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unbelievers. And I will place the people who follow
you above those who are unbelievers until the Day of
Resurrection. Then you will all return to Me, and I will
judge between you regarding the things about which
you differed. (Surah Al 'Imran, 55)
Allah mentions that a group of the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) true
followers will dominate the unbelievers until the Day of
Resurrection. the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) did not have many follow-
ers during his tenure on Earth and, with his ascension; the religion
that he had brought degenerated rapidly. Over the next two
centuries, those who believed in the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
were oppressed because they had no political power.
Therefore, we cannot say that the early Christians domi-
nated the unbelievers in the sense indicated by the verse
given above.
At present, Christianity is so far removed from its
original state that it no longer resembles the religion
taught by the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). Christians have
adopted the mistaken belief that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is
Allah's son (surely Allah is beyond all that which they falsely as-
cribe to Him) and incorporated the trinity (viz., the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit) into their religion cen-
turies ago. Given this, we cannot ac-
knowledge today's Christians as
being true followers of the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh). In the Qur'an,
Allah states more than once that
those who believe in the trinity
are, in fact, unbelievers: