Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (3-4) | Surah Al Imran

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:05 The Abridgment of Tafsir al-Tabari,

0:08 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil Ibn Salim al-Shammari.

0:14 Surah Al 'Imran.

0:17 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:22 “But when Jesus became conscious of their disbelief, he cried: Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah? The disciples said: We will be Allah's helpers. We believe in Allah, and bear thou witness that we have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:52)

0:27 “But when Jesus became conscious of their disbelief, he cried: Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah? The disciples said: We will be Allah's helpers. We believe in Allah, and bear thou witness that we have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:52)

0:32 The disciples said, "We are the helpers of Allah;

0:37 We have believed in Allah,

0:41 We have believed in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims."

0:49 And when Jesus perceived disbelief from them,

0:52 By their denial of his prophethood

0:54 And their turning away from that to which he called them,

0:56 Jesus said:

0:58 "Who will be my helpers for Allah against the deniers?"

1:01 The disciples said—

1:03 Whose trait was wearing white garments—

1:06 "We are the helpers of Allah;

1:08 We have believed in Allah,

1:10 And bear witness, O Jesus, that we are Muslims."

1:14 “Our Lord! We believe in that which Thou hast revealed and we follow him whom Thou hast sent. Enrol us among those who witness (to the truth).” (3:53)

1:19 "And we have followed the Messenger,

1:24 So register us among the witnesses."

1:29 And the disciples said:

1:30 "Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed to Your prophet Jesus of Your Book,

1:36 And we have become followers of Jesus in Your religion with which You sent him,

1:40 And his helpers in the truth;

1:42 So record our names among the names of those who bore witness to the truth

1:47 And affirmed Your Oneness."

1:51 "And they plotted, and Allah plotted,

1:55 And Allah is the best of plotters."

1:58 And those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel plotted

2:03 By conspiring together to assassinate and kill Jesus.

2:08 But Allah plotted against them by casting the likeness of Jesus onto one of his followers,

2:13 Until the schemers killed him

2:16 Thinking him to be Jesus,

2:18 Whereas Allah, Mighty and Sublime, had already raised Jesus up before that.

2:22 When Allah said: "O Jesus!

2:25 “(And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow thee above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return, and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ.” (3:55)

2:30 And I will raise you up to Me and purify you

2:33 From those who disbelieve,

2:35 And I will make those who follow you

2:38 And I will make those who follow you

2:41 “(And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow thee above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return, and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ.” (3:55)

2:46 Then to Me is your return..."

2:49 “(And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow thee above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return, and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ.” (3:55)

2:56 Allah plotted against the people who attempted to kill Jesus

3:00 When Allah said:

3:02 "I am taking you from the earth and raising you up to Myself,

3:06 Cleansing you and delivering you from those who disbelieve in you,

3:10 And placing those who follow you upon your path

3:13 Above those who denied your prophethood;

3:17 Then to Allah, O you who dispute concerning Jesus,

3:21 Is your destination on the Day of Resurrection,

3:23 And I will then judge between you concerning that wherein

3:27 You used to differ regarding his affair."

3:30 "As for those who disbelieve,

3:33 I will punish them with a severe punishment

3:37 In this world and the Hereafter,

3:40 I will punish them with a severe punishment

3:43 In this world and the Hereafter,

3:46 And they will have no helpers."

3:50 “And as for those who believe and do good works, He will pay them their wages in full. Allah loveth not wrong-doers.” (3:57)

3:55 "He will pay them their rewards in full,

3:58 And Allah does not love the wrongdoers."

4:03 As for those who denied your prophethood, O Jesus,

4:08 I will punish them with a severe punishment:

4:11 In this world,

4:12 Through slaughter, captivity, and humiliation;

4:15 And in the Hereafter,

4:17 Through the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally;

4:21 And they shall have no defender against the punishment of Allah.

4:24 But as for those who believed you,

4:26 Affirmed your prophethood,

4:28 And observed the duties I made obligatory,

4:31 He will grant them the complete recompense of their righteous deeds;

4:35 Nothing thereof will be diminished or subtracted from them.

4:40 And Allah does not love anyone who wrongs another of their due right

4:44 Or places something in other than its proper place.

4:57 These accounts which He communicated to His Prophet

5:00 Regarding Jesus and his mother,

5:02 Zachariah and his son,

5:04 And the affair of the disciples,

5:06 We recite unto you, O Muhammad,

5:07 From the admonitions and the Qur'an full of decisive wisdom

5:10 That distinguishes between truth and falsehood.

5:29 Indeed, the similitude of Jesus in My creating him

5:33 Is as the similitude of Adam, whom I created from dust,

5:36 Then I said to him, "Be," and he was.

5:39 So My creating Jesus from his mother without a male

5:43 Is no more wondrous than My creating Adam without male or female.

5:55 That which I have informed you of regarding the story of Jesus

5:59 Is the truth from your Lord,

6:01 So do not be among the doubters concerning that.

6:04 "So whoever disputes with you concerning him after what has come to you of knowledge,

6:12 Say: 'Come, let us call our sons

6:18 And your sons, our women

6:23 And our women and your women,

6:28 Ourselves and yourselves,

6:31 Then let us humbly invoke and place the curse of Allah upon the liars.'"

6:49 So whoever disputes with you, O Muhammad, concerning the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary,

6:53 After the knowledge that has reached you,

6:55 Which I have clarified to you regarding Jesus—that he is a servant of Allah—

6:59 Say: "Come, let us call our sons

7:02 And your sons,

7:04 Our women and your women,

7:06 Ourselves and yourselves,

7:08 Then let us invoke curses upon one another,

7:10 Placing the curse of Allah upon the liars among us or among you."

7:15 “Lo! This verily is the true narrative. There is no Allah save Allah, and lo! Allah, He verily is, is the Mighty, the Wise.” (3:62)

7:20 "And there is no deity except Allah."

7:25 “Lo! This verily is the true narrative. There is no Allah save Allah, and lo! Allah, He verily is, is the Mighty, the Wise.” (3:62)

7:29 “And if they turn away, then lo! Allah is Aware of (who are) the corrupters.” (3:63)

7:39 Indeed, this matter of Jesus which I have communicated to you, O Muhammad,

7:45 And narrated unto you,

7:47 Is truly the definitive, true account;

7:49 So know that.

7:51 And Allah is Almighty in His retribution

7:53 Against those who disobey Him and oppose His command,

7:56 All-Wise in His planning;

7:58 No frailty enters into what He ordains,

8:01 Nor does any flaw affect it.

8:03 Say: "O People of the Scripture!

8:05 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64)

8:21 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64)

8:26 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64)

8:29 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64)

8:35 Lords besides Allah."

8:40 But if they turn away, then say:

8:43 "Bear witness that we are Muslims."

8:47 Say, O Muhammad, to the people of the Torah and the Gospel:

8:52 "Come to an equitable word between us and you:

8:56 That we single out Allah in worship and worship none besides Him,

9:00 And that we disavow every other deity worshiped alongside Him,

9:03 Associating nothing with Him,

9:05 And that none of us render obedience to one another

9:08 In whatever commands disobedience to Allah."

9:11 So if they turn away from what you have called them to,

9:14 Say: "Bear witness against us

9:16 That as for that from which you have turned away,

9:18 We are submissive and humbled to Allah in it."

9:22 "O People of the Scripture!

9:23 Why do you dispute concerning Abraham,

9:31 Why do you dispute concerning Abraham,

9:36 “O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have ye then no sense?” (3:65)

9:41 Except after him?

9:43 Do you not then understand?"

9:46 O people of the Torah and the Gospel,

9:50 Why do you argue regarding Abraham

9:53 And dispute about him,

9:55 “O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have ye then no sense?” (3:65)

9:58 Except long after the demise of Abraham

10:01 And his passing?

10:02 Do you not then understand

10:04 And realize the error of your claim?

10:06 Here you are,

10:11 “Lo! ye are those who argue about that whereof ye have some knowledge: Why then argue ye concerning that whereof ye have no knowledge? Allah knoweth. Ye know not.” (3:66)

10:19 “Lo! ye are those who argue about that whereof ye have some knowledge: Why then argue ye concerning that whereof ye have no knowledge? Allah knoweth. Ye know not.” (3:66)

10:33 "And Allah knows, while you do not know."

10:39 Look at you! You are the people who have disputed

10:44 And argued regarding that whereof you had some knowledge

10:47 Concerning the matters of your religion

10:48 Whose authenticity was established among you;

10:51 Why then do you dispute and argue regarding that whereof you have no knowledge,

10:55 Concerning the matter of Abraham and his religion,

10:58 When you did not find it in the Scriptures of Allah?

11:00 For Allah knows that which is hidden from you,

11:03 Which you neither witnessed nor saw,

11:05 And which His messengers did not convey to you concerning Abraham

11:09 And other matters;

11:11 Whereas you have no knowledge thereof

11:13 Except what you have directly observed and witnessed,

11:16 Or grasped through transmitted reports and hearing.

11:19 “Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters.” (3:67)

11:26 "Nor a Christian,

11:29 “Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters.” (3:67)

11:34 “Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters.” (3:67)

11:40 And he was not of the polytheists."

11:45 “Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters.” (3:67)

11:49 Rather, he was an adherent of Allah's command and obedience to Him, submissive to Allah in his heart, humbled before Him with his limbs; and he was never of the polytheists who worship idols and statues, or any created being beside its Creator, Who is the God of all creation and their Originator.

12:09 "Indeed, the closest of people to Abraham are those who followed him, this Prophet, this Prophet, and those who have believed; and Allah is the Guardian of the believers."

12:29 Truly, the people with the greatest right to Abraham, his support, and his alliance are those who traversed his path and methodology: singling out Allah alone, devoting the religion purely to Him, instituting his ways, enacting his laws, and being upright Muslims devoted to Allah without associating any partner with Him; as well as this Prophet and those who believe in Muhammad

13:00 And affirm his prophethood.

13:03 “A party of the People of the Scripture long to make you go astray; and they make none to go astray except themselves, but they perceive not.” (3:69)

13:22 A faction among the People of the Scripture wished that they could turn you away, O believers, from Islam, thereby destroying you; yet they destroy none but their own followers and partisans upon their creed, though they perceive not and do not know.

13:38 “O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve ye in the revelations of Allah, when ye (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth)?” (3:70)

13:48 "O People of the Scripture! Why do you disbelieve in what is in the Book of Allah, which He sent down to you through the tongues of your prophets, while you bear witness that it is the truth from your Lord?"

14:00 “O People of the Scripture! Why confound ye truth with falsehood and knowingly conceal the truth?” (3:71)

14:15 O people of the Torah and the Gospel, why do you confound the truth with falsehood? Their confounding consisted in outwardly professing belief with their tongues in Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) contrary to the Judaism and Christianity harbored in their hearts.

14:33 And why do you conceal the truth—the truth they concealed being what was contained in their scriptures regarding the description of Muhammad (peace be upon him), his mission, and his prophethood—while you know that what you conceal is the truth and that it is from Allah?

14:50 “And a party of the People of the Scripture say: Believe in that which hath been revealed unto those who believe at the opening of the day, and disbelieve at the end thereof, in order that they may return;” (3:72)

15:12 A faction of the People of the Scripture, from among the Jews, said: "Affirm belief in that which has been revealed to those who believe at the beginning of the day, and deny what you affirmed of their religion at the end of the day, so that perhaps they may abandon their religion alongside you and forsake it."

15:31 “And believe not save in one who followeth your religion - Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the guidance is Allah's Guidance - that anyone is given the like of that which was given unto you or that they may argue with you in the presence of their Lord. Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the bounty is in Allah's hand. He bestoweth it on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.” (3:73)

15:58 “And believe not save in one who followeth your religion - Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the guidance is Allah's Guidance - that anyone is given the like of that which was given unto you or that they may argue with you in the presence of their Lord. Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the bounty is in Allah's hand. He bestoweth it on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.” (3:73)

16:09 "And do not believe anyone except him who follows your religion by being a Jew; and do not believe that anyone will be given the like of what you were given, or that anyone could argue against you before your Lord concerning your faith, because you are more noble to Allah than they are due to the virtue He favored you with over them."

16:28 Say, O Muhammad: "Guidance is Allah's guidance, and elucidation is His elucidation; indeed, all grace and guidance to faith and Islam are in the hand of Allah; He bestows them upon whomever He wills among His servants."

16:42 This was a refutation from Allah, Mighty and Sublime, of their claim that "none will be given the like of what you were given"; for Allah is All-Bountiful in His grace upon whomever He wills, All-Knowing of whoever among them is worthy of that grace.

16:58 "He selects for His mercy whomever He wills, and Allah is the Possessor of immense bounty."

17:10 He singles out for Islam and the Qur'an, alongside prophethood, whomever He wills; and Allah is the Possessor of immense bounty, which He bestows upon whomever He loves and wills among His creation.

Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (3-4) | Surah Al Imran | Verses from (52) to (74)

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