Quranic Passage 13

Surah 5.110 (Surah Al-Ma’idah)

إِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَـٰعِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِى عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَتِكَ إِذْ أَيَّدتُّكَ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا ۖ وَإِذْ عَلَّمْتُكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ ۖ وَإِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ بِإِذْنِى فَتَنفُخُ فِيهَا فَتَكُونُ طَيْرًۢا بِإِذْنِى ۖ وَتُبْرِئُ ٱلْأَكْمَهَ وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ بِإِذْنِى ۖ وَإِذْ تُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِى ۖ وَإِذْ كَفَفْتُ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ عَنكَ إِذْ جِئْتَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

Then will Allah say: ‘Jesus son of Mary! Recount my favour to you and to your mother. Behold! I strengthened you with the holy spirit, so that you spoke to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught you the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel. And behold! You make out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by my leave, and you breathe into it and it becomes a bird by my leave, and you heal those born blind, and the lepers, by my leave. And behold! You bring forth the dead by my leave. And behold! I restrained the Children of Israel from you when you showed them the clear signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.

Main Theme(s)

The main themes are: guidance offered to humans through prophets, help and assistance given to messengers.

This passage is from the theme of God’s Messengers. It says that God gives help and guidance to His prophets, in this case Jesus got the holy spirit, the Book and the wisdom, the Law and the Gospel. The Holy Qur’an mentions:

“…We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. …” (2:87, Al-Baqarah)

Prophets are humans but can perform miracles only with God’s permission, ‘by my leave’. God gives humankind signs through prophets of His existence, which separates those who believe and those who don’t. Messengers remain steadfast in the face of all opposition.

Importance of these Themes in a Muslim’s life today

These teachings reaffirm for Muslims the prophethood of Jesus and the power of God. Humans are capable of great feats, but it is God who gives permission, strength and assistance for these; moon landings, space travel, etc., hence we should not feel proud of our achievements. Muslims should use these as signs of God’s grace and believe in His power to control everything and allow things to happen. The Holy Qur’an tells:

“Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider.” (2:219, Al-Baqarah)

They should therefore remember Him often, by praying, supplicating or doing good deeds, etc. to ensure they are counted as believers.