سورة النساء

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): This verse was revealed about the Jews, when the polytheists of the Arabs asked them, 'Is our religion better or the religion of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)?' They said, 'Your religion is better.'

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Burayd al-Ijli said: I asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) about the verse: أَطِیعواْ اللهَ وَأَطِیعواْ الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِی الأَمْرِ مِنکُمْ [Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you]. The Imam's answer was as follows: أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَی الَّذِینَ أُوتُواْ نَصِیبًا مِّنَ الْکِتَابِ یُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَ یَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِینَ کَفَرُواْ هَؤُلاء أَهْدَی مِنَ الَّذِینَ آمَنُواْ سَبِیلاً [Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Book? They believe in idols and false deities and say of those who disbelieve: 'These are better guided in the way than those who believe']. They say to the leaders of misguidance and those who invite to the Fire of Hell that these are more rightly guided to the path of Allah than the family of Muhammad: أُوْلَئِکَ الَّذِینَ لَعنَهُمُ اللهُ وَمَن یَلْعنِ اللهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ نَصِیرًا [Those are they whom Allah has cursed, and whomever Allah curses you shall not find any helper for him].