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3:69 “ A group of the People of the Book wish to mislead you; but they
can’t mislead any one except themselves, and they just don’t
comprehend.” (See 2:109; 3:99)
3:70 “ O’ People of the Book! Why do you refute the Verses of Allah,
when you yourselves are the witness (to their truthfulness)?
(See 3:86,99)
3:71 “ O’ People of the Book! Why do you intermingle truth and
falsehood, and conceal the truth (about the Last Prophet), when you do
know (about his qualities in the Scripture)?”
(See 2:41,42,146)
3:72 “ And a group of the People of the Book said: ‘ Believe in that (Book) that
has been sent down to the believers (i.e. the Muslims) on the start of the day and
reject it at the end of day so that they may revert (from Islam).”*
(2:14; 47:16)
* [This Verse exposes the dangerous conspiracy of the People of
Book against Islam.]
3:73 “And [The leaders / scholars of the Jews convince their followers that they must take it for granted that they are the only guided people in the world, and, therefore, they direct them:]
a) “Don’t believe (or trust) any one excepting those, who follow your religion?”
[Here the Verse is interrupted, when Almighty Allah instructs His Holy Prophet:]
“Announce (Holy Prophet
): ‘ [O’ Jews!] The (true) guidance is the Guidance of Allah (and who are you to issue the license of guidance?).’”
[The Verse then continues to expose the attitude of the Jews.]
[The leaders of the Jews further direct their followers:]
b) “Don’t admit that any one can be given (the Book of
Revelation and the special favor) as granted to you.”
c) “ Don’t believe (under any circumstances) that any one can bring
a proof (or an argument) against you before your Lord (on the
Day of Judgement) (that you are not the guided people).”
“Say (Holy Prophet
3:74 “ He (Allah) specifies His Mercy for whom He wills. And Allah
is the All - Owner of His endless ‘Al-Fazl’ (Bounty, Grace).”*
* ‘AL-FAZL’ - Bounty / Grace of Allah:
The Holy Prophet
a) “ Your example, as compared to the previous nations (i.e. the Jews and
Christians) is like the time period from ‘Asr’ (i.e. late after noon) to
‘Maghrib’ (i.e. sunset). The People of Torah were given the Torah.
They acted upon it till mid day and were exhausted. Each one of them
was given a ‘Qira’t. Then the People of ‘Injeel’ were given ‘Injeel.
They acted upon it till ‘Asr’ (i.e.late afternoon) and were exhausted.
Each one of them was given a ‘Qira’t’ (also). Then you (Muslims)
were given Al-Quran and you acted upon it till the sun set off . Each of
you were given two ‘Qira’t’. The People of the Book submitted:
‘They (Muslims) are the people, who worked less and received the
greater reward.’ Allah replied: “ Did I give you any thing less
from what was your right?”. They submitted: ‘No’. Allah (then) said:
“This is My ‘Fazl’ (Bounty) that I grant it to whom I like.”
(Bukhari:7095,528)
b) “Your example as compared to the People of Book is like that of a
man, who engaged some people for doing some work (for him) and
said: ‘Any one, who will work for me from morning till mid day, he
will get a ‘Qira’t’. Thus, the Jews worked for that period (and each of
them received a ‘Qirat’). Then the man said: ‘ Any one, who will work
for me from mid day till ‘Asr’, he will also get a ‘Qira’t’. Thus, the
Christians worked (for him and each of them got a ‘Qira’t’. Then the
man said: ‘ Who so ever works for me from ‘Asr’ till sunset, he will
get two ‘Qira’t’. The Holy Prophet added: ‘ So, these are (of course)
you (Muslims), and each of you got two ‘Qira’t.’ But the Jews and
Christians became angry and said (to him): ‘ What is the matter? We
worked much and got less’. The man replied: ‘ Did I give you anything
less from what was your right?’ They replied: ‘No.’ The man then said:
‘This is my grace. I grant it to the one I like’. (Bukhari:2148, 2149)
3:75 “ There is (an honest) one from the People of the Book such that if
you make him the trustee of a plenty of wealth, he will return it to you
(quite honestly). But there is also the one from amongst them that if you
keep in his custody even a (coin of) Dinar, he will not give it back to you,
unless you persistently stand on him (enforcing your claim). This
(immorality on the part of such type of people) is due to the fact that
they said: ‘We are not questionable in matters relating to the unlettered
people (i.e. they can deceive the Muslims / Arabs in the matter of their
wealth etc. without being questioned by Allah). And they refer such lies
to Allah, when they surely know (about their lies).”
3:76 “ But who so ever fulfils his promise and fears (Allah), then Allah
(certainly) likes those, who fear Him much.”
