إِذْ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ يَاعِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ هَلْ يَسْتَطِيعُ رَبُّكَ أَن يُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ قَالَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
When the Disciples said, ‘O Jesus son of Mary! Can your Lord send down to us a table from the sky?’ Said he, ‘Be wary of Allah, should you be faithful.’
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 5:112
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 5:112] It was only a miracle of "cooked heavenly food" that the believing disciples asked for, to be blessed thereby, to have additional evidence for firm conviction and to be witnesses of the miracle before others, and to always celebrate it as an occasion of joy and satisfaction. In the same sense Ibrahim wanted to see how Allah gives life to the dead (see commentary of al Baqarah: 260). NAMES OF ISA'S DISCIPLES: (1) Simon or Peter (2) Andrew, brother of Simon (3) James son of Zebedee (4) John, brother of James (5) Philip (6) Bartholomew (7) Thomas (8) Matthew (9) James son of Alphaeus (10) Lebbaeus or Thaddaenus (11) Simon the canaanite (12) Judas Iscariot (Matthew 10: 2 to 4) "One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon, Peter said to him (Isa): "There is a boy here who has five barley leaves and two fishes; but what is that among so many?' Jesus said: "Make the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass there, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus took the leaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to the people as they sat there. He did the same with the fishes, and they had as much as they wanted. When everyone had had enough, he said to his disciples: "Collect the pieces left over, so that nothing may be lost.' " (John 6: 8 to 13)