The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 353
PT. 6 AL-MA'IDAH CH. 5 وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمُ إِلَى الصَّلوةِ اتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوا And who, when you call. 59 people to Prayer, take it as jest and sport. That is because they are a people who do not understand. 689 وَلَعِبًا ذُلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمُ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ قُلْ يَاهْلَ الْكِتُبِ هَلْ تَنْقِمُوْنَ مِنَّا إِلَّا !Say, “O People of the Book. 60 do you find fault with us اَنْ آمَنَّا بِاللهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنْزِلَ because we believe in Allah and ป مِنْ قَبْلُ وَاَنَّ اَكْثَرَكُمْ فَسِقُوْنَ what has been sent down to us and what was sent down previously? Or is it because most of you are disobedient to God?'690 a7:127; 60:2. 689. Commentary: The verse cites an instance of how the People of the Book and idolaters made a jest of the religion of Islam. 690. Important Words: As (do you?) is an interrogative particle which, when followed by (except or but), may be translated in the form of a negative statement. Thus the words is may also be rendered as, "you do not find fault with us but because we believe". Sometimes it is used in the sense of (verily) to express a positive his. means, what fault do you find with us, or what blame do you bring against us while we have committed no offence? (Aqrab). See also 3:5. Commentary: The verse drives home to Jews and Christians their folly in persecuting Muslims and finding fault with them. It seems, in effect, to say to them that the only offence which has made Muslims deserving of their persecution and criticism is that they believe in all the Prophets and all the Books of God; while before the advent of Islam they disbelieved in |. . هل اتى على الانسان حين من الدهر statement as Surely, there has come upon man a period of time, etc. (you find fault with) is formed from They say i. e. he punished or exacted vengeance on him. means, he criticized him, found fault with him and severely disliked him for such an evil deed of 793 all these things. A Muslim not only believes in the Holy Prophet and the Quran but also in Moses and Jesus and all other Prophets, and looks upon what was revealed to each one of them as of Divine origin. Thus, the verse administers a subtle but very effective rebuke to Christians and