Transliteration:( Qaalal laahu innee munaz ziluhaa 'alaikum famai yakfur ba'du minkum fa inneee u'azzibuhoo 'azaabal laaa u'azzibuhooo ahadam minal 'aalameen )
"Allah said: 'I am sending it down to you, but whoever disbelieves after that, then indeed, I will punish him with a punishment that I have never inflicted on anyone in the worlds [314].'"
This declaration from Allah was not only for the disciples, but directed to all future followers. Anyone who witnesses such a clear miracle and still chooses to disbelieve would face a unique and severe punishment, greater than what has ever been given to any other nation. It stresses the gravity of rejecting truth after undeniable evidence.
This verse teaches that demanding a miracle and then rejecting faith afterwards is a cause for divine punishment. Abu Jahl was shown many miracles but was spared due to the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, as Allah said: “And Allah will not punish them while you are among them” (Surah 8:33). Hence, the presence of the Prophet ﷺ itself served as a shield from immediate punishment, even for disbelievers.
The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 115 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 112 which provides the complete commentary from verse 112 through 115.
(5:115) Allah said: ‘I shall indeed send it down to you;[129] then, I shall afflict whoever among you who disbelieves with a chastisement wherewith I will afflict none in the worlds.’
129. The Qur’an is silent on the question of whether this meal was sent down in response to this prayer. There is also no other authoritative basis to help us arrive at a clear conclusion. It is possible that the repast was actually sent down. It is also possible that the disciples withdrew their prayer after hearing the stern warning in response to it.
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