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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (37)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (88-89)

{ وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ اللَّه بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِيلاً مَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ } [البقرة: 88]

88- The Jews said: Our hearts are wrapped and the call of Islam cannot penetrate them or we cannot accept it. However, their hearts were cursed and cast away from Allah's Mercy and Guidance, so their hearts were sealed with disbelief because of their denial to accept the truth. Thus, their faith was little and only a few of them believed.

{ وَلَمَّا جَاءهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُواْ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَلَمَّا جَاءهُم مَّا عَرَفُواْ كَفَرُواْ بِهِ فَلَعْنَةُ اللَّه عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ } [البقرة: 89]

89- When the Qur'an, which was revealed to Muhammad, came to the Jews confirming that has been revealed in the Torah which was revealed before his mission and they used to seek his help against their enemies, they said that a Prophet will be sent whom we will follow and whose time has come. Yet, we shall kill you with him as we killed `Ad and Iram. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sent from the Quraysh and they knew him by his attributes, they disbelieved and denied what they used to say because he was not one of them. So, the curse of Allah was sent upon them because of their disbelief, thus was the wrath and torment of Allah were sent against those who denied Muhammad (peace be upon him).