The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 41
PT. 16 MARYAM 31. He said, 'I am a servant of Allah. He has given me the Book, and made me Prophet;2175 a me 32. And He has made blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me Prayer and alms-giving so long as I live; 2176 33. And He has made me "dutiful toward my mother, and He has not made me haughty and unblessed. 2177 CH. 19 قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ النِيَ الْكِتَبَ وَجَعَلَنِيْ نَبِيَّان وَجَعَلَنِي مُبْرَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُ وَاَوْطَنِى بِالصَّلوةِ وَالزَّكُوةِ مَا دُمْتُ حياة وبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِى جَبَّارًا "19:15, 33. talk like that when invited to learn wisdom from one who is much younger to them in age. The words merely constitute an expression of contempt and disdain for Jesus. See also 3:47. 2175. Commentary: "The Book" refers to the Torah and the verse signifies that God had given Jesus a special knowledge of the Torah which was denied to the elders and learned men of the Jews. 2176. Commentary: This verse implied a mighty prophecy. The prophecy was that Jesus' people would put him on the cross and would compel him to flee his country and seek refuge in a foreign land. But the grace and blessings of God would attend him wherever he would go. After the crucifixion Jesus' mission appeared to have been a complete failure but he شقيان travelled to the east to Afghanistan and Kashmir, where his cause progressed and triumphed. See also 4:158 & 23:51. 2177. Commentary: The present and the preceding two verses refer to a period when Jesus had already become invested with prophethood. It is an insult to human intelligence and common sense and to belie facts of history and also to betray one's utter lack of knowledge of the Quranic style and Arabic idiom to say that the words of vv. 31-33 were spoken by Jesus while he was yet a child and therefore constituted a great miracle. A mere babe who sucked the breast of his mother could not say that he was a most obedient and faithful servant of God or that God had given him a Book or that he said Prayers and gave alms or that he was dutiful to his mother and was not 1955