ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ
[And remember] when the disciples said, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said," Fear Allah, if you should be believers."
Tafsir
Verse range: 5:112
Sending Down the Ma'idah This is the story of the Ma'idah, the name of which this Surah bears, Surah Al-Ma'idah. This is also among the favors that Allah granted His servant and Messenger, `Isa, accepting his request to send the Ma'idah down, and doing so as clear proof and unequivocal evidence. Allah said,
إذ قال الحواريون
(Remember) when Al-Hawaryun said... the disciples of `Isa said,
يا عيسى ابن مريم هل يستطيع ربك أن ينزل علينا مايدة من السماء
O `Isa, son of Maryam! Can your Lord send down to us a Ma'idah from heaven! The Ma'idah is the table that has food on it. Some scholars said that; the disciples requested this table because they were poor and deprived. So they asked `Isa to supplicate to Allah to send a table of food down to them that they could eat from every day and thus be more able to perform the acts of worship.
قال اتقوا الله إن كنتم مومنين
`Isa said: "Have Taqwa of Allah, if you are indeed believers.'' `Isa answered them by saying, `Have Taqwa of Allah! And do not ask for this, for it may become a trial for you, but trust in Allah for your provisions, if you are truly believers.'
