سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:87
The Cow · Verse 87 of 286
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ بِالرُّسُلِ ۖ وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ ۗ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰ أَنْفُسُكُمُ اسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Indeed, We gave Moses the Scripture and sent Messengers after him in successive series. We also gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear arguments and strengthened him with the blessed word of God. (Is it not then unjust on your part that) whenever a Messenger came to you (O Jews!) with that (teaching) which did not suit your fancies, you behaved arrogantly? You belied some (Messengers) while others you seek to kill (even now).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you a messenger with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay!
Ali Unal
(That is their just deserts. For) We assuredly granted Moses the Book, and after him sent succeeding Messengers (in the footsteps of Moses to judge according to the Book, and thus We have never left them without guides and the light of guidance.) And (in the same succession) We granted Jesus son of Mary the clear proofs of the truth (and of his Messengership), and confirmed him with the Spirit of Holiness. Is it (ever so) that whenever a Messenger comes to you with what (as a message and commandments) does not suit your selves, you grow arrogant, denying some of them (the Messengers) and killing others?
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Daryabadi
And assuredly We vouchsafed unto Musa the Book and We followed him up by the apostles after him, and unto ´lsa, son of Maryam, We vouchsafed evidences and aided him with the Holy Spirit. Then so often as there came unto you an apostle with that which your souls desired not, ye waxed stiff necked; and some ye belied and some ye slew?
Faridul Haque
And indeed We gave Moosa (Moses) the Book and subsequent to him, sent Noble Messengers one after another - and We gave Eisa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear proofs and supported him with the Holy Spirit; so when a Noble Messenger from Allah comes to you bringing what you yourselves do not desire, you grow arrogant; so you disbelieve in a group of the Prophets and another group of Prophets you slay!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We indeed gave Moses the Book and We sent messengers after him one after another; and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear arguments and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Is it then that whenever there came to you a messenger with what your souls desired not, you were arrogant? And some of you gave the lie to and others you would slay.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And verily WE gave Moses the Book and caused Messengers to follow in his footsteps after him; and to Jesus, son of Mary, WE gave manifest Signs, and strengthened him with the Spirit of Holiness. Will you, then, every time a Messenger comes to you with what you yourselves desire not, behave arrogantly and treat some as liars and slay others?
Muhammad Asad
For, indeed, We vouchsafed unto Moses the divine writ and caused apostle after apostle to follow him; and We vouchsafed unto Jesus, the son of Mary, all evidence of the truth, and strengthened him with holy inspiration. [Yet] is it not so that every time an apostle came unto you with something that was not to your liking, you gloried in your arrogance, and to some of them you gave the lie, while others you would slay?
Muhammad Musin Khan
And indeed, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Ruh- ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. 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.
Muhammad Pickthall
And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the Holy spirit. Is it ever so, that, when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay?
Muhammad Sarwar
We gave the Book to Moses and made the Messengers follow in his path. To Jesus, the son of Mary, We gave the miracles and supported him by the Holy Spirit. Why do you arrogantly belie some Messengers and murder others whenever they have brought you messages that you dislike?
Muhammed ali Shakir
And most certainly We gave Musa the Book and We sent messengers after him one after another; and We gave Isa, the son of Marium, clear arguments and strengthened him with the holy spirit, What! whenever then a messenger came to you with that which your souls did not desire, you were insolent so you called some liars and some you slew.
Rashad Khalifa
We gave Moses the scripture, and subsequent to him we sent other messengers, and we gave Jesus, son of Mary, profound miracles and supported him with the Holy Spirit. Is it not a fact that every time a messenger went to you with anything you disliked, your ego caused you to be arrogant? Some of them you rejected, and some of them you killed.
Shabbir Ahmed
We gave the scripture to Moses, and after him We sent a succession of Messengers. And We gave Jesus, son of Mary (Mariam), clear evidence of the truth and We strengthened him with Ruh-il-Qudus. Yet, is it not the case that whenever a Messenger came to you with messages that did not conform to your desires, you resorted to self-glorification? And some of them you called impostors, and others you killed or tried to subdue.
Commentary 2:87 “We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear arguments and strengthened him with blessed Revelation”. Rûh al-Qudsرُوحِ الْقُدُسِis the blessed Word, or the blessed…
وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ
2:87 “We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear arguments and strengthened him with blessed Revelation”. Rûh al-Qudsرُوحِ الْقُدُسِis the blessed Word, or the blessed Divine Revelation, and not the holy ghost of the Christian faith. Muslim scholars usually translate the word as Holy Spirit. Even then, the term is not the same as that third of the Trinity (4:171). Rûhروُح is derived from râhaراح. It means to go or to do a thing in the evening. Turîhûna means to bring home in the evening (16:6). Rûh is like the term râhatراحت, meaning rest from grief, fatigue and sadness. Other related words include raihân ريحان- Fragrant flowery plants; rawâhunرواحٌ - a blowing wind in the afternoon, and also an evening journey; rîhunريح is wind, power, dominance, conquest, strength, victory, a good and pure thing, mercy or aid for an enemy (Tâj, Lisân, Lane). When it is used in the singular, it generally signifies Divine punishment as in 17:69; 54:19; 69:6; but when it is used as plural riyâhرياح, it generally signifies Divine blessing, as in 27:63.The word Rûh روحin the sense of the breath of life, a life giving and soothing mercy, is often used in the Holy Qur’ân to indicate Divine Revelation as it gives succor and strength to the heart of the recipient, and hope to humanity. Rûh can also be translated as the breath of life, the soul, spirit, inspiration (19:17), revelation, essence, joy and happiness, mercy, the life-giving words of Allâh, the Prophets divine message (because of its life-giving qualities), angels and the Archangel Gabriel.
It was through the function of Rûh al-Quds روح القدس (Gabriel) that the Holy Qur’ân was revealed to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and it was also the Archangel Gabriel who was the medium of Revelation for Jesus and others. It is through this function that the Prophets are protected from the onslaughts of their enemies (cf. 2:98). It was through this Divine Law that Jesus was protected from the plan to kill him (cf.:16:2; 32:9; 38:72; 42:52; 16:102; 2:253; 2:87; 5:110; 58:22; 26:193; 4:171).