88- AND THEY SAID: “OUR HEARTS ARE SEALED IN WRAPPINGS”, BUT ALLAH CURSED THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR DISBELIEF, THEY HAVE BUT LITTLE FAITH.

89- WHENVER A BOOK REACHES TO THEM FROM ALLAH, CONFIRMING WHAT THEY BELIEVE, WHILE THEY WERE FORTELLING ABOUT THE VICTORY OVER THE DISBELIEVERS WHEN THE MESSENGERCOMES TO THEM.  WHEN WHAT THEY RECOGNIZE TO BE TRUE COMES THEY REJECT IT, ALLAH’S CURSE IS UPON THE DISBELIEVERS.

90- EVIL IS WHAT THEY SOLD THEIR SOULS FOR, TO DISBELIEVE BECAUSE OF INSULANT ENVY THAT ALLAH SENDS HIS GRACE DOWN UPON WHOM HE WILLS OF HIS SLAVES.  THEY HAVE INCURED WRATH UPON WRATH, AND THERE WILL BE HUMILIATING PUNISHMENT FOR THE DISBELIEVERS.

91- WHEN IT IS SAID TO THEM: “BELIEVE IN WHAT ALLAH SENT DOWN”, THEY SAY: “WE ONLY BELIEVE IN WHAT WAS SENT DOWN TO US”, AND THEY DISBELIEVE IN WHAT WAS SENT DOWN SINCE, ALTHOUGH IT IS THE TRUTH, CONFIRMING WHAT THEY HAVE.  SAY: “WHY DID YOU SLAY THE PROPHETS OF ALLAH IN TIMES GONE BY IF YOU ARE TRUE BELIEVERS”.

The expression “OUR HEARTS ARE SEALED IN WRAPPINGS” meant that they say that they can not receive any more guidance as their hearts are sealed in the wrappings of their original guidance, the Torah. 

There was a contradiction however, in that they knew about the coming of the new Messenger.  In fact, they told their Arab neighbours in Yathrib about him coming and how they would then follow him and kill them all.  This is how the Arabs learned about this prophet and were expecting him as well as the Jews of Medina and elsewhere did.

Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, used to take the opportunity of the Hajj to see Arabs from various parts of Arabia and tell them about Islam and himself as the messenger of Allah.  On one occasion he met with six of the Khazrag tribe of Yathrib (Medina) and spoke to them.  They said to each others that this must be the prophet the Jews told them about.  After they heard from Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, they embraced Islam. 

Next year there were 12 people, representing both tribes of Medina; Aws and Khazrag, who also embraced Islam.  The year after at the time of Hajj; 75 people, including 2 women came, met Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him, embraced Islam and invited him and the Muslims to migrate to Medina and make it their new home which they did.

The Arabs of Yathrib (Medina) were ready to hear about and accept Islam, because of what they were told about expecting Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, from the Jews.  However, the Jews did not accept him when he arrived, although knowing him, and knowing that the Book Allah the Highest sent with him; the Quran confirms the Torah.  They disbelieved knowingly and intentionally, but why?

They expected the coming messenger to be of the descendants of Isaac, peace be upon him, not Ishmael.  When they found that he was of the descendants of Ishmael, Ibrahim’s son, they did not believe.  They would not accept that Allah the Highest chooses of his slaves whom He Wills, not any of his people wills.

Their position was to accept the Torah and nothing sent afterwards.  In fact they did not accept the Engeel either, for they did not believe that Jesus, peace upon him, was a messenger.  They fought Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, and conspired to kill him, as they fought Jesus, peace be upon him, and conspired to kill him.  Hence they incurred Allah’s wrath.

Allah the Highest says that they incurred wrath upon wrath, showing how angry Allah the Highest is with them.  Denying them the status of believers, because they fought and killed many of Allah’s prophets and messengers.