1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Warning Those who Commit Mischief
Allah said,
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... وَلَقَدْ‏ جَاء تْهُمْ‏ رُسُلُنَا بِالبَي ِّنَاتِ‏
And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with
Al-Bayyinat,
meaning, clear evidences, signs and proofs.
ثُم َّ إِن َّ آَثِيرًا م ِّنْهُم بَعْدَ‏ ذَلِكَ‏ فِي الأَرْضِ‏ لَمُسْرِفُونَ‏ ﴿٣٢ ﴾
even then after that many of them continued to exceed
the limits in the land!
This Ayah chastises and criticizes those who commit the
prohibitions, after knowing that they are prohibited from
indulging in them.
The Jews of Al-Madinah, such as Banu Qurayzah, An-
Nadir and Qaynuqa, used to fight along with either
Khazraj or Aws, when war would erupt between them
during the time of Jahiliyyah. When these wars would
end, the Jews would ransom those who were captured
and pay the blood money for those who were killed.
Allah criticized them for this practice in Surah Al-
Baqarah,
وَإِذْ‏ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَقَكُمْ‏ لاَ‏ تَسْفِكُونَ‏ دِمَآءِآُمْ‏ وَلاَ‏ تُخْرِجُونَ‏ أَنفُسَكُمْ‏ م ِّن
دِیَرِآُمْ‏ ثُم َّ أَقْرَرْتُمْ‏ وَأَنتُمْ‏ تَشْهَدُونَ‏
ثُم َّ أَنتُمْ‏ هَؤُلاَءِ‏ تَقْتُلُونَ‏ أَنفُسَكُمْ‏ وَتُخْرِجُونَ‏ فَرِیقًا م ِّنكُم م ِّن
دِیَرِهِمْ‏ تَظَهَرُونَ‏ علَيْهِم بِالإِثْمِ‏ وَالْعُدْوَنِ‏ وَإِن یَأْتُوآُمْ‏ أُسَرَى
تُفَدُوهُمْ‏ وَهُوَ‏ مُحَر َّمٌ‏ عَلَيْكُمْ‏ إِخْرَاجُهُمْ‏ أَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ‏ بِبَعْضِ‏ الْكِتَبِ‏
وَتَكْفُرُونَ‏ بِبَعْضٍ‏ فَمَا جَزَآءُ‏ مَن یَفْعَلُ‏ ذلِكَ‏ مِنكُمْ‏ إِلا َّ خِزْىٌ‏ فِي
الْحَيَوةِ‏ الد ُّنْيَا وَیَوْمَ‏ الْقِيَمَةِ‏ یُرَد ُّونَ‏ إِلَى أَشَد ِّ الّعَذَابِ‏ وَمَا الل َّهُ‏
بِغَفِلٍ‏ عَم َّا تَعْمَلُونَ‏
And (remember) when We took your covenant
(saying): Shed not your (people's) blood, nor turn
out your own people from their dwellings. Then,
(this) you ratified and (to this) you bear witness.
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