols; or the name of a certain idol 659