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

Allah said,
This Ayah also contains some of the secrets of
the Unseen that Allah revealed to His Messenger
Muhammad.
وَإِذْ‏ أَوْحَيْتُ‏ إِلَى الْحَوَارِی ِّينَ‏ أَنْ‏ آمِنُواْ‏ بِي وَبِرَسُولِي ...
And when I (Allah) Awhaytu Al-Hawariyyin to believe
in Me and My Messenger.
This is also a reminder of Allah's favor on `Isa, by
making disciples and companions for him.
It is also said that Awhaytu in the Ayah means,
`inspired', just as in another Ayah, Allah said;
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى أُم ِّ مُوسَى أَنْ‏ أَرْضِعِيهِ‏
And We inspired the mother of Musa (saying):
Suckle him... (28:7)
Allah said in other Ayat,
وَأَوْحَى رَب ُّكَ‏ إِلَى الن َّحْلِ‏ أَنِ‏ ات َّخِذِى مِنَ‏ الْجِبَالِ‏ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ‏
الش َّجَرِ‏ وَمِم َّا یَعْرِشُونَ‏
ثُم َّ آُلِى مِن آُل ِّ الث َّمَرَتِ‏ فَاسْلُكِى سُبُلَ‏ رَب ِّكِ‏ ذُلُلاً‏
And your Lord Awha (inspired) the bee, saying:
"Take habitations in the mountains and in the
trees and in what they erect. Then, eat of all
fruits, and follow the ways of your Lord made
easy (for you).'' (16:68-69)
Al-Hasan Al-Basri commented about the Hawariyyun,
"Allah inspired them'',
As-Suddi said,
"`He put in their hearts,''
and the Hawariyyun said,
قَالُوَاْ‏ آمَن َّا وَاشْهَدْ‏ بِأَن َّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ‏ ﴿١١١ ﴾
they said: `We believe. And bear witness that we are
Muslims.
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