The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

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PT. 6 AL-MA'IDAH CH. 5 وَحَسِبُوا أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا And they thought there. 72 would be no punishment, so وَصَمُوا ثُمَّ تَابَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُوا they became blind and deaf But وَصَمُّوا كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَاللهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا Allah turned to them in mercy يَعْمَلُونَ yet again many of them became blind and deaf; and Allah is Watchful of what they do. 702 لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِيْنَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ Indeed, “they are disbelievers. 73 ط. who say, “Surely, Allah is none ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقَالَ الْمَسِيحُ يُبَنِي but the Messiah, son of Mary إسْرَاعِيلَ اعْبُدُوا اللهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ whereas the Messiah himself said, 'O children of Israel, مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ worship Allah Who is my Lord وَمَأْوِيةُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّلِمِينَ مِنْ associates partners with Allah انْصَارِ resort. And the wrongdoers لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِيْنَ قَالُوا اِنَّ اللهَ ثَالِثُ They are surely disbelievers. 74 and your Lord. ' Surely, whoso him has Allah forbidden Heaven, and the Fire will be his shall have no helpers. 703 who say, 'Allah is one of the a4:172; 5:18; 9:30. b5:118; 19:37. º4:172. 702. Important Words: punishment) is the) فتنه noun- infinitive from and means a sin; an act of disobedience for which one deserves punishment; punishment itself; disgrace, shame or ignominy, etc. (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:192 & 4:92. Commentary: Misery and affliction continued to dog their footsteps till God turned to them in mercy by raising the Holy Prophet that they might believe in him and escape Divine punishment; but they also rejected him and thus lost their spiritual sight and hearing. 703. Commentary: That Jesus taught the Israelites to The Jews thought that their worship God alone is apparent even rejection of, and opposition to, the from the Gospels in their present Prophets would bring no punishment | distorted form (e. g. Matt. 4:10; Luke upon them. But they were mistaken. | 4:8). Also see 5:18. 801