قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ٱللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَآ أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَءَاخِرِنَا وَءَايَةً مِّنكَ ۖ وَٱرْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ 114
Translations
Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allāh, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."
Transliteration
Qala Isa ibnu Maryama Allahumma Rabbana anzil alayna ma'idatan mina as-sama'i takun lana Eedan li-awwalina wa-akhirina wa-ayatan minka war-rzuqna wa-anta khayru ar-raziqin
Tafsir (Explanation)
In this ayah, Prophet Jesus (Alayhi assalam) supplicates to Allah on behalf of his followers, requesting that a table (ma'idah) be sent down from heaven as a sign and sustenance for them. According to classical scholars like Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir, this du'a reflects Jesus's compassion for his people and his desire to strengthen their faith through a miraculous provision. The ma'idah represents both physical sustenance and spiritual nourishment, serving as evidence of Jesus's prophethood and Allah's power, and the request to make it a festival (Eid) for both the first and last of his followers emphasizes its lasting significance and universal blessing.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of the dialogue between Jesus and his disciples regarding the ma'idah, revealed in the Medinan period. It occurs within the context of Surah Al-Ma'idah's discussion of the Israelites' request for the table and their subsequent testing through it. The broader context addresses themes of faith, miracles, and the trials that accompany divine signs.
Related Hadiths
The Tirmidhi hadith (Jami' at-Tirmidhi) records that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) mentioned the ma'idah among the miracles granted to the prophets. Additionally, hadiths in Sahih Muslim discuss Jesus's intercession and his concern for his ummah, thematically related to his compassionate supplication in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches us the importance of sincere supplication to Allah and reminds us that prophets sought blessings not merely for themselves but for their entire communities. It encourages believers to ask Allah with humility, recognizing Him as the best of providers, and to view trials and signs as opportunities to strengthen faith and community bonds.
Related Ayahs
قَالَ ٱللَّهُ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ ۚ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ۚ رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allāh will say, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلصَّيْدِ تَنَالُهُۥٓ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَرِمَاحُكُمْ لِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَخَافُهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ فَمَنِ ٱعْتَدَىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
O you who have believed, Allāh will surely test you through something of the game that your hands and spears [can] reach, that Allāh may make evident those who fear Him unseen. And whoever transgresses after that - for him is a painful punishment.
إِن تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ ۖ وَإِن تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ ٱلنَّارُ ۖ وَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allāh is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allāh, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allāh - Allāh has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.