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87.
"and we gave moses the book, and after him sent messengers in
succession;
and we gave jesus, son of mary, clear signs,
and
confirmed him with the holy spirit.
is
it that whensoever (thereafter) there came to you a messenger,
with
what your selves desire not, you became arrogant ?
some
you denied, and others you slay."
88.
" and they said: ` our hearts are covered '.
nay!
allah has cursed them for their disbelief.
little
is that which they believe."
commentary :
their covered hearts in these verses, again, the
children of israel are addressed. yet
the concepts and criteria mentioned
in them are universal and apply to
all.
at first, it says: " and we
gave moses the book,..." "... and after him sent messengers
in succession; ..." there came messengers such as
david, solomon, joshua,
zacharia and john.
"... and we gave jesus, son
of mary, clear signs, and confirmed him
with the holy spirit. ..." "...is it that whensoever (thereafter)
there came to you a messenger,
with what your selves desire
not,
you became arrogant ? ..." this domination of desire on
you was so intense that from among
those prophets: "... some you denied, and others
you slay." this verse makes a fact clear
that the divine apostles, when
communicating their prophecies,
on the path of allah, were heedless
of the oppositions of the materialists.
and, it must be so, because a
correct sincere leadership is
not anything save that. if prophets tend to
follow the unconditioned desires
of people and adapt themselves to
people's selfish inclinations,
they will be the followers of ` the misled '
rather than being a divine leader
for the followers of the path of truth. *
* * *
" and they said: ` our hearts
are covered.'... "
"... nay! allah has cursed them
for their disbelief. ..."
and it is for the same reason
that: "... little is that which they
believe."
the above sentence may be about
the jews who either rejected
the prophets (p.b.u.h.) or killed
them. it is also probable that it refers
to the jews who were comtemporary
with the holy prophet (p.b.u.h.)
and used to inflexibly oppose
him with obstinacy and enmity. however,
it states the fact that man,
following his desires, may reach a point that
he be cursed by allah and be
deprived of his mercy. it is in this case
that his heart is enclosed in
a covering so tight that the truth can rarely
penetrate into it.
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