الآية رقم (114) - قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاء تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيداً لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

(114) - (Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.")

The Messiah (PBUH) invoked Allah (swt) by saying: (“O Allah, our Lord…”). He used these two phrases; “O’ Allah” shows the Attribute of Godship while “our Lord” shows the Attribute of Lordship. The Attribute of Godship necessitates obedience, and this is achieved through the responsibilities which come with faith. As for the Attribute of Lordship, the (Lord) is the One in-charge of granting blessings and gifts.

(… أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ… ) (…send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You.): The Prophet Jesus (PBUH) changed the request of the disciples, who had made the request from a materialistic perspective: {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.”}, as miracles are not new inventions, but are in actual fact the breaking of the laws of the universe. However, Prophet ‘Isa (PBUH) said: {Send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You}, i.e., make it a miracle which will strengthen the faith. The word festival or celebration due to a great occurrence. So, this part touches the issue of principles and values. Then, he said:

(  وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ… ) (…And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.”): Provision does not necessarily mean food but can be in the form of anything else too. Therefore, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) did not say, ‘Provide for us food that we can eat from”, but rather, mentioned {a festival} first, as this is connected to principles and values. (And a sign from You} was also mentioned before it being a provision, as this table of food was a miracle which would become a festival and celebration for the first of us and the last of us throughout space and time.