Islam Guidance

Verse153

(153) يَسْأَلُكَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ كِتَابًا مِّنَ السَّمَاء فَقَدْ سَأَلُواْ مُوسَى أَكْبَرَ مِن

ذَلِكَ فَقَالُواْ أَرِنَا اللّهِ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ بِظُلْمِهِمْ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذُواْ الْعِجْلَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءتْهُمُ

الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَن ذَلِكَ وَآتَيْنَا مُوسَى سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا

Section 22
Violation of the Covenant by the Jews
Jew's violating the Covenant - Their accusing Jesus and his mother Mary - The Truth concerning the Crucifixion of Jesus
153. " The People of the Book will ask you to bring down for them a Book from heaven; and indeed they asked Moses for greater than that, for they said: 'Show us Allah vividly '. So the lightning seized them on account of their injustice. Then they took the Calf (for a god) after the clear signs had come to them; Yet We pardoned that; and We gave Moses a clear authority. "
Commentary :

The demand of the Jews from the Prophet of Islam (p.b.u.h.) was that the Qur'an, like the Turah, be sent down together, too. But, that demand was nothing but a mere pretext, since, in Sura Al-'An'am, concerning the matter, Allah says: " And if We had sent to you a writing on a paper, then they had touched it with their hands, certainly those who disbelieve would have said : ' This is nothing but clear enchantment '. "(1)
The Qur'an, in the above verse, says:
" The People of the Book will ask you to bring down for them a Book from heaven; ..."
The Children of Israel were not seeking for the Truth, otherwise, why did they become the worshippers of the Calf after that they had got those abundant miracles ?
" ... Then they took the Calf (for a god) after the clear signs had come to them; ... "
Therefore, the continuation of this very verse, in order to console the Prophet, tells him (p.b.u.h.) not to be worried about the disbelievers when they do not believe, since there had also been some obstinate persons against all former prophets.
"...and indeed they asked Moses for greater than that, for they said: ' Show us Allah vividly '. ..."
When we become acquainted with the difficulties that other people are involed in, it can sometimes be a remedy over our own pains.
However, it should be noted that: rejetion of the Truth and aberration in thought brings forth the Wrath of Allah even in this very world.
"... So the lightning seized them on account of their injustice. ..."
Yet, the prophets had always been supported by Allah.
"...and We gave Moses a clear authority. "

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