166." when would those that were followed disown those
who
followed and they would see the torment and their ties
(between them) are cut asunder."
commentary:
beware who your leader
is and whose love you carry in your
heart! those of you who love these tyrants and pay your affections to
other than allah, should know that they (the tyrants) want you for
their own interests in this world. therefore, they abuse your abilities and
sincerity to obtain their own wishes, power and authority. but, on the
resurrection day, they will avoid you and, hating you, will leave you
alone.
this meaning should also be noted that in tafsir-ul-burhan and in
the book ` ikhtisas ', by shaykh mufid, there are some traditions cited
about the meaning of the phrase: " when would those that were
followed
disown those who followed...". among them, there is a tradition from
imam baqir (a.s) who said: " by allah, o' jabir, these are the leaders of
transgressors and their means for injustice." 1
therefore, in contrast with this group, as was referred in the
previous verse, are the truly faithful ones, who bear the intensive love in
their heart for allah. they love not only the genuine leaders of the
religion but also everything that allah loves. the basic reason for this
is that every thing they love is only for gaining allah's pleasure. even
when they love their own family and issues, they love because it is their
duty to do so as prescribed by allah.