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 Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:109-115 [15/16] ↕
  
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۞ يَوْمَ(The) day
يَجْمَعُ ٱللَّهُAllah will gather
ٱلرُّسُلَthe Messengers
فَيَقُولُand He will say,
مَاذَآ`What
أُجِبْتُمْ‌ۖwas (the) response you received?`
قَالُواْThey said,
لَا`(There is) no
عِلْمَknowledge
لَنَآ‌ۖfor us.
إِنَّكَIndeed You,
أَنتَYou
عَلَّـٰمُ(are the) Knower
ٱلْغُيُوبِ(of) the unseen.`
﴿١٠٩﴾
إِذْWhen
قَالَ ٱللَّهُAllah said,
يَـٰعِيسَى`O Isa,
ٱبْنَson
مَرْيَمَ(of) Maryam!
ٱذْكُرْRemember
نِعْمَتِىMy Favor
عَلَيْكَupon you
وَعَلَىٰand upon
وَٲلِدَتِكَyour mother
إِذْwhen
أَيَّدتُّكَI strengthened you
بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِwith the Holy Spirit,
تُكَلِّمُyou spoke
ٱلنَّاسَ(to) the people
فِىin
ٱلْمَهْدِthe cradle
وَكَهْلاً‌ۖand (in) maturity.
وَإِذْAnd when
عَلَّمْتُكَI taught you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَthe Book
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَand the wisdom
وَٱلتَّوْرَٮٰةَand the Taurat
وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ‌ۖand the Injeel;
وَإِذْand when
تَخْلُقُyou make
مِنَfrom
ٱلطِّينِthe clay
كَهَيْــَٔةِlike the shape
ٱلطَّيْرِ(of) the bird
بِإِذْنِىby My permission
فَتَنفُخُthen you breath
فِيهَاinto it
فَتَكُونُand it becomes
طَيْرَۢاa bird
بِإِذْنِى‌ۖby My permission,
وَتُبْرِئُand you heal
ٱلْأَكْمَهَthe born blind
وَٱلْأَبْرَصَand the leper
بِإِذْنِى‌ۖby My permission,
وَإِذْand when
تُخْرِجُyou bring forth
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰthe dead
بِإِذْنِى‌ۖby My permission.
وَإِذْAnd when
كَفَفْتُI restrained
بَنِىٓ(the) Children
إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ(of) Israel
عَنكَfrom you
إِذْwhen
جِئْتَهُمyou came to them
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِwith the clear proofs
فَقَالَthen said
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
كَفَرُواْdisbelieved
مِنْهُمْamong them
إِنْ هَـٰذَآ`This is not
إِلَّاbut
سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌclear magic.``
﴿١١٠﴾
وَإِذْAnd when
أَوْحَيْتُI inspired
إِلَىto
ٱلْحَوَارِيِّــۧنَthe disciples
أَنْto
ءَامِنُواْbelieve
بِىin Me
وَبِرَسُولِىand in My Messenger
قَالُوٓاْthey said,
ءَامَنَّا`We believe
وَٱشْهَدْand bear witness
بِأَنَّنَاthat indeed we
مُسْلِمُونَ(are) Muslims.
﴿١١١﴾
إِذْWhen
قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَthe disciples said,
يَـٰعِيسَى`O Isa,
ٱبْنَson
مَرْيَمَ(of) Maryam!
هَلْIs
يَسْتَطِيعُ رَبُّكَyour Lord able
أَنto
يُنَزِّلَsend down
عَلَيْنَاto us
مَآئِدَةًa table spread
مِّنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِ‌ۖthe heaven?`
قَالَHe said,
ٱتَّقُواْ`Fear
ٱللَّهَAllah,
إِنif
كُنتُمyou are
مُّؤْمِنِينَbelievers.`
﴿١١٢﴾
قَالُواْThey said,
نُرِيدُ`We wish
أَنthat
نَّأْكُلَwe eat
مِنْهَاfrom it
وَتَطْمَئِنَّand satisfy
قُلُوبُنَاour hearts
وَنَعْلَمَand we know
أَنthat
قَدْcertainly
صَدَقْتَنَاyou have spoken the truth to us
وَنَكُونَand we be
عَلَيْهَاover it
مِنَamong
ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَthe witnesses.
﴿١١٣﴾
قَالَSaid
عِيسَىIsa,
ٱبْنُson
مَرْيَمَ(of) Maryam,
ٱللَّهُمَّ`O Allah,
رَبَّنَآour Lord,
أَنزِلْsend down
عَلَيْنَاto us
مَآئِدَةًa table spread
مِّنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِthe heaven
تَكُونُto be
لَنَاfor us
عِيدًاa festival
لِّأَوَّلِنَاfor first of us
وَءَاخِرِنَاand last of us
وَءَايَةًand a sign
مِّنكَ‌ۖfrom You.
وَٱرْزُقْنَاAnd provide us,
وَأَنتَand You
خَيْرُ(are) best
ٱلرَّٲزِقِينَ(of) the providers.
﴿١١٤﴾
قَالَ ٱللَّهُAllah said,
إِنِّى`Indeed I
مُنَزِّلُهَا(will) send it down
عَلَيْكُمْ‌ۖto you,
فَمَنthen whoever
يَكْفُرْdisbelieves
بَعْدُafter (that)
مِنكُمْamong you,
فَإِنِّىٓthen indeed I
أُعَذِّبُهُۥ[I] will punish him
عَذَابًا(with) a punishment
لَّآnot
أُعَذِّبُهُۥٓI have punished
أَحَدًاanyone
مِّنَamong
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَthe worlds.`
﴿١١٥﴾

يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُ اللّٰهُ الرُّسُلَ فَيَقُوۡلُ مَاذَاۤ اُجِبۡتُمۡ​ ؕ قَالُوۡا لَا عِلۡمَ لَـنَا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ عَلَّامُ الۡغُيُوۡبِ‏  ​اِذۡ قَالَ اللّٰهُ يٰعِيۡسَى ابۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ اذۡكُرۡ نِعۡمَتِىۡ عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَتِكَ​ ۘ اِذۡ اَيَّدتُّكَ بِرُوۡحِ الۡقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِىۡ الۡمَهۡدِ وَكَهۡلًا ​ ۚوَاِذۡ عَلَّمۡتُكَ الۡـكِتٰبَ وَالۡحِكۡمَةَ وَالتَّوۡرٰٮةَ وَالۡاِنۡجِيۡلَ​ ۚ وَاِذۡ تَخۡلُقُ مِنَ الطِّيۡنِ كَهَيۡـئَـةِ الطَّيۡرِ بِاِذۡنِىۡ فَتَـنۡفُخُ فِيۡهَا فَتَكُوۡنُ طَيۡرًۢا بِاِذۡنِىۡ​ وَ تُبۡرِئُ الۡاَكۡمَهَ وَالۡاَبۡرَصَ بِاِذۡنِىۡ​ ۚ وَاِذۡ تُخۡرِجُ الۡمَوۡتٰى بِاِذۡنِىۡ​ ۚ وَاِذۡ كَفَفۡتُ بَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ عَنۡكَ اِذۡ جِئۡتَهُمۡ بِالۡبَيِّنٰتِ فَقَالَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا مِنۡهُمۡ اِنۡ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا سِحۡرٌ مُّبِيۡنٌ‏  وَ اِذۡ اَوۡحَيۡتُ اِلَى الۡحَـوَارِيّٖنَ اَنۡ اٰمِنُوۡا بِىۡ وَبِرَسُوۡلِىۡ​ۚ قَالُوۡۤا اٰمَنَّا وَاشۡهَدۡ بِاَنَّـنَا مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ‏  اِذۡ قَالَ الۡحَـوَارِيُّوۡنَ يٰعِيۡسَى ابۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ هَلۡ يَسۡتَطِيۡعُ رَبُّكَ اَنۡ يُّنَزِّلَ عَلَيۡنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ​ ؕ قَالَ اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ مُّؤۡمِنِيۡنَ‏  قَالُوۡا نُرِيۡدُ اَنۡ نَّاۡكُلَ مِنۡهَا وَتَطۡمَـئِنَّ قُلُوۡبُنَا وَنَـعۡلَمَ اَنۡ قَدۡ صَدَقۡتَـنَا وَنَكُوۡنَ عَلَيۡهَا مِنَ الشّٰهِدِيۡنَ‏  قَالَ عِيۡسَى ابۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّنَاۤ اَنۡزِلۡ عَلَيۡنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ تَكُوۡنُ لَـنَا عِيۡدًا لِّاَوَّلِنَا وَاٰخِرِنَا وَاٰيَةً مِّنۡكَ​ۚ وَارۡزُقۡنَا وَاَنۡتَ خَيۡرُ الرّٰزِقِيۡنَ‏  قَالَ اللّٰهُ اِنِّىۡ مُنَزِّلُهَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ​ۚ فَمَنۡ يَّكۡفُرۡ بَعۡدُ مِنۡكُمۡ فَاِنِّىۡۤ اُعَذِّبُهٗ عَذَابًا لَّاۤ اُعَذِّبُهٗۤ اَحَدًا مِّنَ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‏  
Translation
(5:109) The Day122 when Allah will gather together the Messengers123 and say: 'What answer were you given?' They will reply: 'We have no real knowledge of it.124 You alone fully know all that lies beyond the reach of human perception. (5:110) Imagine, then, when Allah will say:125 'Jesus, son of Mary, recall My favour upon you and your mother, and when I strengthened you with the spirit of holiness so that you talked to men in the cradle and also when you became of age; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel; and when, by My leave, you fashioned from clay the likeness of a bird and you breathed into it, and by My leave it became a bird; you healed, by My leave, the blind from birth and the leprous; and when, by My leave, you caused the dead to come to life.126 And recall when I restrained the Israelites from you when you came to them with clear proofs whereupon those of them who disbelieved said: "This is nothing but clear magic." (5:111) And recall when I revealed to the disciples to believe in Me and in My Mes-senger, they said: "We do believe, and we bear witness that we indeed are the ones who submit to Allah"127 (5:112) Also recall when the disciples asked Jesus,128 son of Mary: 'Jesus, son of Mary, has your Lord the power to send down to us a repast from the heaven?' There- upon Jesus said: 'Fear Allah if you do indeed have faith.' (5:113) They said: 'We desire to partake of it that our hearts be satisfied and we know that you did speak the truth to us, and that we are its witnesses.' (5:114) Jesus, son of Mary, then prayed: 'O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a repast from the heavens that shall be a festival for the first of us and for the last of us, and a sign from You. And provide us with sustenance, for You are the best Provider of sustenance.' (5:115) Allah said: 'I shall indeed send it down to you;129 then, I shall afflict whoever among you who disbelieves with a chastisement wherewith I will afflict none in the worlds.'
Commentary

122. This refers to the Day of Judgement.

123. The reference here is to the response of the world to the call of the Prophets.

124. This reply indicates that the Prophets would say that their knowledge was confined to that limited, outward response which they had encountered during their lifetimes. The true reaction to their call at various places and in different forms would only be known completely to God Himself.

125. The initial question would be addressed to all Prophets as such. Then each of them would be called upon to bear witness separately, as stated in several places in the Qur'an. In this connection the question that will be addressed to Jesus is specifically mentioned here.

126. That is, with God's command Jesus brought people to life from the state of death.

127. Jesus is being told that the faith of the disciples in him was also the result of God's grace and succour, for he, himself, did not have the power to produce even one man of faith in that land of disbelief. It is also made clear that the true religion of the disciples of Jesus was Islam.

128. Since the disciples have been mentioned here, the continuity of the subject is interrupted momentarily in order to introduce another incident connected with the disciples. This clearly shows that those who had been directly instructed by Jesus considered him merely a human being and a slave of God; they had no conception of their master either being God or a partner of God or the son of God. Jesus had, rather, presented himself to them as a slave of God with no claims to divine authority.

One might feel inclined here to raise the question: What is the occasion for this parenthetical interjection in a conversation that is to take place on the Day of Judgement? This parenthesis, in my opinion, is not in fact part of such a conversation, but rather forms part of a discussion in this world regarding a conversation that will take place on the Day of Judgement. The conversation that will take place on the Day of Judgement is mentioned here precisely in order that the Christians may derive a lesson from it and direct themselves to the right way. Hence, the mention of this incident regarding the disciples - even though it seems to interrupt the continuity of narration - is in no sense out of place.That is, are Muslims - Ed.

129. The Qur'an is silent on the question of whether this meal was sent down in response to this prayer. There is also no other authoritative basis to help us arrive at a clear conclusion. It is possible that the repast was actually sent down. It is also possible that the disciples withdrew their prayer after hearing the stern warning in response to it.