The People of the Scripture are jealous - Quran Chapter 3- 73b & 74 (Pt-3, Stg-1) (L-404) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 3- 73b & 74 (Pt-3, Stg-1) (L-404) - درس قرآن

The People of the Scripture are jealous

Surah ‘Aali-‘Im-raan (The Family of ‘Imran) – Chptr – 3) 

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)

Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)

 وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْيُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ 73 

يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ 74

73b.  Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the guidance is Allah’s Guidance-that anyone is given the like of that which was given unto you or that they may argue with you in the presence of your Lord. Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the bounty is in Allah’s hand. He bestoweth it on whom He will. And Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.         74.  He selecteth for His mercy whom He will. And Allah is of Infinite Bounty.

73b.  Qul ‘innal-hudaa   hudAllaahi,  ‘any-yu’-taaa  ‘ahadum-misla  maaa  ‘uutiitum  ‘aw  yuhaaaj-juukum  ‘inda  Rabbikum.  Qul  ‘innal-fazla  bi-yaDillaah.  Yu’-tiihi  many-yashaaa’.  Wallaahu  Waasi-‘un    ‘Aliim.      74. Yakh-tassu  bi-rahmatiHii  many-yashaaa’.  Wallaahu  Zul-fazlil-‘Aziim.

Commentary

      

It has been described in these verses that only Allah Almighty may give the Guidance. If anybody wishes to misguide someone, that is not possible without the Command of Allah Almighty. O the children of Israel: you cannot extinguish that Light of Guidance with your tricks, which Allah Almighty has put into the heart of any person. Your plans will become useless. 

It has also been cleared in this verse that the Jews make different kinds of plans and schemes against the Muslims due to jealousy. Reason of their jealousy is that why the Muslims are being given such Divine Law of religion, Prophet-hood and Messenger-hood, which have been bestowed earlier to the children of Israel, and why other people are leading in the religious effort and struggle by overcoming upon them and they (the Muslims) are accusing them before God Almighty.

The Jews used to claim that only their nation was monopolist of the Divine Law. Torah was revealed upon them. Most of the Prophets (peace be upon them) came out of them after Moses (peace be upon him). Then what connection with excellence and bounty has the illiterate and ignorant people of Arab? Why a Messenger has been born from them? But it is visible that due to their jealousy, those predictions of Torah could not be wrong, in which it has been mentioned that Allah Almighty will bring forth a Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) like Moses (peace be upon him) from the children of Ishmael (the brothers of the children of Israel). God will put His Word (Holy Qur’an) into his mouth (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him). Therefore, the children of Ishmael (peace be upon him) got this Wealth and in the field of knowledge, bounty and religious efforts and struggles, They did not lead the children of Israel only but the entire world.

After that it has been described that Allah Almighty is All-Embracing, All-Knowing and of Infinite Bounty. Nothing is deficient in His treasures. And He knows that to whom the greatness should be given. To distribute Prophet-hood, Divine Law of Religion, Belief and each kind of favor is only in His Hand. He bestows what He Wishes, when He Wishes, where He wishes and to whom He wishes.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/QQxIDSn7rn4