Tafsir for verse: 4:158
بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡهِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمٗا ١٥٨ ﴿158
158but Allah lifted him towards Himself. Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
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Commentary

'But Allah raised him'; with what He has of the ultimate greatness; and the brilliant wisdom; He raised 'Isa - blessings and peace be upon him - 'to Him', meaning: to a place that the judgment of a human cannot reach; and from Wahb that it was revealed to him, 'the son of thirty'; and he was raised, 'the son of three and thirty'; so his message was three; 'And Allah'; meaning: the One who has all the attributes of perfection in every situation; at their intention towards Him; before Him; and after Him; 'Al-Aziz'; meaning: He prevails; and is not overcome; 'Al-Hakim'; meaning: when He does something, He perfects it; so that no one can hope to nullify anything of it; and the conclusion of the verse with what is between the two attributes indicates that what is intended is what they confirmed of their mockery; and that He intended to respond to them; meaning: indeed, He has done what prevents your mockery; so He raised him to Him with His might; and protected him with His wisdom; and He will certainly send him down with His ultimate power; so He will turn you away from your desires; and shed your blood; and destroy your greenery; and in His raising him and bringing him into the suspicion upon you is a wisdom that is beyond the thoughts of your likes.

The story of his raising - blessings and peace be upon him - from the Gospel that exists today among the Christians; it includes the warning about the Dajjal; and the news of his descent as a spirit; and the glad tidings of our Prophet Muhammad - blessings and peace be upon him - whom he described as 'the Paraclete'; and as 'the Comforter'; and that their news of his killing; and crucifixion; is based only on doubt - as Allah (glorified and exalted is He) said; and the best response to man regarding what he believes -; their translator said in the Gospel of Matthew: Indeed, he - blessings and peace be upon him - entered the temple in Jerusalem - (p-468) which is Al-Quds - and discussions took place between him and the rabbis; the last of which was that he said to them: 'Indeed, I say to you: You will not see me now until you say: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord;' then he left the temple; and his disciples came to him to show him the building of the temple; and he answered and said to them: 'Look at all this; truly I say to you: There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down;' then he sat on the Mount of Olives - Mark said: in front of the temple -: and his disciples came to him saying: 'Tell us: When will this be? And what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age?' He said to them: 'See that no one leads you astray - Mark and Luke said: For many will come in my name saying: I am the Christ; and they will lead many astray - so when you hear of wars; and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place; for nation will rise against nation; and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines; and earthquakes in various places - and all this is but the beginning of the birth pains - and Mark said: This is the beginning of the birth pangs; see that you yourselves are delivered up to councils; and synagogues; and you will be beaten - and Luke said: And before all this they will lay their hands on you; and persecute you; delivering you up to synagogues and prisons; and you will be brought before kings and governors; (p-469) as a testimony against them; and to all nations; it is necessary first that the gospel be proclaimed; and when they bring you and deliver you up, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say; nor what you are to answer; for you will be given in that hour what you are to speak; for you are not the speakers; but the Holy Spirit; Luke said: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict; and brother will deliver brother up to death; and the father his child; and children will rise against parents; Mark said: Then they will deliver you up to tribulation; and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake; and then many will fall away; and betray one another; and hate one another; and many false prophets will arise and lead many astray; and because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold; but the one who endures to the end will be saved; and this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations; Mark said: So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel standing where he ought not to be - let the reader understand - then let those who are in Judea flee to (p-470) the mountains; and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out; and woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing in those days; and Luke said: And then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the midst of it depart; and let not those who are in the country enter it; for these are days of vengeance; to fulfill all that is written; there will be great distress upon the earth; and wrath upon this people; and they will fall by the edge of the sword; and be led captive among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the nations; until the times of the nations are fulfilled; and there will be signs in the sun; and the moon; and the stars; and on the earth distress of nations; and people fainting with fear; and Matthew said: And then will come the separation; then he said: There will be great tribulation - Mark said: Those days - such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now; no, and never will be; and if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved; - and Mark said: But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short; so if anyone says to you: 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it; for false Christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect; behold, I have told you beforehand; so if they say to you: 'Look, he is in the wilderness!' do not go out; or 'Look, he is in the inner rooms!' do not believe it; for as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man; for wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather; (p-471) after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened; and the moon will not give its light; and the stars will fall from heaven; and the powers of the heavens will be shaken; and then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man; and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other - and Mark said: From the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven - from the fig tree learn its lesson; as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near; so also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates; truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place; heaven and earth will pass away; but my words will not pass away; but concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven - and Mark said: nor the Son - but only the Father; and Luke said: The Pharisees asked him: When will the kingdom of God come? He answered them: The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say: 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you; then he said to his disciples: The days are coming when you will desire to see one day of the Son of Man, and you will not see it; and if they say to you: 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' do not go out or follow them; for as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day; this is the end.

{"translation": "And just as it was in the days of Noah - blessings and peace be upon him - so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For just as they were eating, drinking, and marrying before the days of the flood, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of Man. And Luke said: And just as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building, until the day Lot went out of Sodom; and it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all; so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and likewise, the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left. And Mark said: Watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. Watch, for you do not know when your Lord comes, whether in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning; lest coming suddenly, He find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch! Luke said: At all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. And Matthew said: Watch, for you do not know at what hour your Lord is coming. And know this: that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore, you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is that faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season

And when Jesus had completed all these words, He said to His disciples: "You know that after two days the Passover will be," - and Mark said: "And the Passover and the Unleavened Bread will be after two days" - and the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people gathered in the house of the chief priest, who is called Caiaphas; and they consulted together against Jesus to seize Him - Mark said: "by deceit" - and to kill Him; but they said: "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people." And Mark said: "a disturbance among the people"; and John said: "And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council; and they said: "What shall we do? For this man works many signs; and if we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him; and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation." And one of them, named Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them: "You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish." For Jesus was intending to gather together the children of God who are scattered abroad. And from that hour they plotted to kill Him; but Jesus was not walking openly among the Jews, but went from there to the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim; and there He remained with His disciples. And the Passover of the Jews was near; and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. And they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple: "What do you think? That He will not come to the feast?" Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him. And six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. And many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! The King of Israel!" Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt." Then Jesus said: "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name." Then a voice came from heaven, saying: "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said: "An angel has spoken to Him." Jesus answered and said: "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." This He said, signifying by what death He would die. The people answered Him: "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?" Then Jesus said to them: "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them. But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them." These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him. Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Then Jesus cried out and said: "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me and does not receive My words has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority, but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak." Jesus said: \

And when morning came, they all conspired against Jesus to kill him. So they bound him and led him to Pilate the governor. And when Judas - meaning Judas Iscariot - saw that he had been condemned, he regretted and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests, saying: I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. They said: What is that to us? So he threw the silver in the temple and went away; and he hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver and said: It is not lawful for us to put it into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. So they consulted and bought with it the potter's field to bury strangers in. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom the children of Israel set a price, and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me. And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor was reluctant to kill him. And his wife sent to him, saying: Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him. And he tried to release him, but they insisted on crucifying him. And they cried out against him. And he said to them: What evil has he done? But they cried out all the more, saying: Let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just person. See to it yourselves. And all the people answered and said: His blood be on us and on our children. And Luke said: And Pilate said to the chief priests: I have found no fault in this man. Until he said: And when he learned that he was from Herod's jurisdiction - meaning from Galilee - he sent him to Herod, for he was in those days in Jerusalem. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had desired to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. And he questioned him with many words, but he answered him nothing. And Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; they arrayed him in a gorgeous robe and sent him back to Pilate. And that day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for before they had been at enmity with each other. Then Pilate said to them: I have found no fault in him for which I should condemn him; nor has Herod, either. But they would not accept that from him; and they began to shout: Crucify him! Crucify him! And John said: Then Pilate sat down - meaning Pilate - on the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement; and in Hebrew, it is called Gabbatha.

Then all the narrators of their Gospels mentioned that they crucified him between the thieves; and that they were mocking him; until the two thieves who were crucified with him; Mark said: When the sixth hour came, darkness spread over all the land until the ninth hour; and he cried out with a loud voice from him: My God; My God; why have you forsaken me? Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook; and the rocks were split; and many of the bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep arose; and they entered the city and appeared to many; and there were many women looking from afar; and among those who followed Jesus from Galilee; among them was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James the Less; and the mother of Joses; and the mother of the son of Zebedee; and John said: And standing by his crucifixion was his mother and his mother's sister; Mary the daughter of Cleopas; and Mary Magdalene; then they mentioned that he was buried; and Mark mentioned that it was on a Friday; and John said: As for the Jews - because it was Friday - they said: These bodies cannot remain on their crosses; because the Sabbath was great; then they mentioned that they took them down; and that Jesus was buried; and Matthew said: The king came after three days and raised him up; and he said to the women: He has risen; so hurry and tell his disciples: Here he has gone ahead of you to Galilee; and the chief priests bribed the soldiers who were guarding his tomb to say: His disciples stole him from the tomb; and they said; and this spread among the Jews to this day; as for the eleven disciples, they went to Galilee as they were commanded; and when they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted; and Luke said: While they were talking, Jesus stood in the midst of them; and he said to them: Peace be upon you, O you; do not be afraid; they were startled and frightened; and they thought they were seeing a spirit; and he said to them: Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; for I am he; touch me; and see me; a spirit does not have flesh and bones; as you see that I have; and when he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet; and they were disbelieving for joy and amazement; and he said to them: Do you have anything here to eat? So they gave him a piece of broiled fish; and of a honeycomb; and he took it before them and ate; and he took the rest and gave it to them; then he said: Then he led them out as far as Bethany; and he lifted up his hands; and blessed them; and while he was blessing them, he withdrew from them; and ascended to heaven; and John said: He said to Mary: Go to my brothers; and say to them: I am ascending to my Father; and your Father; and my God and your God; and Matthew said: Then Jesus came; and spoke to them; and said: All authority has been given to me in heaven; and on earth; therefore go now and make disciples of all nations.

What I wanted here from the Gospels regarding this story has ended. It has become clear to you that all their Gospels agreed that their knowledge concerning him ended with one person; and he is [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: al-Iskhariyuti]; as for the others among the enemies, they did not know him; and that he only placed his hand on him; and did not say with his tongue: 'He is he'; and that the time was at night; and that Jesus himself said to his companions: 'All of you doubt on this night'; and that all his disciples fled; so they had no knowledge after that of what happened concerning him; and that Peter only followed him from a distance; and that the one who pointed him out strangled himself; and that the one who conveyed that the king said: 'He has risen from the dead'; is only women who were at the grave from a great distance; and the women do not know the king from others - and similar matters that do not benefit other than suspicion with effort; as for the signs that occurred, then according to the estimation of their submission, believing in them does not harm us; and it would be for their boldness against Allah by crucifying whom they think is the Messiah; and one of the best things in that is his saying after their gathering with him after his ascension: 'I have been given all authority'; thus he established that the giver is someone other than him; and all of this agrees with the Quran in that they are in doubt about him; and it indicates that the one who was crucified - if it is correct that they crucified him whom they thought was him - is the one who was indicated; as some scholars said: 'His likeness was cast upon him'; and this is supported by their saying: 'He strangled himself'; so it appears that when they did not see him after that, they thought that he strangled himself; so they were certain of it - and Allah knows best; and his saying: 'Indeed, you, O Lord, are in me; and I am in you; so that they - meaning the disciples - may be in us'; and similar to that; from what suggests union; the intended meaning is unity in intent; so that one of them desires nothing but what the other desires; and is satisfied only with what he is satisfied with; so it is from the valley of what is in the sacred hadith: 'I was his hearing by which he hears...'; to the end of it; and likewise the release of the son; and the father; its meaning is that he treats them in his kindness as a father treats his son; so the intended goal is as it is interpreted in the release of anger and love; and similar to that; in the right of Allah (glorified and exalted is He); in our legislation; and much has passed in refuting the ambiguous in such matters back to the definitive; in 'The Family of Imran'; and it has passed in that place; and others; that everything that suggests a deficiency is not permissible in our legislation to be attributed to Allah (glorified and exalted is He); and Allah is the Grantor of success.

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