Islam Guidance

verse114

(114) قالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنا أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنا مائِدَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ تَكُونُ لَنا عِيداً لِأَوَّلِنا

وَ آخِرِنا وَ آيَةً مِنْكَ وَ ارْزُقْنا وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

114. " Jesus, son of Mary, said : ` O' Allah, our Lord ! send down to us a table from the sky, to be a festival for us, for the first of us and for the last of us and a sign from You; and provide us (with our) sustenance, for You are the best of sustainers."

Commentary :
All supplications mentioned in the Qur'an begin with /rabbana/ ' O' Our Lord ' ! , but in this verse it has begun with two words ' O' Allah, our Lord !'. This difference may be for the importance of this miraculous happening and the concerning consequences.
Supplication, imploring for help and asking a boon from the side of the friends of Allah, is permissible. The supplication of Jesus in this verse is as follows:
" Jesus, son of Mary, said : 'O'Allah, our Lord ! send down to us a tablefrom the sky, to be a festival for us, for the first of us and for the last of us and a sign from You; and provide us (with our) sustenance, for You are the best ofsustainers."
There have been prophets sent for all human beings and generations in the history of man.
To celebrate a festival is a proper action from the point of the Qur'an. The birth of the friends of Allah and the mission of the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) is not less than the descent of the table of food from the sky. So, we must always learn things from the Signs of Allah and His Power.
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