Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 2 Al-Baqarah, Ayat 87-87
وَ لَقَدۡ اٰتَيۡنَا مُوۡسَى الۡكِتٰبَ وَقَفَّيۡنَا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِهٖ بِالرُّسُلِ وَاٰتَيۡنَا عِيۡسَى ابۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ الۡبَيِّنٰتِ وَاَيَّدۡنٰهُ بِرُوۡحِ الۡقُدُسِؕ اَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهۡوٰٓى اَنۡفُسُكُمُ اسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚ فَفَرِيۡقًا كَذَّبۡتُمۡ وَفَرِيۡقًا تَقۡتُلُوۡنَ
﴿2:87﴾
(2:87) Surely We gave Moses the Scripture and caused a train of Messengers
to follow him and then sent Jesus, the son of Mary, with Clear Proofs and supported
him with the spirit of holiness.93 But is it not true that every
time a Messenger brought to you something that was not to your liking, you acted
arrogantly: you called some Messengers liars and killed others?
Notes
93. The 'spirit of holiness' signifies the knowledge derived through revelation.
It also signifies the angel Gabriel who brought this revelation. It also denotes
the holy spirit of Jesus, the spirit which God had endowed with angelic character.
The expression 'clear proofs' refers to those signs which are likely to convince
a truth-seeking and truth-loving person that Jesus is a Prophet of God.