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 Surah Al-Baqarah 2:87-88 [11/40] ↕
  
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وَلَقَدْAnd indeed
ءَاتَيْنَاWe gave
مُوسَىMusa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَthe Book
وَقَفَّيْنَاand We followed up
مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦafter him
بِٱلرُّسُلِ‌ۖwith [the] Messengers.
وَءَاتَيْنَاAnd We gave
عِيسَىIsa,
ٱبْنَ(the) son
مَرْيَمَ(of) Maryam,
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ[the] clear signs
وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُand We supported him
بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ‌ۗwith the Holy Spirit.
أَفَكُلَّمَاIs it (not) so (that) whenever
جَآءَكُمْcame to you
رَسُولُۢa Messenger
بِمَاwith what
لَا تَهْوَىٰٓ(do) not desire
أَنفُسُكُمُyourselves,
ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْyou acted arrogantly?
فَفَرِيقًاSo a party
كَذَّبْتُمْyou denied,
وَفَرِيقًاand a party
تَقْتُلُونَyou kill(ed).
﴿٨٧﴾
وَقَالُواْAnd they said,
قُلُوبُنَا`Our hearts
غُلْفُۢ‌ۚ(are) wrapped.`
بَلNay,
لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُAllah has cursed them
بِكُفْرِهِمْfor their disbelief;
فَقَلِيلاًso little
مَّا(is) what
يُؤْمِنُونَthey believe.
﴿٨٨﴾

وَ لَقَدۡ اٰتَيۡنَا مُوۡسَى الۡكِتٰبَ وَقَفَّيۡنَا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِهٖ بِالرُّسُلِ​ وَاٰتَيۡنَا عِيۡسَى ابۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ الۡبَيِّنٰتِ وَاَيَّدۡنٰهُ بِرُوۡحِ الۡقُدُسِ​ؕ اَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهۡوٰٓى اَنۡفُسُكُمُ اسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ​ۚ فَفَرِيۡقًا كَذَّبۡتُمۡ وَفَرِيۡقًا تَقۡتُلُوۡنَ‏  وَقَالُوۡا قُلُوۡبُنَا غُلۡفٌ​ؕ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَقَلِيۡلًا مَّا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‏ 
Translation
(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? (2:88) They say: “Our hearts are well-protected.”94 No! The fact is that Allah has cursed them because of their denying the Truth. So, scarcely do they believe.
Commentary

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.

94. They said, in effect, that they were so staunch in their beliefs that their convictions would remain unaffected regardless of what was said. Such a claim is the hallmark of those bigots whose minds are seized by irrational prejudice. Nothing can be a matter of greater shame for human beings than the so-called firmness of conviction which they often boast of. What can be more foolish than adherence to inherited beliefs and convictions when their falseness is established by overwhelmingly strong arguments?