And when He, glorified and exalted is He, clarified that their hearts have become veiled due to the abundance of sins and the continuous boldness against their Creator, being covered by a thick rust, to the extent that they are harder than stones, this resulted in their distance from faith. He turned to the believers, giving them despair regarding their success, as a consolation for the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, concerning what he was intensely eager for, which was their faith, in the context of mocking them and reproaching them, denying any hope for their faith after it was established that their disbelief had recurred. He said: "Do you then hope?" And hope is the attachment of the mind to something without a preceding cause for it. "That they will believe," meaning these who are among you, and you have heard what has befallen their ancestors from the density of disbelief, and they are content with that; otherwise, they would have believed merely upon this news about these stories from this unlettered Prophet, from whom it is confirmed that there is no one who knows about it except Allah, acknowledging: "For you, and indeed," meaning while it is the case that there was a group, meaning people who seek division and scattering from them. Al-Harali said: From division, which is a specialization by opinion or direction from whom it is right to connect with him and be with him. End of quote. And "they hear the words of Allah," which is deserving of all attributes of perfection, and the word, Al-Harali said, is the manifestation of what is in the inner self to the outer for one who witnesses that outer in every manner of manifestation. End of quote.

"Then they distort it," meaning they remove it from its face by returning it to its edge. In mentioning the group along with those who are conjoined to it, there is an emphasis on their great mockery in disobedience, as they were, after being described with their vile states, factions in disbelief and aggression, and disavowing the garment of modesty. And His saying: "After they understood it," is a prelude to what will come regarding the matter of nullification, indicating that their distortion was not in a place of ambiguity due to it being grasped by intuition, and it confirmed the connection for the differences in their states.

And when this was along with the indication that they are upon the dispositions of their forefathers, and that whoever dares against Allah, it is not appropriate for the servants of Allah to hope for His righteousness for them. For if he dares against the Knower of the hidden matters, he would be bolder against others, indicating that no sane person would do this, concluding with His saying: "And they know," meaning while they are, with their intellect, carrying knowledge, understanding it, not being heedless, but rather deliberate.