Surah 5. Al-Ma'idah

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Verses [Section]: 1-5[1], 6-11 [2], 12-19 [3], 20-26 [4], 27-34 [5], 35-43 [6], 44-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-66 [9], 67-77 [10], 78-86 [11], 87-98 [12], 99-100 [13], 101-108 [14], 109-115 [15], 116-120 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 109-1155. Al-Ma'idah Page 126یَوْمَ(The) dayیَجْمَعُwill (be) gatheredاللّٰهُ(by) Allahالرُّسُلَthe Messengersفَیَقُوْلُand He will sayمَا ذَاۤWhatاُجِبْتُمْ ؕwas (the) response you receivedقَالُوْاThey saidلَا(There is) noعِلْمَknowledgeلَنَا ؕfor usاِنَّكَIndeed YouاَنْتَYouعَلَّامُ(are the) Knowerالْغُیُوْبِ (of) the unseen اِذْWhenقَالَsaidاللّٰهُAllahیٰعِیْسَیO Isaابْنَsonمَرْیَمَ(of) MaryamاذْكُرْRememberنِعْمَتِیْMy Favorعَلَیْكَupon youوَ عَلٰیand uponوَ الِدَتِكَ ۘyour motherاِذْwhenاَیَّدْتُّكَI strengthened youبِرُوْحِwith (the) Spiritالْقُدُسِ ۫the Holyتُكَلِّمُyou spokeالنَّاسَ(to) the peopleفِیinالْمَهْدِthe cradleوَ كَهْلًا ۚand (in) maturityوَ اِذْAnd whenعَلَّمْتُكَI taught youالْكِتٰبَthe Bookوَ الْحِكْمَةَand the wisdomوَ التَّوْرٰىةَand the Tauratوَ الْاِنْجِیْلَ ۚand the Injeelوَ اِذْand whenتَخْلُقُyou makeمِنَfromالطِّیْنِthe clayكَهَیْـَٔةِlike the shapeالطَّیْرِ(of) the birdبِاِذْنِیْby My permissionفَتَنْفُخُthen you breathفِیْهَاinto itفَتَكُوْنُand it becomesطَیْرًۢاa birdبِاِذْنِیْby My permissionوَ تُبْرِئُand you healالْاَكْمَهَthe born blindوَ الْاَبْرَصَand the leperبِاِذْنِیْ ۚby My permissionوَ اِذْand whenتُخْرِجُyou bring forthالْمَوْتٰیthe deadبِاِذْنِیْ ۚby My permissionوَ اِذْAnd whenكَفَفْتُI restrainedبَنِیْۤ(the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ(of) Israelعَنْكَfrom youاِذْwhenجِئْتَهُمْyou came to themبِالْبَیِّنٰتِwith the clear proofsفَقَالَthen saidالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْهُمْamong themاِنْNotهٰذَاۤ(is) thisاِلَّاbutسِحْرٌmagicمُّبِیْنٌ clear وَ اِذْAnd whenاَوْحَیْتُI inspiredاِلَیtoالْحَوَارِیّٖنَthe disciplesاَنْtoاٰمِنُوْاbelieveبِیْin Meوَ بِرَسُوْلِیْ ۚand in My Messengerقَالُوْۤاthey saidاٰمَنَّاWe believeوَ اشْهَدْand bear witnessبِاَنَّنَاthat indeed weمُسْلِمُوْنَ (are) Muslims اِذْWhenقَالَsaidالْحَوَارِیُّوْنَthe disciplesیٰعِیْسَیO Isaابْنَsonمَرْیَمَ(of) MaryamهَلْIsیَسْتَطِیْعُableرَبُّكَyour Lordاَنْtoیُّنَزِّلَsend downعَلَیْنَاto usمَآىِٕدَةًa table spreadمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِ ؕthe heavenقَالَHe saidاتَّقُواFearاللّٰهَAllahاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ believers قَالُوْاThey saidنُرِیْدُWe wishاَنْthatنَّاْكُلَwe eatمِنْهَاfrom itوَ تَطْمَىِٕنَّand satisfyقُلُوْبُنَاour heartsوَ نَعْلَمَand we knowاَنْthatقَدْcertainlyصَدَقْتَنَاyou have spoken the truth to usوَ نَكُوْنَand we beعَلَیْهَاover itمِنَamongالشّٰهِدِیْنَ the witnesses 5. Al-Ma'idah Page 127قَالَSaidعِیْسَیIsaابْنُsonمَرْیَمَ(of) MaryamاللّٰهُمَّO Allahرَبَّنَاۤour Lordاَنْزِلْsend downعَلَیْنَاto usمَآىِٕدَةًa table spreadمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe heavenتَكُوْنُto beلَنَاfor usعِیْدًاa festivalلِّاَوَّلِنَاfor first of usوَ اٰخِرِنَاand last of usوَ اٰیَةًand a signمِّنْكَ ۚfrom Youوَ ارْزُقْنَاAnd provide usوَ اَنْتَand Youخَیْرُ(are) bestالرّٰزِقِیْنَ (of) the providers قَالَSaidاللّٰهُAllahاِنِّیْIndeed Iمُنَزِّلُهَا(will) send it downعَلَیْكُمْ ۚto youفَمَنْthen whoeverیَّكْفُرْdisbelievesبَعْدُafter (that)مِنْكُمْamong youفَاِنِّیْۤthen indeed Iاُعَذِّبُهٗ[I] will punish himعَذَابًا(with) a punishmentلَّاۤnotاُعَذِّبُهٗۤI have punishedاَحَدًاanyoneمِّنَamongالْعٰلَمِیْنَ۠the worlds

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Translation of Verse 109-115

(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.'

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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.