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Al-Mâ'idah
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Surah Al-Mâ'idah for kids content
MAKING A LAST WILL BEFORE DYING
106O believers!
When any of you is about to die, call upon two reliable Muslim men to witness—as you make the last will—or two non-Muslims if you start dying while
travelling.
Later, if there are doubts about the two witnesses, they should be kept back after salah and made to swear by Allah, saying: 'We would never sacrifice the
truth for any price, even in favour of a close relative, or refuse to witness for Allah.
Otherwise, we would truly be sinful.
'
107However, if they are found guilty 'of lying', the dead person's two closest relatives affected by the will shall replace the witnesses and swear by Allah, saying: 'Our
words are more accurate than theirs.
We are not being unfair.
Otherwise, we would truly be doing wrong.
'
108In this way, the witnesses will likely speak the truth or fear that their words will be challenged by the relatives.
Keep Allah in mind and obey.
Allah does not guide those out of control.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ شَهَٰدَةُ بَيۡنِكُمۡ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ حِينَ ٱلۡوَصِيَّةِ ٱثۡنَانِ ذَوَا عَدۡلٖ مِّنكُمۡ أَوۡ ءَاخَرَانِ مِنۡ غَيۡرِكُمۡ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَأَصَٰبَتۡكُم مُّصِيبَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ تَحۡبِسُونَهُمَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَيُقۡسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ إِنِ ٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡ لَا نَشۡتَرِي بِهِۦ ثَمَنٗا وَلَوۡ كَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ وَلَا نَكۡتُمُ شَهَٰدَةَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡأٓثِمِينَ106
فَإِنۡ عُثِرَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنَّهُمَا ٱسۡتَحَقَّآ إِثۡمٗا فََٔاخَرَانِ يَقُومَانِ مَقَامَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَٱسۡتَحَقَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡأَوۡلَيَٰنِ فَيُقۡسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ لَشَهَٰدَتُنَآ أَحَقُّ مِن شَهَٰدَتِهِمَا وَمَا ٱعۡتَدَيۡنَآ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ107
ذَٰلِكَ أَدۡنَىٰٓ أَن يَأۡتُواْ بِٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهَآ أَوۡ يَخَافُوٓاْ أَن تُرَدَّ أَيۡمَٰنُۢ بَعۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡۗ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱسۡمَعُواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ108
ALLAH'S FAVOURS UPON ISA
109Watch for the Day Allah will gather the messengers and say, 'How did the people respond to your call?
' They will reply, 'Our knowledge is nothing 'compared to Yours'.
Indeed, You alone know all unknowns.
'
110And 'on Judgment Day Allah will say, 'O Isa, son of Maryam!
Remember My favours upon you and your mother: how I supported you with the holy spirit 'Jibril' So you spoke to people as a newborn and as an
adult.
How I taught you writing, wisdom, the Tawrah, and the Injil.
How you made a bird from clay—by My permission—and breathed into it and it became a 'real' bird—by My permission.
How you healed the blind and the leper—by My permission.
How you raised the dead back to life—by My permission.
How I prevented the Children of Isra'il from harming you when you came to them with clear proofs and the disbelievers among them argued, 'This is nothing but
pure magic.
'
111And how I inspired your early followers: 'Believe in Me and My messenger!
' They declared, 'We believe, and be our witness that we fully submit 'to Allah'.
يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أُجِبۡتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ لَا عِلۡمَ لَنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلۡغُيُوبِ109
إِذۡ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَٰعِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ ٱذۡكُرۡ نِعۡمَتِي عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَتِكَ إِذۡ أَيَّدتُّكَ بِرُوحِ ٱلۡقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ فِي ٱلۡمَهۡدِ وَكَهۡلٗاۖ وَإِذۡ عَلَّمۡتُكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَ وَٱلۡإِنجِيلَۖ وَإِذۡ تَخۡلُقُ مِنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيَۡٔةِ ٱلطَّيۡرِ بِإِذۡنِي فَتَنفُخُ فِيهَا فَتَكُونُ طَيۡرَۢا بِإِذۡنِيۖ وَتُبۡرِئُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَهَ وَٱلۡأَبۡرَصَ بِإِذۡنِيۖ وَإِذۡ تُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ بِإِذۡنِيۖ وَإِذۡ كَفَفۡتُ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ عَنكَ إِذۡ جِئۡتَهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ110
وَإِذۡ أَوۡحَيۡتُ إِلَى ٱلۡحَوَارِيِّۧنَ أَنۡ ءَامِنُواْ بِي وَبِرَسُولِي قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَٱشۡهَدۡ بِأَنَّنَا مُسۡلِمُونَ111
WORDS OF WISDOM
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The heart and the stomach are neighbors.
As we can see in **verse 113**, the early followers of **Isa (Jesus)** told him that once they had eaten from the heavenly table they requested, their hearts
would be satisfied.
In practical life, if you have issues with someone or you want to discuss something important with a friend, maybe you can take them out for lunch or
dinner.
People's hearts are open when they see food, and this will make your discussion easy, in-sha-Allah.
MIRACLE OF THE TABLE
112'Remember' when the early followers asked, "O 'Isa, son of Maryam!
Would your Lord be willing to send down to us a table full of food from heaven?
" 'Isa answered, "Fear Allah if you are 'truly' believers.
"
113They said, "We would love to eat from it to satisfy our hearts, to be assured what you are telling us is true, and to witness it with
our own eyes.
"
114'Isa, son of Maryam, prayed, "O Allah, our Lord!
Send us from heaven a table full of food as a feast for us—the first and last of us—and as a sign from You.
Provide for us!
You are truly the Best Provider.
"
115Allah answered, "I am sending it down to you.
But whoever among you disbelieves after this will be hit by a punishment I have never unleashed on anyone of My creation.
"
إِذۡ قَالَ ٱلۡحَوَارِيُّونَ يَٰعِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ هَلۡ يَسۡتَطِيعُ رَبُّكَ أَن يُنَزِّلَ عَلَيۡنَا مَآئِدَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِۖ قَالَ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ112
قَالُواْ نُرِيدُ أَن نَّأۡكُلَ مِنۡهَا وَتَطۡمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُنَا وَنَعۡلَمَ أَن قَدۡ صَدَقۡتَنَا وَنَكُونَ عَلَيۡهَا مِنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ113
قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ ٱللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَآ أَنزِلۡ عَلَيۡنَا مَآئِدَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدٗا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَءَاخِرِنَا وَءَايَةٗ مِّنكَۖ وَٱرۡزُقۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ114
قَالَ ٱللَّهُ إِنِّي مُنَزِّلُهَا عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بَعۡدُ مِنكُمۡ فَإِنِّيٓ أُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابٗا لَّآ أُعَذِّبُهُۥٓ أَحَدٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ115
WORDS OF WISDOM
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On Judgment Day, Allah will ask **Jesus ('Isa)** in front of everyone if he ever asked people to worship him and his mother as gods.
He will strongly deny such a claim.
This will be shocking to many people who spent their whole lives believing that Jesus was God and rejecting those who said he was not.
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As we mentioned in Surah 3, people hold different beliefs about Jesus.
For example: * **Muslims** believe in him as a prophet.
* The **Jews** don't believe in him at all.
* Most **Christians** believe he was God or the son of God.
* Some **historians** claim that he was a fictional character that never actually existed.
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Here are 10 common beliefs about Jesus that need correction: 1.
He was **not God**.
The Quran and the Bible state he was only a prophet.
2.
He is **not one of three gods**.
Both books affirm he taught people that God is only One.
3.
He was **not sent to everyone**.
Both books indicate he came only to the Children of Israel.
4.
He is **not the founder of Christianity**.
The way the faith is practiced today is the opposite of what he taught.
Today's Christianity was mainly introduced by a man named Paul years after Jesus, even though he never met Jesus at all.
5.
Prayers should **not be directed to him**.
He taught his followers to pray to the One he himself prayed to.
6.
He was **not able to do everything on his own**.
Jesus himself said that he couldn't do anything without the help of God.
7.
He did **not know everything**.
For example, Jesus stated very clearly that he didn't know the time of the Final Hour (of Judgment).
8.
What the **Gospel teaches about him is not accurate**.
The book was written years after Jesus by people who never met or even saw him.
This is why there are conflicting versions of the same event in different parts of the Gospel.
9.
He was **not born in the winter**.
Jesus was born in the summer.
10.
He did **not have blond hair or blue eyes**, as always portrayed by European artists.
'ISA DENIES BEING GOD
116And 'on Judgment Day' Allah will say, "O Isa, son of Maryam!
Did you ever ask people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?
" He will answer, "Glory be to You!
How could I ever say what I had no right to say?
If I had said such a thing, You would have definitely known it.
You know what is hidden 'within me', but I do not know what is within You.
Indeed, You alone know all unknowns.
"
117I never told them anything except what You ordered me to say: 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord!
' And I was a witness over them as long as I stayed among them.
But when You took me, You were watching over them.
And You are a Witness over all things.
118If You punish them, they belong to You after all.
But if You forgive them, You are truly the Almighty and Wise.
"
119Allah will declare, "This is the Day when only the faithful will benefit from their faith.
They will have Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever.
Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him.
That is the biggest success.
"
120The kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything within belongs to Allah.
And He has power over all things.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَٰعِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ ءَأَنتَ قُلۡتَ لِلنَّاسِ ٱتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَٰهَيۡنِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۖ قَالَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِيٓ أَنۡ أَقُولَ مَا لَيۡسَ لِي بِحَقٍّۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلۡتُهُۥ فَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَهُۥۚ تَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي نَفۡسِي وَلَآ أَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي نَفۡسِكَۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلۡغُيُوبِ116
مَا قُلۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِلَّا مَآ أَمَرۡتَنِي بِهِۦٓ أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمۡۚ وَكُنتُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ شَهِيدٗا مَّا دُمۡتُ فِيهِمۡۖ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيۡتَنِي كُنتَ أَنتَ ٱلرَّقِيبَ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ وَأَنتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٌ117
إِن تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ عِبَادُكَۖ وَإِن تَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ118
قَالَ ٱللَّهُ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ يَنفَعُ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ صِدۡقُهُمۡۚ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتٞ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۖ رَّضِيَ ٱللَّهُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَرَضُواْ عَنۡهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ119
لِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرُۢ120
How to study Surah Al-Mâ'idah with children
Use this children's lesson as a guided path: read the short explanation, look at the Arabic verse, listen to related recitation, and return to the full surah when your child is ready for more detail.
Parents can review one section at a time, ask the child to repeat the main idea, and then continue with the next part or a nearby surah. This keeps the lesson connected with Quran reading, audio, and daily practice.