Ayat-ul-Kursi The verse of the Throne (continued)

Bismillah
As salaamu alaikum,

Ayat-ul-Kursi is aya (verse) 255 of the longest chapter in the Qur’an. Its on page 42 in my Mus-haf (book) along with 3 other verses.

[2:253]
Some of these apostles have We endowed more highly than others: among them were such as were spoken to by God [Himself], and some He has raised yet higher. And We vouchsafed unto Jesus, the son of Mary, all evidence of the truth, and strengthened him with holy inspiration.
And if God had so willed, they who succeeded those [apostles] would not have contended with one another after all evidence of the truth had come to them; but [as it was,] they did take to divergent views, and some of them attained to faith, while some of them came to deny the truth. Yet if God had so willed, they would not have contended with one another: but God does whatever He wills.

There are two main topics discussed in this aya, messengers, and God’s will. As for the messengers Allah is telling us His sunnah (established order) in regards to them. Not all messengers are the same. Allah chose specific gifts to give to specific prophets. Allah spoke to Moses. Allah gave Isa (Jesus) clear signs and aided him with the ruuhil-Qudus (holy spirit). (When Ruhil Qudus is mentioned in the Qur’an it is usually means angel Gabriel.)

These examples that all people, Muslims and everyone else know about, are to let us know that Allah did give messengers (peace be upon them all) ranks and levels. His established order in the world is that some people have been given special gifts that no one else has, and have not been given certain gifts that others may have.
And this is fine. It’s all good. This is the way its supposed to be. Some people have really good hearing, and they are blind. It’s almost as if Allah replaces their eyes with their ears. Others can see, but can’t walk. And others have no intellect coupled with no reckoning on the day of judgement. They will go straight to heaven.

It isn’t necessary to be dissatisfied when you see a bounty that Allah has given someone else that He hasn’t given to you. It may be that Allah will give you something better in the future. Or He has already given you something better than what He gave that other person but you are to ungrateful to notice. May Allah make us grateful, kind, and merciful to our families. ameen.

This post will be continued and reposted later inshaAllah. Until then read the next verses and see what you can take form them before I write my next piece.

[2:254]
O YOU who have attained to faith! Spend [in Our way] out of what We have granted you as sustenance ere there come a Day when there will be no bargaining, and no friendship, and no intercession. And they who deny the truth – it is they who are evildoers!

[2:255]
GOD – there is no deity save Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsistent Fount of All Being.
Neither slumber overtakes Him, nor sleep. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who is there that could intercede with Him, unless it be by His leave?
He knows all that lies open before men and all that is hidden from them, whereas they cannot attain to aught of His knowledge save that which He wills [them to attain].
His eternal power overspreads the heavens and the earth, and their upholding wearies Him not. And He alone is truly exalted, tremendous.

[2:256]
THERE SHALL BE no coercion in matters of faith.
Distinct has now become the right way from [the way of] error: hence, he who rejects the powers of evil and believes in God has indeed taken hold of a support most unfailing, which shall never give way: for God is all-hearing, all-knowing.