The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 35
PT. 3 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللهَ وَالرَّسُولَ ۚ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا Say, “Obey Allah and His. 33 فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكَفِرِينَ Messenger;' but if they turn away, then remember that Allah loves not the disbelievers. 323 اِنَّ اللهَ اصْطَفَى آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ Allah did choose Adam and. 34 ابْراهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَلَمِينَ ) Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imrān above all peoples-324 4:60; 5:93; 8:47; 24:55; 58:14. follow the guidance of the Prophet of Islam, which will make them the beloved ones of God. This is the only door now left open for the attainment of Divine love; and as God loves only pure souls, such men as sincerely follow Islam and act upon its teachings will be purified by Him and have their faults forgiven them. 323. Commentary: In contrast to the previous verse, the present verse tells us of the end of those who do not love God and refuse They are disbelievers deprived of God's love. 324. Important Words: and are Commentary: From this verse onward the Quranic narration narrows down specifically to the Christian people, the present verse beautifully beginning with the mention of Adam and ending with that of "the Family of ‘Imrān". ‘Imrān, as stated above, was (1) the name of the father of Moses and (2) of the father of Mary. The Quran has chosen this name with a twofold purpose: (1) to include, besides Moses, a reference to Aaron, the elder brother of Moses, to obey Him and His Messenger. and (2) to use it as a sort of preamble for introducing the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and, through it, that of Jesus himself. The repetition of the name "Imrān" in the verse following the succeeding one also points to the same conclusion. (Imrān) may possibly refer to two persons: (1) Amram of the Bible, who was a son of Kohath and a grandson of Levi. He was the father of Moses, Aaron and Miriam, Moses being the youngest of the three (Jew. Enc. under Amram; also Exod. 6:18- 20). (2) Imrān, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus. This 'Imran was the son of Yoshhim or Yoshim (Jarīr & Kathir). 475 It is significant that whereas the verse mentions the names of Adam and Noah singly and individually, it refers to Abraham and ‘Imrān as heads of families. This has been done in order to point out that the latter names include references to certain individuals from among their progeny. Thus the expression "family