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۞ فَلَمَّآ أَحَسَّ عِيسَىٰ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْكُفْرَ قَالَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ﴿٥٢

Translation (Sahih International)

But when Jesus felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he said, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah?" The disciples said, "We are supporters for Allah. We have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].

Word-by-word meaning

۞ فَلَمَّآfalammāThen when
أَحَسَّaḥassaperceived
عِيسَىٰʿīsāIsa
مِنْهُمُmin'humufrom them
ٱلْكُفْرَl-kuf'ra[the] disbelief
قَالَqālahe said
مَنْmanWho
أَنصَارِىٓanṣārī(will be) my helpers
إِلَىilāto
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
قَالَqālaSaid
ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَl-ḥawāriyūnathe disciples
نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
أَنصَارُanṣāru(will be the) helpers
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
ءَامَنَّاāmannāwe believe[d]
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَٱشْهَدْwa-ish'hadand bear witness
بِأَنَّاbi-annāthat we
مُسْلِمُونَmus'limūna(are) Muslims

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Disciples Give Their Support to `IsaAllah said,فَلَمَّآ أَحَسَّ عِيسَى(Then when `Isa came to know), meaning, `Isa felt that they were adamant in disbelief and continuing in misguidance. He said to them,مَنْ أَنصَارِى إِلَى اللَّهِ(Who will be my helper in Allah's cause) Mujahid commented, "Meaning, who would follow me to Allah" However, it appears that `Isa was asking, "Who would help me convey the Message of Allah ﷺ"The Prophet said during the Hajj season, before the Hijrah,«مَنْ رَجُلٌ يُ...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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