Transliteration:( Allaahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom )
2. Reason for its Revelation:
Once a Nasara delegation from Najraan came to the Holy Prophet Messenger of whenhe invited them towards Islam, they replied that they will not accept Islam because Islam regards Jesus as the servant of Allah Almighty and not the son of God. If he, Hazrat Isa (On whom be peace) is not the son of God then who is his father? He told them that a Holy Prophet son homogenous to a father (being of the same species) Allah Almighty is Ever-Living, Self subsisting, Eternal, Everlasting, Self-Existant, the Knower of everything hidden and open. Hazrat Isa (On whom be peace) does not possess these qualities. Therefore, how can he be the son of God or a deity? On hearing this, they remained silent. In verification of what had the Holy Prophet said, Allah Almighty revealed these verses of Surah Ale-Imraan. N.B. This delegation started their prayer in Masjide Nabawi when the Muslims engaged in Asr Salaah. After the Muslims had completed their Salaah they did not stop these Nasara from their prayer. This does not necessarily mean that we should now allow the polytheists to pray in our Mosques. Not stopping this delegation was like not stopping the Bedouin who was urinating in Masjide Nabawi and was not stopped while urinating, at the instruction of the Holy Prophet. This will not make it permissible to urinate and pass stool in the Mosques.
The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 2 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 4.
1. For explanation see (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 255) note 278 above.
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