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

یَأَهْلَ‏ الْكِتَبِ‏ قَدْ‏ جَآءَآُمْ‏ رَسُولُنَا یُبَي ِّنُ‏ لَكُمْ‏ عَلَى فَتْرَةٍ‏ م َّنَ‏
الر ُّسُلِ‏ أَن تَقُولُواْ‏ مَا جَآءَنَا مِن بَشِيرٍ‏ وَلاَ‏ نَذِیرٍ‏
5:19 O People of the Scripture! Now has come to
you Our Messenger making (things) clear unto you,
after a break in (the series of) Messengers, lest you
say: "There came to us no bringer of glad tidings
and no warner.''
فَقَدْ‏ جَاءَآُمْ‏ بَشِيرٌ‏ وَنَذِیرٌ‏ وَالل َّهُ‏ عَلَى آُل ِّ شَىْءٍ‏ قَدِیرٌ‏
But now has come unto you a bringer of glad tidings
and a warner. And Allah is able to do all things.
Allah says;
یَا أَهْلَ‏ الْكِتَابِ‏ قَدْ‏ جَاءآُمْ‏ رَسُولُنَا یُبَي ِّنُ‏ لَكُمْ‏ عَلَى فَتْرَةٍ‏ م ِّنَ‏ الر ُّسُلِ‏ ...
O People of the Scripture! Now has come to you Our
Messenger making (things) clear unto you, after a break
in (the series of) Messengers,
Allah is addressing the People of the Book -- the
Jews and the Christians, saying that He has sent
His Messenger Muhammad to them, the Final
Prophet, after whom there will be no Prophet or
Messenger. Rather, He is the Final Messenger
who came after a long time passed between him
and `Isa, son of Maryam peace be upon them.
There is a difference of opinion about the length of time
between `Isa and Muhammad.
Abu Uthman An-Nahdi and Qatadah were reported to
have said that;
this period was six hundred years.
Al-Bukhari also recorded this opinion from Salman
Al-Farisi.
Qatadah said that;
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