Eternal Words 5-Sura Al - Ma'idah (The Food) verse110
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(110) إِذْ قالَ اللَّهُ يا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ اذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِي عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلى والِدَتِكَ إِذْ أَيَّدْتُكَ بِرُوحِ
الْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَ كَهْلاً وَ إِذْ عَلَّمْتُكَ الْكِتابَ وَ الْحِكْمَةَ وَ التَّوْراةَ وَ الْإِنْجِيلَ وَ
إِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ بِإِذْنِي فَتَنْفُخُ فِيها فَتَكُونُ طَيْراً بِإِذْنِي وَ تُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَ
الْأَبْرَصَ بِإِذْنِي وَ إِذْ تُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتى بِإِذْنِي وَ إِذْ كَفَفْتُ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ عَنْكَ إِذْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّناتِ
فَقالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ إِنْ هذا إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
110. " (Remember) when Allah said : ' O' Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My blessing on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit, you spoke to the people (both) in the cradle (through miracle) and in adulthood (through revelation), and when I taught you the Book and the Wisdom and the Turah and the Evangel, and when you did make of clay a thing like the shape of a bird, by My leave, and then did breathe into it and it became a bird, by My leave; and you did heal the blind and the leprous, by My leave, and you did raise the dead (from their graves), by My leave; and (remember) when I withheld the Children of Israel from you when you brought them manifest proofs, but those who disbelieved among them said : 'This is nothing but clear magic'."
Commentary :
From the above verse on, up to the end of Sura Al-Ma'idah, the contents of the verses are about Jesus (a.s.).
In this verse, speaking about Messiah (a.s.), sorts of Divine favours, and at the top of all, strengthening him with the Holy Spirit, have been stated.
The purpose of blessing on Messiah's mother may be the gladtidings about Jesus to her and the talk between Mary and the angels, referred to in verses 45 to 50 from Sura 'Al-i-'Imran, No 3, where it says: "(Remember) when the angels said : ' O' Mary ! ..."
Thus, even prophets should not neglect the remembrance of the blessings of Allah. Allah's graces and blessings of Allah. Allah's graces and blessings bestowed to His saints, cause encouragement in the followers of Truth.
There are some matters stated in this verse which will be referred to as follows:
1. A woman can be promoted so high in the rank that she may be spoken about together with a prophet.
" (Remember) when Allah said : ' O' Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My blessing on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit, ..."
2. By a single statement in the cradle, Jesus confirmed both his own prophethood and his mother's chastity and inerrancy.
"... you spoke to the people (both) in the cradle (through miracle) and in adulthood (through revelation), ..."
3. Prophets should have both knowledge and awareness; and also they should know the words of the former prophets and have a new message both.
"... and when I taught you the Book and the Wisdom and the Turah and the Evangel, ..."
4. The miraculous breath of Christ caused an inanimate thing to fly. But the hearts of the Children of Israel were not moved by it.
"... and when you did make of clay a thing like the shape of a bird, by My leave, ..."
5. When Allah gives prophets the ability of restoring to life and healing the sick, people's supplicating and imploring for help must also be permissible. (We question the opponents of this idea whether it can be considered that Allah gives an ability to a person but prohibits people from paying attention to it.)
"... and then did breathe into it and it became a bird, by My leave; and you did heal the blind and the leprous, by My leave, and you did raise the dead (from their graves), by My leave; ..."
6. The Children of Isreal attempted the life of Jesus (a.s.), but that malice was warded off by Allah.
"...and (remember) when I withheld the Children of Israel from you when you brought them manifest proofs, but those who disbelieved among them said: 'This is nothing but clear magic'."
Imam Rida (a.s.) said: " there were two phrases carved on the ring of Jesus (a.s.) which were recited: " Happy is the servant by whom Allah is remembered; and woe on the servant because of whom Allah be forgotten." (Bihar-ul-'Anwar, vol. 14, p. 247).
Jesus (a.s.) said: " Whatever bad word that you utter, you will receive its respose in Hereafter." (Bihar-ul-'Anwar, vol. 14, p. 314)
Imam Sajjad (a.s.) said that Jesus (a.s.) told the disciples: " Verily the world is a bridge to pass through, so do not try to furnish and maintain it." (Bihar-ul-'Anwar, vol. 14, p. 319)
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