Surah 5. Al-Maida, Ayah 27
| ۞ وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | qaalo yaa mosaa 'in(na) -naa lan nadkhul -haa 'abad(an) maa daamo fe -haa fa- idhhab 'anta wa- rabb -ka fa- qaatilaa 'in(na) -naa haahunaa qaacidon |
| Pickthall | : | But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil). |
| Asad | : | AND CONVEY unto them, setting forth the truth, the story of the two sons of Adam35 - how each offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one of them whereas it was not accepted from the other. [And Cain] said: "I will surely slay thee!" [Abel] replied: "Behold, God accepts only from those who are conscious of Him. |
| Malik | : | Recite to them in all truth the story of Adam's two sons: How each offered a sacrifice, and how the offering of one was accepted while that of the other was not. The latter said: "I will kill you." The former replied: "Allah only accepts the sacrifice from the righteous. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): it was accepted from one but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely" said the former "Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous. 730 731 |
Note - 35I.e., the story of Cain and Abel, mentioned in Genesis
iv, 1-16. The pronoun in "tell them" refers to the
followers of the Bible, and obviously connects with verse
{15} of this surah, "Now there has come unto you Our
Apostle, to make clear unto you much of what you have
been concealing [from yourselves] of the Bible", the
meaning of which has been explained in note [28] above.
The moral of this particular Biblical story - a moral
which the followers of the Bible have been "concealing
from themselves" - is summarized in verse {32}.
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Note - 730Literally; "recite to them in truth the story", etc. The
point is that the story in Gen. iv. 1-15 is a bare
narrative, not including the lessons now to be enforced.
The Prophet is told now to supply the truth of the
matter, the details that will enforce the lessons.
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Note - 731The two sons of Adam were Habil (in the English Bible,
Abel) and Qabil (in English, Cain). Cain was the elder,
and Abel the younger,-the righteous and innocent one.
Presuming on the right of the elder, Cain was puffed up
with arrogance and jealousy, which led him to commit the
crime of murder. Among the Christians, Cain was the type
of the Jew as against Abel the Christian. The Jew tried
to kill Jesus and exterminate the Christian. In the same
way, as against Muhammad, the younger brother of the
Semitic family, Cain was the type of the Old Testament
and New Testament people, who tried to resist and kill
Muhammad and put down his people.
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I.e., the story of Cain and Abel, mentioned in Genesis iv, 1-16. The pronoun in "tell them" refers to the followers of the Bible, and obviously connects with verse {15} of this surah, "Now there has come unto you Our Apostle, to make clear unto you much of what you have been concealing [from yourselves] of the Bible", the meaning of which has been explained in note [28] above. The moral of this particular Biblical story - a moral which the followers of the Bible have been "concealing from themselves" - is summarized in verse {32}. |
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Literally; "recite to them in truth the story", etc. The point is that the story in Gen. iv. 1-15 is a bare narrative, not including the lessons now to be enforced. The Prophet is told now to supply the truth of the matter, the details that will enforce the lessons. |
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The two sons of Adam were Habil (in the English Bible, Abel) and Qabil (in English, Cain). Cain was the elder, and Abel the younger,-the righteous and innocent one. Presuming on the right of the elder, Cain was puffed up with arrogance and jealousy, which led him to commit the crime of murder. Among the Christians, Cain was the type of the Jew as against Abel the Christian. The Jew tried to kill Jesus and exterminate the Christian. In the same way, as against Muhammad, the younger brother of the Semitic family, Cain was the type of the Old Testament and New Testament people, who tried to resist and kill Muhammad and put down his people. |
