Though this ransom was paid nearly 2,000 years ago, we should cherish it as if it were a gift given today.
فَمَعَ أَنَّ ‹ فِدْيَةَ نُفُوسِنَا › دُفِعَتْ مُنْذُ نَحْوِ ٠٠٠‏,٢ سَنَةٍ ،‏ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُقَدِّرَهَا كَمَا لَوْ أَنَّهَا هَدِيَّةٌ قُدِّمَتْ لَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ .‏