سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 87
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ بِٱلرُّسُلِ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُكُمُ ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ ﴿87﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed, We gave Mûsâ (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Îsâ (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Rûh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel عليه السلام)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some you disbelieved and some you killed.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And indeed
ءَاتَيْنَا
ātaynā
We gave
مُوسَى
mūsā
Musa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
وَقَفَّيْنَا
waqaffaynā
and We followed up
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after him
بِٱلرُّسُلِ ۖ
bil-rusuli
with [the] Messengers
وَءَاتَيْنَا
waātaynā
And We gave
عِيسَى
ʿīsā
Isa
ٱبْنَ
ib'na
(the) son
مَرْيَمَ
maryama
(of) Maryam
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
l-bayināti
[the] clear signs
وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُ
wa-ayyadnāhu
and We supported him
بِرُوحِ
birūḥi
(with)
ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ
l-qudusi
the Holy Spirit
أَفَكُلَّمَا
afakullamā
Is it (not) so (that) whenever
جَآءَكُمْ
jāakum
came to you
رَسُولٌۢ
rasūlun
a Messenger
بِمَا
bimā
with what
لَا
lā
(does) not
تَهْوَىٰٓ
tahwā
desire
أَنفُسُكُمُ
anfusukumu
yourselves
ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ
is'takbartum
you acted arrogantly
فَفَرِيقًۭا
fafarīqan
So a party
كَذَّبْتُمْ
kadhabtum
you denied
وَفَرِيقًۭا
wafarīqan
and a party
تَقْتُلُونَ
taqtulūna
you kill(ed)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
87. 1. Ayah (وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ بالرُّسُلِ) 2. Baqarah:87) means that after Musa (peace be upon him), prophets continued to come one after another until the series of prophets among Bani Israel ended with Isa (peace be upon him). By (بَیِّنَاتِ), miracles are meant which were given to Isa (peace be upon him), such as bringing the dead to life, curing the leper and the blind, etc., which are mentioned in (وَرَسُوْلًا اِلٰى بَنِىْٓ اِسْرَاۗءِيْلَ ڏ اَنِّىْ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاٰيَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ۙ اَنِّىْٓ اَخْلُقُ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الطِّيْنِ كَهَيْــــَٔــةِ الطَّيْرِ فَاَنْفُخُ فِيْهِ فَيَكُوْنُ طَيْرًۢا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُبْرِئُ الْاَكْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ وَاُحْىِ الْمَوْتٰى بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُوْنَ ۙفِيْ بُيُوْتِكُمْ ۭ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ 49ۚ) 3:49. In another verse, Jibril (peace be upon him) is called (رُوحُ لْآمین). The Prophet ﷺ said regarding Hassan (O Allah, support him with the Holy Spirit). In another hadith, it is said (Jibril is with you). It is thus clear that by "Ruh al-Qudus" is meant Jibril (peace be upon him) (Fath al-Bayan, Ibn Kathir, referenced from al-Hawashi).
87. 2. Just as Muhammad ﷺ and Isa (peace be upon him) were denied, and Zakariya and Yahya (peace be upon them) were killed.
87. 2. Just as Muhammad ﷺ and Isa (peace be upon him) were denied, and Zakariya and Yahya (peace be upon them) were killed.
