Surat Al Ma'idah (11-20)

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَنْ يَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللهَ وَعَلَى اللهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ المُؤْمِنُونَ} [المائدة: 11]

11- O believers, remember the continuous favors of Allah on you when a group of people wanted to struck, kill you, and take your properties. He stopped them and prevented their evil to reach you, moreover, he returned their plot against them. So, fear Allah and thank Him for His blessings because the believers always depend on their Lord and rely on Allah in all their affairs for He is the One who drives away evil and brings about benefit .

{وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللهُ مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا وَقَالَ اللهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَآَتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَآَمَنْتُمْ بِرُسُلِي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ اللهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ فَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ} [المائدة: 12]

12- Allah took the pledge from the Children of Israel, and We sent twelve men to their tribes to give the pledge to Allah and His Messenger. It was mentioned that he sent them to fight the tyrants in Palestine and Allah told them on the tongue of their prophet:  I am with you if you keep on Salah, pay Zakah (obligatory charity), believe all My Messengers in all they tell you to do, provide them with victory, help them in truth, and spend for the sake of Allah, I shall forgive your sins, conceal them for you (in the world), and I shall admit you to Paradise as a reward for your satisfactory actions, underneath are rivers flow. Anyone breaks the promise and the covenant by disbelieves in Allah and denying My Messengers had kept away from guidance and lost the Straight Path which they were asked to follow .

{فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ مِيثَاقَهُمْ لَعَنَّاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَاسِيَةً يُحَرِّفُونَ الكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ وَنَسُوا حَظًّا مِمَّا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى خَائِنَةٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِنْهُمْ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُحْسِنِينَ} [المائدة: 13]

13- Because of breaching the covenant that was taken from them, keeping away from our mercy, and expelling them from our guidance, as a punishment for them, we made their hearts rough and do not accept the truth and advices. They used to distort the words of Allah, attribute lies to Him, interpret them, and left a great part of Torah without taking it. This was their business until plots and mockery became their habit, as a result, you can find their betrayal and their harm to you and to your Companions except for a few who embraced Islam. So, pardon them, and forgive who treated you badly as long as they keep your promises and do not betray you, perhaps they are guided by this way. Verily, Allah loves those who pardon and do righteously. It seems that most people consider the Ayah abrogated by the Ayah of the sword as Ibn Al Jawzy said in "An-Nawasikh," but he mentioned the view of Ibn Jarir At-Tabary:  It is permissible to forgive them in something they did as long as they do not engage in war nor refrain from paying Al Jizyah (Tribute) although they commit minor sins .

{وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَصَارَى أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَهُمْ فَنَسُوا حَظًّا مِمَّا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَأَغْرَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ العَدَاوَةَ وَالبَغْضَاءَ إِلَى يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ وَسَوْفَ يُنَبِّئُهُمُ اللهُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ} [المائدة: 14]

14- Those who claim to be Christians and follow Jesus, son of Mary, but they are not, we took from them the covenants and compacts to follow and support the Messenger and have faith in all prophets of Allah including Muhammad (peace be upon him). However, they refused and abandoned a great part of what has been mentioned in the Torah and in the Bible. They became like the Jews who break their covenants, as a result, their puishment was casting enmity, grudge, and mutual hatred between them until some of them curse others and calling them as disbelievers. This is still the case until the end of time and Allah shall reckon them for their actions, for what they attributed to them falsely, for the covenants and compacts which He took from them, and He shall torture them painfully for that .

{يَا أَهْلَ الكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كُنْتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ} [المائدة: 15]

15- O People of the Book, the Jews and Christians, We sent our Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) to you and to the worlds [i.e., people] with truth and guidance to explain to you many of what you conceal from the Torah and the Bible. You replace, distort, and attribute lies against Allah, such as:  the description of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Ayah of stoning, and the glad tiding of Jesus by the forthcoming of Muhammad (peace be upon him). However, He overlooked many of what you concealed. Verily, a great guidance has come to you from Allah (may He be Exalted) to distinct between the truth and falsehood. This truth was Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the Glorious Qur'an, which its Ayahs and rulings are clear.

{ يَهْدِي بِهِ اللّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلاَمِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنِ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ} [المائدة :  16]

16- Allah guides with this Qur'an those who want the truth and seek the pleasure of Allah and salvation. The Qur'an saves them from the darkness of disbelief and falsehood to guidance and faith by His Will and guides them to Islam, the true religion of Allah.

{لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَآلُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ اللّهِ شَيْئاً إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ وَمَن فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً وَلِلّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَاللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ} [المائدة :  17]

17- Verily, the Christians who say that Allah is Jesus son of Mary are disbelievers. He is only a servant of Allah by soul and body, and he eats and drinks like them. So, tell them and refute their false allegations:  Who is able to stop the command of Allah about causing Jesus, his mother, and all the living beings on the earth to die? Where is the divinity of Jesus? And what can he do? Indeed, all things on earth, in the heavens, and in between belong to Allah, including Jesus (peace be upon him) whom He created as He created Adam. He creates whatever He likes as He likes and nothing can limit His Will nor Power (He may be Glorified)!

{وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى نَحْنُ أَبْنَاء اللّهِ وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَلِلّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ} [المائدة :  18]

18- The People of the Book, the Jews and the Christians said:  We are near to Allah like children to their parents and beloved by Him. He is like a father in kindness and compassion because we follow His Religion and obey Him. Tell them in refutation to their claim:  Why does He reckon you for your actions and punish you for the bad deeds? How could your allegations be true while He had punished you in the world and prepared Hell for those who disobeyed His Commands? You are His Servants like the rest of the children of Adam. He forgives for whomever He wills out of His Mercy and reward them for their righteous deeds. Moreover, He tortures those who have disbelieved in Allah and His Messengers and punish them out of His Justice. You, the people, and the creatures who live between the heavens and the earth belong to Allah and subject to His power. He behaves as He likes whether by causing people to die, bringing them to life, and rewarding or punishing them and to Him is the return on the Day of Reckoning to recompense good and bad people with what they deserve .

{يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ عَلَى فَتْرَةٍ مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ أَن تَقُولُواْ مَا جَاءنَا مِن بَشِيرٍ وَلاَ نَذِيرٍ فَقَدْ جَاءكُم بَشِيرٌ وَنَذِيرٌ وَاللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ} [المائدة :  19]

19- O People of the Book, We sent to you Our Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) after centuries of no message in order that you do not complain and say:  We have not received any messenger to give us glad tiding with good reward if we do righteous deeds and warn us against punishment if we commit sins. You have received Muhammad, the bringer of glad tidings, (peace be upon him) who was the seal of prophets, so you have no excuse if you do not follow him. Allah is All Able for everything, including sending the messengers and punishing those who do not follow them

.

{وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنبِيَاء وَجَعَلَكُم مُّلُوكاً وَآتَاكُم مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَداً مِّن الْعَالَمِينَ} [المائدة :  20]

20- O Children of Israel, when your prophet Moses (peace be upon him) told you:  Remember Allah's grace on you when He sent down many prophets to remind you and call you to the truth. He also made you in better conditions, gave you servants and made you better in your time. At that time, He gave you what has been not given to anyone, such as:  saving you from oppression, shading you with clouds, bursting water from stones, and sending down sweet gum and quails .