5:41 O Messenger! Let not those grieve you who run to disbelief, saying, We believe, from their mouths, while their hearts do not believe. And grieve not about those Jews who listen for the sake of fabricating lies. They listen and go to their folk who have never met with you. Then they distort the words out of context and tell others to accept only a part and reject a part. You can do nothing to help those who decide to go astray. Guidance and straying depend upon the Laws of God (4:88). God does not intervene to purify the hearts of such people. For those who go astray, there is disgrace in this world and an awful punishment in the Hereafter.
5:42 They are upholders of falsehood and they make wealth by unfair means. They get bribed into spying. If they come to you asking to judge among them, the choice to accept or reject their request is yours. You have the right to disclaim jurisdiction since they have not yet accepted the Quran and they have the Torah. If you disclaim jurisdiction they cannot harm you at all. However, if you decide to judge among them, do so equitably. God loves the equitable.
5:43 Why do they ask you to act as a judge among them when they have the Torah, containing Gods Law and they disregard it? They are not believers.
5:44 We did send down the Torah containing Guidance and a light. By it the prophets who always sincerely submitted to God, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests judged according to Gods Scripture as they were commanded to observe. For, to them was entrusted the protection of Gods Book, and they were witnesses to it. So, fear not people, but fear Me and do not trade away My revelations for petty gains. Whoever does not judge and does not rule according to what God has revealed, such are the disbelievers.
5:45 For them (Jews), We had decreed in the Torah: Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and equal injury for injury (Exodus 21:23). But If one shall forgo retaliation by way of charity, it shall absolve his or her imperfections. Whoever does not judge or rule according to what God has Revealed, such are the wrongdoers.
[See 5:41. That was a time-bound Mosaic Law specific to the Israelites. The Final Revelation of God, the Quran has updated Laws for all humanity for all Times. Incidentally, Exodus in the Bible, as seen today, does not leave room for forgiveness on the subject]
5:46 And after them We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming the (remaining Truth in) what was revealed before him. We gave him the Gospel in which there was Guidance and a light, and it confirmed the (Truth in) what was revealed before it in the Torah, a Guidance and admonition to those who wished to live upright. [2:101]
5:47 Let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has revealed therein. Those who fail to judge and rule according to God's Revelation, are drifters from the Right Path.
5:48 To you (O Messenger) We have sent the Book in Sure Truth confirming the (Truth in) whatever Scripture was before it. The Quran is the Watcher over the old Scriptures and guards the Truth in them. So, Judge between people by what God has revealed to you and follow not their wishes away from the Truth that has come to you. Now has come to all of you the Divine Law, and a traced-out Way. If God had willed, He could have made all of you humans one single community. But, He decided to let you choose your own path after showing you the Truth, and thus test yourselves. Outdo one another in actions that serve humanity and thus grow your selves. To God is your final destination, of all of you. Then He will make you understand where you differ. [2:101]
5:49 So judge between them by what God has revealed. And do not follow their desires giving in to their demands, lest they divert you from what God has revealed to you. If they turn away from the Ultimate Truth, know that Gods Law of Requital is going to chastise them for trailing behind in attaining belief and for their previous transgressions. And, certainly, a great many people are but drifters from the Right Path.
5:50 Do they want to turn back to the Ways of Ignorance? Who can provide more equitable rules than God to a people who have attained Conviction in the Truth?
5:51 O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! (Since they deny the Final Revelation that is the Constitution of your state), Do not take the Jews and Christians as your allies. They are allies of one another. He among you who takes them for allies is one of them. God does not guide those who displace Command with desire. [The verse is talking about taking allies on a national scale, and not about individual friends. See 60:7-9]
5:52 You will see those who harbor doubt in their hearts running to them saying, We fear that a change of fortune may befall us. But, God will bring you victory, or His Command will come to pass and they will regret what they harbored in their hearts.
5:53 The believers will then wonder: "Are these the same people who swore by God that they were with the believers?" Eventually, all their deeds will go to waste and they will be great losers.
5:54 O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! If any of you reverts from his Faith, soon God will bring forth people whom He will love and they will love Him. They will be kind to the believers, and stern with the rejecters. They will strive in the Cause of God without fear of any blame of a fault-finder. Such is the Bounty of God that He bestows according to His Laws. For, God is All Encompassing, All Knowing.
5:55 Your real friends and protectors are God, His Messenger and those believers who establish the Divine System, set up the equitable Economic Order and humble themselves before God's Commands.
5:56 Those who ally themselves with God and His Messenger and the believers, belong in the party of God. Absolutely they are the victorious.
5:57 O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! Do not take for allies, some of the people who were given the Scripture before you, and the rejecters who mock and ridicule your Religion. Be mindful of Gods Commands if you are indeed believers.
5:58 When you call to prayer, they mock it and make a jest of it, simply because they are a people who do not use reason. [They do not know that the call with its clearest Mission Statement is unique in the world and speaks volumes of the conviction behind it]
5:59 Say, "O People of the Scripture! Do you not blame us just because we believe in God, and what is revealed to us and what was revealed before? And because most of you are drifting away from the Right Direction?
5:60 Say, Shall I point out to you something much worse for retribution with God? Worse is the case of those whom God has rejected, and His requital hits them. And remember those whom Gods Law relegated from the honorable stature of humanity and they started behaving like apes and swine. And they fell into becoming the slaves of Taaghoot (tyrants and the priesthood of any religion). Such are in worse plight, and farther astray than the mockers. [2:65, 4:51]
5:61 When they come to you O believers, they say, "We believe". In fact they come in disbelief and depart in disbelief. God knows best what they conceal.
5:62 You will see many of them race towards actions that drag down the human potential, create division in the society and they earn wealth through illicit means. Indeed condemnable is what they do.
5:63 Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid them from their down-grading assertions and illicit earnings? Indeed condemnable is what they manufacture. (A great many religious leaders, rabbis, priests, monks, Mullahs, yogis, and mystics devour the wealth of people deceptively, and hinder them from the Way of God 9:34)
5:42 They are upholders of falsehood and they make wealth by unfair means. They get bribed into spying. If they come to you asking to judge among them, the choice to accept or reject their request is yours. You have the right to disclaim jurisdiction since they have not yet accepted the Quran and they have the Torah. If you disclaim jurisdiction they cannot harm you at all. However, if you decide to judge among them, do so equitably. God loves the equitable.
5:43 Why do they ask you to act as a judge among them when they have the Torah, containing Gods Law and they disregard it? They are not believers.
5:44 We did send down the Torah containing Guidance and a light. By it the prophets who always sincerely submitted to God, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests judged according to Gods Scripture as they were commanded to observe. For, to them was entrusted the protection of Gods Book, and they were witnesses to it. So, fear not people, but fear Me and do not trade away My revelations for petty gains. Whoever does not judge and does not rule according to what God has revealed, such are the disbelievers.
5:45 For them (Jews), We had decreed in the Torah: Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and equal injury for injury (Exodus 21:23). But If one shall forgo retaliation by way of charity, it shall absolve his or her imperfections. Whoever does not judge or rule according to what God has Revealed, such are the wrongdoers.
[See 5:41. That was a time-bound Mosaic Law specific to the Israelites. The Final Revelation of God, the Quran has updated Laws for all humanity for all Times. Incidentally, Exodus in the Bible, as seen today, does not leave room for forgiveness on the subject]
5:46 And after them We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming the (remaining Truth in) what was revealed before him. We gave him the Gospel in which there was Guidance and a light, and it confirmed the (Truth in) what was revealed before it in the Torah, a Guidance and admonition to those who wished to live upright. [2:101]
5:47 Let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has revealed therein. Those who fail to judge and rule according to God's Revelation, are drifters from the Right Path.
5:48 To you (O Messenger) We have sent the Book in Sure Truth confirming the (Truth in) whatever Scripture was before it. The Quran is the Watcher over the old Scriptures and guards the Truth in them. So, Judge between people by what God has revealed to you and follow not their wishes away from the Truth that has come to you. Now has come to all of you the Divine Law, and a traced-out Way. If God had willed, He could have made all of you humans one single community. But, He decided to let you choose your own path after showing you the Truth, and thus test yourselves. Outdo one another in actions that serve humanity and thus grow your selves. To God is your final destination, of all of you. Then He will make you understand where you differ. [2:101]
5:49 So judge between them by what God has revealed. And do not follow their desires giving in to their demands, lest they divert you from what God has revealed to you. If they turn away from the Ultimate Truth, know that Gods Law of Requital is going to chastise them for trailing behind in attaining belief and for their previous transgressions. And, certainly, a great many people are but drifters from the Right Path.
5:50 Do they want to turn back to the Ways of Ignorance? Who can provide more equitable rules than God to a people who have attained Conviction in the Truth?
5:51 O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! (Since they deny the Final Revelation that is the Constitution of your state), Do not take the Jews and Christians as your allies. They are allies of one another. He among you who takes them for allies is one of them. God does not guide those who displace Command with desire. [The verse is talking about taking allies on a national scale, and not about individual friends. See 60:7-9]
5:52 You will see those who harbor doubt in their hearts running to them saying, We fear that a change of fortune may befall us. But, God will bring you victory, or His Command will come to pass and they will regret what they harbored in their hearts.
5:53 The believers will then wonder: "Are these the same people who swore by God that they were with the believers?" Eventually, all their deeds will go to waste and they will be great losers.
5:54 O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! If any of you reverts from his Faith, soon God will bring forth people whom He will love and they will love Him. They will be kind to the believers, and stern with the rejecters. They will strive in the Cause of God without fear of any blame of a fault-finder. Such is the Bounty of God that He bestows according to His Laws. For, God is All Encompassing, All Knowing.
5:55 Your real friends and protectors are God, His Messenger and those believers who establish the Divine System, set up the equitable Economic Order and humble themselves before God's Commands.
5:56 Those who ally themselves with God and His Messenger and the believers, belong in the party of God. Absolutely they are the victorious.
5:57 O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! Do not take for allies, some of the people who were given the Scripture before you, and the rejecters who mock and ridicule your Religion. Be mindful of Gods Commands if you are indeed believers.
5:58 When you call to prayer, they mock it and make a jest of it, simply because they are a people who do not use reason. [They do not know that the call with its clearest Mission Statement is unique in the world and speaks volumes of the conviction behind it]
5:59 Say, "O People of the Scripture! Do you not blame us just because we believe in God, and what is revealed to us and what was revealed before? And because most of you are drifting away from the Right Direction?
5:60 Say, Shall I point out to you something much worse for retribution with God? Worse is the case of those whom God has rejected, and His requital hits them. And remember those whom Gods Law relegated from the honorable stature of humanity and they started behaving like apes and swine. And they fell into becoming the slaves of Taaghoot (tyrants and the priesthood of any religion). Such are in worse plight, and farther astray than the mockers. [2:65, 4:51]
5:61 When they come to you O believers, they say, "We believe". In fact they come in disbelief and depart in disbelief. God knows best what they conceal.
5:62 You will see many of them race towards actions that drag down the human potential, create division in the society and they earn wealth through illicit means. Indeed condemnable is what they do.
5:63 Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid them from their down-grading assertions and illicit earnings? Indeed condemnable is what they manufacture. (A great many religious leaders, rabbis, priests, monks, Mullahs, yogis, and mystics devour the wealth of people deceptively, and hinder them from the Way of God 9:34)
