The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 73
PT. 3 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَلِيمٌ بِالْمُفْسِدِينَ But if they turn away, then. 64 remember that Allah knows the mischief-makers well. 352 R. 7. قُلْ يَا هُلَ الْكِتُبِ تَعَالَوْا إِلى كَلِمَةٍ !Say, “O People of the Book. 65 سَوَائِم بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا come to a word equal between us and you that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوا and that some of us take not فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُوْنَ others for Lords beside Allah. ' But if they turn away, then say, 'Bear witness that we have submitted to God. '353 Commentary: a9:31. Allah knows the mischief-makers well, embodies a solemn warning. God being All-Knowing, each and every act of the wrongdoers is known to Him and He will judge them accordingly. 353. Important Words: رب Lords) is the plural of) اربابا This verse partially repeats the sense of verse 3:61 above in order to impress upon the reader that the discomfiture of the Christian deputation in the challenge of aloto mentioned in 3:62 sets the seal upon the conclusion that Islam has truly triumphed over Christianity, and that there is no god but Allah Who, being "Mighty and Wise", needs no son or helper. As stated in the verse, the facts (Lane & Aqrab). narrated in the above verses constitute "the true account" about Jesus and not impossible things which his followers out of excessive love, or his enemies out of inveterate hatred, have attributed to him. 352. Commentary: (Lord) for which see 1:2. → means, lord, master or owner; a chief or ruler to whom obedience is rendered; one who fosters, brings up, or nourishes Commentary: some This verse is wrongly considered by to provide a basis for a compromise between Islam on the one hand and Christianity and Judaism on the other. It is argued that if these faiths become united in the The clause, then remember that doctrine of the Oneness of God, the 513