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

The narrator of this statement said, "We thought
يَا أَي ُّهَا ال َّذِينَ‏ آمَنُواْ‏ Ayah, that he was referring to the
believe! O) you who لاَ‏ تَت َّخِذُواْ‏ الْيَهُودَ‏ وَالن َّصَارَى أَوْلِيَاء
Take not the Jews and the Christians as friends),''
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إِن َّ اللّهَ‏ لاَ‏ یَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ‏ الظ َّالِمِينَ‏
Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the
wrongdoers.
Allah said,
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فَتَرَى ال َّذِینَ‏ فِي قُلُوبِهِم م َّرَضٌ‏
And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease...,
A disease of doubt, hesitation and hypocrisy.
they hurry to their friendship,
یُسَارِعُونَ‏ فِيهِمْ‏ ...
meaning, they rush to offer them their friendship
and allegiances in secret and in public.
یَقُولُونَ‏ نَخْشَى أَن تُصِيبَنَا دَآئِرَةٌ‏ ...
saying: "We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may
befall us."
They thus offer this excuse for their friendship
and allegiances to the disbelievers, saying that
they fear that the disbelievers might defeat the
Muslims, so they want to be in favor with the
Jews and Christians, to use this favor for their
benefit in that eventuality!
Allah replied,
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Perhaps Allah may bring a victory...,
According to As-Suddi,
referring to the conquering of Makkah.
or a decision according to His will,
فَعَسَى اللّهُ‏ أَن یَأْتِيَ‏ بِالْفَتْحِ‏
أَوْ‏ أَمْرٍ‏ م ِّنْ‏ عِندِهِ‏ ...
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