Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Surah An-Nisa
Surah 4 · An-Nisa · verse 156 of 176

Quran 4:156 · An-Nisa

وَبِكُفۡرِهِمۡ وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَرۡيَمَ بُهۡتَٰنًا عَظِيمٗا

And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander

Translation: Sahih International
Maulana’s commentary · Tazkirul Quran

The Jews had Scriptures revealed to them in which they were asked to surrender to the will of God in this world, in return for which God would grant them Paradise in the next. They forgot the first part and came to regard the second part as their birthright. All kinds of rot set in among the Jewish community. Moreover, they were so greatly convinced of the notion that salvation was their birthright that they considered it unnecessary to acknowledge the new Prophet. They would say ironically, ‘Our hearts are sealed.’ This not only showed their inability to acknowledge the new Prophet, but also their conviction that, whatever their misconduct with the Prophet, their salvation was not going to be endangered.

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Tazkirul Quran

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