Life and death of Messenger Jesus - Quran Chapter 4 -157b to 159 (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-626) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 4- 157b to 159 (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-626) - درس قرآن

Life and death of Messenger Jesus

Suratun-Nisaaa’  (The Women) – Chapter – 4)

BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful

مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًۢا (157  b

 بَل رَّفَعَهُٱللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا (158

 وَإِن مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِۦ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا (159

157b.  They have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; and they slew him not for certain- 158.  But Allah took him up unto Himself. And Allaah is ever Mighty, Wise. 159.  And there is not one of the People of the Scripture but believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them.

157b.  Maa  lahum-  bihii  min  ‘il-min  ‘illat-tibaa-‘azzann.  Wa  maa  qataluuhu  yaqiinaa. 158.  Bar-rafa-‘a-hUllaahu  ‘ilayH.  Wa  kaanAllaahu  ‘Aziizan  Hakiimaa. 159.  Wa  ‘immin  ‘ahlil-Kitaabi  ‘illaa  la-yu’-minanna  bihii  qab-la  maw-tih.  Wa  Yawmal-Qiyaamati  yakuunu  ‘alayhim  shahiidaa.

    Commentary

 ‘Azzannu  - (conjecture, guess without proof), such a matter; base of which is not upon the fact, but is only a random guess.

Rafa-‘a  - (took up), rafa’ means ‘to take up, to elevate’.

It was declared in the previous lesson that the Jews and some other people who disagree concerning Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), are in doubt thereof. When the people entered in the house of Jesus (peace be upon him) with the intention of his slaying, at that time, a person entered first, then other people entered in the room. They saw only one person there, whose face looked them entirely like Jesus (peace be upon him). They killed him. After that, when they observed minutely, they began to say, “His face is like Jesus (peace be upon him), but his hands and feet are like our companion, who entered first before all of us”. One of them said, “If he was not Jesus (peace be upon him), but was our companion, then where Jesus (peace be upon him) has gone and if he was Jesus (peace be upon him), then where our companion has gone?” In short, they remained in this doubt. Till to-day, they have been publishing their own opinions. Nobody knows the reality. They set up their own judgments with conjecture and presumption.

In the next verse, the actual incident has been disclosed and explained in such clear words that it is impossible to err in understanding. Allah Almighty says, “They slew him not {Jesus (peace be upon him)} for certain, but it was happened that Allah Almighty took him up unto Himself” and the face of their own companion looked like the face of Jesus (peace be upon him), and they killed him. Allah Almighty is ever Mighty and Wise. He is Not incapable of doing anything. When there is a need to do any object, that appears, whether anybody understands it or otherwise. Then He commanded, “And there is not any one of the People of the Scripture but believe in him {Jesus (peace be upon him)} before his/her death, and on the Day of Resurrection he {Jesus (peace be upon him)} will be a witness against them.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Pak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/K499jd2zosM

Behavior of the Jews with Messenger Jesus - Quran Chapter 4 -156 & 157a (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-625) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 4- 156 & 157a (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-625) - درس قرآن

Behavior of the Jews with Messenger Jesus

Suratun-Nisaaa’  (The Women) – Chapter – 4)

BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

 وَبِكُفْرِهِمْ وَقَوْلِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ بُهْتَٰنًا عَظِيمًا (156

 وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَاصَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ  (157  a

156.  And because of their disbelief and of their speaking against Mary a tremendous calumny-     157a.  And because of their saying: We slew the Messsiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah’s messenger; they slew him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them. And lo! Those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof.

156.  Wa  bi-kufrihim  wa  qawlihim  ‘alaa  Maryama  buhtaanan  ‘aziimaa.   157a.  Wa  qawlihim  ‘innaa  qatal-nal-Masiiha  ‘Iisabna- Maryama  RasuulAllaah.  Wa  maa  qata-luuhu  wa  maa  salabuuhu  wa  laakin-  shubbiha  lahum.  Wa  ‘innal-laziinakh-talafuu  fiihi  la-fii  shakkim-minh.

    Commentary

Shubbiha – (it appeared so), it has been derived from the word tashbiihun, origin of which is shabaahat. A word mushaabihat has also come out from the same origin. Shabaahat means ‘matching of face with someone else and two or more persons having alike (as the same) faces’. Tashbiih means ‘to make anything to suit (tally) the other and to show that both have the same form’. Here it aims that the face of another person appeared before them such as the face of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him).

Those misdeeds of the Jews have been mentioned in this verse, which they committed against Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him). At first they denied clearly to believe and presented many curious conditions for it, likewise they did against Prophet Moses (peace be upon him). They were shown many miracles and signs of truth regarding the Prophets (peace be upon them), but they had not been moved. Moreover, on the contrary they became Their {Prophets (peace be upon them)} enemies. They accused Mary (Mother of Jesus (peace be upon them) of sin, which was entirely a lie. She (peace be upon her) was surely a chaste woman. It is apparent that their two bad habits were very old and deep i.e. insolence and disobedience.

The Jews used to obey the commandment only in the form when any power super to them was standing ready to beat and punish them. At that time, they used to be obedient by compulsion due to constraint of fear, but as soon as they used to feel themselves free from any kind of threat, become at once as they were earlier. According to their thought, they caught Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) and crucified, and then bragged, “We have slain Jesus (peace be upon him)”. It was their very oppressive arrogance, but Holy Qur’an has told very clearly that their claim is wrong. They hanged and slew any other person in deception, who had the face like Jesus (peace be upon him). Neither they crucified Jesus (peace be upon him), nor killed. With effect from that time, till to date they have been deceived and seized in doubts. Not only the Jews, but also some more people are in doubt about the execution of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), and their all discourses in this case depend only on guess, opinion and thought.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Pak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/92tGVsUBYS0

Evil deeds of the Jews - Quran Chapter 4 -155 (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-624) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 4- 155 (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-624) - درس قرآن

Evil deeds of the Jews

Suratun-Nisaaa’  (The Women) – Chapter – 4)

BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

 فَبِمَانَقْضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمْ وَكُفْرِهِم بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتْلِهِمُ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۢ بَلْ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّاقَلِيلًا(155

155.  Then because of their breaking of their covenant, and their disbelieving in the Revelations of Allah, and their slaying of the Prophets unjustly, and their saying: Our hearts are enfolded in covers. Nay, but Allah set a seal upon them for their disbelief, so that they believe not  save a few-

155.  Fa-bimaa  naq-zihim-Miisaaqahum  wa  kufrihim-  bi-‘AayaaTillaahi  wa  qatli-himul-‘ambi-yaaa-‘a  bi-gayri  haqqinw-wa  qawlihim  quluubunaa  gulf.  Bal  taba-‘Allaahu  ‘alayhaa  bi- kufrihim  falaa  yu’-minuuna  ‘illaa  qaliilaa.

    Commentary

Miisaaqa – (covenant, treaty, agreement, negotiation), this word is made from the word wasuuq, which means “having trust”. Miisaaq means ‘trustworthy promise’. 

   

Gulf – (covered), it is plural of ‘aglaf, which has been derived from gilaaf. ‘Aglaf is the thing, which is as hidden in the cover that anything may not reach there from outside.

   

Taba-‘a  - (set a seal, stamped), this word is from taba’, which means ‘to seal, to print, to publish, to stamp, to press the congealed thing (with a stamp), which has been put over that thing which needs to be sealed, so that the letters of the stamp may grow. With this practice, the thing which is sealed, that becomes safe and nothing can enter there.

It was signified in the previous verses that the Jews were punished excessively. Now it is being explained, “Why the Jews were awarded with too much severe punishments”? There would be no other nation in the world which did so much impudence and then remained safe from complete destruction. It was result of the supplications of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) that they were not ruined. If they had believed in the Last Messenger, Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), then certainly they would have become superiors also in the world as well as their Hereafter would have been arranged. But they were hunted by punishment of their misdeeds and remained unfortunate from noble graciousness like Islam.

It is commanded that they were beaten black and blue because they broke strong covenant, promises and firm treaties like a raw thread, and began to do against them openly. They have denied clear, unfolded and pure signs of Allah Almighty that they left behind His entire commandments. They have slain the Prophets and Messengers (peace be upon them), Who used to tell them about the Straight Path, while They (peace be upon them) had not committed any crime. What can be more tokens of hardheartedness and faithlessness than it that they killed such true Well-Wishers without any cause?

They replied impudently after listening to the Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), “Your talk cannot reach our hearts because those have been enfolded in covers carefully. Your words remain outside of our hearts and cannot find a way to enter into them”. It was the result of all these matters that very severe disasters were sent upon them. That, what they say, “Our hearts are enfolded in covers”, is not true, but Allah Almighty has set a seal upon them for their straying and disbelief. Now they will never believe and save a few of them who have believed, they have been deprived of the Guidance forever.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Pak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/dSC72vJOKNA

Transgressions of the Jews - Quran Chapter 4 -154 (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-623) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 4- 154 (Pt-6, Stg-1) (L-623) - درس قرآن

Transgressions of the Jews

Suratun-Nisaaa’  (The Women) – Chapter – 4)

BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ ٱلطُّورَ بِمِيثَٰقِهِمْ وَقُلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ لَا تَعْدُوا۟ فِى ٱلسَّبْتِ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًا (154

154.  And We caused the (Mount)Toor to tower above them at (the taking of) their covenant: and We bade them: Enter the gate, prostrate! And We bode them: Transgress not the Sabbath! And We took from them a firm covenant.

154.  Wa  Rafa’-Naa  fawqahu-mut-Tuura  bi-Miisaaqihim  wa  qulNaa  lahumud-khulul-baaba  sujja-danw-wa  qulNaa  lahum  laa  ta’-duu  fis-Sabti  wa  ‘a-khaz-Naa  minhum-Miisaaqan-galii-zaa.

    Commentary

Sujja-dan – (prostrating), it is plural of saajid, which has come out from Sajdah i.e. to keep the forehead on earth before someone for His respect.

Laa  ta’-duu – (Do not transgress), it is from ‘udwaan, which means ‘to cross the limit’.

Galii-zun – this word is used for ‘weighty and corpulent’. Here it aims ‘strong and firm’ which is unbreakable.

Allah Almighty described about the Jews in this verse that they were commanded to act upon the instructions mentioned in Torah. They denied and said, “These orders are very severe. It is impossible for us to act upon them”. Then Allah Almighty towered the Mount Toor over their heads. They began to tremble due to its fear that it was near to fall on their heads. They thought that they would be dashed to pieces. For this reason they promised to act upon Torah. After this covenant they were commanded to enter the gate of city in prostrate position before Allah Almighty. They disobeyed also this order. In punishment of this disobedience, pestilential disease (plague) spread between them and thousands were killed.

After that, they broke another order. They were forbidden from preying upon the fish on Saturday. A firm and strong covenant was taken from them for this purpose. See the Omnipotence of God Almighty that the fish used to come in abundance on every Saturday only. They could not wait and made a plan. They dug such ponds, in which the fish might come but could not return on Saturday, so that, they could catch the fish on the next day “Sunday”. It is clear evident that this work was against the Commandment of Allah Almighty. Therefore their faces were shaped as monkeys.  

Such people think that everything is only in worldly respect, wealth and property, Army and supremacy. They do not believe in the next world (the Doomsday) and give importance to only outward things. Allah Almighty, His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) and Their Commands have no weight near to them. Neither they believe in the Word/Scriptures of Allah Almighty and nor they understand the Truth of His Angels (peace be upon them). They determine that the Time of accounts on the Day of Resurrection is as self-invented. But actually they are disbelievers. According to the fixed Laws of Allah Almighty, they shall be punished in the world as well as on the Doomsday.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Pak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/FLOnHvMz3cI