Al-Baqarah 2:253 ۞ تلك الرسل فضلنا بعضهم على بعض منهم من كلم الله ورفع بعضهم درجات واتينا عيسى ابن مريم البينات وايدناه بروح القدس ولو شاء الله ما اقتتل الذين من بعدهم من بعد ما جاءتهم البينات ولاكن اختلفوا فمنهم من امن ومنهم من كفر ولو شاء الله ما اقتتلوا ولاكن الله يفعل ما يريد ٢٥٣
۞ 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
٢٥٣
Those Messengers! We preferred some of them to others; to some of them Allâh spoke (directly); others He raised to degrees (of honour); and to ‘Îsâ (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidence, and supported him with Rûh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. If Allâh had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other, after clear Verses of Allâh had come to them, but they differed - some of them believed and others disbelieved. If Allâh had willed, they would not have fought against one another, but Allâh does what He likes.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah Honored Some Prophets Above Others
Allah states that He has honored some Prophets to others. For instance, Allah said,
وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيِّينَ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُورًا
(And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dawud We gave the Za
…Allah Honored Some Prophets Above Others
Allah states that He has honored some Prophets to others. For instance, Allah said,
وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ
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