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PT. 28 كَمَثَلِ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ قَرِيْبًا ذَا قُوْا وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمُ 8 CH. 59 AL-HASHR 16. Their case is like the case of those who have, a short time before them, tasted the evil consequences of their doings. And for them is a painful punishment. 4201 كَمَثَلِ الشَّيْطَنِ إِذْ قَالَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ اكْفُرُ ,Or it is like that of Satan. 17 when he says to man, 'Disbelieve;' but when disbelieves, he says, 'I have E فَلَمَّا كَفَرَ قَالَ إِنِّي بَرِى مِنْكَ إِنِّي he أَخَافُ اللهَ رَبَّ الْعَلَمِينَ nothing to do with thee; I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds. '4202 that they will both be in the فَكَانَ عَاقِبَتَهُمَا أَنَّهُمَا فِي النَّارِ And the end of both will be. 18 خَالِدَيْنِ فِيهَا وَذَلِكَ جَزْوُا الظَّلِمِينَ Fire, abiding therein. Such is يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَلْتَنْظُرُ who believe! fear the reward of the wrongdoers. R. 3. 19. "O bo ye Allah; and let every soul look to "8:49; 14:23. 4:2; 33:71. found in the rising power of Islam a danger to their autocracy, the hypocrites (of whom 'Abdullah bin Ubayy was the leader) to their domination in Medina, and the Jews to their organization and racial superiority. Having no common objective their seeming unity had no real basis and it never materialized in time of danger. 4201. Commentary: The reference in the verse may be to the Quraish of Mecca who sustained an ignominious defeat at Badr or to Banū Qainuqā' who were punished for their mischief and machinations after Badr. They were the first of the three Jewish tribes who broke their pledged word with the Holy Prophet and were banished from Medina one month after the Battle of Badr. They settled in Syria. 4202. Commentary: 3129 The verse mentions one more mark of a hypocrite. When relying upon his seductive promises his victim gets involved in trouble, he leaves him alone, disowning all responsibility for his misfortune.