Page 18 - The Nightmare of Disbelief

Shu'ayb (peace be upon them all) and all the others called on
people to believe unreservedly in Allah, the One and only, to
live for His approval alone and to obey His commandments.
One verse reads:
He has laid down the same religion for you as He enjoined
on Noah: that which We have revealed to you and which We
enjoined on Abraham, Moses and Jesus: “Establish the reli-

gion and do not make divisions in it…” (Surat ash-Shura: 13)
As we have seen, the religion sent down to Jews and
Christians is the same, albeit with a few variations in provi-
sions. Members of all three faiths are in fact descended from the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh). Just like Muslims, Jews and
Christians have a duty to abide by the monotheism (serving
and believing in Allah alone) of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh).
Our Lord reveals as follows in one verse of the Qur’an how all
believers have a responsibility to follow the faith of the Prophet
Abraham (pbuh):

They say, “Be Jews or Christians and you will be guided.”
Say, “Rather adopt the religion of Abraham, a man of nat-
ural pure belief. He was not one of the polytheists.” (Surat
16 al-Baqara: 135)
Throughout the ages, every prophet communicated the
same fundamental system of worship and beliefs. In the
Qur'an, it is said about:
- The Prophet Zechariah (pbuh) that the angels called out
to him "while he was standing in prayer" (Surah Al 'Imran: 39)
- The Prophet Jethro (pbuh) that his people called out to

him saying, "Shu'ayb, do your prayers instruct you that we
should renounce the gods our fathers worshipped or stop do-
ing whatever we want to with our wealth? You are clearly for-
bearing, and rightly-guided!" (Surah Hud: 87)

THE NIGHTMARE OF DISBELIEF