| Surah Aal Imran, 86-91
"How shall Allah give guidance to a people who disbelieved after they had accepted Faith and testified that the Prophet is true and the clear signs had come to them? And Allah does not give guidance to the unjust people. [86] The punishment of such people is that upon them is the curse of Allah, and of the angels and of the human beings altogether. [87] They remain under it forever. Neither will the punishment be lightened for them, nor will they be given respite, [88] except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways; then, Allah is All-Forgiving, Very-Merciful. [89] Those who disbelieve after having accepted Faith and then increase in disbelief, their repentance shall never be accepted. And they are the ones who have lost the right path. [90] Those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers, even an Earth-full of gold shall never be accepted from any of them, even if one were to offer it as ransom. They are the ones for whom there is a painful punishment, and for them there are no helpers."[91] (3:86-91)
Commentary
The Removal Of A Doubt
On a superficial view of the verse: 'How shall Allah give guidance...' (86), there emerges, a doubt that whoever turns an apostate receives no guidance afterwards, although, the fact is contrary to this. There are many who, after having become apostates, re-embrace the faith and become recipients of guidance.
The answer is that the withholding of guidance mentioned here is in accordance with common usage. For instance, some criminal when punished by a certain ruler may say, 'I have been given a special treatment by the ruler with his own hands.' And in answer to him, it is said: 'Why are we going to give a special treatment to such a criminal?' That is, there is just no special treatment called for in this case, while it does not mean that such a person cannot, in any way, become deserving of special treatment even if he behaved well. (Bayan al-Qur'an) (Ma'ariful Qur'an)
» Posted by Seifeddine-M on 16th December 2011
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