The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 232
CH. 59 AL-HASHR PT. 28 لَبِنْ أُخْرِجُوا لَا يَخْرُجُونَ مَعَهُم 13. If they are turned out, they will never go out with them; وَلَبِنْ قُوتِلُوا لَا يَنْصُرُونَهُمْ ۚ وَلَبِنْ and if they are fought against they will never help them. And even if they help them, they will assuredly turn their backs;" and then they shall not be helped. 4199 نَّصَرُوهُمْ لَيُوَتُنَّ الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ fear of you in their hearts than of Allah. That is because they are a people who are devoid of all reason. لَاَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ رَهْبَةً فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِّنَ Of a truth, they have greater. 14 اللهِ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ لَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ جَمِيعًا إِلَّا فِي قُرَى مُّحَصَّنَةٍ أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ جُدُرٍ بَأْسُهُمْ Their بَيْنَهُمْ شَدِيدٌ تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُم شَتَّى ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمُ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ 15. They will not fight you in a body except in fortified towns or from behind walls. fighting among themselves is severe. Thou thinkest them to be united, but their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who have no sense. " 4200 a3:112. b4:78. 4199. Commentary: This verse, like vv. 15-16 below, is a sad commentary on the infidelity of the hypocrites. When the hour arrived for the Jews to be deservedly punished for their evil designs and deeds, the hypocrites of Medina did not raise a finger in their support. "And," says the verse, "if they had summoned up courage enough to come to the help of the Jews, they certainly would have suffered a most crushing and ignominious defeat. " 3128 4200. Commentary: The verse means that disbelievers- the Jews and the particularly -seem to hypocrites of Medina- present a false facade of unity against Islam, but as they have no common cause to fight for, and as their interests are diverse and divergent, there can possibly exist no real unity among them. There were three parties in Arabia who appeared to be united against the Islamic State-the Jews, the hypocrites of Medina and the pagan Quraish of Mecca. The Quraish