{ And truly you will find those who say “We are Christians” to be the nearest of them in affection to those who have believed } : He does not mean all Christians by this, since they are at enmity with the Muslims just like the Jews, in killing the Muslims, taking them captive, ruining their land, demolishing their mosques, and burning their copies of the Qur’an. There are no friendly relations or respect towards them. The verse, rather, refers to those of them who yielded into Islam, such as Najashi and his companions.