سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 114
قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ٱللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَآ أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَءَاخِرِنَا وَءَايَةً مِّنكَ ۖ وَٱرْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ ﴿114﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Allâh, our Lord! Send us from the heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
عِيسَى
ʿīsā
Isa
ٱبْنُ
ub'nu
son
مَرْيَمَ
maryama
(of) Maryam
ٱللَّهُمَّ
l-lahuma
O Allah
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
our Lord
أَنزِلْ
anzil
send down
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
to us
مَآئِدَةًۭ
māidatan
a table spread
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the heaven
تَكُونُ
takūnu
to be
لَنَا
lanā
for us
عِيدًۭا
ʿīdan
a festival
لِّأَوَّلِنَا
li-awwalinā
for first of us
وَءَاخِرِنَا
waākhirinā
and last of us
وَءَايَةًۭ
waāyatan
and a sign
مِّنكَ ۖ
minka
from You
وَٱرْزُقْنَا
wa-ur'zuq'nā
And provide us
وَأَنتَ
wa-anta
and You
خَيْرُ
khayru
(are) best
ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ
l-rāziqīna
(of) the providers
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.
114. 1. In Islamic laws, the meaning of Eid has never been that it is a national festival day in which, by violating all moral restrictions and the rules of Shariah, joy and happiness are expressed in an unruly manner, illuminations are made, and celebrations are held, as is commonly understood today and festivals are celebrated accordingly. Here too, when Prophet Isa (Jesus) ؑ expressed the desire to celebrate Eid on this day, his intention was that we should praise and glorify Allah and proclaim His greatness. Some people of innovation try to justify the celebration of Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) from this Eid of the Table Spread, whereas firstly, this is an incident from the Shariah before ours, and if Islam wanted to maintain it, it would have been clarified; secondly, it was merely the Prophet’s expression of desire to declare it as Eid, and the Prophet is authorized to declare Shariah rulings only by Allah’s command; thirdly, the meaning and concept of Eid is as mentioned in the above lines, whereas none of these things are found in the celebration of Mawlid. Therefore, there is no doubt that Mawlid is an innovation. In Islam, there are only two Eids that have been prescribed: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. There is no third Eid besides these.
