Transliteration:( Ara-aita in kaz zaba wa ta walla )
14. It means even though Abu Jahl's death was bent on falsifying the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and remaining totally disobedient, it will prove detrimental to him because just as those who had the good fortune of seeing the Holy Prophet are superior in faith than the other believers, likewise those who had remained infidels after are seeing the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم worse than the other infidels.
The criminal committing crime in court before a Magistrate is a big criminal because he had committed a crime as well as is in contempt of the court and that of the Magistrate. It should be remembered that Abu Jahl had been belying the Holy Prophet being disobedient to him. Then to state "if he belied" is for the end of infidelity or to cause fear and threat.
From this verse emerge a few issues:
1. The obedience of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم is obligatory upon the infidels as well and they would be punished for disobeying him because here with "if he belied," "what would be his condition" is added as well.
2. The sinful and evil Muslim, too, is entitled to punishment because Allah Almighty had made "what would be his condition" as a means of punishment.
The tafsir of Surah Alaq verse 13 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Alaq ayat 6 which provides the complete commentary from verse 6 through 19.
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