A114
Surah: 005 - Ayah: 114
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5:114
Hazrat ‘Isa, son of Maryam prayed in the Divine court thus: “O Allah! Our Lord! Send down to us from heaven a (spiritual and intellectual) table (ma’idah) (full of bounties), that may be an ‘Id (recurring day of Happiness) for us, for the first ones of us and for the last ones of us and a miracle (for us) from You, and give us (spiritual and intellectual) sustenance, and You are the best of sustainers” (5:114). Wise people have not the slightest doubt that the above mentioned verse is an universal principle according to the Divine law (sunnat), relating to all times, since the mu’mins of the past, the present and the future are mentioned in this prayer. For, Hazrat ‘Isa was the Divine light in his time (61:6-8) and hence he prayed for the mu’mins of every age. It is obvious that this ‘Id of happiness of the unveiling and of miracles is for the mu’mins of the past, the present and the future.
The table reminds us of the great miracle of Hazrat Isa in which, at his request, God sent the table spread with spiritual knowledge for his disciples. The great spiritual secret of this miracle is: “….It may be a recurring happiness for us, for the first of us and for the last of us.”(5:114) That is, may there be in it a demonstration of that all –embracing favour of God which encompasses the hudud-I din in every age.
Q201 Please tell us the meaning of “the Best of sustainers” in the following prayer of Hazrat Jesus(c): “O Allah, our Lord! Send down to us a table from heaven, that it may be a festival for us, for the first of us and the last of us (of our hudud-i din), and a miracle from You, and grant us (spiritual and intellectual) sustenance, and You are the Best of sustainers” (5:114).
A201 The meaning of “the Best of sustainers” is that Allah grants the spiritual and intellectual sustenance and none other than Him can do this work.
This verse has been referred 6 times.