[3:164] Truly God was gracious to the believers when He sent to them a messenger from among their own to recite to them His verses, and to purify them, and to teach them the Book, wisdom, though before, they were in clear error.
He gave goodness to them in abundance and favored them with generous blessings, for He sent someone like Muṣ?afā, the lord of mankind (ṣ) to them. [The Prophet] taught them their religion (dīn) and made their proofs clear to them. He belonged to them in every way but they were not grateful for his blessings, did not respect his right, and were not able to see what he guided them to, nor refrain from straying in error. This is a description of his enemies who rejected and were arrogant. As for the believers, they assumed the grace in the choice. They received the command in hearing and obeying to the utmost degree so they were happy in this world and the Hereafter and became deserving of generosity and nearness from God.