A reflection on the commentary of Chapter Ma'idah based on its keywords

Verses 3, 55 and 67 of Chapter Ma'idah deal with the issue of guardianship [Wilayah]. The exegetic reflection on Chapter Ma'idah indicates that the verses of guardianship are not limited to the above-mentioned verses of this Chapter only, rather all the verses of this Surah, in a pathological view, serve to explain the issue of Wilayah. For this chapter has put forth topics that are closely related to the subject matter of Wilayah. The topics like: fulfilment of covenants, punishing those who breach covenants, reminding the great divine blessings and punishing the ungrateful ones, sending verses on failing one’s works, apostasy, punishing apostates, exaggeration and exaggerating religious leaders, the story of Adam's sons and the fact that twelve heavenly leaders from the Children of Israel were commissioned and that people pledged to support them, are all in one way or the other related to the subject of guardianship. Each of these titles contains a warning to the Muslim Nation [Ummah] to appreciate the great blessing of guardianship and not to be punished [due to be ungrateful to this blessing] like the previous nations.