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bly have a son when I have reached old age and Messiah, ‘Isa son of Maryam, Messenger of
my wife is barren?’ He said, ‘It will be so. Allah Allah.’ They did not kill him and they did not
does whatever He wills.’ (3:40) crucify him but it was made to seem so to them.
When the angels said, ‘Maryam, your Lord gives Those who argue about him are in doubt about
you good news of a Word from Him. His name is it. They have no real knowledge of it, just con-
the Messiah, ‘Isa, son of Maryam, of high esteem jecture. But they certainly did not kill him.
in this world and the hereafter, and one of those (4:156-157)
brought near.’ (3:45) People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your
If anyone argues with you about him after the religion. Say nothing but the truth about Allah.
knowledge that has come to you, say, ‘Come The Messiah, ‘Isa son of Maryam, was only the
then! Let us summon our sons and your sons, our Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast
women and your women, ourselves and your- into Maryam, and a Spirit from Him. So believe
selves. Then let us make earnest supplication and in Allah and His Messengers. Do not say, ‘Three.’
call down the curse of Allah upon the liars.’ It is better that you stop. Allah is only One God.
(3:61) He is too Glorious to have a son! Everything in
Allah instructs you regarding your children: A the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him.
male receives the same as the share of two fe- Allah suffices as a Guardian. (4:171)
males. If there are more than two daughters they Those who say, ‘Allah is the Messiah, son of
receive two-thirds of what you leave. If she is one Maryam,’ disbelieve. Say: ‘Who possesses any
on her own she receives a half. Each of your par- power at all over Allah if He desires to destroy
ents receives a sixth of what you leave if you the Messiah, son of Maryam, and his mother, and
have children. If you are childless and your heirs everyone else on earth?’ The kingdom of the
are your parents your mother receives a third. If heavens and the earth and everything between
you have brothers or sisters your mother receives them belongs to Allah. He creates whatever He
a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts. wills. Allah has power over all things. (5:17)
With regard to your fathers and your sons, you Recite to them the true report of Adam’s two sons
do not know which of them is going to benefit when they offered a sacrifice and it was accepted
you more. These are obligatory shares from from one of them but not accepted from the
Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:11) other. The one said, ‘I shall kill you.’ The other
Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your said, ‘Allah only accepts from people who guard
daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts against evil. (5:27)
and your paternal aunts, your brothers’ daughters And We sent ‘Isa son of Maryam following in
and your sisters’ daughters, your foster mothers their footsteps, confirming the Torah that came
who have suckled you, your foster sisters by before him. We gave him the Gospel containing
suckling, your wives’ mothers, your stepdaugh- guidance and light, confirming the Torah that
ters who are under your protection: the daugh- came before it, and as guidance and admonition
ters of your wives whom you have had sexual for those who guard against evil. (5:46)
relations with (though if you have not had sexual Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam,
relations with them there is nothing blameworthy is Allah are disbelievers. The Messiah said, ‘Tribe
for you in it then), the wives of your sons whom of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.
you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at If anyone associates anything with Allah, Allah
the same time–except for what may have already has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will
taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most be the Fire.’ The wrongdoers will have no
Merciful. (4:23) helpers. (5:72)
And (We punished them) on account of their dis- The Messiah, the son of Maryam, was only a
belief, and their utterance of a monstrous slander Messenger, before whom other Messengers came
against Maryam, and their saying, ‘We killed the and went. His mother was a woman of truth.
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