A Miracle...And a Human Was Born
An Honorable Family
The family of Jesus is the Family of 'Imraan. It was a
family chosen by Allaah:
"Allaah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham,
and the family of 'Imraan, above the 'Aalameen
(mankind and jinns of their times). Offspring, one from
the other, and Allaah is the All-Hearer, All-Knower."
(Qur'aan 2 3:33-34)
An Honorable Mother under the Care of Allaah
When Mary's mother, the wife of 'Imraan, was pregnant,
she made a vow:
"(Remember) when the wife of 'Imraan said: 'O My
Rabb3 (Allaah)! I have vowed to You what 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". (Qur'aan 3: 35-36)
Allaah accepted her invocation, and Mary was born and
kept under the care of Prophet Zachariah, as Allaah, Most
Glorified, had ordained:
2. Whenever a translation of a verse is cited, then this refers to the
translation of the meaning.
3. Rabb: Allaah is ar-Rabb: He is the One Who gave all things the
power to grow, to move and to change, to Whom belongs the Creation
and Commandment, The Master Who has no equal in His
Sovereignty, Predominance, and Highness, The One Who Provides
and Sustains all that exists.
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"So her Rabb (Allaah) accepted her with goodly
acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and
put her under the care of Zachariah. Every time he
entered Al-Mihraab (a praying place or a private room)
to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance.
He said: 'O Mary! From where have you got this?' She
said, 'From Allaah'. Verily, Allaah provides sustenance
to whom He will, without counting." (Qur'aan 3: 37)
Allaah chose her above all the women of her lifetime:
"And (remember) when the angels said: 'O Mary!
Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you (from
polytheism and disbelief), and chosen you above the
women of Al-'Aalameen (mankind and jinns of her
lifetime)." (Qur'aan 3: 42)
The Good News
The angels brought Mary the good news about the birth of
a "Word" from Allaah. The Word was Be! And he was!
Jesus, son of Mary:
"(Remember) when the angels said: 'O Mary! Verily,
Allaah gives you the glad tidings of a Word ("Be!"-and
he was! i.e. Jesus the son of Mary) from Him, his name
will be the Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary, held in
honor in this world and in the Hereafter, and he will
be one of those who are near to Allaah. He will speak
to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will
be one of the righteous." (Qur'aan 3: 45-46)
The "Word" is not God, it is a Word from God, spoken
by Him; it is the Word “Be”- and he was! i.e. Jesus is a
creation by the Command of Allaah: Be! This means he is
not part of Allaah. He, Most Glorified, does not partition
Himself into any thing or any being.
Jesus: No Human Father!
Adam: No Human Father or Mother!
A Miraculous Creation
Mary received the news. She raised the question:
"She said: ' O My Rabb! How shall I have a son when
no man has touched me?" He said: "So, (it will be), for
Allaah creates what He wills. When He has decreed
something. He says to it only: "Be!"-and it is." (Qur'aan
3: 47)
Such Miraculous creation does not make him a "son of
God." Adam had neither a father nor a mother. So, should
we give him a “Special Divinity”? No one says this. Thus
ponder what Allah said concerning Adam and Jesus, peace
be upon them both:
"Verily, the likeness of Jesus in Allaah's Sight is the
likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He)
said to him: "Be!"-and he was. (This is) the truth from
your Rabb, so be not of those who doubt." (Qur'aan 3:
59-60)
And Allaah does not beget. He, Most Exalted, says in the
Qur'aan (19: 88-95):
"And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allaah) has
begotten a son (or offspring or children) 4."
"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 (Allaah)."
"But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most
Beneficent (Allaah) that He should beget a son (or
offspring or children)."
"There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes
unto the Most Beneficent (Allaah) as a slave."
"Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted
them a full counting."
"And every one of them will come to Him alone on the
Day of Resurrection (without any helper, or protector or
defender).”
4. As the Jews said: Ezra is the "son of Allaah” and the Christians said
that Allaah has "begotten a son (Christ, peace be upon him), and the
pagan Arabs said that He has "begotten daughters (angels, etc.). The
same was said many times in the past, i.e. in the Greek Mythology.
Allaah is high Above what they attribute to Him.
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The Conception:
Mary miraculously conceived Jesus, and delivered a boy
under a palm tree:
"And mention in the Book (i.e. the Qur'aan, O
Muhammad, the story of) Mary, when she withdrew in
seclusion from her family to a place facing East."
(Qur'aan 19:16).
"She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them (her
family); then We5 sent to her Our Rooh (angel Gabriel),
and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all
respects." (Qur'aan 19: 17)
"She said: 'Verily! I seek refuge with the Most
Beneficent (Allaah) from you, if you do fear Allaah."
(Qur'aan 19: 18)
"(The angel) said: 'I am only a Messenger from your
Rabb, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.”
(Qur'aan 19: 19)
"She said: 'How can I have a son, when no man has
touched me, nor am I unchaste?'” (Qur'aan 19: 20)
5. The "We" refers to Allaah Himself. This is for Glorification and
Magnification. It is common with Semitic languages for any Monarch
to use the "We" and "Us" when referring to himself. In England,
people are familiar with the Royal “We” particular for the Queen
herself. To Allaah belongs the best example. When Allaah says "We"
or "Us" no one who is familiar with the Arabic language understands
that this refers to "more than one God united in one"! He is One and
all of His Attributes describe Himself alone and are not qualities of
separate "gods"! He, Allaah, is the All-Merciful, The Compassionate,
The Provider, and so forth.
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"He said: 'So (it will be), your Rabb said: 'That is easy
for Me (Allaah); And (We wish) to appoint him as a
sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allaah), and it
is a matter (already) decreed , (by Allaah).'” (Qur'aan
19: 21)
"So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a
far place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from
Jerusalem)." (Qur'aan 19: 22)
"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!'"(Qur'aan
19: 23)
"Then (the babe "Jesus" or Gabriel) cried unto her from
below her, saying: 'Grieve not! Your Rabb has
provided a water stream under you." (Qur'aan 19:24)
"And shake the trunk of palm-tree towards you, it will
let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you." (Qur'aan 19: 25)
"So eat and drink, and if you see any human being,
say: 'Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most
Beneficent (Allaah) so I shall not speak to any human
being this day.'" (Qur'aan 19: 26)
Then she brought the babe "Jesus" to her people. They
could not believe what they saw:
"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)!'"
(Qur'aan 19: 27)
"O sister (i.e. the like) of 'Aaron 6! Your father was not
a man who used to commit adultery, nor was your
mother an unchaste woman." (Qur'aan 19: 28)
And he spoke in the cradle, explaining himself:
"Then she pointed to him. They said: 'How can we talk
to one who is a child in the cradle?'” (Qur'aan 19: 29)
He (Jesus) said: Verily! I am a slave of Allaah, He has
given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet.''
(Qur'aan 19: 30)
"And He has made me blessed whosesoever I be, and
has enjoined on me prayer, and Zakaah (prescribed
charity), as long as I live." (Qur'aan 19: 31)
"And dutiful to my mother7, and made me not
arrogant, unblest." (Qur'aan 19:32)
"And Salaam (peace) be upon me the day I was born,
and the day I die (after his descent to earth prior to the
Day of Judgment), and the day I shall be raised alive
(i.e. resurrection from his grave after on the Day of
Judgment!)" (Qur'aan 19: 31)
6. The 'Aaron mentioned here is not the brother of Moses, but he was
a pious man at the time of Mary, peace be upon her.
7. It is very strange to read in the Bible statements attributed to Jesus
in which he was impolite to his mother! In John 2: 4, it reads: "He
said to Mary, "Woman, what have I to do with you". Also in
Matthew 12: 47, we find: "Then one said unto Jesus, "Behold, your
mother and brethren stand without, desiring to talk to you" But he
answered and said, "Who is my mother? And who are my
brethren?" Certainly these cannot be the words of a great Prophet
who has a great moral character. It is an insult against Jesus that
Allaah does not accept.
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Allaah then stresses the reality of Jesus for all of those
who have any doubt about him or his Message:
"Such is Jesus, son of Mary, (it is) a statement of truth,
about which they doubt (or dispute)." (Qur'aan 19: 34)
"It befits not (the Majesty of) Allaah that He should
beget a son8. 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."(Qur'aan 19: 35)
Jesus was given revelation (i.e. the original Gospel)
fortified with miracles. People at his time deeply believed
in miracles. The manifestation of miracles on the hands of
Jesus was to bring people to the belief that he was
Allaah’s Messenger.
8. Referring to the slander of Christians against Allaah, by saying that
Jesus is the son of Allaah. In another statement in the Qur'aan, Allaah
says: "And they (Jews, Christians, and pagans) say: Allaah has
begotten a son (children or offspring). Glory be to Him (Exalted be
above all that they associate with Him). Nay, to Him belongs all that
is in heavens and on earth, and all surrender with obedience (in
worship) to Him." (Qur'aan 116-117). It has been a common trait in
history for mankind to liken Allaah to a human in some way or
another, but Allaah is totally unique. The Prophet Muhammad (May
Allaah's Praise and Peace be upon him) said: “Allaah said: The son of
Adam tells a lie against Me though he has no right to do so, and he
abuses Me though he has no right to do so. As for his telling a lie
against Me, it is that he claims that I cannot recreate him as I created
him before; and as for his abusing Me, it is his statement that I have a
son (or offspring, etc.) No! Glorified be Me! I am far from taking a
wife or a son (or offspring etc.”-Reported in the most authentic book
of Hadeeth (sayings, admonitions, actions, approvals, descriptions,
etc. of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) known as Saheeh
al-Bukhaari, V. 6, Hadeeth # 9; Published by Daar Al-Arabia, Beirut,
Lebanon. Authentically transmitted Hadeeth is an inspiration from
Allaah to the Prophet, peace be upon him. There is a great science in
Islaam devoted to the study of Hadeeth and its transmission (s).
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"And He (Allaah) will teach him (Jesus) the Book and
Al-Hikmah9, (and) the Torah and the Gospel." (Qur'aan
3: 48)
"And will make him (Jesus) a Messenger to the of
Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from
your Rabb, 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 Allaah’s Leave; and I heal him who was born
blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by
Allaah's Leave.10 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." (Qur'aan 3: 49).
"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 a proof from your Rabb. So fear Allaah and obey
me." (Qur'aan 3: 50)
9. Al-Hikmah: the way of understanding and application of religion
(worship) and wisdom in dealing with people and calling them to the
worship of Allaah and the purpose of their creation.
10. There are those who would say: "but Jesus raised the dead and
thus he is God." The fact, however, is that these were miracles
performed by Jesus by permission from Allaah, his Rabb. According
to the Bible statements attributed to Jesus, he said: "I can of mine own
self do nothing". (John 5:30). "The power is given unto me" (Mathew
28:18) "I cast devils by the "Spirit (i.e., Will) of God." (Mathew
12:28). "Jesus of Nazareth a man approved of God among you by
miracles." (Acts 2:20). "You seek to kill me a man that has told you
the truth which I have heard of God" (John 8:40). The man-Prophet
Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) was created, and was given
Revelation from Allaah to call the Israelites to the worship of Allaah
alone. At the same time, like many Prophets and Messengers before
him, Allaah gave him certain miracles to show His Signs to those who
were being called to submit to Allaah, and in order to make their
hearts content and certain.
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And a clear Message:
"Truly! Allaah is my Rabb and your Rabb, so worship
Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path." (Qur'aan 3: 51)
The Turning of Hearts to the
Message of Jesus
Jesus (peace be upon him) persevered in inviting people to
Allaah. By Allaah's will, his companions turned to support
him when he felt the plots of the disbelievers:
"And when I (Allaah) put in the hearts of the disciples
(of Jesus) to believe in Me and My Messenger, they
said: "We believe. And bear witness that we are
Muslims (those who submit to Allaah's will)." (Qur'aan 5:
111)
"Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief (i.e.
from the Children of Israel), he said: 'Who will be my
helpers in Allaah's Cause?' The disciples said: 'We are
the helpers of Allaah (his religion); we believe in
Allaah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we
submit to Allaah). And they (disbelievers) plotted (to kill
Jesus), and Allaah planned too. And Allaah is the Best
of the planners." (Qur'aan 53-54)
The Qualities of Jesus
He was of human nature, one personality and not three,
and a Messenger of Allaah:
"O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do
not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allaah
aught but the truth. The Messiah Jesus, son of Mary,
was (no more than) a Messenger of Allaah and His
Word ("Be!"-and he was) which he bestowed on Mary
and a spirit (Rooh) created by Him; so believe in
Allaah and His Messengers. Say not: 'Three (trinity)!
Cease! (It is) better for you. For Allaah is (the only)
One Ilaah (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 on the earth. And Allaah is All-
Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs." (Qur'aan 4: 171)
"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 Siddeeqah
(i.e. she believed in the Words of Allaah and His Books).
They both used to eat food (as any other human being,
while Allaah does not eat) 11. Look how We make the
Aayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are
deluded away (from the truth)." (Qur'aan 5:75)
Although Jesus is a Rooh (spirit) from Allaah, this does
not mean that Jesus is an attribute of Allaah Himself.
11. Jesus and his mother ate the food and walked the streets. Allaah
does not need anything; He is Self-Sufficient. One would imagine that
people who contemplate would recognize this fact and come to the
natural conclusion that Divinity is for Allaah alone and not a quality
of any created being.
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Allaah called Gabriel Roohana (Our Rooh i.e. Our Spirit)
and we know that Gabriel is a created angel, existing, and
has his own created qualities. Similarly Allaah says about
the heavens and the earth that:
"And has subjected to you all that is in the heavens
and all that is in the earth; it is all as a favor and
kindness from Allaah." (Qur'aan 45: 13)
Clearly, the heavens and the earth are part of Allaah's
creation and not part of Allaah Himself or an attribute of
Him. We also read in the Qur'aan: Allaah's Messenger,
Allaah's House (referring to the Ka’bah in Makkah), etc.
The Messenger, the House, etc. are like Allaah's Spirit, in
the sense that they are created persons or things that are
honorable in Allaah's Sight. However, when one of the
two nouns is Allaah and the second is neither a person nor
a thing, then it is not a created thing but a quality of
Allaah e.g. Allaah's Knowledge, Allaah's Self, etc.
Therefore, Jesus is not an attribute of Allaah. In fact
Allaah declares that those who believe in Jesus as God
commit Kufr (disbelief):
"Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allaah is the
Messiah, son of Mary! Say (O Muhammad, peace upon
him): "Who then has the least power against Allaah, if
He were to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, this
mother, and all those who are on the earth together?
And to Allaah belongs the dominion of the heavens and
the earth, and all that is between them. He creates
what He wills. And Allaah is able to do all things."
(Qur'aan 5: 17)
The method of the creation of Jesus is one of the Signs of
Allaah showing His Great Ability of Creating as He Wills:
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from a male and a female (ourselves); from a male without
a female (Eve); from a female without a male (Jesus), and
from neither a male nor a female (Adam):
"And We made her and her son (Jesus) a sign for Al-
'Aalameen (mankind and jinns)." (Qur'aan 21: 91)
Jesus has the honor of being a slave of Allaah:
"The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be a
slave to Allaah, nor the angels who are near (to Allaah).
And whosoever rejects His worship and is proud, then
He will gather them all together unto Himself."
(Qur'aan 4: 172)
Jesus Never Claimed to Be God (Allaah)
No one who receives Revelation from Allaah can claim
himself Divine or God:
"It is not (possible) for any human being to whom
Allaah has given the Book and Al-Hukma (knowledge
and understanding of the laws of religion, etc.) and
Prophethood to say to the people: "Be my worshippers
rather than Allaah's." On the contrary (he would say):
Be you Rabbaaniyyoon (learned men of religion who
practice what they know and also preach others), because
you are teaching the Book, and you are studying it.
Nor would he order you to take angels and Prophets
for lords (gods). Would he order you to disbelieve after
you have submitted to Allaah's will?" (Qur'aan 3: 79-
80)
This statement from Allaah affirms the human nature of
Prophets and Messengers. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be
upon him) advised that:
"Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians
praised the son of Mary, for I am only a slave. So call
me the slave of Allaah and His Messenger."12
The exaggerated praise of Jesus13 has led many to
consider him as God besides Allaah! Surely this is
disbelief in Allaah, the Most Perfect, and the Self-
Sufficient:
12. Reported in Saheeh Al-Bukhaari, V. 4, Hadeeth # 654.
13. Given the weak nature of man, such exaggeration have touched
many people other than Jesus, peace be upon him. People in different
parts of the world have set up rivals to the Creator, offering prayers,
and all forms of worship to them.
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"Surely, they have disbelieved who say: 'Allaah is the
Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary'..." (Qur'aan 5: 72)
And Jesus emphasized that:
"But the Messiah (Jesus) said: 'O Children of Israel!
Worship Allaah, my Rabb (Lord) and your Rabb
(Lord).' Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship
with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise for
him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the
polytheists and wrong-doers, there are no helpers."
(Qur'aan 5: 72)
And a warning to those who called for making him Three
in One, One in Three. A concept never understood even
by many Christians. This Trinity concept was adopted by
the Pauline Church in the year 325 C.E. It was never
preached by Jesus himself:
"Surely, disbelievers are those who said: 'Allaah is the
third of three (in a Trinity)' but there is no true god
who has the right to be worshipped except One God-
Allaah. And if they cease not from what they say,
verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers
among them." (Qur'aan 5: 73)
Allaah calls them to repent, saying:
"Will they not repent to Allaah and ask His
Forgiveness? For Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." (Qur'aan 5: 74)
Repentance is something that pleases Allaah. It is a
manifestation of submission to Him, and it does not
require any intermediary. Prophet Muhammad (Praise and
Blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
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"Allaah is more pleased with the repentance of His
slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his
camel which he had lost in a desert."14
14. Saheeh Al-Bukhari, V. 8, Hadeeth # 321.
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The Plot and the Resurrection
Every Prophet was opposed by those who rejected the
Message he brought from Allaah. This conflict has been
determined by Allaah from way before creation itself.
Like many Prophets who were sent to the Children of
Israel, Jesus, peace be upon him, was opposed and a plot
was made to kill him:
"Verily, We took the covenant of the Children of Israel
and sent them Messengers. Whenever there came to
them a Messenger with what they themselves desired
not- a group of them they called liars and others
among them they killed." (Qur'aan 5: 70)
Those who disbelieved were cursed by Allaah:
"Those amongst the Children of Israel who disbelieved
were cursed by the tongue of David and Jesus, son of
Mary. That was because they disobeyed (Allaah and the
Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond
doubts." (Qur'aan 5: 78)
"And because of their (Jews) disbelief and uttering
against Mary a grave false charge (that she has
committed illegal sexual intercourse)." (Qur'aan 4:156)
Allah saved Jesus from their tongues and hands and took
him to Himself:
"And (remember) when Allah said: 'O Jesus! I will take
you and raise you (body and soul) to Myself and clear
you of those who disbelieve." (Qur'aan 3: 55)
"(And remember) when I (Allaah) restrained the
Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill
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you) since you came unto them with clear proofs, and
the disbelievers among them said: "This is nothing but
evident magic." (Qur'aan 5: 110)
The Saving of Jesus from the Crucifixion and
Then His Ascension
The Jews claimed, and still claim, that they crucified
Jesus, but Allaah restrained them from that and saved
Jesus, peace be upon him, by taking him up to Himself:
"And because of their (the Jews) saying (in boast), 'We
killed Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of
Allaah, 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 (i.e. Jesus,
son of Mary)." (Qur'aan 4: 157)
"But Allaah raised him (Jesus) up (with his body and
soul) unto Himself (and he is in the heavens). And
Allaah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise."(Qur’aan 4: 158)
This was a great honor to Jesus, peace be upon him.
The Descent of Jesus
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, explained the
descent of Jesus before the establishment of the Last
Hour:
"...and he (Jesus) will descend at the white minaret15 in
the Eastern side of Damascus wearing two garments
lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the
wings of two Angels. When he would lower his head,
there would fall beads of perspiration from his head,
and when he would raise it up, beads like pearls would
scatter from it. Every non-believer who would smell
the odor of his self would die and his breath would
reach as far as he would be able to see. He would then
search for him (the false Christ) until he would catch
hold of him at the gate of Ludd16 and would kill
him...."17
He, peace be upon him, also said:
"By Him in whose hands is my soul, surely (Jesus), the
son of Mary (peace be upon both of them) will shortly
descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly,
by the Law of the Qur'aan (as a just ruler); he will
break the cross and kill the pigs and there will be no
Jizya.18 Money will be in abundance so that nobody
15. Near the eastern side of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.
16. This lies within the Israeli occupied land of Palestine. In it is an
international airport and the city is called Al-Ludd.
17. Reported in Saheeh Muslim, V. 4, Hadeeth # 7015
18. Jizya: a tax imposed on non-Muslims who would keep their
religion rather than embracing Islaam. This tax will not be accepted
by Jesus, peace be upon him, as all people will be required to embrace
Islaam, and there will be no other alternative. It is the religion of all
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will accept it, and a single prostration to Allaah (in
prayer) will be better than the whole world and
whatever is in it."
The narrator of the above saying of the Prophet (praise
and blessing of Allaah be upon him) added: 19
"If you wish, you can recite (this verse from the
Qur'aan):
‘And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews
and Christians), but must believe in him (i.e. Jesus, as a
Messenger of Allaah and a human being), before his
(Jesus, or a Jew's or a Christian's) death.20 And on the
Day of Resurrection, he (Jesus) will be a witness
against them.’" (Qur'aan 4: 159)
Prophets and Messengers and it is the one and only religion accepted
by its Originator, Allaah.
19. Saheeh Al-Bukhaari, V.4, Hadeeth # 657.
20. "Before his death" has two interpretations: a) before the death of
Jesus after his descent from the heavens and after he rules in justice
when Allah will send a pleasant wind which, as Prophet Muhammad
(upon him and Jesus be peace) explained: "would take the life of every
Muslim and only the wicked would survive who would commit
adultery like asses and the Last Hour would come to them"-reported
in Saheeh Muslim, V. 4, Hadeeth # 7015, P. 1518.; or b) a Jew's or a
Christian’s death, at the time of the appearance of the Angel of Death
when he will realize that Jesus was not God, or the son of God!
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Why is it that Jesus will Rule by the
Qur'aan And Not the Gospel?
The essence of Allaah’s Religion revealed to all the
Prophets and Messengers is one: it calls for the worship
and submission to Allaah alone, avoiding all false deities.
This is the meaning of Islaam. This message was in the
original Gospel that was revealed to Jesus as well as in all
the original Scriptures before and in the Last Revelation to
mankind:
"And verily, We have sent among every Ummah
(nation, community) a Messenger (proclaiming):
"Worship Allaah (alone)," and avoid (or keep away
from) Taaghoot (all false deities)." (Qur'aan 16: 36)
"The religion accepted by Allaah is Islaam (submission
of one’s will to Allaah and abiding by His Laws, and
keeping all worship to Him alone)." (Qur'aan 3: 19)
Jesus confirmed the Torah before him, and preached the
Gospel calling the Children of Israel to submit, as in the
Torah, to Allaah alone. He did not call for anything that
contradicts the Gospel, like Trinity or attributing sons to
God, etc. All of these false concepts were exposed in the
Last Revelation, the Qur'aan, where Allaah stated that He
took the Covenant from all the Prophets, including Jesus,
that:
"And (remember) when Allaah took the Covenant of
the Prophets, saying: 'Take whatever I gave you from
the Book and Al-Hikmah (understanding of the Laws of
Allaah, etc.) and afterwards there will come to you a
Messenger (Muhammad, peace be upon him) confirming
what is with you; you must believe in him and help
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him'. Allaah said: “'Do you agree (to it) and will you
take up My Covenant (which I concluded with you)?'
They said: 'We agree'. He said: 'Then bear witness;
and I am with you among the witnesses (for this)'."
(Qur'aan 3: 81)
The Covenant is a testimony to the unified message of all
of the Messengers of Allaah. Naturally, Jesus is a follower
of Allaah and of His Messages. He abided by the
Covenant in which he was told of the coming of
Muhammad (peace be upon him). He brought this news to
the attention of the Children of Israel, hence fulfilling the
Covenant, and called his followers to believe and follow
the Last Message to mankind, the Qur’aan, when it
reaches them:
"And (remember) when Jesus, son of Mary, said: 'O
Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allaah unto
you confirming the Torah (which came) before me, and
giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me
whose name shall be Ahmed21. But when he (Ahmed
i.e. Muhammad, peace be upon him) came to them with
21. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: "I have five
names: I am Muhammad and Ahmed: I am Al-Maahi through whom
Allaah will eliminate Al-Kufr (infidelity): I am Al-Hashir who will be
the first to be resurrected, the people being resurrected thereafter;
and I am also Al-'Aaqib (i.e. there will be no Prophet after him).”-
Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, V. 4, Hadeeth # 732. Ahmed literally
means: "One who praises Allaah more than others." Also it means, the
“the praised one.” Prophet Muhammad is foretold in Deut 18: 18, and
in the Gospel of St. John (14/16, 25, 26, 27), as the “Prophet to
come”, and the “future Comforter,” respectively. Christians
understand that the “Comforter” is the Holy Spirit. However, the Holy
Spirit is Gabriel, who was supporting and guiding Jesus throughout
his mission. The “Comforter” is a translation from the Greek for the
word “Paracletos,” which is a corrupt reading for “Periclytos,” almost
a translation of the meaning of “Muhammad” or “Ahmed.”
