out as a messenger to the Children of Israel saying, “I have come to you with a sign from
your Lord. I will make a figure of a bird out of clay and then, by Allah’s will, I will breathe
life into it. By Allah’s permission I cause the blind to see, heal the lepers, and bring the dead
back to life. I will tell you what you should eat and what you should store up in your houses.
This will be a sign for those who truly believe. I have come to fulfill the Law which came
before me and to give you permission to do certain things which were once unlawful. I come
to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. Allah is my Lord and yours,
so worship Him. That is the right path.”
3:52 When Jesus saw that they did not believe, he said, “Who will be my helpers for Allah?”
The disciples replied, “We will be Allah’s helpers! We believe in Allah and witness our
submission to Him. Lord! We believe in what you have revealed and we follow Your
messenger; therefore, record us as Your witnesses.”
3:53 So the Jews plotted and Allah plotted, but Allah is the best of plotters. And Allah said,
“Jesus! I am going to end your life on earth and lift you up to Me. [Jesus did not die on the
cross. He was taken to Allah. He will return to kill the anti-Christ and then die a natural
death.] I will send the unbelievers away from you and lift up those who believe above all
others until the Day of Resurrection. Then all will return to Me and I will judge their
disputes. As for the unbelievers, they will be punished with excruciating agony in this world
and the world to come. They will have no one to help them. As for the believers who do
good works, He will fully reward them. Allah does not love those who do wrong. These
signs and this wise warning We bring to you.”
3:58 Truly, Jesus is like Adam [neither had a father] in Allah’s sight. He created him from
the dust and said to him, “Be!” and he was.
3:59 This is the truth from your Lord, so do not doubt it. If anyone one argues with you
about him after they have received the knowledge say, “Come, let us call together our sons
and your sons, our wives and your wives, and ourselves and yourselves. Then we will
humbly pray and ask for Allah’s curse to come down upon all the liars.” [A method of
resolving religious disputes was for each party to call down the curses of their god upon the
other party.] This is an entirely true account. There is no god except Allah, and truly Allah is
mighty and wise.
But if they reject you, surely Allah knows those who cause corruption.
4:171 People of the Book [Christians]! Do not overstep the boundaries of your religion and
speak only what is true about Allah. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, is only Allah’s
messenger and his Word which he sent into Mary was a spirit from Him. Therefore, believe
in Allah and His messengers and do not say, “Trinity.” Hold back and it will be better for
you. Allah is only one god. Far be it from Allah to have a son! All in the heavens and earth
are His. Allah is the sufficient as a protector. The Messiah does not condescend to be
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Allah’s servant, nor do His favored angels. Those who disdain service to Him, and are filled
with arrogance, Allah will gather them all together before Him.
61:6 And remember when Jesus, son of Mary, said, “Children of Israel! I am Allah’s
messenger sent to confirm the Law which was already revealed to you and to bring good
news of a messenger who will come after me whose name will be Ahmad.” [Ahmad was one
of Mohammed’s names. This quote of Jesus is not found in any Christian scriptures.] Yet
when he [Mohammed] came to them with clear signs, they said, “This is merely sorcery!”
And who is more evil than the one who, when called to submit to Islam, makes up a lie
about Allah? Allah does not guide the evil-doers! They wish to put out Allah’s light with
their mouths, but as much
as the unbelievers hate it, Allah will perfect His light.
61:9 It is He who has sent forth His messenger with guidance and the true religion so that,
though the idolaters hate it, He will make His religion victorious over all the others.
57:26 And We sent Noah and Abraham and placed messengers among their descendents
and gave them the Scriptures. Some of them followed the right path, but many were evil-
doers. After them we sent other messengers, and after them came Jesus, son of Mary. To
him We gave the revelations found in the Gospels and placed compassion and mercy in his
followers’ hearts. But as for the monastic lifestyle, that was their idea. The only command
We gave them was to please Allah, but they failed in this. We only gave the true believers
their reward for many of them were corrupt.
57:28 Believers! Fear Allah and trust in His messenger. He will give you a double portion of
His mercy and will give you a light in which to walk. He will forgive you, for Allah is
forgiving and merciful
57:29 The People of the Book [Jews and Christians] must realize that they have no say in
Allah’s grace [as to who is a prophet]. The gift of grace lies in His hands alone, and He
gives it to whom He pleases, for Allah is full of boundless grace.
5:46 We caused Jesus, the son of Mary, to follow in the footsteps of the messengers,
confirming what was revealed in the Torah. We gave him the Gospel, with its guidance and
light, confirming what was revealed in the Torah, a guidance and warning to those who fear
Allah.
5:47 Let the people of the Gospel judge according to what Allah has sent down to them, and
whoever will not judge by what Allah has sent down, they are evildoers. We sent down the
Book of the Koran with truth confirming the previous Scriptures and guarding it in safety.
Judge between them by what Allah has sent down, and do not follow their desires away
from the truth which has come to you. For every one of you, We appointed a law and a way.
If Allah had pleased, He would have made you a single nation, but His plan is to test you by
what He has given to each. So strive, as if in a race, to do good deeds. To Allah you will all
return, and He will let you know the subjects of your disputes.
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