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118- YOU WHO BELIEVE, DO NOT TAKE THOSE WHO ARE NOT OF YOURSELVES FOR INTIMATE FRIENDS AND CONFIDANTS, THEY SPARE NO EFFORT TO CORRUPT YOU, AND DESIRE YOUR RUIN AND HARDSHIP.  HATRED IS REVEALED THROUGH THEIR MOUTH BUT WHAT THEIR HEARTS HIDE IS EVEN GREATER.  WE MADE OUR AYAHS CLEAR FOR YOU SO THAT YOU MAY UNDERSTAND. 

119- SEE HOW YOU LOVE THEM, BUT THEY DO NOT LOVE YOU, AND YOU BELIEVE IN THE WHOLE BOOK.  WHEN THEY MEET YOU THEY SAY: “WE BELIEVE”, BUT WHEN THEY ARE ALONE THEY BIT BITE THE TIPS OF THEIR FINGERS BECAUSE OF THEIR ANGER WITH YOU.  SAY: “DIE OF YOUR ANGER”, INDEED ALLAH KNOWS WELL WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART.

120- IF SOMETHING GOOD COMES TO YOU, IT UPSETS THEM, BUT IF AN AFFLICTION BEFALLS YOU, IT PLEASES THEM.  INDEED, IF YOU PATIENT AND PIOUS, THEIR CUNNING WILL NEVER HARM YOU, FOR ALLAH KNOWS WELL ALL THEY DO.

Allah the Highest is commanding us not to have the people of the book as close friends and confidants and counselors.  Allah the Highest explains the reasons for that:

1-    “THEY SPARE NO EFFORT TO CORRUPT YOU”.

Their belief and way of life are different from ours, therefore then try to lead us to their ways and this will corrupt us.  Believing in Jesus as the son of God or as being God himself, taking usury, drinking alcoholic drinks etc are bound to affect us even if they do not intend to.

A person drinking Alcoholic drinks is never comfortable with others who do not, and a person committing adultery is comfortable with others who do the same.  They might consider those who do not extremists or fundamentalist.  Upholding fundamentals of Religion is not a bad thing.  The changes in the world and in society sometimes make this very unwelcomed, to the point of equating fundamentalism with murder. 

2-    “AND DESIRE YOUR RUIN AND HARDSHIP.  HATRED IS REVEALED THROUGH THEIR MOUTH BUT WHAT THEIR HEARTS HIDE IS EVEN GREATER.  WE MADE OUR AYAHS CLEAR FOR YOU SO THAT YOU MAY UNDERSTAND * SEE HOW YOU LOVE THEM, BUT THEY DO NOT LOVE YOU”

Allah the Highest tells us that they hate us deep in their hearts, which is shown through what they say, the way they say it and through what they do.   Allah the Highest who knows what is in our hearts tells us that hatred in their hearts is greater even than their words.  This is because people learn to be civil in what they say, hence hiding the real feelings in their hearts.

They wish our ruin, economically, socially, morally and religiously.  The worst ruin we may suffer is the ruining of our Religion and Faith.  Allah the Highest said about that: “MANY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK WISH TO TURN YOU BACK TO BE DISBELIEVERS AFTER YOU HAVE BELIEVED, OUT OF THEIR ENVY”.  (S: 2 A: 109)

And then Allah the Highest tells us in no uncertain terms that even when we love them, they do not love us.  Love is a feeling in one’s heart, and Allah the Highest knows with certainty what is in our hearts. 

3-    “AND YOU BELIEVE IN THE WHOLE BOOK”

We believe in our book and the book sent to Moses and Jesus peace upon them.  We believe in Mohamed prayer and peace upon him who is our prophet as well as all the prophets of the Children of Israel and of Jesus peace upon them all.  We believe that they are all one continuous line.  On the other hand, they do not believe in our book or prophet prayer and peace upon him.

4-    WHEN THEY MEET YOU THEY SAY: “WE BELIEVE”, BUT WHEN THEY ARE ALONE THEY BIT BITE THE TIPS OF THEIR FINGERS BECAUSE OF THEIR ANGER WITH YOU.  SAY: “DIE OF YOUR ANGER”, INDEED ALLAH KNOWS WELL WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART.

This involves the hypocrite and the people of the book who pretend to believe while in fact they do not.  Their pretence is for the time they meet with us, otherwise they have negative feelings of anger and hatred which Allah the Highest knows and tells us about.  Their negative feelings are such that good things happening to the Muslims upset them and bad things please them.  Again Allah the Highest knows what they feel and what is in their hearts.

Those in power and the leaders of the Muslims should remember this.  What they do is reflected on the rest of the Muslims and their corruption leads to the corruption of many others they rule.  Their responsibility is therefore greater than the rest. 

Our choice of allies and close friends should be on the basis of Islam and Righteousness, not on the basis of wealth, ideology, policies or other reasons.  The same principles should apply to choosing aids like ministers and other people in places of power and responsibility.  They affect what the ruler does and their counsel can be good or bad, can be for the good of every one, or selected minority of beneficiaries. 

Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him spoke about that, he said: “Every prophet Allah sent or a Khalifa He appoints, there are two groups of people close to them; one enjoins and encourages him to do what is good, and the other enjoins and encourages him to do what is evil.  Only those Allah protect are protected from misguidance”.  (B: Ahkam; 42 & T: Zohd; 39 & N: Byah; 32 & A: 2; 237,289)

To advise some one, let alone a leader whose actions will affect millions, is a matter of trust and honesty.  To give the leader a bad advice or one which benefits a small interested group, is a betrayal of this trust.  One is often betrayed by the closest people to him.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him used to ask Allah the Highest for protection from such betrayal, saying: “And I seek protection from betrayal, for it is a thing which comes from close ones”.  (D: Wetr; 32 & N: Isteaza; 19, 20)

The Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him and the early Muslim’s Khalifas used to employ as deputies or in positions of power and trust except the righteous and trustworthy people.

“IF SOMETHING GOOD COMES TO YOU, IT UPSETS THEM, BUT IF AN AFFLICTION BEFALLS YOU, IT PLEASES THEM.  INDEED, IF YOU PATIENT AND PIOUS, THEIR CUNNING WILL NEVER HARM YOU, FOR ALLAH KNOWS WELL ALL THEY DO”

Again, Allah the Highest tells us that they are upset by whatever good that happens to us and pleased by afflictions befalling us.  These are feelings which Allah the Highest sees in their hearts, and which we might not see.

Yet, Allah the Highest tells us the way to protecting ourselves from their cunning.  It is to keep being patient, and persevering with what we do obeying Allah the Highest, and to be pious.  When we do, we see the right way, and we gain Allah’s support, then we do not suffer from their cunning.

In these Ayahs, Allah the Highest describes the ailment, its cause and the remedy, for those who understand, thing and take heed.

B: Bukhari    M: Muslim     Mal: Malek    A: Ahmed   D: Abu Dawood     

Da: Daremy       Ma: Ibn Magah            N: Nesae          T: Termezi