Der Gesandte Allahs, welcher von Christen blasphemisch als Sohn Gottes
angebetet wird. Diese Irrlehre hat vor allem der Prediger Paulus etabliert.
Story of Prophet Isa (Jesus) AS
Allah Declares He Has No Son
In many verses of the Glorious Qur’an Allah the
Exalted denied the claim of the Christians that He
has a son.
A delegation from Nagran came to the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh). They began to talk about their
claim about the Trinity, which is that Allah is
three in one, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, with some disagreement among their sects.
That is why Allah affirmed in many verses of the
Qur’an that Jesus is a slave of Allah, whom He
molded in the womb of his mother like any other of
His creatures, and that He created him without a
father, as He created Adam without a father or a
mother. Almighty Allah had chosen Isa to be one of
his messengers to humanity.
The Birth of Mary – Quranic
Allah the Almighty said:
“Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and
the family of Imran above the Alamin (mankind and
jinns)(of their times). Offspring, one of theo other,
and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. Remember when
the wife of Imran said: “O my Lord! I have vowed to
You what (the child that) is in my womb to be
dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly
work; to serve Your Place of worship), so accept
this, from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the
All Knowing.” Then when she delivered her (child
Mary), she said: “O my Lord! I have delivered a
female child,” and Allah knew better what she
delivered, – “and the male is not like the female,
and I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge with
You (Allah) for her and for her offspring from
Satan, the outcast.”
Mary’s Sustenance – Quranic
So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly
acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and
put her under the care of Zechariah. Every time he
entered Al-Mihrab (a praying place or a private room),
he found her supplied with sustenance. As Allah
recounted in the Glorious Quran:
She said: “From Allah. Verily, Allah provides
sustenance to whom He wills, without limit.” (Ch
3:37 Quran)
Mary’s Family History
Allah declared that He had elected Adam (pbuh) and
the elite of his offspring who obey Allah. Then He
specified the family of Abraham (pbuh), which
includes the sons of Ishmael (pbuh), and the family
of Imran, the father of Mary.
Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq stated that he was Imran Ibn
Bashim, Ibn Amun, Ibn Misha, Ibn Hosqia, Ibn Ahriq,
Ibn Mutham, Ibn Azazia, Ibn Amisa, Ibn Yamish, Ibn
Ahrihu, Ibn Yazem, Ibn Yahfashat, Ibn Eisha, Ibn
Iyam, Ibn Rahba am, Ibn David (Dawud).
Mary’s Birth – Longer Version
Prophet Zakariyah’s (pbuh) wife’s sister had a
daughter named Hannah. She was married to Imran, a
leader of the Israelites. For many years, the couple
remained childless. Whenever Hannah saw another
woman with a child, her longing for a baby increased.
Although years had passed, she never lost hope. She
believed that one day Allah would bless her with a
child, on whom she would shower all her motherly
love.
She turned to the Lord of the heavens and the earth
and pleaded with Him for a child. She would offer
the child in the service of Allah’s house, in the
temple of Jerusalem. Allah granted her request. When
she learned that she was pregnant, she was the
happiest woman alive, and thanked Allah for His
gift. Her overjoyed husband Imran also thanked Allah
for His mercy. However, while she was pregnant her
husband passed away. Hannah wept bitterly. Alas,
Imran did not live to see their child for whom they
had so longed. She gave birth to a girl, and again
turned to Allah in prayer:
“O my Lord, I have delivered a female child,” and
the male is not like the female, and I have named
her Mary, and I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her
and her offspring from Satan, the outcast.” (Ch 3:36
Quran)
Zechariah Becomes Mary’s Guardian
Hannah had a big problem in reference to her promise
to Allah, for females were not accepted into the
temple, and she was very worried. Her sister’s
husband Zakariyah, comforted her, saying that Allah
knew best what she had delivered and appreciated
fully what she had offered in His service. She
wrapped the baby in a shawl and handed it over to
the temple elders. As the baby was a girl, the
question of her guardianship posed a problem for the
elders. This was a child of their late and beloved
leader, and everyone was eager to take care of her.
Zakariyah said to the elders: “I am the husband of
her maternal aunt and her nearest relation in the
temple; therefore, I will be more mindful of her
than all of you.”
As it was their custom to draw lots to solve
disagreements, they followed this course. Each one
was given a reed to throw into the river. They had
agreed that whoever’s reed remained afloat would be
granted guardianship of the girl. All the reeds sank
to the bottom except Zakariyah’s. With this sign,
they all surrendered to the will of Allah and made
him the guardian.
Mary’s High Status
To ensure that no one had access to Mary, Zakariyah
built a separate room for her in the temple. As she
grew up, she spent her time in devotion to Allah.
Zakariyah visited her daily to see to her needs, and
so it continued for many years. One day, he was
surprised to find fresh fruit, which was out of
season in her room. As he was the only person who
could enter her room, he asked her how the fruit got
there. She replied that these provisions were from
Allah, as He gives to whom He wills. Zakariyah
understood by this that Allah had raised Mary’s
status above that of other women.
Thereafter, Zakariyah spent more time with her,
teaching and guiding her. Mary grew to be a devotee
of Allah, glorifying Him day and night.
Mary’s High Status – Prophet Muhammad
Ali Ibn Abi Talib narrated that the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) said: “The best of the world’s women is Mary
(in her lifetime), and the best of the world’s women
is Khadija (in her lifetime).” (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Abu Musa Al-Ashari also narrated that the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) said: “May among men attained
perfection but among women none attained perfection
except Mary the daughter of Imran, and Asiya the
wife of Pharaoh, and the superiority of Aisha to
other women is like the superiority of Tharid (an
Arabic dish) to other meals.”
Mary Receives News of Jesus
While Mary was praying in her temple, an angel in
the form of a man appeared before her. Filled with
terror, she tried to flee, praying:
“Verily! I seek refuge with the Most Beneficent
(Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah.” The angel
said: “I am only a Messenger from your Lord, (to
announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.” She
said: “How can I have a son, when no man has touched
me, nor am I unchaste?” He said: “So (it will be),
your Lord said: “That is easy for me (Allah): And
(We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a
mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter (already)
decreed, (by Allah).'” (Ch 19:18-21 Quran)
The Birth of Jesus
The angel’s visit caused Mary great anxiety, which
increased as the months went by. How could she face
giving birth to a child without having a husband?
Later, she felt life kicking inside her. With a
heavy heart, she left the temple and went to
Nazareth, the city in which she had been born where
she settled in a simple farm house to avoid the
public. But fear and anxiety did not leave her. She
was from a noble and pious family. Her father had
not been an evil man nor was her mother an impure
woman. How could she prevent tongues from wagging
about her honor?
After some months, she could not bear the mental
strain any longer. Burdened with a heavy womb, she
left Nazareth, not knowing where to go to be away
from this depressing atmosphere. She had not gone
far, when she was overtaken by the pains of
childbirth. She saw down against a dry palm tree,
and here she gave birth to a son. Looking at her
beautiful baby, she was hurt that she had brought
him into the world without a father. She exclaimed:
“I wish I had died before this happened and had
vanished into nothingness!”
Suddenly, she heard a voice nearby: “Grieve not,
your Lord has placed a rivulet below, and shake the
trunk of this tree, from which ripe dates will fall.
So eat and drink and regain the strength you have
lost; and be of good cheer, for what you see is the
power of Allah, Who made the dry palm tree regain
life, in order to provide food for you.” For a while
she was comforted by Allah’s miracle, for it was a
sure sign of her innocence and purity.
Mary Returns to the City with Jesus
Mary decided to return to the city. However, her
fears also returned. What was she going to tell the
people? As if sharinhis mother’s worry, the baby
began to speak: “If you meet any person say: ‘I have
vowed to fast for The Beneficent and may not speak
to any human today.'” With this miracle, Mary felt
at ease.
As she had expected, her arrival in the city with a
newborn baby in her arms aroused the curiosity of
the people. They scolded her: “This is a terrible
sin that you have committed.” She put her finger to
her lips and pointed to the child. They asked: “How
can we speak to a newborn baby?” To their total
amazement, the child began to speak clearly: “I am
Allah’s servant. Allah has given me the Book, and
has made me a prophet, and has blessed me wherever I
may be, and has enjoined on me prayers and
alms-giving as long as I live. Allah has made me
dutiful towards she who had borne me. He has not
made me arrogant nor unblessed. Peace unto me the
day I was born, the day I die, and the day I shall
be raised alive.” Most of the people realized that
the baby was unique, for it Allah wills something,
He merely says “Be” and it happens. Of course, there
were some who regarded the baby’s speech as a
strange trick, but at least Mary could now stay in
Nazareth without being harassed.
Mary Receives News of Jesus – Quranic
Allah the Exalted revealed:
“And mention in the Book (the Qur’an, O Muhammad,
the story of) Mary, when she withdrew in seclusion
from her family to a place facing east. She placed a
screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent
to her Our Ruh (angel Gabriel), and he appeared
before her in the form of a man in all respects. She
said: “Verily! I seek refuge with the Most
Beneficent (Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah.”
The angel said: “I am only a Messenger from your
Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous
son.” She said: “How can I have a son, when no man
has touched me, nor am I unchaste?”
He said: “So (it will be), your Lord said: “That is
easy for Me (Allah): and (We wish) to appoint him as
a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and
it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allah).'” (Ch.
19: 16-21)
The Birth of Jesus – Quranic
So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a
far place (Bethlehem valley, about four to six miles
from Jerusalem). And the pains of childbirth drove
her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said: “Would
that I had died before this, and had been forgotten
and out of sight!” Then (the babe “Jesus” or
Gabriel) cried unto her from below her, saying:
“Grieve not! Your Lord has provided you a water
stream under you; and shake the trunk of palm tree
towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon
you. So eat and drink and be glad, and if you see
any human being, say: ‘Verily! I have vowed a fast
unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not
speak to any human being this day.'” (Ch. 19: 22-26)
Mary and Jesus Return to the City – Quranic
“Then she brought him (the baby) to her people,
carrying him. They said: “O Mary! Indeed you have
brought a thing Fariyya (an unheard mighty thing). O
sister (the like) of Aaron (not the brother of
Moses, but he was another pious man at the time of
Mary)! Your father was not a man who used to commit
adultery, nor was your mother an unchaste woman.”
Then she pointed to him. They said: “How can we talk
to one who is a child in the cradle?” He (Jesus)
said: “Verily! I am a slave of Allah. He has given
me the Scripture and made me a Prophet; and He has
made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined
me prayer, and Zakat, as long as I live, and dutiful
to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest. And
Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the
day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!”
(Ch. 19:27 – 33)
Allah’s Message About Jesus – Quranic
Such is Jesus, son of Mary. (It is) a statement of
truth, about which they doubt (or dispute). It
befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should
beget a son (this refers to the slander of
Christians against Allah, by saying that Jesus is
the son of Allah). Glorified (and Exalted be He
above all that they associate with Him). When He
decrees a thing, He only says to it, “Be!” – and it
is. Jesus said: “And verily Allah is my Lord and
your Lord. So worship Him (Alone). That is the
Straight Path. (Allah’s Religion of Islamic
Monotheism which He did ordain for all of His
Prophets).” Then the sects differed (the Christians
about Jesus), so woe unto the disbeliveers (those
who gave false witness saying that Jesus is the son
of Allah) from the meeting of a great Day (the Day
of Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the
blazing Fire). How clearly will they (polytheists
and disbeliveers in the Oneness of Allah) see and
hear, the Day when they will appear before Us! But
the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) today are
in plain error. And warn them (O Muhammad) of the
Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been
decided, while now they are in a state of
carelessness and they believe not. (Ch 19:34-39
Quran)
Some Stories About Mary’s Pregnancy
It was said that Joseph the Carpenter was greatly
surprised when he knew the story, so he asked Mary:
“Can a tree come to grow without a seed?” She said:
“Yes, the one which Allah created for the first
time.” He asked her again: “Is it possible to bear a
child without a male partner?” She said: “Yes,
Allah, created Adam without male or female!” It was
also said that, while pregnant, Mary went one day to
her aunt, who reported that she felt as if she was
pregnant. Mary in turn, said that she, too, was
feeling as if she was pregnant. Then her aunt said:
“I can see what is in my womb prostrating to what is
in your womb.”
Jesus Upsets the Jews
The Jewish priests felt this child Jesus was
dangerous, for they felt that the people would turn
their worship to Allah the Almighty Alone,
displacing the existing Jewish tenets. Consequently,
they would lose their authority over the people.
Therefore, they kept the miracle of Jesus’s speech
in infancy as a secret and accused Mary of a great
misdeed.
Jesus’s Ability to Debate
As Jesus (pbuh) grew, the signs of prophethood began
to increase. He could tell his friends what kind of
supper waited for them at home and what they had
hidden and where. When he was twelve years old, he
accompanied his mother to Jerusalem. There he
wandered into the temple and joined a crowd
listening to the lecture of the Rabbis (Jewish
priests). The audience were all adults, but he was
not afraid to sit with them. After listening
intently, he asked questions and expressed his
opinion. The learned rabbis were disturbed by the
boy’s boldness and puzzled by the questions he
asked, for they were unable to answer him. They
tried to silence him, but he ignored their attempts
and continued to express his views. Jesus became so
involved in this exchange that he forgot he as
expected back home.
In the meantime, his mother went home, thinking that
he might have gone back with relatives or friends.
When she arrived, she discovered that he was not
there, so she returned to the city to look for him.
At last she found him in the temple, sitting among
the learned, conversing with them. He appeared to be
quite at east, as if he had been doing this all his
life. Mary got angry with him for causing her worry.
He tried to assure her that all the arguing and
debating with the learned had made him forgot the
time.
Jesus Does Not Observe the Sabbath
Jesus grew up to manhood. It was Sabbath, a day of
complete rest: no fire could be lit or extinguished
nor could females plait their hair. Moses (pbuh) had
commanded that Saturday be dedicated to the worship
of Allah. However, the wisdom behind the Sabbath and
its spirit had gone, and only the letter remained in
the Jews’ hearts. Also, they thought that Sabbath
was kept in heaven, and that the People of Israel
had been chosen by Allah only to observe the
Sabbath. They made a hundred things unlawful on
Saturday even self-defense or calling a doctor to
save a patient who was in bad condition. This is how
their life was branded by such hypocrisy. Although
the Pharisees were guardians of the law, they were
ready to sell it when their interests were involved
so as to obtain personal gains. There was, for
example, a rule which prohibited a journey of more
than one thousand yards on the Sabbath day. What do
we expect of the Pharisees in this case? The day
before, they transferred their food and drink from
their homes two thousand yards away and erected a
temporary house so that from tthey could travel a
further thousand yards on the Sabbath day.
Jesus was on his way to the temple. Although it was
the Sabbath, he reached out his hand to pick two
pieces of fruit to feed a hungry child. This was
considered to be a violation of the Sabbath law. He
made a fire for the old women to keep themselves
warm from the freezing air. Another violation. He
went to the temple and looked around. There were
twenty thousand Jewish priests registered there who
earned their living from the temple. The rooms of he
temple were full of them.
Jesus Receives His Prophethood
Jesus observed that the visitors were much fewer
than the priests. Yet the temple was full of sheep
and doves which were sold to the people to be
offered as sacrifices. Every step in the temple cost
the visitor money. They worshipped nothing but
money. In the temple, the Pharisees and Sadducees
acted as if it were a market place, and these two
groups always disagreed on everything. Jesus
followed the scene with his eyes and observed that
the poor people who could not afford the price of
the sheep or dove were swept away like flies by the
Pharisees and Saducees. Jesus was astonished. Why
did the priests burn a lot of offerings inside the
temple, while thousands of poor people were hungry
outside it? On this blessed night, the two noble
prophets John (pbuh) and Zakariyah (pbuh) died,
killed by the ruling authority. On the same night,
the revelation descended upon Jesus (pbuh). Allah
the Exalted commanded him to begin his call to the
children of Israel. To Jesus, the life of ease was
closed, and the page of worship and struggled was
opened.
Jesus’s Message
Like an opposing force, the message of Jesus came to
denounce the practices of the Pharisees and to
reinforce the Law of Moses. In the face of a
materialistic age of luxury and worship of gold,
Jesus called his people to a nobler life by word and
deed. This exemplary life was the only way out of
the wretchedness and diseases of his age. Jesus’s
call, from the beginning, was marked by its complete
uprightness and piety. It appealed to the soul, the
inner being, and not be a closed system of rules
laid down by society.
Jesus continued inviting the people to Almighty
Allah. His call was based on the principle that
there is no mediation between the Creator and His
creatures. However, Jesus was in conflict with the
Jews’ superficial interpretation of the Torah. He
said that he did not come to abrogate the Torah, but
to complete it by going to the spirit of its
substance to arrive at its essence.
He made the Jews understand that the Ten
Commandments have more value than they imagined. For
instance, the fifth commandment does not only
prohibit physical killing, but all forms of killing;
physical, psychological, or spiritual. And the sixth
commandment does not prohibit
adultery only in the sense of unlawful physical
contact between a man and a woman, but also
prohibits all forms of unlawful relations or acts
that might lead to adultery. The eye commits
adultery when it looks at anything with passion.
Jesus Denounces Materialism
Jesus was therefore in confrontation with the
materialistic people. He told them to desist from
hypocrisy, show and false praise. There was no need
to hoard wealth in this life. They should not
preoccupy themselves with the goods of this passing
world; rather they must preoccupy themselves with
the affairs of the coming world because it would be
everlasting. Jesus told them that caring for this
world is a sin, not fit for pious worshippers. The
disbeliveers care for it because they do not know a
better way. As for the believers, they know that
their sustenance is with Allah, so they trust in Him
and scorn this world. Jesus continued to invite
people to worship the Only Lord, Who is without
partner, just as he invited them to purify the heart
and soul.
Jewish Priests Try to Embarrass Jesus
His teaching annoyed the priests, for every word of
Jesus was a threat to them and their position,
exposing their misdeeds. The Roman occupiers had, at
first, no intention of being involved in this
religious discord of the Jews because it was an
internal affair, and they saw that this dispute
would distract the Jews from the question of the
occupation.
However, the priests started to plot against Jesus.
They wanted to embarrass him and to prove that he
had come to destroy the Mosaic Law. The Mosaic Law
provides that an adulteress be stoned to death. They
brought him a Jewish adulteress and asked Jesus:
“Does not the law stipulate the stoning of the
adulteress?” Jesus answered: “Yes.” They said: “This
woman is an adulteress.” Jesus looked at the woman
and then at the priests. He knew that they were more
sinful than she. They agreed that she should be
killed according to Mosaic Law, and they understood
that if he was going to apply Mosaic Law, he would
be destroying his own rules of forgiveness and
mercy.
Jesus understood their plan. He smiled and assented:
“Whoever among you is sinless can stone her.” His
voice rose in the middle of the Temple, making a new
law on adultery, for the sinless to judge sin. There
was none eligible; no mortal can judge sin, only
Allah the Most Merciful. As Jesus left the temple,
the woman followed him. She took out a bottle of
perfume from her garments, knelt before his feet and
washed them with perfume and tears, and then dried
his feet with her hair. Jesus turned to the woman
and told her to stand up, adding: “O Lord, forgive
her sins.” He let the priests understand that those
who call people to Almighty Allah are not
executioners. His call was based on mercy for the
people, the aim of all divine calls.
Jesus’ Brings the Dead to Life
Jesus continued to pray to Allah for mercy on his
people and to teach his people to have mercy on
one another and to believe in Allah. Jesus continued
his mission, aided by divine miracles. Some Qur’anic
commentators said that Jesus brought four people
back from the dead: a friend of his named Al-Azam,
an old woman’s son, and a woman’s only daughter.
These three had died during his lifetime. When the
Jews saw this they said: “You only resurrect those
who have died recently; perhaps they only fainted.”
They asked him to bring back to life Sam the Ibn
Noah.
When he asked them to show him his grave, the people
accompanied him there. Jesus invoked Allah the
Exalted to bring him back to life and behold, Sam
the Ibn Noah came out from the grave gray-haired.
Jesus asked: “how did you get gray hair, when there
was no aging in your time?” He answered: “O Spirit
of Allah, I thought that the Day of Resurrection had
come; from the fear of that day my hair turned
gray.”
The Miracles of Jesus – Quranic
Allah the Almighty said:
“Remember when Allah will say (on the Day of
Resurrection): “O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My
Favor to you and to your mother when I supported you
with Ruh-ul-Qudus (Gabriel) so that you spoke to the
people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I
taught you writing, Al Hikmah (the power of
understanding), the Torah and the Gospel; and when
you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of
a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it,
and it became a bird by My Permission, and you
healed those born blind, and the lepers by My
Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by
My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of
Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you)
since you came unto them with clear proofs, and the
disbeliveers among them said: ‘This is nothing but
evident magic.'” And when I (Allah) put in their
hearts of the disciples (of Jesus) to believe in Me
and My Messenger, they said: “We believe. And bear
witness that we are Muslims.” (Ch 5:110-111 Quran)
Jesus’ Abilities and the Disciples – Quranic
Almighty Allah also revealed:
“And He Allah will teach him (Jesus) the Book and Al
Hikmah (the Sunna, the faultless speech of the
Prophets, wisdom, etc.), (and) the Torah and the
Gospel. And will make him (Jesus) a Messenger to the
Children of Israel (saying): “I have come to you
with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you
out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and
breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s
Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the
leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah’s
leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what
you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign
for you, if you believe. And I have come confirming
that which was before me of the Torah, and to make
lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and
I have come to you with proof from your Lord. So
fear Allah and obey me. Truly! Allah is my Lord and
your Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This is the
Straight Path.” Then when Jesus came to know of
their disbelief, he said: “Who will be my helpers in
Allah’s Cause?” The disciples said: “We are the
helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear
witness
that we are Muslims (we submit to Allah).” Our Lord!
We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow
the Messenger (Jesus); so write us down among those
who bear witness (to the truth, La ilaha ill Allah –
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). And
they (disbeliveers) plotted (to kill Jesus), and
Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of the
planners. (Ch 3:48-54 Quran)
Allah Sends the Disciples a Feast
Jesus continued calling people to Almighty Allah and
laying down for them what might be called “the law
of the Spirit.” Once when standing on a mountain
surrounded by his disciples, Jesus saw that those
who believed in him were from among the poor, the
wretched, an the downtrodden, and their number was
small. Some of the miracles which Jesus performed
had been requested by his disciples, such as their
wish for a “holy table” to be sent down from heaven.
Allah the Exalted said:
“Remember when the disciples said: “O Jesus, son of
Mary! Can your Lord send down to us a table spread
(with food) from heaven?” Jesus said: “Fear Allah,
if you are indeed believers.” They said: “We wish to
eat thereof and to be stronger in Faith and to know
that you have indeed told us the truth and that we
ourselves be its witnesses.” Jesus, son of Mary,
said: “O Allah, our Lord! Send us from heaven a
table spread (with food) that there may be for us –
for the first and the last of us – a festival and a
sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You
are the best of sustainers.” Allah said: “I am going
to send it down unto you, but if any of you after
that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a
torment such as I have not inflicted on anyone among
all the Alamin (mankind and jinn).
And (remember) when Allâh will say (on the Day of
Resurrection): “O ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam
(Mary)! Did you say unto men: ‘Worship me and my
mother as two gods besides Allâh?’ ” He will say:
“Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I
had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You
would surely have known it. You know what is in my
innernself though I do not know what is in Yours,
truly, You, only You, are the AllnKnower of all that
is hidden and unseen.” (Ch 5:112-116 Quran)
It was related that Jesus commanded his disciples to
fast for thirty days; at the end of it, they asked
Jesus to bring food from heaven to break their fast.
Jesus prayed to Allah after his disciples had
doubted Allah’s power. The great table cam down
between two clouds, one above and one below, while
the people watched. Jesus said: “O Lord, make it a
mercy and not a cause of distress.” So it fell
between Jesus’s hands, covered with a napkin. Jesus
suddenly prostrated and his disciples with him. They
sensed a fragrance, which they had never smelled
before. Jesus said: “The one who is the most devout
and most righteous may uncover the table, that we
might eat of it to thank Allah for it.” They said:
“O Spirit of Allah, you are the most deserving.”
Jesus stood up, then performed ablution and prayed
before uncovering the table, and behold, there was a
roasted fish. The disciples said: “O Spirit of
Allah, is this the food of this world or of
Paradise?” Jesus said to his disciples: “Did not
Allah forbid you to ask questions? It is the divine
power of Allah the Almighty Who said: ‘Be,’ and it
was. It is a sign from Almighty Allah warning of
great punishment for unbelieving mortals of the
world. This is the kernel of the matter.” It is said
that thousands of people partook of it, and yet they
never exhausted it. A further miracle was that the
blind and lepers were cured.
Those Worshipping Jesus and Allah’s Questions to
Jesus
The Day of the Table became one of the holy days for
the disciples and followers of Jesus. Later on, the
disciples and followers forgot the real essence of
the miracles, and so they worshipped Jesus as a god.
Almighty Allah asserted:
“And remember when Allah will say (on the Day of
Resurrection): “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you say
unto men: ‘Worship me and my mother as two gods
besides Allah?'” He will say: “Glory be to You! It
was not for me to say what I had no right to say.
Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known
it. You know what is in my inner self though I do
not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are
the All Knower of all that is hidden and unseen.
Never did I say to them aught except what You
(Allah) did command me to say: ‘Worship Allah, my
Lord and your Lord’, And I was a witness over them
while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up,
You were the Watcher over them, and You are a
Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition
and warning to the Christians of the whole world).
If you punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You
forgive them, Verily You, only You are the All
Mighty, the All Wise.” Allah will say: “This is a
Day on which the truthful will profit from their
truth: theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow
(in Paradise) – they shall abide therein forever.
Allah is pleased with them and they with Him. That
is the great success (Paradise). To Allah belongs
the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all
that is therein, and He is Able to do all things.”
(Ch 5:116-120 Quran)
The Jews Plot to Kill Jesus
Jesus went on his mission until vice knew that its
throne was threatening to fall. So the forces of
evil accused him of magic, infringement of the
Mosaic Law, allegiance with the devil; and when they
saw that the poor people followed him, they began to
scheme against him. The Sanhedrin, the highest
judicial and ecclesiastical council of the Jews,
began to meet to plot against Jesus. The plan took a
new turn. When the Jews failed to stop Jesus’ s
call, they decided to kill him. The chief priests
held secret meetings to agree on the best way of
getting rid of Jesus. While they were in such a
meeting, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, Judas
Iscariot, went to them and asked: “What will you
give me if I deliver him to you?” Judas bargained
with them until they agreed to give him thirty
pieces of silver known as shekels. The plot was laid
for the capture and murder of Jesus. It was said
that the high priest of the Jews tore his garment at
the meeting, claiming that Jesus had denied Judaism.
The tearing of clothes at that time was a sign of
disgust.
The Torture of Jesus
The priests had no authority to pass the death
sentence at that time, so they convinced the Roman
governor that Jesus was plotting against the
security of the Roman Empire and urged him to take
immediate action against him. The governor ordered
thaJesus be arrested. According to the Book of
Matthew, Jesus was arrested and the council of the
high priests passed the death sentence upon him.
Then, they began insulting him, spitting on his face
and kicking him. It was the Roman custom for the
condemned to be flogged before they were executed.
So Pilate, the Roman governor, ordered that Jesus be
flogged. The Mosaic Law stipulates forty lashes, but
the Roman had no limit, and they were brutal lashes.
After that, Jesus was handed to the soldiers for
crucifixion. They took off his clothes, and kept
them. They put a crown of thorns on his head to mock
him. According to custom he carried his cross on his
back to increase his suffering.
Jesus’s Crucifixion – Bible Version
Finally, they reached a place called Golgotha,
meaning the Place of Skulls, outside the walls of
Jerusalem. Instead of giving him a cup of wine
diluted with scent to help lessen the pain on the
cross, the soldiers gave Jesus a cup of vinegar
diluted with gall. Then they crucified him and, as a
further mockery, two thieves with him. So it is
written in the Bible.
Jesus’s Crucifixion – Quranic
But the faith of Islam came with views quite
different from that of the extend gospels with
regards to both the end of Jesus and his nature. The
Glorious Qur’an affirms that Allah the Exalted did
not permit the people of Israel to kill Jesus or
crucify him. What happened was that Allah saved him
from his enemies and raised him to heaven. They
never killed Jesus, they killed someone else. Allah
the Almighty declared:
” And because of their saying (in boast), “We killed
Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah,”
but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the
resemblance of Jesus was put over another man (and
they killed that man) and those who differ therein
are full of doubts. They have no certain knowledge,
they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they
killed him not (Jesus, son of Mary): But Allah
raised him (Jesus) up (with his body and soul) unto
Himself (and he is in the heavens). And Allah is
Ever All Powerful, All Wise. And there is none of
the people of the Scripture (Jews & Christians), but
must believe in him (Jesus, son of Mary, as only a
Messenger of Allah, and a human being0, before his
(Jesus or a Jew’s or a Christian’s ) death (at the
time of the appearance of the angel of death). And
on the Day of Resurrection, he (Jesus) will be a
witness against them. ( Ch 4:157-159 Quran)
Almighty Allah also revealed:
“And remember when Allah said: “O Jesus! I will take
you and raise you to Myself and clear you (of the
forged statement that Jesus is Allah’s son) of those
who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you
(Monotheists, who worship none but Allah ) superior
to those who disbelieve (in
the Oneness of Allah, or disbelieve in some of His
Messengers, e.g. Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, etc., or in
His Holy Books, e.g. the Torah, the Gospel, the
Qur’an) till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will
return to Me and I will judge between you in the
matters in which you used to dispute.” (Ch 3:55
Quran).
Refutation of the Christians Claim
Allah Disclaims Begetting Anyone – Surah 19,
Almighty Allah refuted the claims of the Jews and
the Christians in many verses of the Glorious
Qur’an. And they say: “The Most Beneficent (Allah)
has begotten a son (or offspring or children) (as
the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the
Christians say that He has begotten a son (Christ),
and the pagan Arabs say that he has begotten
daughters (angels, etc.)).” Indeed you have brought
forth (said) a terrible evil thing. Whereby the
heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split
asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, that they
ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the Most
Beneficent (Allah). But it is not suitable for (the
Majesty of ) the Most Beneficent (Allah) that He
should beget a son (or offspring or children). There
is non in the heavens and the earth but comes unto
the Most Beneficent (Allah) as a slave. Verily, He
knows each one of them, and has counted them a full
counting. And everyone of them will come to Him
alone on the Day of Resurrection (without any
helper, or protector or defender). (Ch 19:88-95
Quran) Allah the Exalted also declared:
“Yet, they join the jinns as partners in worship
with Allah, though He has created them (the jinns),
and they attribute falsely without knowledge sons
and daughters to Him. Be He Glorified! And Exalted
above (all) that they attribute to Him. He is the
Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He
have children when He has no wife? He created all
things and He is the All-Knower of everything. Such
is Allah, your Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has
the right to be worshipped but He), the Creator of
all things. So worship Him (Alone), and He is the
Wakil (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian etc.)
over all tings. No vision can grasp Him, but His
Grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and
Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things. (Ch
6:100-103 Quran) Almighty Allah commanded:
“O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do
not exceed the limits in you religion, nor say of
Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah Jesus, son of
Mary, was (no more than ) a Messenger of Allah and
His Word, (“Be” – and he was) which He bestowed on
Mary and a spirit (Ruh) created by Him; so believe
in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: “Three
(trinity)!” Cease! (It is ) better for you. For
Allah is the only One Ilah (God), Glory be to Him
(Far Exalted is He) above having a son. To Him
belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is
in the earth. And Allah is All Sufficient as a
Disposer of affairs. The Messiah will never be proud
to reject to be a slave to Allah, nor the angels who
are near (to Allah). And whosoever rejects His
worship and is proud, then He will gather them all
together unto Himself. So, as for those who believed
(in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism) and
did deeds of righteousness, He will give their (due)
rewards, and more out of His Bounty. But as
for those who refuse His worship and were proud, He
will punish them with a painful torment. And they
will not find for themselves besides Allah any
protector or helper. (Ch 4:171-173 Quran)
Allah Disclaims Ezra as a Son
Almighty Allah also declared:
And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the
Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah. That is
a saying from their mouths. They imitate the saying
of the disbeliveers of old. Allah’s Curse be on
them, how they are deluded away from the truth! They
(Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their
monks to be their lords besides Allah, (by obeying
them in things which they made lawful or unlawful
according to their own desires without being ordered
by Allah) and (they also took as their lord)
Messiah, son of Mary , while they (Jews and
Christians) were commanded (in the Torah and the
Gospel) to worship none but One Ilah (God- Allah) La
ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped
but He). Praise and glory be to Him, (far above is
He) from having the partners they associate (with
Him). (Ch 9:30-32 Quran)
Allah Disclaims Begetting Anyone
Allah the Almighty also revealed:
“Now ask them (O Muhammad): “Are there (only)
daughters for your Lord and sons for them?” Or did
We create the angels females while they were
witnesses? Verily, it is of their falsehood that
they (Quraish pagans) say: “Allah has begotten
off-spring or children (angels are the daughters of
Allah)” And, verily, they are liars! Has He (then)
chosen daughters rather than sons? What is the
matter with you? How do you decide? Will you not
then remember? Or is there for you a plain
authority? Then bring your Book if you are truthful!
And they have invented a kinship between Him and the
jinns, but the jinn know well that they have indeed
to appear (before Him) (i.e. they will be brought
for accounts). Glorified be Allah! (He is free) from
what they attribute unto Him! Except the slaves of
Allah, whom He chooses (for His Mercy i.e. true
believers of Islamic Monotheism who do not attribute
false things unto Allah). (Ch 37:149-160 Quran) And
Almighty Allah declared:
“Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allah is
the Messiah, son of Mary. Say (O Muhammad): “Who
then has the least power against Allah, if He were
destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, his mother, and
all those who are on the earth together?” And to
Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth, and all that is between them. He creates what
He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things. And
(both) the Jews and Christians say; “We are the
children of Allah and His loved ones.” Say: “Why
then does He punish you for your sins?” Nay, you are
but human beings, of those He has created, He
forgive whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills.
And to Allah belongs the
dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that
is between them, and to Him is the return of all. O
people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now
has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad) making
(things) clear unto you, after a break in (the
series of ) Messengers, lest you say: “there came
unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner.”
But now has come unto you a bringer of glad tidings
and a warner. And Allah is Able to do all things.
(Ch 5:17-19 Quran)
Allah the Exalted warned: Surely they have
disbelieved who say: “Allah is the Messiah (Jesus),
son of Mary.” But the Messiah (Jesus) said: “O
Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your
Lord.” Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship
with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for
him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the
Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers) there are no
helpers.
Surely, disbeliveers are those who said: “Allah is
the third of the three (in a Trinity).” But there is
no Ilah (god) (none who has the right to be
worshipped) but One Ilah (God- Allah). And if they
cease not from what they say, verily, a painful
torment will befall the disbeliveers among them.
Will they not repent to Allah and ask His
Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no
more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that
passed away before him. His mother (Mary) was a
Siddiqah (she believed in the Words of Allah, and
His Books. They both used to eat food, as any other
human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We
made the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look
how they are deluded away from the truth. (Ch
5:72-75 Quran) And Almighty Allah ordered: And say:
“All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has not
begotten a son (nor an offspring), and Who has no
partner in His Dominion, nor He is low to have a
Wali (helper, protector, or supporter). And magnify
Him with all the magnificence, (Allahu-Akbar, Allah
is the Most Great).” (Ch 17:111 Quran)
The pagans once asked the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh):
“To whom is your Lord related, His original
ancestors and His various branches of descendants?”
It is also reported that the Jews said: “We worship
Ezra, the Son of Allah,” and the Christians said:
“Jesus is the Son of Allah,” and the Magians said:
“We worship the sun and the moon,” an the Pagans
said: “We worship idols.” In response to all of them
Allah revealed some of His attributes: Unity,
Uniqueness, and other substantives:
Say: (O Muhammad): “He is Allah, the One. Allah
As-Samad (The Self- Sufficient Master, Whom all
creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). He
begets not, nor was He begotten; and there is none
co-equal or comparable unto Him.” (Ch 112:1-4 Quran)