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

Allah said,
لَتَجِدَن َّ أَشَد َّ الن َّاسِ‏ عَدَاوَةً‏ ل ِّل َّذِینَ‏ آمَنُواْ‏ الْيَهُودَ‏ وَال َّذِینَ‏ أَشْرَآُواْ‏ ...
Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity
to the believers the Jews and those who commit Shirk,
This describes the Jews, since their disbelief is
that of rebellion, defiance, opposing the truth,
belittling other, people and degrading the
scholars. This is why the Jews - may Allah's
continued curses descend on them until the Day
of Resurrection - killed many of their Prophets
and tried to kill the Messenger of Allah several
times, as well as, performing magic spells against
him and poisoning him. They also incited their
likes among the polytheists against the Prophet.
Allah's statement,
وَلَتَجِدَن َّ أَقْرَبَهُمْ‏ م َّوَد َّةً‏ ل ِّل َّذِینَ‏ آمَنُواْ‏ ال َّذِینَ‏ قَالُوَاْ‏ إِن َّا نَصَارَى ...
and you will find the nearest in love to the believers
those who say: "We are Christians.''
refers to those who call themselves Christians,
who follow the religion of the Messiah and the
teachings of his Injil. These people are generally
more tolerant of Islam and its people, because of
the mercy and kindness that their hearts acquired
through part of the Messiah's religion. In
another Ayah, Allah said;
وَجَعَلْنَا فِى قُلُوبِ‏ ال َّذِینَ‏ ات َّبَعُوهُ‏ رَأْفَةً‏ وَرَحْمَةً‏ وَرَهْبَانِي َّةً‏
And We ordained in the hearts of those who
followed him, compassion, mercy, and
monasticism... (57:27)
In their book is the saying; "He who strikes you
on the right cheek, then turn the left cheek for
him.''
And fighting was prohibited in their creed, and
this is why Allah said,
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