Was their spiritual poverty and moral bankruptcy - in open...

Was their spiritual poverty and moral bankruptcy - in open defiance to their book and total disregard to the reason? It was all because their hearts were hardened, their souls lost and their endeavours worthless. Commentary Qur’an: . . . and be faithful to (your) covenant with Me : ( العَهد = covenant) literally means guarding and*“al-'Ahd”* maintenance. By association it has come to mean covenant, oath, testament, will, encounter, house, etc. Qur’an: . . . and of Me, . . .

should you be afraid : “ar-Rah-bah” ( الرّهبة = fear ) is opposite of ar-raghbah ( الرغبة = desire ). Qur’an: . . . and be not the first to deny it : That is, first among the people of the book, or first among your own people. This first­ness is not all-inclusive, because the disbelievers of Mecca had rejected the Message before the Jews. Previous…