Re: Details of interpreting verses from the Qur’an and obvious blunders
Peace Mr.Popat
Bingo! … Hence you are seeing that the term “qad khalat” is a flexible term …
In verse 3:144
Muhammad is no more than an apostle: many Were the apostle that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah. but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude
Meaning
many prophets have come and gone before him - didn’t you see how they died or were killed, so if he died or was killed …
In verse 5:75
Christ the son of Mary was no more than an apostle; many were the apostles that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth!
Meaning
Many prophets have come and gone before him - didn’t you see how they all needed to eat, well both his mother and and he needed to eat too …
Here is the context in both verses … that I have put in green … The clause of the verse is governed by the phrase that follows …qad khalat …
In 3:144 verse Allah (SWT) is referring to how previous prophets had died (not all prophets just some previous ones) to cite an example from them and then the words came about his (SAW) death …indicating that it will happen to him (SAW) and for the people to realise he is just a human prophet … because humans die - to think him (SAW) greater than human is wrong.
In verse 5:75 Allah (SWT) is referring to how previous prophets ate food … so why can they not view Isa (AS) as a human prophet because he too ate food …and not to deify him … Because humans eat … not Allah (SWT).
My point was that Allah (SWT) could have said that Isa (AS) was caused to die … but that was not said as the qualifying context … instead “eating” was the chosen attribute of human quality - not the quality death … to me this is because Isa (AS) has not died YET …