Allah criticizes the Jews and Christians who claim to follow their Books, the Tawrah
and the Injil, because when they are called to refer to these Books where Allah
commanded them to follow Muhammad , they turn away with aversion. This censure and
criticism from Allah was all because of their defiance and rejection. Allah said
next,
﴿ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُواْ لَن
تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ إِلاَ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَتٍ﴾
(This is because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a number of days.'')
meaning, what made them dare to challenge and defy the truth is their false claim
that Allah will only punish them for seven days in the Fire, a day for every one
thousand years in this life. We mentioned this subject in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah.
Allah then said,
﴿وَغَرَّهُمْ فِى دِينِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ
يَفْتَرُونَ﴾
(And that which they used to invent regarding their religion has deceived them.)
meaning, what caused them to remain on their false creed is that they deceived themselves,
believing that the Fire will only touch them for a few days for their errors. However,
it is they who have invented this notion, and Allah did not grant them authority
to support this claim. Allah said, while threatening and warning them,
﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جَمَعْنَـهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ
لاَّ رَيْبَ فِيهِ﴾
(How (will it be) when We gather them together on the Day about which there is no
doubt (i. e. the Day of Resurrection).) meaning, what will their condition be like
after they have uttered this lie about Allah, rejected His Messengers and killed
His Prophets and their scholars who enjoined righteousness and forbade evil Allah
will ask them about all this and punish them for what they have done. This is why
Allah said,
﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جَمَعْنَـهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ
لاَّ رَيْبَ فِيهِ﴾
(How (will it be) when We gather them together on the Day about which there is no
doubt.) meaning, there is no doubt that this Day will come,
﴿وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ
وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ﴾
(And each person will be paid in full what he has earned And they will not be dealt
with unjustly.).
﴿قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ
مَـلِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ
وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ
شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ - تُولِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى الْنَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ
وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الَمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ
مَن تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴾
(26. Say: "O Allah! Possessor of the power, You give power to whom You will, and
You take power from whom You will, and You endue with honor whom You will, and You
humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are able to do all
things.) (27. You make the night to enter into the day, and You make the day to
enter into the night, You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead
out of the living. And You give wealth and sustenance to whom You will, without
limit.)
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