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tilka r-rusulu faḍḍalnā baʿḍahum ʿalā baʿḍin minhum man kallama llāhu wa-rafaʿa baʿḍahum darajātin wa-ʾātaynā ʿīsā bna maryama l-bayyināti wa-ʾayyadnāhu bi-rūḥi l-qudusi wa-law shāʾa llāhu mā qtatala lladhīna min baʿdihim min baʿdi mā jāʾathumu l-bayyinātu wa-lākini khtalafū fa-minhum man ʾāmana wa-minhum man kafara wa-law shāʾa llāhu mā qtatalū wa-lākinna llāha yafʿalu mā yurīdu
These are the apostles, some of whom We gave an advantage over others: of them are those to whom Allah spoke and some of them He raised in rank, and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, manifest proofs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Had Allah wished, those who succeeded them would not have fought one another after the manifest proofs had come to them. But they differed. So there were among them those who had faith and there were among them those who were faithless, and had Allah wished, they would not have fought one another; but Allah does whatever He desires.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 253
253. "These are the Messengers We have made some of whom excel the others; of them are some to whom Allah has spoken, and some of them He has raised in degrees. And We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear Signs, and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. And had Allah willed, those who came after them would not have fought (one another) after the clear Signs had come to them; but they differed. So, of them (there were) some who believed and some who disbelieved. Yet, had Allah willed, they would not have fought (one another); but Allah does whatever He wills."
In this verse some particular privileges of a few prophets are referred to. For instance, as the following separate verse indicates, Moses (as) talked to Allah, and it was the Will of Allah to choose him for that purpose; as the Qur'an says:
So, the verse under discussion says:
In this regard, the holy Prophet of Islam (S) had some more privileges than other prophets before him, such as; being 'the seal of the prophets', the immunity of his Book (the Qur'an) from distortion, and being entitled as 'a Mercy unto the worlds'. This is the word of Allah:
Or, Abraham (as) and Noah (as) received the best regards from the side of Allah. Or, as the above verse says, that Jesus (as) was strengthened with the Holy Spirit. It says:
By the way, it is also mentioned in this Verse that if Allah willed, He could stop the opposition and fighting between people who came after those prophets and set them in one peaceful way. But Allah's way of treatment is that people be free and wilful in order that they be able to accept or reject a proper path by their own choice.
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