آل عمران

لَن يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلَّا أَذًى ۖ وَإِن يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ 111

OCCASION OF REVELATION (VERSE NO. 111)

      When some of the illuminated chief Israelites, such as ABDULLAH-IBN-SALÄM and his companions renounced their Jewish religion in favour of Islam, the Jews blamed and reproached them for their recantation. They were even threatened to death for renouncing their forefather's religion. Then this verse revealed as a consolatory for them, as well as the other Muslims.

 

COMMENTS

      This verse and the next one consist of some predictions and glad-tidings, all of which came true and proved correct during the life time of the prophet:

      1- The people of the Book cannot harm you Muslims severely, except for some little troubles of no importance.

      2- If they encounter in fight with you, they will turn their backs to you and run away, and final victory is yours and then no one will help them.