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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (41)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (96-97)


{ وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ النَّاسِ عَلَى حَيَاةٍ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ وَاللّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ } [البقرة: 96]

96- You will find them the keenest to the longevity; they would wish to live for one thousand year, because they knew their bad end. They would wish to delay the Day of Reckoning as much as they could because of what awaits them. The polytheists act like this because they do not believe in the Day of Resurrection, consider their worldly life their true Paradise, and they do not have shares in Paradise but the painful torment awaits them no matter how much they lived in this world. So, there is no way out of reckoning and punishment and Allah is All-Knowing of what the people have done whether good or evil.

{ قُلْ مَن كَانَ عَدُوّاً لِّجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ نَزَّلَهُ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ مُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ } [البقرة: 97]
97- The Jews claimed that Gabriel (peace be upon him) was their enemy because he was the best friend of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). They also claimed that if there was another friend with him, they would follow him as was reported in the authentic Hadith. They invented this ridiculous story when they saw that Gabriel used to come down with revelation to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) only used to do what he was told from his Lord. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to them: "My friend is Gabriel and Allah has never sent a prophet but Gabriel was his friend." as was recorded by Imam Ahmad and others with authentic chain of narration. So, O Muhammad, say to them: "Let it be known for those who believe that Gabriel is their enemy and that Gabriel is the holy spirit who brought the Qur'an from his Lord to you by the will of Allah, confirming the previous Scriptures as guidance and glad tidings for the believers.