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HARUN YAHYA

return to Me, and I will judge between you regarding the

things about which you differed." (Surah Al 'Imran:55)
In this verse, Allah reveals the existence of a group of
people who will sincerely follow the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
and who will be superior to the unbelievers until the Day of
Resurrection. The number of his followers during his life-
time was very small, and the message that he brought un-
derwent a rapid degeneration after his ascension to Allah.
Throughout the next two centuries, his followers, who came
to be known as Christians, were subjected to severe perse-
cution and had no political power. Therefore, it is out of the
question to say that the Christians living at the time were
superior to the unbelievers and that they are the ones being
referred to in this verse.
Over the intervening centuries, Christianity moved

away from its essence and turned into a different religion.
Christians adopted two mistaken beliefs: the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) was the son of Allah (Allah is surely beyond that.)
and the trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost [or
Holy Spirit]). Given this, we cannot regard present-day
Christians as those who will follow the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) in the End Times, because Allah reveals in several
verses that those who believe in the trinity are actually un-
believers:
Those who say that Allah is the third of three are unbeliev-
ers. There is no deity but the One Allah. (Surat al-

Ma'ida:73)