The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 63
PT. 3 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 b اِنَّ اللهَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ هذَا Surely, Allah is my Lord. 52 صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَقِيمُ and your Lord; so worship Him: this is the right path. ""341 فَلَمَّا أَحَشَ عِيسَى مِنْهُمُ الْكُفْرَ قَالَ مَنْ And when Jesus perceived. 53 أَنْصَارِي إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحَوَارِثُونَ نَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللهِ أَمَنَّا بِاللهِ وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ their disbelief, he said, "Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah?' The disciples answered, 'We are the helpers of Allah. We have believed in Allah. And bear thou witness that we are obedient. 342 a5:73, 118; 19:37; 43:65. b5:112; 61:15. Christian doctrine of the Trinity and the Sonship of Jesus ascribed to him. Jesus looks upon himself to be as human and as subservient to God as any other mortal. 342. Important Words: disciples) is the plural of الحواريون verse:" Jesus did not abrogate any portion of the Torah; he simply made lawful to the Jews those things about which they used to disagree among themselves through error" (Kathir, under present verse). Again, "The words, that which was forbidden to you, refer to those things which the learned men after Moses had declared to be unlawful, giving the innovation the force of Law; Jesus restored the true commandments of the Torah, as they had been revealed by God" (Muḥīt). Yet again, "Jesus followed the Law of Moses. He used to observe the Sabbath, and turn his face to the Temple and he used to say to the Jews, I do not teach you even a single word which is not in accord with the Law of Moses; I only remove from you the burden laid on you as a result of the innovations you made after Moses" (Fath). 341. Commentary: This verse clearly refutes the later 503 (a disciple) which is derived from which means, he or it returned; or he became perplexed. means, he washed the cloth and rendered it white. means: (1) one who whitens clothes by washing them, i. e. a washerman; (2) one who has been tried and found to be free from vice or fault; (3) a person of pure and unsullied character; (4) one who advises or counsels or acts honestly and faithfully; (5) a true and sincere friend or helper; (6) a select friend and helper of a Prophet; (7) a relation. The disciples of Jesus were called because they helped him in his work, or because they were white or pure of heart, or