The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
Page #42
2:253
تِلْكَ
الرُّسُلُ
فَضَّلْنَا
بَعْضَهُمْ
عَلَى
بَعْضٍ
مِّنْهُم
مَّن
كَلَّمَ
اللَّهُ
وَرَفَعَ
بَعْضَهُمْ
دَرَجَاتٍ
وَآتَيْنَا
عِيسَى
ابْنَ
مَرْيَمَ
الْبَيِّنَاتِ
وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ
بِرُوحِ
الْقُدُسِ
وَلَوْ
شَاءَ
اللَّهُ
مَا
اقْتَتَلَ
الَّذِينَ
مِن
بَعْدِهِم
مِّن
بَعْدِ
مَا
جَاءَتْهُمُ
الْبَيِّنَاتُ
وَلَكِنِ
اخْتَلَفُوا
فَمِنْهُم
مَّنْ
آمَنَ
وَمِنْهُم
مَّن
كَفَرَ
وَلَوْ
شَاءَ
اللَّهُ
مَا
اقْتَتَلُوا
وَلَكِنَّ
اللَّهَ
يَفْعَلُ
مَا
يُرِيدُ
tilka r-rusulu faḍḍalnā baʿḍahum ʿalā baʿḍin minhum man kallama llāhu wa-rafaʿa baʿḍahum darajātin wa-ʾātaynā ʿīsā bna maryama l-bayyināti wa-ʾayyadnāhu bi-rūḥi l-qudusi wa-law shāʾa llāhu mā qtatala lladhīna min baʿdihim min baʿdi mā jāʾathumu l-bayyinātu wa-lākini khtalafū fa-minhum man ʾāmana wa-minhum man kafara wa-law shāʾa llāhu mā qtatalū wa-lākinna llāha yafʿalu mā yurīdu
These are the apostles, some of whom We gave an advantage over others: of them are those to whom Allah spoke and some of them He raised in rank, and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, manifest proofs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Had Allah wished, those who succeeded them would not have fought one another after the manifest proofs had come to them. But they differed. So there were among them those who had faith and there were among them those who were faithless, and had Allah wished, they would not have fought one another; but Allah does whatever He desires.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Those messengers We endowed with gifts, some above others: To one of them Allah spoke; others He raised to degrees (of honour); to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holy spirit. If Allah had so willed, succeeding generations would not have fought among each other, after clear (Signs) had come to them, but they (chose) to wrangle, some believing and others rejecting. If Allah had so willed, they would not have fought each other; but Allah Fulfilleth His plan.
