The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 454
CH. 85 AL-BURŪJ PT. 30 وَهُمْ عَلَى مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ And they were witnesses of. 8 شُهُودة what they did to the believers. 4662 وَمَا نَقَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللهِ And they hated them not but. 9 الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ only because they believed in Allah, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy,4663 10. To Kingdom of the heavens and the b earth; and Allah is Witness over all things. 4664 الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْاَرْضِ Whom belongs the وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدَةٌ اِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنتِ Those who persecute the. 11 believing men and the believing ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ جَهَنَّمَ women and then repent not, for وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ them is surely the punishment of Hell, and for them is the punishment of burning. "5:60; 7:127. 14:3. those enemies of truth who kindle the fire of persecution against righteous believers in all ages and constantly keep it ablaze. Their end is predicted in v. 11. 4662. Commentary: The enemies of truth know in their heart of hearts that their opposition is cruel and unjustified and that the victims of their tyranny are innocent. 4663. Commentary: The verse is full of pathos. The only fault of the believers is that they believe in One, Merciful and Almighty God. Is belief in God really such a heinous crime that its holders should be subjected to cruel persecution? These verses may also refer to the persecution of the early Muslims at Mecca. They had done nothing to excite the enmity of their compatriots except that they had given up worshipping idols of wood and stone and instead had believed in God, the Maker of the heavens and earth. 4664. Commentary: The verse at once holds a message of comfort for the believers and a severe warning to their persecutors. Let the disbelievers, it says, vent their spleen against God's holy men and persecute them to their heart's content. God is witness to all their inhumanities and barbarities, and the time is fast approaching when they will be punished for their evil deeds 3350