How do we reconcile what is stated in Surat Al-Imran, Ayah 112: "They have drawn upon themselves wrath from Allah, and destitution was imposed upon them" with the current reality of the Jews, their wealth and power?
The noble verse in Al Imran/112 (فَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ أَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوا إِلا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَبَاءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الأنْبِيَاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ ذَلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ) summarizes that abasement and destitution are inherent to the Jews, except when there is a covenant from Allah (the Dhimma contract and jizyah) or a covenant from people (security and alliance with others). Their abasement is thus a matter of divine decree and religious law. Their destitution manifests in their stinginess and their psychological state, not in their material poverty. This humiliation has persisted throughout history, and any apparent strength they possess today is due to their alliances with other powers, not their inherent might. Their destitution is absolute, whereas their abasement is conditional on the existence of a covenant from Allah or from people.
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