Quran Quote  :  although people who followed a like course before had met with exemplary punishment (from Allah). - 13:6

Quran-5:113 Surah Al-maidah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

قَالُواْ نُرِيدُ أَن نَّأۡكُلَ مِنۡهَا وَتَطۡمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُنَا وَنَعۡلَمَ أَن قَدۡ صَدَقۡتَنَا وَنَكُونَ عَلَيۡهَا مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo nureedu an naakula minhaa wa tatama 'inna quloo bunaa wa na'lama an qad sadaqtana wa nakoona 'alaihaa minash shaahideen )

113. They said: "We wish to eat from it so that our hearts [310] may be at rest, and so that we may know that you have indeed spoken the truth to us, and we may be among its witnesses [311]." (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(113) They said, "We wish to eat from it and let our hearts be reassured and know that you have been truthful to us and be among its witnesses." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Maidah Ayat 113 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

310. From Convincing to Positive Knowledge

By this, it is meant that after you have received "convincing knowledge," you should proceed to "positive knowledge," as Hazrat Ebrahim (peace be upon him) said to Allah Almighty, "Oh my Lord, show me how You shall give life to the dead." Subsequently, he said, "I like that my heart may be at rest." (S2:260) From this, we learn that there are various degrees of faith, and that ordinary human beings cannot be in the category of faith of a Prophet.

311. The Testimony of Disciples

By this, it is meant that the disciples said they would become eyewitnesses of your prophethood while those who will come after them should benefit from their physical testimony. Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) ordered his disciples to keep thirty fasts. Upon completion of this task, he instructed them to offer a prayer (dua), and he himself made a dua, which is described in this verse. Remember, the purpose of eating from the tray, as described in this verse, is not just to eat a nutritious or curative meal.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 113 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 112 which provides the complete commentary from verse 112 through 115.

(5:113) They said: ‘We desire to partake of it that our hearts be satisfied and we know that you did speak the truth to us, and that we are its witnesses.’

Ala-Maududi

(5:113) They said: ‘We desire to partake of it that our hearts be satisfied and we know that you did speak the truth to us, and that we are its witnesses.’


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(113) They said, "We wish to eat from it and let our hearts be reassured and know that you have been truthful to us and be among its witnesses."

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