Transliteration:( Duribat 'alaihimuz zillatu aina maa suqifooo illaa bihablim minal laahi wa hablim minan naasi wa baaa'oo bighadabim minallaahi wa duribat 'alaihimul maskanah; zaalika bi-annahum kaanoo yakfuroona bi Aayaatil laahi wa yaqtuloonal Ambiyaaa'a bighairi haqq; zaalika bimaa 'asaw wa kaanoo ya'tadoon )
245. The ignominy could have been on those People of Book during the time of the Holy Prophet who were present yet did not obey. lt could also be Holy Prophet refer to all the Yahud in general to convey that their ways and habits will be like those who are disgraced, that they will always remain subordinates to others, and if sometimes they do happen to establish their own regime it would be temporary one, and if Allah Almighty wills, their country will always be a forerunner of a great disgrace e.g. when a weaker fighter is being disgraced by a stronger opponent in a martial arts game. The present day establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine is, if Allah Almighty wills, be a forerunner of an impending disgrace upon the Yahud.
246. From this we learn that disgrace and misery was incumbent for only those Yahud who had totally disregarded and disobeyed Allah Almighty's commands mentioned herein. Hence, if and when a Jewish state is established e.g. the present Jewish state in Palestine it would not be contrary to this verse. In fact it has been foretold in books of Hadith that towards the end of time there will be wars ought between Muslims and Yahud in which the Yahud will all be slain, so much so that if a Jew were to hide behind a rock that rock will proclaim his whereabouts to be slain at the hands of the Muslims. If their state was not to be established, this prophecy would be of no consequence.
247. By this is meant they will be under the protection of other powers whether under the Muslims or the Nasara. The present day Jewish regime is being shouldered by the Americans i.e. they are only a sovereign state by name, but their guardians and well-wishers are the Americans.
248. Hence, in spite of being materially wealthy the Yahud are inwardly without Contentment. They are always found to be living a miserly, shabby life of paupers.
249. Unjust slaying was part of their belief as they gave us reasons for it. Otherwise, slaying of a Prophet in itself is an unjust act
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The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 112 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 110 which provides the complete commentary from verse 110 through 112.
(3:112) Wherever they were, they were covered with ignominy, except when they were protected by either a covenant with Allah or a covenant with men.90 They are laden with the burden of Allah’s wrath, and humiliation is stuck upon them – and all this because they rejected the signs of Allah and slayed the Prophets without right, and because they disobeyed and transgressed.
90. If the Jews have ever enjoyed any measure of peace and security anywhere in the world they owe it to the goodwill and benevolence of others rather than to their own power and strength. At times Muslim governments granted them refuge while at others non-Muslim powers extended protection. Similarly, if the Jews ever emerged as a power it was due not to their intrinsic strength but to the strength of others.
[144]- Once they have surrendered, the People of the Scripture retain their rights and honor (in spite of their refusal of Islām) through payment of the jizyah tax in place of zakāh and military service due from Muslims. They are then under the protection of the Islāmic state.
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