Mustafa Khattab – Mistranslated Verses Of The Quran Surah 5 Did Jesus Pbuh Say He Was God

At the end of chapter 5, Surah Al

Maidah, there's this dialogue that takes place between

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and Jesus, Aisha, on

the day of judgment.

So Allah will ask him, did you ever

ask people to take you and your mother

as gods besides me? So Jesus will respond,

glory be to you, Subhanak, how can I

say something that I have no right to

say? If I ever made such claim, you

would know it. Then he said,

in translation you will see a lot of

translators use the, translate it this way, you

know what is in my heart and I

don't know what is in your heart.

Or you know what is in my mind

and I don't know what is in your

mind. So we don't translate the word nafs,

like this, in the Quran, especially when it

comes to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

Having a heart or a mind or a

brain is not one of the qualities of

Allah

It's not one of his safat or attributes.

So I think the best way to translate

this ayah and the safest way to do

it,

chapter 5 verse 116

is to say, you know what is hidden

within me, but I don't know what is

within you.

This is the most diplomatic way of translating

this ayah, Wallahu 'alaam.