The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 9
PT. 3 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا He has sent down to these the. 4 بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَاَنْزَلَ التَّوريةَ وَالْإِنجِيلَ ;fulfilling that which precedes it Book containing the truth and and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel. 295 "4:106; 5:49; 29:52; 39:3. death, which is God's exclusive prerogative, Jesus suffered death both in its literal and figurative sense. He not only died but descended into Hades. Again he not only suffered from grief and pain but also disgrace and humiliation. Similarly, the attribute of (the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining) proves the falsity of the Christian doctrine. God, being Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining, should not only live by Himself without the support of any other being but all others should receive support from Him. But Jesus can never be proved to possess these attributes. Like other mortals, he was born of a woman, lived on food and drink, suffered pain and humiliation, asked others to pray for the alleviation of his sufferings, and finally, as the Christians say, died on the cross. The New Testament bears ample testimony to all these facts. But God being Ever-Living, Self- Subsisting and All-Sustaining is above all this. 295. Important Words: is (containing the truth). derived from i. e. it was or became just, proper, right, true, authentic, genuine, substantial or real; or it was or became an established or confirmed truth or fact; or it was or became 449 binding, incumbent or due. So means, a truth; an established fact; a right; equity and justice; a thing that is decreed or destined; a thing suitable to the requirements of wisdom, justice, truth and right. is one of the names of God, meaning the Really Existing God; or the Creator according to the requirements of wisdom, justice and right. The word is also applied to the Quran and the religion of Islam (Lane). See also 2:181. (Torah) is believed to be a Hebrew word. In Arabic it is said to be derived from vs. They say i. e. the fire burnt. means, he made the fire-producing wood or steel produce fire. means, he concealed the news. 135 of means, he meant one thing but by using equivocal expressions made the listener think of another (Aqrab). In view of these significations of the word, 3 (Torah) is So called probably because in its pristine purity reading it and acting upon its teaching kindled in the heart of man the fire of Divine love. Possibly, the word also contains a hint that bright prophecies about the advent of the final Law-giving Prophet lie hidden in the Book. In Hebrew the root meaning of the word is "to teach", the word Torah meaning, "instruction or