Transliteration:( Haaa antum ulaaa'i tuhibboonahum wa laa yuhibboonakum wa tu'minoona bil kitaabi kullihee wa izaa laqookum qaalooo aamannaa wa izaa khalaw 'addoo 'alaikumul anaamila minal ghaiz; qul mootoo bighai zikum; innal laaha 'aleemum bizaatis sudoor )
261. These words are addressed to those Muslims who had maintained friendly relationship with non-believers on the grounds of kinship. This type of love is virtually uncontrollable. Thus this should not be taken to mean that the Beloved Companions loved the non-believers in a manner, which is a sign of hypocrisy or double-dealing.
262. That is, O Believers, you have full belief in Taurat and Injeel but they do not believe in the Holy QUR'AAN. If they are so staunch in their infidelity, why are you not so staunch in your belief?
263. This is not the condition of all the people of the Book, but it is the case of those hypocrites from them. This has been explained in detail in the beginning of the first Para (Part1).
264. In it there is a prophecy, in that no envy or jealousy of this wretched people will harm the Muslims in any way. The sun of the Muslims will remain shining ever high on the horizon of success, while the infidels will remain burning like the bats. With the praise of Allah Almighty, this is exactly what had happened. In fact, until the Day of Judgement Islam will always overpower all other religions, even though the non-believers continue to burn, whether the Muslims may be victorious or conquered, or in power or in subjugation.
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Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 118 which provides the complete commentary from verse 118 through 120.
(3:119) Lo! It is you who love them but they do not love you even though you believe in the whole of the (heavenly) Book.[93] When they meet you they say: ‘We believe’, but when they are by themselves they bite their fingers in rage at you. Say: ‘Perish in your rage.’ Allah knows even what lies hidden in their breasts.
93. It is strange that although the Muslims had reason to feel aggrieved by the Jews it was the latter who felt aggrieved by the Muslims. Since the Muslims believed in the Torah along with the Qur’an the Jews had no justifiable ground for complaint. If anyone had cause to complain it was the Muslims for the Jews did not believe in the Qur’an.
[146]- That of it revealed by Allāh, not what was subsequently altered by men.
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