Verse 2:99 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

‘Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels, and His Messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael, then surely, Allah is an enemy to such disbelievers.’

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]‘Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels, and His Messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael, then, surely, Allah is an enemy to such disbelievers.’[105]

58:6.

Important Words:

میکال (Michael) is the name of another angel who, like Gabriel, is also one of the chief angels. The word has been described, as being a combination of words, i.e. می کائیل or من کائیل which means, who as God? or who is like God? (Geseneus & Jew. Enc.); i.e. there is none like God, the angel Michael having been given this name owing to his being assigned the duty of establishing God’s Unity and Oneness in the universe. The Jews looked upon Michael as their favourite angel (Jew. Enc., also Jarir, under verse 2:98, 99). He was the guardian angel of the Israelites (Enc. Brit. under Michael). In Islam Gabriel is believed to be superior to Michael in rank, for whereas Gabriel is known as عبدالله Michael has been given the name عبیدالله, the word عبید being diminutive of the word عبد (Jarir, i. 329). In the days of the Holy Prophet, the Jews looked upon Gabriel as the angel of wars, calamities and hardships, whereas they looked upon Michael as the angel of peace and plenty and rain and herbage (Jarir & Kathir).

Commentary:

As an insult to a king’s agent implies insult to the king himself, so those who say unworthy things about any of the angels really find fault with God. The Quran, therefore, declares that the words of the Jews referred to in the preceding verse imply irreverence to God and opposition to His will, such as only an enemy of God could show. Angels constitute an important link in the spiritual chain and he who breaks even one link of the spiritual chain or manifests ill-will against any single unit of the spiritual system, in fact severs his connection with the whole system. Such a man deprives himself of the favours and blessings which are bestowed upon the true servants of God and renders himself deserving of the punishment fixed for transgressors.

In this verse a general mention of God, the angels and the Prophets is followed by a specific mention of Gabriel and Michael. The reason is not far to seek. The Jews regarded Gabriel as their enemy. It is therefore particularly pointed out that enmity with Gabriel merits divine punishment. The name of Michael is also mentioned along with Gabriel’s so that no Muslim might take it into his head to retort to Jewish hatred of Gabriel by speaking ill of Michael, the favourite angel of the Jews.

English - Short Commentary Translation

[c]‘Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels, and His Messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael,[124] then surely, Allah is an enemy to such disbelievers.’[125]

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

پس جو بھی اللہ کا اور اس کے فرشتوں کا اور اس کے رسولوں کا اور جبرائیل کا اور میکائیل کا دشمن ہو تو یقینا اللہ کافروں کا دشمن ہے۔

French

»Quiconque est ennemi d’Allāh, de Ses anges et de Ses Messagers, de Gabriel et de Michel, alors assurément Allāh est ennemi de pareils mécréants. »

German

wer immer ein Feind Allahs ist und Seiner Engel, und Seiner Gesandten, und Gabriels, und Michaels, gewiss ist Allah feind (solchen) Ungläubigen.

Chinese

(应当记得,) [d]凡是安拉、天使、使者、吉布里尔和米卡尔[69]的敌人, 无疑地, 安拉也是 (这样的) 不信者的敌人。[70]

Italian

chiunque sia nemico di Allah, dei Suoi angeli e dei Suoi messaggeri, e di Gabriele e di Michele, Allah è certamente nemico di tali miscredenti.»

Spanish

“Quien sea enemigo de Al-lah y de sus Ángeles, y de sus Mensajeros, de Gabriel y de Miguel, sepa que, en verdad, Al-lah es enemigo de tales incrédulos.”

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

(تو اسے یاد رہے کہ) جو شخص (بھی) اللہ اور اس کے فرشتوں اور اس کے رسولوں اور جبرائیل اور میکائیل کا دشمن ہو تو (ایسے) کافروں کا اللہ بھی یقیناً دشمن ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

(اگر جبریل سے ان کی عداوت کا سبب یہی ہے، تو کہہ دو کہ) جو اللہ اور اس کے فرشتوں اور اس کے رسولوں اور جبریل اور میکائیل کے دشمن ہیں، اللہ ان کافروں کا دشمن ہے

English - Sahih

Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

جو شخص اللہ اور اس کے فرشتوں اور اس کے رسولوں اور جبرائیل اور میکائیل کا دشمن ہو تو بیشک اللہ بھی ان کافروں کا دشمن ہے

English - Talal Itani

Whoever is an enemy (to) Allah and His Angels, and His Messengers, and Jibreel, and Meekael, then indeed Allah (is) an enemy to the disbelievers.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

d

58:6.

69

مِيْكَال (Mikal, 米卡尔) 是大天使之一。此词被认为是 مِيْك (Mik), 和 اِيْل (Il) 的结合, 其意义为, 谁象安拉, 也就是说, 没有一个象安拉的人 (Jew. Enc.和布哈理)。犹太人把米卡尔看作为他们最喜爱的天使 (Jew. Enc.), 看作为和平与丰足、雨水和牧草的天使 (كَثِيْر , Kathir ), 并被认为是维持人间事务的主要参与者。

70

天使们组成精神链条中的一个重要链环, 哪怕断裂了精神链条中的一个链环或对精神系统的任一环节或对精神系统的任何一个单位表示恶意, 事实上他就割断了自己与整个系统的连接关系。这样的一个人使自己丧失了安拉的忠实仆人的恩惠与福祉, 并使自己受到罪人应得的判决。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

Whosoever is an enemy to God and His angels and His Messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael - surely God is an enemy to the unbelievers.'

English - Maududi

(If their enmity to Gabriel is due to this, let them understand that) whoever is enemy to Allah, His Angels, His Messengers, Gabriel and Michael, Allah is enemy to such disbelievers."

English - Ahmed Ali

Whosoever is the enemy of God and His angels and apostles, and of Gabriel and Michael, then God is the enemy of such unbelievers."

English - Yusuf Ali

Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and messengers, to Gabriel and Michael,- Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject Faith.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

58:6.

105

Important Words:

میکال (Michael) is the name of another angel who, like Gabriel, is also one of the chief angels. The word has been described, as being a combination of words, i.e. می کائیل or من کائیل which means, who as God? or who is like God? (Geseneus & Jew. Enc.); i.e. there is none like God, the angel Michael having been given this name owing to his being assigned the duty of establishing God’s Unity and Oneness in the universe. The Jews looked upon Michael as their favourite angel (Jew. Enc., also Jarir, under verse 2:98, 99). He was the guardian angel of the Israelites (Enc. Brit. under Michael). In Islam Gabriel is believed to be superior to Michael in rank, for whereas Gabriel is known as عبدالله Michael has been given the name عبیدالله, the word عبید being diminutive of the word عبد (Jarir, i. 329). In the days of the Holy Prophet, the Jews looked upon Gabriel as the angel of wars, calamities and hardships, whereas they looked upon Michael as the angel of peace and plenty and rain and herbage (Jarir & Kathir).

Commentary:

As an insult to a king’s agent implies insult to the king himself, so those who say unworthy things about any of the angels really find fault with God. The Quran, therefore, declares that the words of the Jews referred to in the preceding verse imply irreverence to God and opposition to His will, such as only an enemy of God could show. Angels constitute an important link in the spiritual chain and he who breaks even one link of the spiritual chain or manifests ill-will against any single unit of the spiritual system, in fact severs his connection with the whole system. Such a man deprives himself of the favours and blessings which are bestowed upon the true servants of God and renders himself deserving of the punishment fixed for transgressors.

In this verse a general mention of God, the angels and the Prophets is followed by a specific mention of Gabriel and Michael. The reason is not far to seek. The Jews regarded Gabriel as their enemy. It is therefore particularly pointed out that enmity with Gabriel merits divine punishment. The name of Michael is also mentioned along with Gabriel’s so that no Muslim might take it into his head to retort to Jewish hatred of Gabriel by speaking ill of Michael, the favourite angel of the Jews.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

c

58:6.

124

Mikal is also one of the chief angels. The word is considered as being a combination of Mik and Il which means, who is like God (Jew. Enc. & Bukhari.) i.e. there is none like God. The Jews looked upon Michael as their favourite angel (Jew. Enc.) and as the angle of peace and plenty, rain and herbage (Kathir) and is considered to be associated chiefly with the work of sustaining the world.

125

Angels constitute an important link in the spiritual chain and he, who breaks even one link of the spiritual chain or manifests against any single unit of the spiritual system, in fact, severs his connection with the whole system. Such a one deprives himself of the favours and blessings which are bestowed upon the true servants of God and renders himself deserving of the punishment decreed for transgressors.

English - Pickthall

Who is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! Allah (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael, then surely Allah is an enemy to disbelievers.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Whoso bears enmity towards Allah, His angels, His Messengers, Gabriel and Michael, then surely, Allah too is the enemy of such disbelievers.

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