The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

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CH. 5 AL-MĀ'IDAH PT. 7 وَإِذْ اَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِينَ اَنْ أمِنُوابى And when I inspired the. 112 QATNI وَبِرَسُولِى قَالُوا أَمَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا disciples of Jesus to believe in Me and in My Messenger, they said, 'We believe and bear Thou witness that submitted. '739 we have a3:53-54; 61:15. who, herself being wise and pious, brought him up as a wise and pious child. And the speaking of good words in middle age shows that not only was Mary a pious woman, but Jesus, too, was a righteous man so that even when he was of middle age and was no longer under the direct influence of his mother, he spoke words of piety and wisdom to men. See also 3:47 & 3:49, 50, where similar works of Jesus, i. e. the creation of birds and the quickening of the dead, etc. have been discussed. Protection similar to that alluded to in the latter part of this verse in the words, I restrained the Children of Israel from putting thee to death, was promised to the Holy Prophet as well (5:68). This promise met with a remarkable fulfilment. Though, even at Mecca, his life was in constant danger, at Medina that danger very much increased. The Holy Prophet led many expeditions in person and several attempts were made on his life. At Uhud, he was severely wounded and at Hunain he was left alone among a large host of bloodthirsty archers. Yet amidst all these dangers he remained safe, and 828 مُسْلِمُونَ after having triumphed over his enemies, passed away peacefully in his house at Medina. The reference in the present verse is to the attempts of the Jews to kill Jesus on the cross, from which accursed death God delivered him. The words, I restrained the Children of Israel, should not, however, be understood to mean that Jesus suffered even no persecution at the hands of his enemies. A similar expression has been used with regard to early Muslims in the Quran (5:12), but it is a well-known fact that they had to pass through grievous trials and tribulations. The expression thus only means that the enemy will fail to kill Jesus, whom God will protect from being destroyed. 739. Important Words: The verb 3 (inspired) does not always mean verbal revelation. It sometimes simply means to inspire a person with an idea, or to suggest it to him; and it is in this sense that the word is used here. The word has also been used with reference to the bee (16:89). (disciples). See 3:53.