Al-Mujaadila (The Pleading Woman)

14. Have you not seen those who take as friends a people upon whom is the Wrath of Allah? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to a lie to be amongst you while they know.

15. Allah has prepared for them a severe torment. Evil indeed is that which they do.

The blessed two Verses partially disclose hypocrites' conspiracies reflecting their tokens as well. Such disclosure preceded by the blessed Verses treating of holding private counsels reveals that there were also hypocrites holding private consultations with the Noble Prophet (S) who used such stratagems to take advantage of their intimacy with the Noble Prophet (S).

Thus, the Holy Qur’an treats the same on general terms, asking:

“Have you not seen those who take as friends a people upon whom is the Wrath of Allah?” “A people upon whom is the Wrath of Allah”

seemingly reflects Jewish people, since they have been referred to in the Holy Qur’an by the clause

“They drew upon themselves the Wrath”1 .

The blessed Verse 14 proceeds to say

“They are neither of you nor of them [Jews].”

They are neither you friends in hardships nor are they their intimate friends, but they are hypocrites changing their masks each and every single day. They take false oaths to indicate that they stand by you, but they know that they are dissimulating. Hypocrites habitually cover their ugly and disgusting countenances through resorting to false oaths, whereas their deeds reflect their true identity.

The blessed Verse 15 makes a reference to such obstinate hypocrites saying:

“Allah has prepared for them a severe torment.”

Such torments are just, since:

“Evil indeed is that which they do”

and evil deeds entail Divine torment and retribution.