Surah 3. Ali 'Imran

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-41 [4], 42-54 [5], 55-63 [6], 64-71 [7], 72-80 [8], 81-91 [9], 92-101 [10], 102-109 [11], 110-120 [12], 121-129 [13], 130-143 [14], 144-148 [15], 149-155 [16], 156-172 [17], 173-180 [18], 181-187 [19], 188-200 [20]

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Quran Text of Verse 55-63اِذْWhenقَالَsaidاللّٰهُAllahیٰعِیْسٰۤیO IsaاِنِّیْIndeed, Iمُتَوَفِّیْكَ(will) take youوَ رَافِعُكَand raise youاِلَیَّto Myselfوَ مُطَهِّرُكَand purify youمِنَfromالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieve[d]وَ جَاعِلُand I will makeالَّذِیْنَthose whoاتَّبَعُوْكَfollow[ed] youفَوْقَsuperiorالَّذِیْنَ(to) those whoكَفَرُوْۤاdisbelieve[d]اِلٰیonیَوْمِ(the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ ۚ(of) [the] ResurrectionثُمَّThenاِلَیَّto Meمَرْجِعُكُمْ(is) your returnفَاَحْكُمُand I will judgeبَیْنَكُمْbetween youفِیْمَاabout whatكُنْتُمْyou wereفِیْهِ[in it]تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ differing فَاَمَّاThen as forالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieve[d]فَاُعَذِّبُهُمْthen I will punish themعَذَابًا(with) a punishmentشَدِیْدًاsevereفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةِ ؗand (in) the Hereafterوَ مَاAnd notلَهُمْfor themمِّنْ[of]نّٰصِرِیْنَ (any) helpers وَ اَمَّاAnd as forالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]وَ عَمِلُواand didالصّٰلِحٰتِ[the] righteous deedsفَیُوَفِّیْهِمْthen He will grant them in fullاُجُوْرَهُمْ ؕtheir rewardوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahلَا(does) notیُحِبُّloveالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers ذٰلِكَThatنَتْلُوْهُ(is what) We recite [it]عَلَیْكَto youمِنَofالْاٰیٰتِthe Versesوَ الذِّكْرِand the Reminderالْحَكِیْمِ [the] Wise اِنَّIndeedمَثَلَ(the) likenessعِیْسٰی(of) IsaعِنْدَnearاللّٰهِAllahكَمَثَلِ(is) like (the) likenessاٰدَمَ ؕ(of) AdamخَلَقَهٗHe created himمِنْfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenقَالَHe saidلَهٗto himكُنْBeفَیَكُوْنُ and he was اَلْحَقُّThe truthمِنْ(is) fromرَّبِّكَyour Lordفَلَاso (do) notتَكُنْbeمِّنَamongالْمُمْتَرِیْنَ the doubters فَمَنْThen whoeverحَآجَّكَargues (with) youفِیْهِconcerning itمِنْۢfromبَعْدِafterمَاwhatجَآءَكَcame to youمِنَofالْعِلْمِthe knowledgeفَقُلْthen sayتَعَالَوْاComeنَدْعُlet us callاَبْنَآءَنَاour sonsوَ اَبْنَآءَكُمْand your sonsوَ نِسَآءَنَاand our womenوَ نِسَآءَكُمْand your womenوَ اَنْفُسَنَاand ourselvesوَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ ۫and yourselvesثُمَّthenنَبْتَهِلْlet us pray humblyفَنَجْعَلْand [we] invokeلَّعْنَتَ(the) curseاللّٰهِ(of) Allahعَلَیonالْكٰذِبِیْنَ the liars 3. Ali 'Imran Page 58اِنَّIndeedهٰذَاthisلَهُوَsurely it (is)الْقَصَصُthe narrationالْحَقُّ ۚ[the] trueوَ مَاAnd (there is) noمِنْ(of)اِلٰهٍgodاِلَّاexceptاللّٰهُ ؕAllahوَ اِنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَهُوَsurely Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالْحَكِیْمُ the All-Wise فَاِنْAnd ifتَوَلَّوْاthey turn backفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلِیْمٌۢ(is) All-Knowingبِالْمُفْسِدِیْنَ۠of the corrupters

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Translation of Verse 55-63

55. When Allah said: “O Eesa! Verily, I will seize⁸² you and lift you up to myself and will cleanse⁸³ you of those who disbelieve, and I will place those who follow you above those who reject you until the Day of Resurrection.⁸⁴ Then shall you all return to Me and I will judge between you of the matters wherein you differ.

56. As for those who reject faith, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.

57.As to those who believed and performed good deeds, He will pay them in full their rewards. And Allah does not like the wrong doers.

58. This (which) we recite to you is (our) revelation and the admonition full of wisdom⁸⁵.

59. Verily, the likeness of Eesa in the sight of Allah is the likeness of Adam whom He created out of dust, then said to him: “Be”, and he was.⁸⁶

60. This is the truth from your Lord,so be not you of those who doubt.

61.If anyone disputes in this matter with you after this knowledge has come to you, say: “Come ! Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves. Then let us pray and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie.“⁸⁷

62. Indeed, these are true events; and there is no deity except Allah. And verily, Allah is Exalted in Power, the Wise.

63. Then, if they turn away, Allah has full knowledge of those who do mischief.⁸⁸

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Commentary

82. In the text the word Mutawaf- feeka’ is used.. which is derived from the subject form ‘tawaffa’, which means to take fully and to seize. This word is used to mean death. though it does not essentially mean death. which is borne out by the use of this word at other places in Quran:

“It is He who seizes you in his charge in the night and knows what you earn during the day.” (Al-An’am - 60). In this verse the word tawaffa’ has been used to mean the state of sleep. “Until some one of you is to die then Our angels seize him.” (Al-An’am - 61).

In this verse the word ‘tawaffa’ is related to the angels and not to death, for causing death is the work of Allah and the work of the angels is to seize in their charge.

“Confine them to houses until death seizes them.” -(An-Nisa -15)

In this verse the subject of the word ‘tawaffa’ is death. It is obvious that the verb and the subject cannot be similar, therefore the occasion of use is the proof of what meaning is to be taken. Here the word ‘tawaffa’ does not mean death but it means seizing along with the body and this contention is supported by a reference to the context, related verses, traditions and the relevant circumstances, that Propeht Eesa was lifted alive to the heavens by Allah and He kept him safe from the scheme of the enemies.

83. That is: I will remove you from the dirty environment of the infidels and will admit you into the spiritual environment of the celestial beings.

84. And it is a historical reality that the Christians as a nation, have always been superior to Jews.

85. That is: This is not a cock and bull story, nor has it been embellished for the sake of enjoyment as done by the Christians. It is a reality that has been disclosed through the verses. These things are full of exhortation and wisdom.

86. It is an accepted fact that prophet Adam was born without a father and a mother and inspite of this fact he is not god nor does anybody think that he is a divine being. Then, how can prophet Eesa be considered god by the fact of his being born without a father?

87. After completing the argument this was a challenge from Allah to the Christians that if even after this clarification they consider their stand about Christ as right and that of prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) as wrong, then let them accept this challenge of ‘Mubahilah’ (curses to fall on the head of the liar). But they did not dare accept the challenge.

From the traditions it appears, that a deputation of the Christians from Najran (Yemen) had come to the prophet and on that occasion the prophet had invited them to accept the challenge of Mubahilah, but they did not accept it. They returned after agreeing to remain peaceful without acting on this challenge, which shows that they were not convinced about their stand. As opposed to this, the Prophet had come up with his family members to invoke Allah’s curse on those who lie, which shows that he was fully convinced and certain about the rightness of his mission.

88. The situation itself proves that those who refuse to accept Allah as the one and only God and persist in their belief in polytheism are mischief mongers, for polytheism is the cause of the destruction of the system of justice and balance.