1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

As-Suddi and others said that;
this Ayah was revealed about taking `Isa and his
mother as gods besides Allah, thus making Allah
the third in a trinity.
As-Suddi said, "This is similar to Allah's statement
towards the end of the Surah,
وَإِذْ‏ قَالَ‏ اللّهُ‏ یَا عِيسَى ابْنَ‏ مَرْیَمَ‏ أَأَنتَ‏ قُلتَ‏ لِلن َّاسِ‏ ات َّخِذُونِي
وَأُم ِّيَ‏ إِلَهَيْنِ‏ مِن دُونِ‏ اللّهِ‏ قَالَ‏ سُبْحَانَكَ‏
And (remember) when Allah will say: "O `Isa, son
of Maryam! Did you say unto men: `Worship me
and my mother as two gods besides Allah' He will
say, "Glory be to You!" (5:116)
Allah replied,
But there is no god but One God.
وَمَا مِنْ‏ إِلَهٍ‏ إِلا َّ إِلَهٌ‏ وَاحِدٌ‏ ...
meaning there are not many worthy of worship
but there is only One God without partners, and
He is the Lord of all creation and all that exists.
Allah said next, while threatening and admonishing
them,
And if they cease not from what they say,
their lies and false claims,
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وَإِن ل َّمْ‏ یَنتَهُواْ‏ عَم َّا یَقُولُونَ‏ ...
لَيَمَس َّن َّ ال َّذِینَ‏ آَفَرُواْ‏ مِنْهُمْ‏ عَذَابٌ‏ أَلِيمٌ‏
verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers
among them.
in the Hereafter, shackled and tormented.
Allah said next,
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أَفَلاَ‏ یَتُوبُونَ‏ إِلَى اللّهِ‏ وَیَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُ‏ وَاللّهُ‏ غَفُورٌ‏ ر َّحِيمٌ‏ ﴿٧٤ ﴾
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