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lākini r-rāsikhūna fī l-ʿilmi minhum wa-l-muʾminūna yuʾminūna bi-mā ʾunzila ʾilayka wa-mā ʾunzila min qablika wa-l-muqīmīna ṣ-ṣalāta wa-l-muʾtūna z-zakāta wa-l-muʾminūna bi-llāhi wa-l-yawmi l-ʾākhiri ʾulāʾika sa-nuʾtīhim ʾajran ʿaẓīman
But as for those who are firmly grounded in knowledge from among them, and the faithful, they believe in what has been sent down to you, and what was sent down before you—those who maintain the prayer, give the zakat, and believe in Allah and the Last Day—them We shall give a great reward.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 162
162. "But those firmly rooted in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you and what has been revealed (to the messengers) before you, and the establishers of prayer and the givers of poor-rate, and the believers in Allah and the Last Day. Upon these We shall give a great reward."
In this verse, a great fact is referred to, on which the Holy Qur'an has repeatedly emphasized. This fact is that the reproach and reprimanding of the Qur'an upon the Jews has never had an aspect of racial or tribal combat. Islam reproaches no race as a 'race', but it blames and reprimands the filthy and deluded persons. That is why this verse separates the believers and virtuous ones from among the Jews as an exception and admires them when it gives them the glad tidings of a great reward. The Qur'an says:
The proof for this meaning is the fact that at the time of the advent of the Prophet of Islam (S), when some of the prominent people of the Jews saw the reasons of his rightfulness, embraced Islam and defended it heartily. These persons were respected by the Prophet of Islam (S) and other Muslim members.