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Islam and the Quran
places at any cost, as that would cause the enemy to
attack from the rear. During the course of battle, the
archers positioned at the top of the mountain felt that
the Muslim side had won and so they left their positions
early in spite of being instructed to not do so. This gave
the opponents an opportunity to come from the rear and
attack the Muslims. So, when the Muslim archers left
their spot, the armies of the opposite side attacked from
behind and decimated the Muslim forces. The Muslim
defeat was bound to happen, as it was the consequence
of a mistake made by few Muslims themselves. The
occurrence of loss or defeat is a way of instilling the sense
of responsibility in a person, so that he can assume full
ownership for his actions.

3 According to Islam, who is
the father of Jesus Christ?

ccording to Islamic belief, Jesus was born without a
Afather. Muslim scholars are unanimous on this. It may
sound unnatural at first but the Quran explains that just
as Adam had no father, Jesus too did not have a father.
For the omnipotent Creator, His creation of Jesus was the
same as that of Adam’s:

Jesus in the sight of God is like Adam. He
created him from dust; then said to him,
‘Be!’ and he was. (Quran 3:59)

It must be understood that though Islam and Christianity
hold the same position on the miraculous birth of Jesus,

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