آل عمران
۞ لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً ۗ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ يَتْلُونَ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ 113
Again the argument in this verse and the next two verses, run over the conversion of ABDULLAH-IBN-SALÄM an important Israelite and his companions. His renouncement in favour of Islam kicked up a lot of fuss and nervous excitements among the Jews. They spread among people; that had they been fair and honest people, they would have not renounced their forefather's religion, betraying his own people, in order to join that of the illiterate Arabs. Islam respects sincere faith and true righteousness in whatever form it may appear. Here for observance of justice and equity; and respecting the rigths of worthy men, and also announcing this fact that all the people cannot be looked upon with only one and the same eye, it says: ``All the people of the Book are not alike. Some of them are indeed upright and morally corrected and honest, and all the night long they recite the revelation of their Lord.'' OCCASION OF REVELATION (VERSE NO. 113)
ISLÄM'S SPIRIT OF TRUTH-SEEKING