Allah said,
﴿تَرَى كَثِيراً مِّنْهُمْ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ﴾
(You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their friends.) Mujahid said that
this Ayah refers to the hypocrites. Allah's statement,
﴿لَبِئْسَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لَهُمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ﴾
(Evil indeed is that which they have sent forward before themselves;) by giving
their loyalty and support to the disbelievers, instead of the believers. This evil
act caused them to have hypocrisy in their hearts and brought them the anger of
Allah, that will remain with them until the Day of Return. Allah said;
﴿أَن سَخِطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ﴾
(for that (reason) Allah is wrath with them) because of what they did. Allah next
said that,
﴿وَفِى الْعَذَابِ هُمْ خَـلِدُونَ﴾
(in torment they will abide) on the Day of Resurrection. Allah's statement,
﴿وَلَوْ كَانُوا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْلهِ
والنَّبِىِّ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا اتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ﴾
(And had they believed in Allah, and in the Prophet and in what has been revealed
to him, never would they have taken them as friends.) meaning, had they sincerely
believed in Allah, His Messenger and the Qur'an, they would not have committed the
evil act of supporting the disbelievers in secret and being enemies with those who
believe in Allah, the Prophet and what was revealed to him,
﴿وَلَـكِنَّ كَثِيراً مِّنْهُمْ فَـسِقُونَ﴾
(but many of them are rebellious). disobedient to Allah and His Messenger and defiant
of the Ayat of His revelation that He sent down.
﴿لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ
النَّاسِ عَدَاوَةً لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ الْيَهُودَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ وَلَتَجِدَنَّ
أَقْرَبَهُمْ مَّوَدَّةً لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ الَّذِينَ قَالُواْ إِنَّا نَصَارَى
ذلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَاناً وَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
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﴿وَإِذَا سَمِعُواْ
مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ تَرَى أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُواْ
مِنَ الْحَقِّ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّـهِدِينَ - وَمَا
لَنَا لاَ نُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَنَطْمَعُ أَن يُدْخِلَنَا
رَبُّنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الصَّـلِحِينَ - فَأَثَابَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِمَا قَالُواْ جَنَّـتٍ
تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الاٌّنْهَـرُ خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَذَلِكَ جَزَآءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَايَـتِنَآ أُوْلَـئِكَ أَصْحَـبُ الْجَحِيمِ
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(82. Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the believers the
Jews and those who commit Shirk, and you will find the nearest in love to the believers
those who say: "We are Christians.'' That is because among them are priests and
monks, and they are not proud.) (83. And when they listen to what has been sent
down to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the
truth they have recognized. They say: "Our Lord! We believe; so write us down among
the witnesses.'') (84. "And why should we not believe in Allah and in that which
has come to us of the truth And we wish that our Lord will admit us along with the
righteous people.'') (85. So because of what they said, Allah awarded them with
Gardens under which rivers flow, they will abide therein forever. Such is the reward
of good-doers.) (86. But those who disbelieved and belied Our Ayat, they shall be
the dwellers of Hell.)