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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-mizan an Exegesis of the Qur'an (volume Two) Volume 2: Surah Baqarah, Verses 108-115 Or, do you wish to put questions to your Apostle, as Musa was questioned before? And whoever adopts unbelief instead of faith, he indeed has lost the right way (108). Many of the People of the Book wish that they could turn you back into unbelievers after your faith, out of envy on their part, (even) after the truth has become manifest to them.

But pardon and forgive (them) until Allah should bring about His command. Surely Allah has power over all things (109). And keep up prayer and pay the zakat and whatever good you send before for yourselves you shall find it with Allah; surely Allah sees what you do (110). And they say: "None shall enter the garden except he who is a Jew or a Christian". These are their vain desires. Say: "Bring your proof if you are truthful" (111). Yes!

whoever submits his self entirely to Allah and he is the doer of good, he has his reward with his Lord, and there is no fear for them nor shall they grieve (112). And the Jews say: "The Christians do not follow anything (good) ", and the Christians say: "The Jews do not follow anything (good)", while they recite the Book. Even thus say those who have no knowledge, like to what they say; so Allah shall judge between them on the Day of Resurrection in what they differ (113).

And who is more unjust than he who prevents (men from) the mosques of Allah, that His name shall not be remembered in them, and strives to ruin them? (As for) those, it was not for them that they should have entered them except in fear; they shall meet with disgrace in this world, and they shall have great chastisement in the hereafter (114). And Allah's is the East and the West; therefore, whither you turn, thither is Allah's face; surely Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing (115).

******** **COMMENTARY ** QUR'AN: Or, do you wish to put questions to your Apostle. It appears from this sentence that some of the Muslims - although believing in the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) - had put some questions to him not unlike the questions put to Musa (a.s.) by the Jews. That is why they have been placed here in line with the Jews for admonition. The tradition too supports this interpretation. QUR'AN: the right way: that is, the straight path. QUR'AN: Many of the People of the Book wish . . .

: Reportedly it refers to Huyayy ibn al-Akhtab and other Jews who were with him.