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HARUN YAHYA

And when Allah asks: "Jesus son of Maryam. Did you say

to people: 'Take me and my mother as deities besides
Allah?'" he will reply: "Glory be to You! It is not for me to
say what I have no right to say! If I had said it, then You
would have known it. You know what is in my self, but I do
not know what is in Your Self. You are the Knower of all un-
seen things." (Surat al-Ma’ida:116)
The people in question claim that this question posed

by Allah reveals that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) died.
However, the expression revealed here deals with our Lord
speaking to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) on the Day of
Judgment. When the verses following this one are exam-
ined, this becomes quite clear:
[Jesus will say:] "I said to them nothing but what You or-

dered me to say: 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.' I
was a witness against them as long as I remained among
them. But when You took me back to You, You were the One
watching over them. You are Witness of all things. If You
punish them, they are Your servants. If you forgive them, You
are the Almighty, the All-Wise." Allah will say: "This is the
Day when the sincerity of the sincere will benefit them. They
will have gardens with rivers flowing under them, remaining
in them timelessly, for ever and ever. Allah is pleased with

them and they are pleased with Him. That is the great vic-
tory." (Surat al-Ma’ida:117-119)