5:112 Remember when the disciples said, “Oh Jesus, Son of Mary, is your Lord able to send
down a table to us spread with food from heaven?” He said, “Fear Allah if you are
believers.” They said, “We desire to eat from it, to satisfy hearts, to know that you have
spoken the truth to us, and to be witnesses to the miracle.” Jesus, Son of Mary, said, “Oh
Allah, our Lord, send down a table spread with food from heaven that it will become a
recurring festival from the first of us and to the last of us, and a sign from You, and do
nourish us, for You are the best provider.” Allah said, “I will send it down to you, but
whoever among you disbelieves after that, I will surely inflict a punishment on him unlike
any I have inflicted on any other creature.”
5:116 And when Allah says, “Oh Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to mankind, ‘Take me and
my mother as two gods, beside Allah?”’ He will say, “Glory be unto You. It is not for me to
say what I had no right to say. If I had said that, You would have known it. You know what
is in my heart. I do not know what is in Your heart. You know all that is hidden.” “I only
said what You commanded me to say, ‘Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord,’ and I was a
witness of their actions while I was among them. When You caused me to die, You watched
them, and You are witness of all things. If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if
You
forgive them, You are mighty and wise.”
5:119 Allah will say, “This day the truth will profit the truthful. They will have Gardens
beneath which the rivers flow, and they will remain there forever.” Allah is well-pleased
with them and they with Him. This shall be the great bliss. Allah’s is the sovereignty of the
heavens and of the earth and of all that they contain. He is able to do all things.
2:109 Many of the People of the Book wish to turn you back into unbelievers because of
their jealousy, even after they have clearly seen the truth. Forgive them and endure them
until Allah shows His will to you. Truly Allah has power over all things. Attend to your
prayers and pay the zakat [the poor tax]. You will be rewarded by Allah for whatever good
you do. Allah sees all you do.
2:111 And they say, “Only Jews and Christians will enter Paradise.” Those are their vain
wishes. Say: Show your proof if you are telling the truth. But those who submit to Allah and
do good deeds will be rewarded by their Lord. They will have nothing to dread or regret.
The Jews say the Christians are wrong, and the Christians say the Jews are wrong, although
they both read the Scriptures. The ignorant say they are both wrong. On the Day of
Resurrection Allah will judge their disagreements.
2:114 Who is more evil than the people who wish to destroy Allah’s mosques and forbid
that His name be spoken in them [the Meccans prohibited the Muslim entry into the Kabah]?
They should instead be entering into them with fear. They will meet with shame in this
world and an awful torment in the world to come. The east and the west belong to Allah;
therefore, wherever you go Allah is there. He is omniscient and all-knowing.
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2:116 They say, “Allah has produced a son.” All glory is to Him! All in the heavens and
earth belong to Him, and will obey Him, the one and only creator of the heavens and earth.
When He makes a decree, He only has to say to it, “Be!” and it is. And the ignorant ask,
“Why does Allah not speak to us or give us some sign?” The same question was asked by
those who came before them, and their hearts are the same. Certainly we have made the
signs clear for those who have unshakable faith.
2:119 We have sent you to bring the truth and to warn the people. You will not have to
answer for the prisoners of Hell. The Jews and Christians will never be satisfied with you
unless you follow their religion. Say: Allah’s guidance is the only true guidance. If you
were to follow their wishes, despite your knowledge, there would be no one to help you or
shield you from Allah’s wrath. Those to whom we have given these Scriptures, and read
them as they should be read, truly believe in what they say. Those who do not believe
what they say will certainly meet with eternal damnation.
2:122 Children of Israel! Remember the favor that I have done for you and that I lifted you
up above all other nations. Dread the day when no soul will stand for another, ransom will
be taken from no soul, no intervention will be of any use to it, and the soul will be given no
help.
2:252 These are Allah’s signs, which we tell you in truth, as you are one of the messengers.
Of these messengers We have raised some up above others. To some Allah has spoken
directly, and others he has raised to a high status. To Jesus, son of Mary, We gave clear
signs and the strength of the Holy Spirit [the angel Gabriel]. If it was Allah’s will, those who
came after him would not have fought with each other after receiving clear signs, but they
chose to argue. So some believed and some disbelieved, and if Allah had willed it they
would not
have fought with each other, but Allah is doing what He intended.
5:18 The Jews and Christians say, “We are sons of Allah and his beloved.” Say: Then why
does He punish you for your sins? No, you are only a part of the men He has created. He
forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom He pleases, and with Allah is the sovereignty
of the heavens and of the earth and of all that is between them. All things return to Him.
5:19 Oh, people of the Scriptures [Jews and Christians], Our Messenger has been sent to you
again to clear up the reason for the break in His messengers [The reason there have been no
prophets since Jesus, six hundred years] for fear you will say, “We have had no bearer of
good tidings, nor any warner.” So now a bearer of good tidings and a warner has reached
you. Allah is almighty.
4:53 Should those who would fail to give even a penny to their fellow man have a share in
the kingdom? Do they envy the people for what they have received from Allah’s bounty?
We gave the Scriptures and wisdom to the children of Abraham, and a grand kingdom.
Some of them believe in His Messenger while others turn away from him. The flames of
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