˹Remember˺ when the disciples asked, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Would your Lord be willing to send down to us a table spread with food from heaven?” Jesus answered, “Fear Allah if you are ˹truly˺ believers.”
This reading has a third-person verb; this is understood as the Disciples requesting this from God, not literally asking whether He is capable.
تَسْتَطِِيعُ رَبَّكَ
hal* tastaṭīʿu rabbaka
“Are you able (to ask) your Lord to send down…?”
In this reading, the second-person verb is addressed to Jesus (pbuh), requesting him to ask God for a feast to be sent down. *This is pronounced according to al-Kisāʾī’s rules as hat-tastaṭīʿu.
Explanation
These readings amount to the same meaning, expressed in different ways.
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explanation
These readings amount to the same meaning, expressed in different ways.