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| Prophet Jesus, the son of Mary |
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Allah declared that He had elected Adam and the elite of his offspring who obey Allah. Then He specified the family of Abraham, which includes the sons of Ishmael , and the family of Imran, the father of Mary.
Prophet Zechariah's wife's sister’s name was 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 she was pregnant she was the happiest woman alive, and thanked Allah for His gift.
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Read about the Mary, the mother of Jesus
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| The Birth of Jesus |
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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.
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| Al- Quran 19:22-26 |
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 So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. |
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| And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!" |
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| But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): "Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; |
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| "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. |
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| "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (God) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into nor talk with any human being'" |
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| Mary Returns to the City with Jesus |
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She decided to return to the city. However, her fears also returned. What was she going to tell the people? As if sharing his 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 has 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 if 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.
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| Al- Quran 19:27-33 |
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| At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! |
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| "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!" |
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| But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" |
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| He said: "I am indeed a servant of God: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; |
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| "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; |
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| "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; |
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| "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"! |
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| Allah's Message About Jesus Al- Quran 19:34-39 |
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| Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. |
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| It is not befitting to (the majesty of) God that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is. |
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| Verily God is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight. |
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| But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day! |
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| How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest! |
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| But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe! |
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| Birth without a father |
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It was said that Joseph the Carpenter was greatly surprised when he heard 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!"
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| The Miracles of Jesus Al- Quran 5:110-111 |
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| Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' |
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| "And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger. they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims'". |
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| Jesus's Abilities and Disciples Al- Quran 3:48-58 |
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| "And God will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel, |
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| "And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe; |
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| "'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, and obey me. |
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| "'It is God Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'" |
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| When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My helpers to (the work of) God?" Said the disciples: "We are God's helpers: We believe in God, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims. |
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| "Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Apostle; then write us down among those who bear witness." |
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| And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and God too planned, and the best of planners is God. |
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| Allah Sends the Disciples a Feast |
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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, and 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.
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| Al- Quran 5:112-116 |
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| Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith." |
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| They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle." |
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| Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)." |
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| Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples." |
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| And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. |
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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 came down between two clouds, one above and one below, while the people watched. Jesus said: "0 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: "0 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: "0 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.
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.
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| Allah's Questions to Jesus, Al- Quran 5:116-120 |
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| And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. |
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| "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things. |
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| "If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise." |
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| Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah. That is the great salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires). |
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| To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things. |
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| Jesus's Crucifixion |
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But the faith of Islam came with views quite different from that of the extant 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.
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| Al- Quran 4:157-159 |
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| That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Apostle of God";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:- |
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| Nay, God raised him up unto Himself; and God is Exalted in Power, Wise;- |
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| And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;- |
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| Al- Quran 3:55 |
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| Behold! God said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute. |
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| Allah Disclaims Begetting Anyone |
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Almighty Allah refuted the claims of the Jews and the Christians in many verses of the Glorious Qur'an.
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| Al- Quran 19:88-95 |
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| They say: "(God) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" |
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| Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! |
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| At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin, |
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| That they should invoke a son for (God) Most Gracious. |
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| For it is not consonant with the majesty of (God) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. |
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| Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (God) Most Gracious as a servant. |
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| He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly. |
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| And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment. |
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| Al- Quran 6: 100-103 |
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| Yet they make the Jinns equals with God, though God did create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him! |
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| To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things. |
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| That is God, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all affairs. |
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| No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. |
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| Al- Quran 4: 171-173 |
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| O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of God aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of God, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in God and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for God is one God: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is God as a Disposer of affairs. |
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| Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship God, nor do the angels, those nearest (to God): those who disdain His worship and are arrogant,-He will gather them all together unto Himself to (answer). |
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| But to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, He will give their (due) rewards,- and more, out of His bounty: But those who are disdainful and arrogant, He will punish with a grievous penalty; Nor will they find, besides God, any to protect or help them. |
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| Allah Disclaims Ezra as a Son |
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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 disbelievers of old. Allah Curse be on them, how they are deluded a way from the truth!
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| Al- Quran 9:30-32 |
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| The Jews call 'Uzair a son of God, and the Christians call Christ the son of God. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. God's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! |
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| They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of God, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One God: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). |
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| Fain would they extinguish God's light with their mouths, but God will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). |
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| Al- Quran 37: 149-160 |
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| Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord has (only) daughters, and they have sons?- |
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| Or that We created the angels female, and they are witnesses (thereto)? |
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| Is it not that they say, from their own invention, |
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| "God has begotten children"? but they are liars! |
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| Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons? |
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| What is the matter with you? How judge ye? |
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| Will ye not then receive admonition? |
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| Or have ye an authority manifest? |
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| Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful! |
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| And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment- Seat)! |
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| Glory to God! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)! |
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| Not (so do) the Servants of God, sincere and devoted. |
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| Al- Quran 6:17-19 |
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| "If God touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things. |
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| "He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things." |
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| Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "God is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides God there is another God?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one God, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him." |
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| Allah Disclaims Christian Beliefs About Jesus |
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| Al- Quran 6:72-75 |
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| "To establish regular prayers and to fear God: for it is to Him that we shall be gathered together." |
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| It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the truth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He knoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, well acquainted (with all things). |
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| Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error." |
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| So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the heavens and the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude. |
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| Al- Quran 17:111 |
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| Say: "Praise be to God, who begets no son, and has no partner in (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!" |
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| Al- Quran 112:1-4 |
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| Say: He is God, the One and Only; |
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| God, the Eternal, Absolute; |
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| He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; |
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| And there is none like unto Him. |
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| Jesus A Prophet |
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Jesus according to Islam was one of the messenger of God.
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| Al- Quran 5:78 |
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| Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses. |
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| Al- Quran 19:30 |
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| He said: "I am indeed a servant of God: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; |
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| Allah Declares He Has No Son |
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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 . They began to talk about their claim about the Trinity, which is that Allah is three in one, the Father, Son, and 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 mother.
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| Meaning of Allah |
The Most Mercifull, the Most Beneficient
"Truly, I am Allah; there is no God but I; therefore serve Me"
[Al-Qur’an 20:14]
Things exist by his will
"When we decree a thing, We need only say:
'Be', and it is "
[Al-Qur’an 5:32]
"Surely, your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then ascended His Throne, Ordaining all things"
[Al-Qur’an 10:3]
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| The Last Prophet of God |
Muhammed(May Allah send peace and blessing to him.)
A comprehensive site detailing the Prophet's life. It contains his biography, his character and his relations.
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| American Muslims Condemn all acts of Terrorism |
Muslims condemn all acts against innocent civilians.
The Qur'an is a Book revealed to people as a guide to the true path and in
this Book, God commands man to adopt good morals. This morality is based upon
concepts such as love, compassion, tolerance and mercy. God calls all people to
Islamic morals through which compassion, mercy, peace and tolerance can be
experienced all over the world.
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Quran Chapter 5 Verse 32
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"If anyone slew an innocent person it would be as if he slew the whole mankind
and if anyone saved a life it would be as if he saved the life of the whole mankind"
[Al-Qur’an 5:32]
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