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

Allah's statement,
وَأَنِ‏ احْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ‏ اللّهُ‏ وَلاَ‏ تَت َّبِعْ‏ أَهْوَاءهُمْ‏ ...
And so judge between them by what Allah has revealed
and follow not their vain desires,
emphasizes this command and forbids ignoring it.
Allah said next,
وَاحْذَرْهُمْ‏ أَن یَفْتِنُوكَ‏ عَن بَعْضِ‏ مَا أَنزَلَ‏ اللّهُ‏ إِلَيْكَ‏ ...
but beware of them lest they turn you far away from
some of that which Allah has sent down to you.
meaning; beware of the Jews, your enemies, lest
they distort the truth for you in what they convey
to you. Therefore, do not be deceived by them,
for they are liars, treacherous and disbelievers.
And if they turn away,
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فَإِن تَوَل َّوْاْ‏
from the judgment that you pass in their
disputes, and they defy Allah's Law.
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فَاعْلَمْ‏ أَن َّمَا یُرِیدُ‏ اللّهُ‏ أَن یُصِيبَهُم بِبَعْضِ‏ ذُنُوبِهِمْ‏
then know that Allah's will is to punish them for some
sins of theirs.
meaning, know that this will occur according to
the decree of Allah, and because out of His
wisdom they have deviated from the truth, and
because of their previous sins.
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And truly, most men are rebellious.
وَإِن َّ آَثِيرًا م ِّنَ‏ الن َّاسِ‏ لَفَاسِقُونَ‏
Therefore, the majority of humans are
disobedient to their Lord, defiant of the truth and
deviate away from it.
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