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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 46
وَقَفَّيْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم بِعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْإِنجِيلَ فِيهِ هُدًى وَنُورٌ وَمُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿46﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And in their footsteps, We sent ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), confirming the Taurât (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation of the Taurât (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَفَّيْنَا
waqaffaynā
And We sent
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
ءَاثَـٰرِهِم
āthārihim
their footsteps
بِعِيسَى
biʿīsā
Isa
ٱبْنِ
ib'ni
son
مَرْيَمَ
maryama
(of) Maryam
مُصَدِّقًۭا
muṣaddiqan
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what
بَيْنَ
bayna
(was) between
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
his hands
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ ۖ
l-tawrāti
the Taurat
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
waātaynāhu
and We gave him
ٱلْإِنجِيلَ
l-injīla
the Injeel
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
هُدًۭى
hudan
(was) Guidance
وَنُورٌۭ
wanūrun
and light
وَمُصَدِّقًۭا
wamuṣaddiqan
and confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what
بَيْنَ
bayna
(was) between
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
his hands
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ
l-tawrāti
the Taurat
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and a Guidance
وَمَوْعِظَةًۭ
wamawʿiẓatan
and an admonition
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqīna
for the God conscious
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 46) {وَ قَفَّيْنَا عَلٰۤى اٰثَارِهِمْ بِعِيْسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ …… :} Isa (Jesus) عليه السلام did not bring a new Shariah or a new religion; rather, he himself followed the same Shariah, and the Injil also commanded adherence to this Shariah. It is stated in the Injil: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the books of the Prophets; I have not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single dot or stroke will disappear from the Torah until everything is accomplished." (Gospel of Matthew: 5:17,18) The qualities of the Torah, the Injil, and then the Noble Quran have been described in {’’ هُدًى وَّ نُوْرٌ ‘‘}; the guidance of these revealed books is in the sense that they contain statements of the realities of this world and the Hereafter, and they are light (illumination) in the sense that they provide guidance for practical life for humans. (Kabir)
