Jealousy Of The People Of The Scripture

 

Jealousy of the People of the Scripture (L-404)

قُل إِنَّ الهُدىٰ هُدَى اللَّهِ أَن يُؤتىٰ أَحَدٌ مِثلَ ما أوتيتُم أَو يُحاجّوكُم عِندَ رَبِّكُم ۗ قُل إِنَّ الفَضلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤتيهِ مَن يَشاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ واسِعٌ عَليمٌ73b.   يَختَصُّ بِرَحمَتِهِ مَن يَشاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الفَضلِ العَظيمِ74.

73b.  Qul ‘innal-hudaa   hudAllaahi,  ‘any-yu’-taaa  ‘ahadum-misla  maaa  ‘uutiitum  ‘aw  yuhaaaj-juukum  ‘inda  Rabbikum.  Qul  ‘innal-fazla  bi-yaDillaah.  Yu’-tiihi  many-yashaaa’.  WAllaahu  Waasi-‘un    ‘Aliim.      74. Yakh-tassu  bi-rahmatiHii  many-yashaaa’.  WAllaahu  Zul-fazlil-‘Aziim.

73b.  Say, “Guidance is God’s guidance. If someone is given the like of what you were given, or they argue with you before your Lord, say, “All grace is in God’s hand; He gives it to whomever He wills.” God is Bounteous and Knowing. 74. He specifies His mercy for whomever He wills. God is Possessor of Sublime Grace.

It has been described in these verses that only God may give the Guidance. If anybody wishes to misguide someone, that is not possible without the Commandment of God. O the children of Israel: you cannot extinguish that Light of Guidance by your tricks, which God has put into the heart of any person. Your plans will become useless. 

It has also been cleared in this verse that the Jews make different plans and schemes against the Muslims due to jealousy. Reason of their jealousy is that why the Muslims are being given such Divine Law of religion, Prophet-hood and Messenger-hood, which have been bestowed earlier to the children of Israel, and why other people are leading in the religious effort and struggle by overcoming upon them and they (the Muslims) are accusing them before God.

The Jews used to claim that only their nation was monopolist of the Divine Law. Torah was revealed upon them. Most of the Prophets (Peace be upon them) came out of them after Moses (Peace be upon him). Then what connection with excellence and bounty has the illiterate and ignorant people of Arab? Why a Messenger has been born from them? But it is visible that due to their jealousy, those predictions of Torah could not be wrong, in which it has been mentioned that God will bring forth a Messenger (ﷺ) like Moses (Peace be upon him) from the children of Ishmael (the brothers of the children of Israel). God will put His Word (Holy Qur’an) into his mouth (ﷺ). Therefore, the children of Ishmael (Peace be upon him) got this Wealth and in the field of knowledge, bounty and religious efforts and struggles, they did not lead the children of Israel only but the entire world.

After that; it has been described that God is All-Embracing, All-Knowing and of Infinite Bounty. Nothing is deficient in His treasures. And He knows that to whom the greatness should be given. To bestow and distribute Prophet-hood, Divine Law of Religion, Belief and every kind of favor is only in His Hand. He bestows what He Wishes, when He Wishes, where He wishes and to whom He wishes. https://youtu.be/QQxIDSn7rn4