Page 392 - An Index to the Qur'an

bidden to you. I have brought you a Sign from who will not believe in him before he dies; and
your Lord. So have fear of Allah and obey me. on the Day of Rising he will be a witness against
Allah is my Lord and your Lord so worship Him. them. (4:155-159)
That is a straight path.’ When ‘Isa sensed disbe- We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh
lief on their part, he said, ‘Who will be my and the Prophets who came after him. And We
helpers to Allah?’ The disciples said, ‘We are revealed to Ibrahim and Isma‘il and Ishaq and
Allah's helpers. We believe in Allah. Bear wit- Ya‘qub and the Tribes, and ‘Isa and Ayyub and
ness that we are Muslims. Our Lord, we believe Yunus and Harun and Sulayman. And We gave
in what You have sent down and have followed Dawud the Zabur. (4:163)
the Messenger, so write us down among the wit- People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your
nesses.’ They plotted and Allah plotted. But Allah religion. Say nothing but the truth about Allah.
is the best of plotters. When Allah said, ‘‘Isa, I The Messiah, ‘Isa son of Maryam, was only the
will take you back and raise you up to Me and Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast
purify you of those who disbelieve. And I will into Maryam, and a Spirit from Him. So believe
place the people who follow you above those in Allah and His Messengers. Do not say, ‘Three.’
who disbelieve until the Day of Rising. Then you It is better that you stop. Allah is only One God.
will all return to Me, and I will judge between He is too Glorious to have a son! Everything in
you regarding the things about which you dif- the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him.
fered.’ (3:45-55) Allah suffices as a Guardian. The Messiah would
The likeness of ‘Isa in Allah’s sight is the same as never disdain to be a servant to Allah nor would
Adam. He created him from earth and then He the angels near to Him. If any do disdain to wor-
said to him, ‘Be!’ and he was. It is the truth from ship Him, and grow arrogant, He will in any case
your Lord so do not be among the doubters. gather them all to Him. (4:171-172)
(3:59-60) Those who say, ‘Allah is the Messiah, son of
Say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been sent Maryam,’ are disbelievers. Say: ‘Who possesses
down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim, any power at all over Allah if He desires to de-
Isma‘il and Ishaq and Ya‘qub and the Tribes, and stroy the Messiah, son of Maryam, and his
what Musa and ‘Isa and all the Prophets were mother, and everyone else on earth?’ The king-
given by their Lord. We do not differentiate be- dom of the heavens and the earth and everything
tween any of them. We are Muslims submitted to between them belongs to Allah. He creates what-
Him.’ (3:84) ever He wills. Allah has power over all things.
Because of the fact that they broke their (5:17)
covenant, and rejected Allah’s Signs, and killed And We sent ‘Isa son of Maryam following in
the Prophets without any right to do so and said, their footsteps, confirming the Torah that came
‘Our hearts are uncircumcised,’ Allah has before him. We gave him the Gospel containing
stamped them with disbelief, so they do not be- guidance and light, confirming the Torah that
lieve except for very few. And on account of their came before it, and as guidance and admonition
disbelief, and their utterance of a monstrous slan- for those who guard against evil. (5:46)
der against Maryam, and their saying, ‘We killed Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam,
the Messiah, ‘Isa son of Maryam, Messenger of is Allah are disbelievers. The Messiah said, ‘Tribe
Allah.’ They did not kill him and they did not cru- of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.
cify him but it was made to seem so to them. If anyone associates anything with Allah, Allah
Those who argue about him are in doubt about has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will
it. They have no real knowledge of it, just con- be the Fire.’ The wrongdoers will have no
jecture. But they certainly did not kill him. Allah helpers. Those who say that Allah is the third of
raised him up to Himself. Allah is Almighty, All- three are disbelievers. There is no god but One
Wise. There is not one of the People of the Book God. If they do not stop saying what they say, a
390