Translation of the meanings Ayah 253 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 253

۞ تِلۡكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۘ مِّنۡهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُۖ وَرَفَعَ بَعۡضَهُمۡ دَرَجَٰتٖۚ وَءَاتَيۡنَا عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدۡنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلۡقُدُسِۗ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقۡتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ وَلَٰكِنِ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ ءَامَنَ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن كَفَرَۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقۡتَتَلُواْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ

253. These Messengers We preferred some to the others, among them were those to whom Allāh spoke96, and some of them He raised by (many degrees of) rank. We gave clear Miracles to Jesus, the son of Mary, and strengthened him with the holy spirit (the angel Gabriel). If Allāh had willed, those after them would not have fought one with another after clear Evidences of Allāh had come to them, but (He gave them free will in religion, thus) they disagreed; so there were some of them who believed and others who denied (the Truth). If Allāh had willed, they would not have (disagreed and) fought one another - but Allāh does what He intends.

96. I.e., Adam, Moses, and Muhammad.