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Say: ‘I am nothing new among the Messengers. I power to His Messengers over anyone He wills,
have no idea what will be done with me or you. Allah has power over all things. (59:6)
I only follow what has been revealed to me. I am How many cities spurned their Lord’s command
only a clear warner.’ (46:9) and His Messengers! And so We called them
So be steadfast as the Messengers with firm re- harshly to account and punished them with a ter-
solve were also steadfast. And do not seek to has- rible punishment. (65:8)
ten it for them. On the Day they see what they
were promised, it will be as if they had only tar- MESSIAH
ried for just one hour of a single day. It has been When the angels said, ‘Maryam, your Lord gives
transmitted! Will any be destroyed except for de- you good news of a Word from Him. His name is
viant people? (46:35) the Messiah, ‘Isa, son of Maryam, of high esteem
Those who believe in Allah and His in this world and the hereafter, and one of those
Messengers–such people are the truly brought near.’ (3:45)
sincere–and the martyrs who are with their Lord And (We punished them) on account of their dis-
will receive their wages and their light. But those belief, and their utterance of a monstrous slander
who disbelieve and deny Our Signs, will be against Maryam, and their saying, ‘We killed the
Companions of the Blazing Fire. (57:19) Messiah, ‘Isa son of Maryam, Messenger of Allah.’
Race each other to forgiveness from your Lord They did not kill him and they did not crucify him
and to a Garden, whose breadth is like that of but it was made to seem so to them. Those who
heaven and earth combined, made ready for argue about him are in doubt about it. They have
those who believe in Allah and His Messengers. no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they
That is Allah’s favour which He gives to those He certainly did not kill him. (4:156-157)
wills. Allah’s favour is indeed immense. (57:21) People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your
We sent Our Messengers with the Clear Signs religion. Say nothing but the truth about Allah.
and sent down the Book and the Balance with The Messiah, ‘Isa son of Maryam, was only the
them so that mankind might establish justice. Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast
And We sent down iron in which there lies great into Maryam, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in
force and which has many uses for mankind, so Allah and His Messengers. Do not say, ‘Three.’It is
that Allah might know those who help Him and better that you stop. Allah is only One God. He is
His Messengers in the Unseen. Allah is All- too Glorious to have a son! Everything in the heav-
Strong, Almighty. (57:25) ens and in the earth belongs to Him. Allah suffices
Then We sent Our Messengers following in their as a Guardian. (4:171)
footsteps and sent ‘Isa son of Maryam after them, The Messiah would never disdain to be a servant
giving him the Gospel. We put compassion and to Allah nor would the angels near to Him. If any
mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. do disdain to worship Him, and grow arrogant, He
They invented monasticism–We did not pre- will in any case gather them all to Him. (4:172)
scribe it for them–purely out of desire to gain the Those who say, ‘Allah is the Messiah, son of
pleasure of Allah, but even so they did not ob- Maryam,’ disbelieve. Say: ‘Who possesses any
serve it as it should have been observed. To those power at all over Allah if He desires to destroy the
of them who believed We gave their reward but Messiah, son of Maryam, and his mother, and
many of them are deviators. (57:27) everyone else on earth?’The kingdom of the heav-
Allah has written, ‘I will be victorious, I and My ens and the earth and everything between them
Messengers.’ Allah is Most Strong, Almighty. belongs to Allah. He creates whatever He wills.
(58:21) Allah has power over all things. (5:17)
Whatever booty from them Allah has given to Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam,
His Messenger–and you spurred on neither horse is Allah are disbelievers. The Messiah said, ‘Tribe
nor camel in its acquisition, but Allah gives of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. If
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