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Quran-5:18 Surah Al-maidah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ نَحۡنُ أَبۡنَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥۚ قُلۡ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُمۖ بَلۡ أَنتُم بَشَرٞ مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقَۚ يَغۡفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَاۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

Transliteration:( Wa qaalatil Yahoodu wan Nasaaraa nahnu abnaaa'ul laahi wa ahibbaaa'uh; qul falima yu'azzibukum bizunoobikum bal antum basharum mimman khalaq; yaghfiru limai yashaaa'u wa yu'azzibu mai yashaaa'; wa lillaahi mulkus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa wa ilaihil maseer )

18. And the Yahud and the Nasara say: "We are the children of Allah and His dear ones" (75), Please declare: "Why does He torment (76), you for your sins?" You are but mortal human beings among those whom He has created. He forgives whom He pleases" (77). And to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and unto Him is the (final) destination.

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Surah Al-Maidah Ayat 18 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

75. Reason for its revelation:

A group of Ahle Kitaab (People of the Book) came to the Holy Prophet to whom he preached Islam and warned them about the punishment of Allah. On hearing this they said you cannot put fear about Alllah's punishment because we are the sons of Allah. The above verse was revealed on this occasion. The meaning of the verse is that the manner in which we are close to Allah is like how a son is close to his father. No matter how bad the son might be he will always be liked by his father. Such is our case. In this verse sons does not mean actual children because in terms of this meaning these people were not calling themselves as sons of God. From this, we understand that it is the belief, of the Nasara to resign themselves from doing good deeds. Even today those people that profess love for the descendants of the Holy Prophet well ignorant mendicants too have similar beliefs regarding doing good deeds. Such a belief is apostasy. Wherever Faith is mentioned in the Holy QURAN it is followed by pious deeds.

76. It was the belief of the Yahud that they would remain in Hell for only forty days i.e. the period in which they worshipped the golden calf. In this verse, it is being told that 'Oh you Yahud' if you are close to Allah like sons then why should you be given this punishment. Thus there is a contradiction in your two beliefs.

77. By this is meant that He will punish any sinner He may pardon any sinner whom He may please. However, this does not mean that He will punish any person as understood by Dayanand Saraswaty. Hence there is no contradiction in the verse. Says Allah Almighty: "And Allah does not do injustice even to the weight of an atom" (S4:V40). To punish the innocent is going against justice.

 

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 18 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 18.

(5:18) The Jews and the Christians say: ‘We are Allah’s children and His beloved ones.’ Ask them: ‘Why, then, does He chastise you for your sins?’ You are the same as other men He has created. He forgives whom He wills and chastises whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them. To Him is the eventual return.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

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