Page 92 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

SATAN'S SLY GAME:
THE FALSE RELIGION OF PEOPLE-WORSHIP

A Good Example from the Qur'an:
The Character of Mary
Allah gives the example of Mary, mother of the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh), as a servant devoted only to Him. Before she was
born, Mary was dedicated to Allah by her mother with prayers
that she would be a good servant and free from all worldly at-
tachments:
Remember when the wife of 'Imran said, "My Lord, I
have pledged to You what is in my womb, devoting it to
Your service. Please accept my prayer. You are the All-
Hearing, the All-Knowing." (Surah Al 'Imran, 35)
Other verses in the Qur'an, show that Allah accepted her
mother's prayer about Mary. We are told that she was morally
pure and virtuous:
Her Lord accepted her with approval and made her
grow in health and beauty… (Surah Al 'Imran, 37)

Allah chose her and gave her great honor:
And when the angels said, "Mary, Allah has chosen you
and purified you. He has chosen you over all other
women." (Surah Al 'Imran, 42)
Moreover, we are told that Allah commanded her to be sin-
cerely submissive and obedient to Him.
[The Angels said,] "Mary, obey your Lord and prostrate
and bow with those who bow." (Surah Al 'Imran, 43)

At a certain point in her life, Mary left her family and
moved east.
Mention Mary in the Book, how she withdrew from her
people to an eastern place. (Surah Maryam, 16)
There she lived alone and received the marvelous message
of the birth of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). This good news was

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