Surah Al Maidah Ayat 117 Translation Tafseer

Para 7 - وَ اِذَا سَمِعُوْا

سورة الماىدة

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

5.117

مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ اِلَّا مَاۤ اَمَرْتَنِیْ بِهٖۤ اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ رَبِّیْ وَ رَبَّكُمْۚ-وَ كُنْتُ عَلَیْهِمْ شَهِیْدًا مَّا دُمْتُ فِیْهِمْۚ-فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّیْتَنِیْ كُنْتَ اَنْتَ الرَّقِیْبَ عَلَیْهِمْؕ-وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَیْءٍ شَهِیْدٌ(117)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

I only said to them that which You commanded me: ‘Worship Allah who is my Lord and your Lord.’ And I remained aware of them for as long as I stayed among them. So, when You raised me,[1] only You were observing them—and You are a Witness over everything.

Commentary

[1]

The Qādiyānī cult attempts to deduce the death of Prophet ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم from this word, which is incorrect as “تَوَفّٰی” does not refer to death. Rather, it is commonly used in Arabic to mean “taking something in its entirety” even if it is without death. In addition, even if the meaning is accepted as death, it does not prove the death of Prophet ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم before his descent from the sky; the discussion mentioned in the verse will occur on the Day of Judgement.

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