About the Surah

       (After making this promise you act very strangely). You kill each other and expel your people out of their homes and support their enemies by sin and transgression. And if they come to you as captives, you would ransom (i.e. get them freedom by paying penalty) them, although their expulsion was itself unlawful for you. Do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve the other part? What should be the punishment for those who act like this among you, except disgrace in this world and more severe torment on the Day of Resurrection? And Allah is not unaware of what you do.