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CH. 5 AL-MĀ'IDAH PT. 6 ضَلُّوا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَأَضَلُّوْا كَثِيرًا وَضَلُّوا unjustly, nor follow the evil inclinations of a people who went astray before and caused many to go astray, and who have strayed away from the right path. '708 R. 11. عَنْ سَوَاءِ السَّبِيْلِ لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَاءِ يْلَ عَلَى Those amongst the children. 79 of Israel who disbelieved were لِسَانِ دَاوُدَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا cursed by the tongue of David عَصَوْا وَّ كَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ and of Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and used to transgress. 709 708. Commentary: 3:87, 88; 4:48. غير The words (and say not or speak not) may be taken to be understood before the words (which have been translated in the text as "unjustly" but which also mean an untruth), for it is the false doctrines of Christians that, more than their actions, have contributed to the corruption of their faith and their spiritual degradation. In this case, the verse would read thus: "Say, O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in the matter of your religion and speak not an untruth. " own doctrines as made them acceptable to the heathen nations with whom they came in contact. Modern research into the sources of Christianity goes to establish the truth of this Quranic statement made more than thirteen hundred years ago (Enc. Bib. , col. 4695 Enc. R. Eth. , vol. ii, p. 143; vol. vii, p. 436). 709. Commentary: Of all the Israelite Prophets, David and Jesus suffered most at the hands of the Jews. Jewish persecution of Jesus culminated in his being hung on the cross, and the hardships and privations to which David was subjected by these ungrateful people are reflected in the deep pathos of his Psalms. From the agony of their hearts did David and Jesus both curse them. The curse of David resulted in the Israelites being smitten by who destroyed The words, nor follow the evil inclinations of a people who went astray before, indicate that the doctrines of Trinity, Atonement and Sonship are really borrowed doctrines. Having borrowed them from the nations that "went astray before", early Christian religious Nebuchadnezzar, leaders made such alterations in their Jerusalem and carried the Israelites 804