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 - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allāh spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit [i.e., Gabriel]. If Allāh had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allāh had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allāh does what He intends.
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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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