fore me*, with plain proofs, and with the miracle which ye mention: ■ wu
therefore have ye ilain them, if ye fpeak tru.th? If they accufe thee of
pofture, the apoftles before thee have alfo been accounted impoftors, wh
brought evident demonftrations, and the fcriptures, and the book which in°
iighteneth the undemanding. Every foul fhall tafte of death, and ye foall have
your rewards on the day of refurrection ; and he who fhall be far removed
from h ell fire, and fhall be admitted into paradife,. ihall be happy: but the
prefent life is only a deceitful provifiori. Ye fhall furely be proved in your
poffeffions, and in your perfons ; and ye fhall hear from thofe unto-whomthe
fcripture was delivered before you, and from the idolaters,! ; much hurt: but if
ye be patient, and fear G o d , this is a matter that is abfolutelv determined. And
when G o d accepted the covenant of thofe to whom the book o f the law W a s
given, faying, Ye fhall furely publilh it unto mankind, ye fhall not hide it
yet they threw it . behind their bapks, and fold it for a ftpall price; but vyofoi
is the p r ice for which they have fold i t f . Think not that they who rejoice at
what they have done, and expeft to be praifed, for what they have not done “;
think not, O prophet, that they fhall efcape from punifhment, for they fhall fuf-
fer a painful punifhment; and unto G o d helongeth the kingdom of heaven
and earth: G o d is almighty. Now in the creation of heaven and earth, and
the viciffitude of night and day, are, figns unto thofe who are indued with un-
derftanding; whoremember G o d ftanding, and fitting, and lying on their fides';
andfneditate on the creation of Kerven apd earth,' faying, Q Lö&Dy, thou haft
not created this in vain ; ;£ar be it from thee;.’therefore deliver us from the torment
of h ell fire : O'L ord, furely whom thou fhalt throw into the fire, t-hou
wilt alfo cover with fhame: nor fhall the ungodly have any to help'them.
O L o r d , we have heard a preacher • inviting' us to thefaith, arid faying, Believe
in your L o r d : and we believed. O LoRD, fprgive us .therefore ,our fins, and
expiate our evil deeds from us,'and make us to die with the righteous; : 0
L o r d , give-us alfo the reward: which'-thou; hafts peoftrifed by;.thy-appftles-s
and cover us hot with fhame on the day of. .refurreftion ; ,for. thouWridt
contrary to the promife. Their L o r d therefore ahfwëreth I
will hot fuffer the work of. him. among you .who., worketh to bel'loft, 4liev
ther
■a Afajiles have already-come unto you before mei]
Among, thefe the commentators reckon Zacbflrias
and John thé Baptifi.
b Woful is the price for which they have fold iti\
i. e. -Dearly fhatf the/- p'sy hereafter for taking
bribes to ftifle the truth. Whoever concedleth the
knowledge 'Which God hat< given him,‘hyiMoham-
medy G od Jhallput on him a bridle W fire on the
day of refurreltion. ,
:‘e- Who rejoicè at what they have ddrilfarid eoi?
pell tdie ptaifedfor what th'ey have nol'dolfè1 &.
Who think they have done a'comme'ndibTe deed
iii concealing and dilTembling the teftimonies in-
.the! Pentateuch. concerning Mohammed, and in
diiobeyingt G od’s commands.to, thezeontrary. I t
inlaid th&tMohafóme,d onceasking Qmie jews concerning
a paflage-in their law, they gave him an?-
'anfwervery different"from the truth, and were
mightily pleafed that th’ejr jhad, as they thought,
;deceive4him. 'Others hqwevef- think ihis paf-
relates to;(bine pretended fi/tohammedansw^
'-rejoiced- iri‘ their hy/66rify,! and expeifled to be
'coinmehded for their ;w’fckedn£fs ’r . *
■ remember Otsfi'pfikfingfid^dfitBng,ani
■ lying on their fidesf] AVa^Yimes a^d -in all
T Weniibm.1 a faying.of ’M<r
fcammediy :one 'IMrdn EbpHofeihy tp fhis'puroQjjy
pray ftanding, i f thou art able ; i f not, fitting ;
and ' thbii' ca 'njl hot fit up, then as thou lieji along.
AlShafei direfts that the fick lhould pray lying on
their -rightfide-.
We have hfarda preacher, &c.] Namely
hammed, with the- Koran.
1 A l Beidawi,
t h e r h e b e m a l e , o r f e m a l e * : t h e o n e o f y o u i s f r o m t h e o t h e r . T h e y t h e r e ,
f o r e w h o h a v e l e f t t h e i r c o u n t r y , a n d h a v e b e e n t u r n e d o u t o f t h e i r h o u f e s ,
a n d h a v e f u f f e r e d f o r m y . f a k e , a n d l h a y o ' b e ^ n l . f l a r n 'u n b a t t l e ; v e r i l y I w i l l
e x p i a t e t h e i r e v i l d e e d s f r o m t h e m , a n d I w i l l f u r e l y b r i n g t h e m i n t o g a r d e n s
w a t e r e d b y r i v e r s ; a - r ^ w ^ r d ^ r o m G o d . : a n d w i t h G o p . i s t h a m p f t - e x c e l l e n t
r e w a r d , t k ' n o t t h e p f o f p e r o u s ' d e a l i n g « o f ; t h e u n b l l i e v d r x ' i n - d i e l a n d ,
d e c e i v e t h e e k : it is but a f l e n d e r p r o v i f i o n jj j g and t h e n t h e i r r e c e p t a c l e f h a l l
b e h e l l ; a n u n h a p p y : c o u c fs f h M it be,. B u t t h e y , w h o . f e a r t h e i r . L o r d f h a l l
h a v e g a r d e n s ' t h r o u g ' h w h i c l f r i v e r s flow, t h e y f h a l l c o n t i n u e t h e r e i n " f o r e v e r :
t h i s i s t h e g i f t o f G o d ; f o r w h a t i s w i t h G o d f h a l l b e b e t t e r f o r t h e r i g h t e o
u s than fhortrlived worldly, p-ofpedty^ , T h e r e a r e f a m e o f . t j i o f e y r h o h a v e r e v
c e i v e d t h e f c r i p t u r e s , w h o b e l i e f . j , m G o p , a n d t h a t w h i c h b a t h , b e e p t e n t
d o w n u n t o y o u , . a f i d t h a f w h i c h , l i a t h b e e n , l e n t d o w n t o ' . t h e m , f u b m i t t i n g
t h e m f e l v e s u n t o G o d 4 ; t h e y f e l l n o t : t h e f i g r i s o f G o d f o r i a f m a l l p r i c e :
t h e f e f h a l l ! h a v e ' t h e i r r d w a r d " w i t h t h e i r L o r d ; f o r G o d i s f w i i f t i n t a k i n g
a n a c c o u n t " . O t r u e b e l i e v e r s , b e p a t i e n t , a n d f t r i v e t o e x c e l i n p a t i e n c e , -
.a n d b e c o n f t a n t - m i n d e d , a n d f e a r G o d , t h a t y e m a y b e h a p p y .
fcriptures, who believe in Q od, 6>V.] The per-
1 fobs here meant, foine wiithave to be Jidallab
Ebn Biilatn 3 and-his companions ; others fup-
pofe they were forty Arabs of Najrait, or
thirty two Ethiopians, or elfe eight Greeks, who
were converted from ChrifianitytoUohammed-
ifmi and others fay thV paflage was revealed in
the ninth ydar of the Heir a, when Mobahimed,
on Gabriel's bringing him the news of the <Qtb
c f -Asbatna king o f Ethiopia, -.who had embraced
the Mohammedan religion fome years before4,
prayed for the foul of the departed.; at which
fome of his hypocritical followers were dif-
pleafed, and wbndred that he lhould pray for »
Chrijiian^profelyte whom he had never feen ' .
i Cop- is-futtft in taking an account,] See b j.
fore, p .s j, and the Preliminary CifcQurft, f 4.
1 Whether he be male orfemcik;] Thefe words
were added,’ as 'fome relate, 'Oh Omni Salma,
one of the'prophet’s wives, telling him that
(he. hadbbferved G od: often made mention o f
the mm who fled their country for the fake of
their faith, but took no notice of the women T.
’ Let net the prosperous dealing. &e.J The original
word, properly fignifies ' fuccefs in the affairs
of life;' and particularly in trade. It is faid
that fome of Mohammed's followers obferving the
profpyrity the idolaters enjoyed, expreifed their
regret that thofe enemies o f G od lhould live in
; fnch Cafe • and plenty, while themfelves were
peddling for hunger and fatigue; whereupon
this paflage was revealed * ,
‘ A Jlender provifion;J Becaufe of its (hort
continuance.1 a,; 1 "
d There are fome of thofe who have received the
i l l
f 1 Al Beipawi, I
I ' 1 Si f Bsioawi.
Idem. See before, p. 45» * See tie preliitl Dtfeeurfc,
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