prey to afflictions and calamities, but they were such rebellious people that their eyes did not open up to it; instead, their disbelief and rebelliousness increased even further. As whenever they are blessed with goodness, such as the abundance of low priced provision etc., then they would say that these goodness are our own possessions. We are deserving of it. Moreover, we have attained this goodness due to our own efforts. (Tafseer-e-Na’eemi, vol. 9, pp. 117)

At another place, it is stated regarding Jews in part 5, Surah An-Nisa, Ayah no 78:

وَ اِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ سَیِّئَةٌ یَّقُوْلُوْا هٰذِهٖ مِنْ عِنْدِكَؕ-قُلْ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِؕ-فَمَالِ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ الْقَوْمِ لَا یَكَادُوْنَ یَفْقَهُوْنَ حَدِیْثًا(۷۸)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: If some good reaches them (hypocrites), they say, ‘This is from Allah,’ and if any misfortune reaches them, they say, ‘This is from you (O Muhammad).’ Say you (O Beloved), ‘Everything is from Allah.’ What is the matter with those people; that, they do not seem to understand anything? (Part. 5, Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 78)

Hakeem-ul-Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه writes under this Ayah: When Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم migrated to the blessed and luminous Madinah and invited the non Muslims of Madinah towards Islam, the majority of these non Muslims rebelled and became determined in opposing the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Moreover, some of them pretended to have recited the Kalimah and entered the group of Muslims (while concealing their disbelief) and started harming Muslims in different ways.

Sometimes, it would not rain there on time and at times, the production of fruits would be very low; as was the state of the previous nations. Upon this, the hypocrites said that نَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰہِ, since this person (Muhammad Rasoolullahصَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  ) has come here, our blessings have reduced. All these calamities have befallen upon us due to his arrival. So these blessed Ayahs were revealed in their rebuttal. (Tafseer-e-Na’eemi, vol. 5, pp. 240)