Transliteration:( Qul nazzalahoo Roohul Qudusi mir Rabbika bilhaqqi liyusabbital lazeena aamanoo wa hudanw wa bushraa lilmuslimeen )
232.By 'truth' here is meant brought it down according to the occasion and need, without any change Hazrat Jibrael (On whom be peace) is called the Holy Spirit because he himself is a spirit and is endowed with a spirit. Hazrat Isa (On whom be peace) is called the spirit of Allah Almighty because he was bestowed by Hazrat Jibraeel (On whom be peace). The Holy QUR'AAN says: "That I may give you a pure son" (S19:V19). Further, he is pure and free from all forms of imperfections - hence he is like Hazrat Jibraeel (On whom be peace), the holy spirit.Â
233. Make the believers firm by letting them ponder over various wisdoms of abrogation which would further strengthen their beliefs. From this verse we understand that Hazrat Jibrael (On whom be peace) keeps the believers steadfast. Here the work of Allah Almighty is linked to Hazrat Jibrael (On whom be peace).
234. And for the infidels there is heresy and fear. The Holy QUR'AAN is one but its effects are different.
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The tafsir of Surah An-Nahl verse 102 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nahl ayat 101 which provides the complete commentary from verse 101 through 102.
(16:102) Tell them: “It is the spirit of holiness that has brought it down, by stages,[103] from your Lord so that it might bring firmness to those who believe,[104] and guidance to the Right Way,[105] and give glad tidings of felicity and success to those who submit to Allah.”[106]
103. The Holy Spirit: Gibril. Instead of using the name of the angel who brought revelation, his title has been deliberately mentioned to warn the disbelievers that the Holy Spirit who brought revelation is free from human frailties. He is neither dishonest that he should add something to or take away something from the message he brought, nor is he a liar and forger that he should invent and state something in the name of Allah. Nor does he suffer from any human lust that he should practice a deceit. He is wholly pure and holy and conveys the Word of Allah intact.
104. That is, the fact that Allah sends down His message piecemeal does not mean that Allah’s knowledge and wisdom are defective as you consider because of your folly. Allah sends His revelations gradually because human intelligence and capacity to grasp are limited and defective which do not let him understand the whole theme at one and the same time and make it firm in his mind. Therefore, Allah in His wisdom conveyed His revelation piecemeal through the Holy Spirit. He sends a theme gradually and gives its details by and by and uses different methods and ways to make it plain to human beings so that they might grasp it according to their abilities and capabilities and become firm in their faith and knowledge.
105. The second practical wisdom of sending down the Quran piecemeal was that those believers who obediently followed it, should get necessary instructions for the propagation of Islam and the solution of other problems of life at the time when they were actually needed. It is obvious that if those instructions had been sent down before time and at one and the same time they would not have been useful.
106. The third practical wisdom of not sending down the Quran as a whole at one and the same time was to give good tidings and encouragement to the obedient servants who were suffering from persecution and encountering great obstacles because they needed it over and over again. That is why they were assured of ultimate success time and again to fill them with hope to carry on their mission.
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