The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 739
PT. 10 AT-TAUBAH turn away, Allah will punish them with a grievous punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they shall have neither friend nor helper in the earth. 1228 75. And among them there are those who made a covenant CH. 9 وَلَا نَصِيرٍ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ عُهَدَ اللَّهَ لَبِنْ أَتْنَا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ with Allah, saying, If He give الصَّلِحِينَ us of His bounty, we would most surely give alms and be of the virtuous. '1229 فَلَمَّا أَتُهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ بَخِلُوا بِهِ وَتَوَلَّوْا But when He gave them of. 76 وَهُمْ مُّعْرِضُونَ ) His bounty, they became niggardly of it, and they turned away in aversion. فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ نِفَاقَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ So He requited them with. 77 hypocrisy which shall last in يَلْقَوْنَهُ بِمَا اَخْلَفُوا اللهَ مَا وَعَدُوهُ their hearts until the day when demeanour but simply strictness of when he found that by giving his attitude and treatment. 1228. Commentary: The words, They swear by Allah that they said nothing, also show that the preceding verse refers not to disbelievers and hypocrites jointly, but only to hypocrites. As the verse points out, some of the disbelievers who later turned hypocrites were not insincere in the beginning; but as time went on and Islam made progress, they gradually drifted into disbelief and hypocrisy. For instance, 'Abdullah bin Ubayy, who afterwards became leader of the hypocrites, was at first a believer. But 1179 allegiance to the Holy Prophet his own prestige and importance had declined, he turned hostile and began to plot against Islam. The expression, because Allah and His Messenger had enriched them out of His bounty, means that with the advent of the Holy Prophet to Medina, the prosperity of the town very much increased, its trade thrived and its inhabitants grew rich. 1229. Commentary: The verse refers to the time when some of the men who later turned hypocrites retained some sincerity of faith. See the following verse.