Al-Thabari, al-Zamakhsyari, dan al-Qurthubi sebagai ulama tafsir paling awal cenderung bersikap keras dalam menafsirkan ayat ini dengan menyatakan larangan untuk berteman dan bersekutu dengan orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani
Al-Tabari, al-Zamakhsyari, and al-Qurthubi as the earliest scholars of tafseer tend to be hard in interpreting this verse by stating the ban to be friends and allies of the Jews and Christians
Al-Tabari, al-Zamakhshari and al-Qurthubi as scholars of the earliest commentators tend to be hard to interpret this verse to declare a ban for friends and fellowship with Jews and Christians