Transliteration:( Yaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanuz kuroo ni'matallaahi 'alaikum iz hamma qawmun ai yabsutooo ilaikum aidiyahum fakaffa aidiyahum 'ankum wattaqullaah; wa'alal laahi fal yatawakalil mu'minoon )
51. Once, while on a journey with his Noble Companions the Holy Prophet stopped in a jungle. It was afternoon and he and his companions rested under different trees. The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) tied his sword to a tree. One Bedouin, lurking behind the tree seized the opportunity to grab the sword and said to the Holy Prophet Now who will save you from me?" The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, replied: "Allah!" Hazrat Jibreel (On whom be peace) knocked the sword down out of his hand which the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم then picked up and asked: "Who will save you from me?" "Nobody," was his reply. It is stated in Tafseer Abu Saood that the Bedouin accepted Islam (Allah knows best). This verse hints to the above incident. Because this Bedouin had come on behalf of all his people the words used here are "When a people".
52. From this one understands to remember the bounties of Allah is indeed a command of Allah. In celebrating and organizing Meelad gatherings is also a means of remembering the bounty of Allah because the blessed birth of the Holy Prophet is the greatest bounty of Allah. Hence, remembrance of the bounty is a means of expressing gratitude to the Almighty. Says Allah Almighty: "And publicize well the favors of your Lord" (S93:V11). Further, the QUR AAN says: "If you are grateful I shall give you more. and if you are thankless my torment is severe" (S14:V7).
53. It should be remembered that to seek medical treatment from doctors and blessings through prayers from pious sages is not going against the concept of "rely on Allah", as this would be acting upon the principle of cause and effect.
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The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 11 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 7 which provides the complete commentary from verse 7 through 11.
(5:11) Believers! Remember Allah’s favour upon you. When a certain people decided to stretch their hands against you, He restrained their hands from you.[30] Do fear Allah. Men of faith should put their trust in Allah alone.
30. This alludes to the incident reported by Ibn ‘Abbas when a group of Jews invited the Prophet (peace be on him) and a number of his close Companions to dinner. They had in fact hatched a plot to pounce upon the guests and thus undermine the very foundation of Islam. But by the grace of God the Prophet (peace be on him) came to know of the plot at the eleventh hour and did not go. Since the following section is addressed to the Children of Israel, this incident is alluded to here in order to mark the transition to a new subject.
The discourse which begins here has two purposes. The first is to warn the Muslims against following the ways of their predecessors, the People of the Book. The Muslims are told, therefore, that the Israelites and the followers of Jesus had made a covenant with God in the past, in the manner that the Muslims had recently done so. The Muslims should, therefore, take heed lest they also break their covenant and fall a prey to error and misguidance as their predecessors had done.
The second is to sensitize the Jews and Christians to the errors they have committed and invite them to the true religion.
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