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HARUN YAHYA

several corrupted beliefs and practices that are incompati-
ble with the true religion. These are revealed in the Qur'an,

as is the fact that followers of both religions have good and
pleasing aspects and beliefs that are compatible with the
true religion. Our responsibility is to consider the People of
the Book in the light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and to
distinguish between truth and error with the information
that we obtain from these sources.
In addition, we must remember that Muslims make no
distinction among the prophets and that they hold these
people in great respect: "We believe in Allah and what has
been sent down to us; what was sent down to Abraham and
Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the tribes; what Moses and Jesus
were given; and what all the prophets were given by their Lord.
We do not differentiate between any of them. We are Muslims
submitted to Him" (Surat al-Baqara:136). The fact that the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will return to Earth before the Day of
Judgment is not a subject that believers should refrain from
discussing on the grounds of irrational and illogical pre-
texts. On the contrary, it is a glad tiding that should be con-

stantly borne in mind with great enthusiasm, passion, and
joy.
Another fact reveals these people's error: When the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) returns, he will rule with the Qur'an.
Like all of the other prophets, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is a
follower of Islam, the true and Divine religion in Allah's
Presence. Allah reveals in the Qur'an these facts in the fol-
lowing verses: