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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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87. And indeed, We gave Moses ؑ the Book. Then, after him [100], We sent messengers in succession, and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear signs [101] and supported him with the Holy Spirit. But whenever a messenger brought you something that was against your desires, you became arrogant. Some of the messengers you denied, and others you [102] killed.
[100]
The Prophets Sent to the Children of Israel:
Among the prophets and messengers whose names are mentioned in the Quran (in chronological order) are: Harun, Dhul-Kifl, Ilyas, Al-Yasa', Dawud, Sulaiman, Luqman (disputed), Uzair, Yunus, Zakariya, Yahya, and Isa (peace be upon them), who is called Yasu' in the Syriac language.
[101]
The Miracles of Sayyiduna Isa:
Isa (peace be upon him), by Allah's command, would bring the dead to life. He would cure lepers and the blind simply by touching them. He would make a bird out of clay, blow into it, and it would begin to fly. He would also inform people of what they had eaten and what they had left at home, and in all these matters, the Holy Spirit, i.e., Jibril (peace be upon him), would support him.
[102]
The Killing of Prophets by the Jews:
Just as these people denied Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and killed Sayyiduna Zakariya and Sayyiduna Yahya (peace be upon them). They had even plotted to kill Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), but Allah, by His special mercy, raised him up to Himself.
[100]
The Prophets Sent to the Children of Israel:
Among the prophets and messengers whose names are mentioned in the Quran (in chronological order) are: Harun, Dhul-Kifl, Ilyas, Al-Yasa', Dawud, Sulaiman, Luqman (disputed), Uzair, Yunus, Zakariya, Yahya, and Isa (peace be upon them), who is called Yasu' in the Syriac language.
[101]
The Miracles of Sayyiduna Isa:
Isa (peace be upon him), by Allah's command, would bring the dead to life. He would cure lepers and the blind simply by touching them. He would make a bird out of clay, blow into it, and it would begin to fly. He would also inform people of what they had eaten and what they had left at home, and in all these matters, the Holy Spirit, i.e., Jibril (peace be upon him), would support him.
[102]
The Killing of Prophets by the Jews:
Just as these people denied Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and killed Sayyiduna Zakariya and Sayyiduna Yahya (peace be upon them). They had even plotted to kill Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), but Allah, by His special mercy, raised him up to Himself.
