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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 66
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِم مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ لَأَكَلُوا۟ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِم ۚ مِّنْهُمْ أُمَّةٌ مُّقْتَصِدَةٌ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ سَآءَ مَا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if only they had acted according to the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to them from their Lord (the Qur’ân), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them people who are on the right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم as ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm رضي الله عنه), but many of them do evil deeds.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
أَقَامُوا۟
aqāmū
had stood firmly
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ
l-tawrāta
(by) the Taurat
وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ
wal-injīla
and the Injeel
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
إِلَيْهِم
ilayhim
to them
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
لَأَكَلُوا۟
la-akalū
surely they (would have) eaten
مِن
min
from
فَوْقِهِمْ
fawqihim
above them
وَمِن
wamin
and from
تَحْتِ
taḥti
beneath
أَرْجُلِهِم ۚ
arjulihim
their feet
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
Among them
أُمَّةٌۭ
ummatun
(is) a community
مُّقْتَصِدَةٌۭ ۖ
muq'taṣidatun
moderate
وَكَثِيرٌۭ
wakathīrun
but many
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
سَآءَ
sāa
evil
مَا
mā
(is) what
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
they do
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66. If they had upheld the Torah and the Gospel and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed provision from above them and from beneath their feet [111]. Among them is a community that is upright, but most of them do evil.
[111]
The Effects of Good and Bad Deeds on the Heart and the Atmospheres:
Although this address apparently is to the People of the Book, in which the Jews and Christians are addressed, however, this command is general; that is, any nation that follows the Book of Allah with a true heart, complete honesty, and sincerity, showers of mercy will descend upon them from above, and fruits and produce will be abundantly produced from the earth below. Earthly and heavenly blessings will descend. Calamities will be removed. Everyone will receive sustenance in abundance. As mentioned in the hadith, by establishing one of the limits of Allah, so much mercy and blessings descend as descend from forty days of rain. From this verse, it is understood that one result of obedience to Allah, submission, and good deeds is that it affects a person's heart, making it sound, content, patient, and grateful. The second result of these deeds is manifested in the atmospheres of the universe, through which the blessings and mercies of Allah descend. Similarly, one result of disobedience to Allah, rebellion, and disbelief is that it affects a person's heart, making it wretched, dark, and distressed, and the second result is manifested in the atmospheres, through which curses descend upon such people and calamities begin to befall them. These atmospheric effects occur both individually and collectively. Then, when the bucket of a nation is filled with sins, that is the time when the divine punishment descends upon them.
[111]
The Effects of Good and Bad Deeds on the Heart and the Atmospheres:
Although this address apparently is to the People of the Book, in which the Jews and Christians are addressed, however, this command is general; that is, any nation that follows the Book of Allah with a true heart, complete honesty, and sincerity, showers of mercy will descend upon them from above, and fruits and produce will be abundantly produced from the earth below. Earthly and heavenly blessings will descend. Calamities will be removed. Everyone will receive sustenance in abundance. As mentioned in the hadith, by establishing one of the limits of Allah, so much mercy and blessings descend as descend from forty days of rain. From this verse, it is understood that one result of obedience to Allah, submission, and good deeds is that it affects a person's heart, making it sound, content, patient, and grateful. The second result of these deeds is manifested in the atmospheres of the universe, through which the blessings and mercies of Allah descend. Similarly, one result of disobedience to Allah, rebellion, and disbelief is that it affects a person's heart, making it wretched, dark, and distressed, and the second result is manifested in the atmospheres, through which curses descend upon such people and calamities begin to befall them. These atmospheric effects occur both individually and collectively. Then, when the bucket of a nation is filled with sins, that is the time when the divine punishment descends upon them.
