Allah Declares He Has No Son
The personality of Jesus (peace be upon him) has been a subject of disagreement and controversy between Islam and Christianity. While Christians consider Jesus a son of God or God, Muslims believe that he is a mere Prophet of Allah whose mission was to confirm the Torah revealed before him, call to monotheism and give glad tidings of the coming of Prophet Muhammad after him. It was this difference over the personality of Jesus that has kept the followers of the two religions apart.
Thus,Muslims have been commanded to revere all Prophets with no distinction.A Muslim believes in Jesus as he or she believes in Muhammad (peace be upon both of them). In addition to this, a Muslim who disbelieves in any of Allah’s Prophets’ is deemed a disbeliever, according to the Qur’an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad, and is supposed to be killed in a state where Islamic law is applied. Even a mere attempt to impeach or accuse Jesus (peace be upon him) of
committing a sin is regarded as an act of disbelief, because Muslims believe that all Prophets of Allah are infallible and not liable to sin. This is not a lip service, it is the dictate of the
Qur’an and Sunnah. Our love of Jesus (peace be upon him) knows no bounds, and our feelings towards him run so deep that we give our children the names of Jesus and Mary. However, Muslims do believe that Allah Almighty is far and above having a child or a partner in His
divinity, and therefore they reject any belief that overexalts Jesus above what Allah Almighty wants him to be.
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.
Allah chose The family of Imraan
Almigh’, Allah had chosen Adam, peace be upon him; He created him Himself, breathed into him of His spirit, ordered His angles to prostrate themselves before him, taught him the names of all things, made him dwell in paradise, and then caused him to come down to earth for a certain reason which no one knows but Allah. He also chose Noah (Nooh), peace be upon him, and made him the first Prophet sent to mankind. He sent him when people worshipped idols and ascribed many associates with Allah in His divinity. As Noah tarried a long time calling his people day and night, openly and secretly, but his call only caused them to grow more repugnant, he prayed to Allah so that He might punish them. As a result, Allah drowned them, save those who followed Noah, peace be upon him. Likewise, Allah chose the family of Abraham from whom descended the children of Ismael and the most honored and the seal of Prophets, Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Allah, moreover, chose the family of ‘Imran, the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus, peace be upon him. There is no disagreement over the fact that Mary is a descendant of
David, peace be upon him. Her father Imraan was the leader of prayer among the Israelites during his time. Her mother, Hannah bint (daughter of) Faqood, was a devout worshipper. Zechariah, according to the majority of scholars was the Prophet of that time. He was the husband of Isaiah (Ashiaa ), sister of Mary. Some other scholars maintain that Zechariah was a husband of Isaiah’s maternal aunt, Allah knows best.
Mary Being Chosen by Allah:
Almighty Allah chose Mary from amongst the women of her time; He made her bear a
child without a human father, and gave her glad tidings that he would be a Prophet: “held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah ” meaning he will have a dignified status in Allah’s sight in this world as he received a message from Allah and in the Hereafter as he will intercede in favor of those Allah allows him to. “He shall speak to the people in childhood” i.e., in his infancy. He performed a miracle when he called people to worship Allah and ascribe no partner with him. “And in maturity ” meaning when he is adult. Mary, peace be upon her, was ordered by Allah to increase worship, prayer, bowing, and prostration to Him
so that she might be qualified for such a bliss, and that she might be grateful to Allah. The angels said to her, ” O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee – chosen thee above the women of all nations. ” That is to say Allah selected Mary, cleared her from vices, granted her lofty morals and made her the best woman of all nations. It may also mean that she was made superior to the women of her time, as it was the case with Moses and the children of Israel. Concerning Moses, [
Mary Receives News of Jesus
Mary never left the mosque except while menstruating or on account of some necessity such as to get water or food. One day she went out for a particular purpose and “she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. ” She retreated to a place east of the Al- Aqsa Mosque. “She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them;” i.e. she went into hiding. Then, Allah sent to her the Holy Spirit, Gabriel, “and he appeared before her as a man in all respects ” meaning in the form of an utterly perfect man.
When she saw him, “She said, ‘ I seek refuge from thee to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if
thou dost fear Allah. ‘ ” She suspected that he was after her, so she reminded him of Allah
and His inescapable punishment. “He said, ‘ Nay, I am only a Messengerfrom thy Lord, ” that is to say, I am not human being, but an angel sent by Allah to you. “(To announce) to thee the gift of a holy son. ‘ ” i.e. a holy boy. “She said, ‘ How shall I have a son” meaning how can I give birth to a son “seeing that no man has touched me” i.e. when I have no husband “and I am not unchaste?” meaning she was never a fornicator.
The angel answered her, “He said, ‘So (it will be): thy Lord saith, That is easy for Me: ” i.e. this would be a simple job for Allah to do. He has power to do whatsoever He wills. “And (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men” meaning his creation and birth, peculiar as it is, will be evidence of Allah’s ability to effect all kinds of creation, as He, the Almighty, created Adam with no man or
woman involved, created Eve from a man with no woman involved, created Jesus from a
woman with no man involved and created the rest of the human race from both sexes. “And
a Mercy from Us: ” meaning Jesus will be a means of salvation for people by calling on
them to worship only Allah, both as an infant and as an adult. “It is a matter (so) decreed. ”
Some Stories About Mary’s Pregnancy
When signs of pregnancy began to show on Mary, a man from the Israeli worshippers was first to perceive them. This surprised him immensely, as he was aware she was pious, chaste
and devout. One day, he broached the issue to her saying, “Could there be a plant stemming from no seed, Mary?” She answered, “Yes, who created the very first plant?” He answered, “Could a tree grow with no water or rain?” She answered, “Yes, who created the very first tree?” He asked, ” Could a child be created without being conceived by a man?” She replied, “Yes, Allah created
Adam from no man or woman. ” He said, “Tell me then your story.
It was also said that, while pregnant, Mary went one day to her aunt, who reported that she felt asif 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.”
The Birth of Jesus
First off , Jesus is but a servant of Allah whom He created and fashioned in a womb as He did with other creatures; He created him without a human father just as Adam was born without either a human father or mother. Rather Allah just said be and he was.
Many of the early Muslims (As-Salaf As- Saalih) mention that Gabriel, peace be upon him, breathed into the pockets of Mary’s mail, and that breath found its way to her vulva causing her to conceive right away just as all women do after sexual intercourse with their husbands. “So she conceived him, ” i.e. she conceived her baby “and she retired with him to a remote place” because when Mary, peace be upon her, became pregnant, she was troubled as she knew that many people would doubt her chastity
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.
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 had no house to seek refuge in. However, he used to wander and roam about from one place to another. The first time Jesus raised the dead was when he saw a woman sitting by a grave and weeping over her dead daughter. Upon seeing her, Jesus asked her, “What is the matter with you?” The woman replied, “My only daughter had died, and I vowed not to leave this place
until I die or she is raised up again so that I can see her?” Jesus, then, said, “Will you return home, if you see her?” “Yes,” answered the woman. Jesus went and performed two Rak’ahs (prayer units). He then sat beside the grave and cried, “O-calling the girl’s name-! Get up by the will of Allah, the All-Merciful! “Thereupon the grave shook. Jesus cried for the second time and, by Allah’s will, the
grave cracked. Upon crying for the third time, the dead daughter came out of the grave shaking off the dust. Jesus, then, asked her, “What delayed you?” She replied, “At the first cry, Allah sent an angel to gather my organs; at the second, my life was brought back; and at the third,
65 I thought it was the Cry of Resurrection. As a result, my hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes turned gray out of fear of the Day of Judgement.” The daughter turned to her mother and said, “O mother! Why did you cause me to experience the agony of death twice? O mother! Be patient and seek Allah’s reward, as I have no desire to live longer.” The daughter then said to Jesus, “O Allah’s
spirit and word! Ask Allah to take my life again and tiS relieve me of the agony of death. ” So Jesus prayed to his Lord and she was sent back to the grave. Upon learning of this, the Jews got so angry with him.
Ibn Katheer mentions that the Israelites asked Jesus, peace be upon him, to bring back to life Sam, the son of Noah. He prayed to Allah, Exalted be He, and He raised him up and then told them about the Ark. Then Jesus invoked Allah to cause him to die again, and it was done.
Allah Sends the Disciples a Feast
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.
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
It was mentioned that when Allah sent Jesus, peace be upon him, with clear signs and evidence, the Jews, may Allah’s curse, wrath, and punishment be upon them, envied him for whatever Allah had bestowed on him, namely Prophethood and clear miracles such as curing the blind, healing the leper, and bringing the dead back to life by Allah’s permission. They denied his message and tried to harm him in the worst way they could until they forced him not to live amongst them, but
to travel around with the company of his mother.
Moreover,they went to the King of Damascus at that time who was a disbeliever and a star worshipper. They told him about a man in Jerusalem who led people astray and perverted the king’s subjects. Enraged by their news, the king wrote to his governor in Jerusalem to
arrest Jesus, crucify him, and stick thorns on his head to stop him from harming people. The governor carried out the orders of the king, and headed with a group of Jews to the house of Jesus, peace be upon him, where they found him sitting with a group of his disciples. Their number is said to have been twelve, thirteen, or seventeen, and it was Friday afternoon. Upon surrounding his house, Jesus felt their presence. As there was no way out, he said to his disciples, “Who amongst you will take my resemblance and be my companion in Paradise?” Thereupon a young man stood up, but Jesus thought he was too young. He repeated his question and the young boy stood up again. Jesus accepted him and Allah made him look exactly like Jesus. Then an opening in the ceiling was made to appear, and Jesus, peace be upon him, fell asleep and was raised up to heaven in such state.
His disciples went out of the house in the still of the night. When the Jews spotted this young man, they thought he was Jesus. They crucified him and stuck thorns in his hand to further humiliate him. People who crucified Jesus, peace be upon him, thought they killed him. Many sects of the Christians accepted their claims out of ignorance and insensibility, with the exception of those who were with Jesus inside the house, as they saw him raised up unto heaven. Allah has explained and clarified the whole story in the Glorious Qur’an which He revealed to his honorable Prophet whom He supported with miracles.
-When Allah desired to raise his Prophet up unto heaven, Jesus walked up to his disciples with his head dripping wet. There were twelve disciples of his in the house. Then, he said, “Some of you will relinquish their faith in me twelve times after they had believed in me. Next he asked, who is willing to act as my lookalike, get killed instead of me and be with me in heaven? The youngest among them got up. Jesus said, sit. He repeated his question and the same young man got up anew, and answered, I am. Jesus said, you are the one. Then he became Jesus’ lookalike, and Jesus was raised up from the house unto heaven. The Jews came asking for Jesus, found his lookalike, killed him then crucified him. Some of them lost their faith in him twelve times after they had believed in him. They were divided into three sects: one maintained that God remained among them for as long as He wished and was raised up to heaven. These are the Jacobites. Another
sect believed that the son of God remained among them for as long as He wished and God raised him up unto Him. These are the Nestorians. The third stated that Allah’s bondman and Messenger was among us for as long as He wished and Allah raised him up unto Him. These are the Muslims.
-When Jesus was raised up unto heaven, a cloud approached him till it was close enough for him to sit on. Mary bid him goodbye in tears. Then she watched him being raised up unto heaven. Jesus threw her his garment saying, “This will be our sign till Judgment Day.” He threw his hood on Sham’oon. His mother kept waving her hand to him till he totally disappeared. She loved him dearly, as she offered him the love of both parents, because he had no father, and she constantly kept him company.
-It was narrated that when Jesus, peace be upon him, showed cogent proofs and crystal clear signs to the Israelites, most of them persisted in disbelief, arrogance, and errancy. They, moreover, plotted against him. They told the disbelieving king of that time that there was a man who led people astray, incited them to rebel against the king, and sowed the seeds of discord even between a father and his son, in addition to other false accusations. To make things worse, they claimed that he was a son of a prostitute, may Allah’s curse be upon them. Enraged by their accusations, the king sent out some soldiers to detain aid crucify Jesus. As soon as the soldiers surrounded Jesus’ house, they thought they were about to arrest him. However, Allah raised him up to Himself and saved him from their plot. Then Allah made one of those who were
in his house look exactly like Jesus. Entering Jesus’ house in the pitch of darkness, they thought that man was Jesus. They took him, tortured him, and put him to death on the cross. Then they stuck thorns in his head to demean him. This was Allah’s plot to save His Messenger and raise
him up to Himself leaving them under the illusion that they arrested Jesus. Allah, then, decreed that they would remain arrogant and ruthless forever, and suffer humiliation till the Day of Resurrection.
When Were the Four Divine Scriptures Revealed?
The Torah was revealed to Moses on the sixth night of Ramadaan; the Psalms was revealed to David on the twelfth night of Ramadaan, i.e., 482 years before the revelation of the Torah; the Gospel was revealed to Jesus, son of Mary, on the eighteenth night of Ramadaan, i.e., 1500 years after the revelation of the Psalms; and the Qurf an was revealed to Muhammad, peace be upon him, on the twenty-fourth night of Ramadaan. In his book of history, Ibn Jareer mentions that the Gospel was sent down to Jesus, peace be upon him, while he was thirty, and that he lived among
his people until he was raised to heaven at the age of thirty-three.
A Christian delegation from Nagran” came to meet the Prophet Muhammad PBUH
the Najraan delegation came to meet our Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and they were sixty in number, with fourteen of them in charge of all the rest, while the entire group had three chiefs, who were the noblest and the most highborn among them. 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.
Therefore, Allah revealed Surah Ali Imraan which tackled this issue. Allah explained how Jesus was created and how his mother had been created earlier. Allah also commanded his Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to invoke the curse of Allah on them if they did not obey him and embrace Islam.They reverted to reconciliation and truce. One of
the delegation, Alv Aaqib v Abdel Maseeh, addressed the rest saying, “Christian brothers, you have come to know that Muhammad is a Prophet sent by Allah and that he has told you the truth about your Prophet, Jesus. You are also aware of the fact that whenever people curse a Prophet, their elite start to decline and their promising blossoms are eradicated. To curse the Prophet then is to bring demolition upon yourselves. So if you insist on maintaining your religion and persisting in your claims about your Prophet, make peace with the man and go back home. So they asked so of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him to name the Jizya1 he was to levy on them, and to send with them a trustworthy man. So he sent Abu Ubaidah Al-Garraah, a
story which was narrated in detail in the biography of the Prophet.
Refutation of the Christians Claim
People of the Book were of various views regarding Jesus. A group of them, namely the majority of the Jews, insisted that he was a bastard child. They persisted in their atheism and obstinacy and were severely cursed by Allah. Another group maintained that Jesus is God. He came down to earth, brought back to life some people, took the lives of others and then went back to heaven.’
This is the view of the Jacobites. Others, namely the Nestorians, claim that Jesus is the son of Allah. Others still maintained that Jesus is the third party of the Trinity: Allah is a god, he is a god, and his mother is a god. They are the Israelites, kings of the Christians. Others believe, he is Allah’s bondman, Messenger, spirit and word. This view is adopted by the Muslims.
This is a strong threat and an ultimatum to whoever ascribes false allegations to Allah claiming He
has a son. Allah the Almighty has given them a deadline till the Day of Judgment out of patience and confidence in His ability to subdue them. Allah, Exalted be He, never hastens the punishment of those who disobey him. Thus, it was mentioned in the two authentic books that Allah’s
Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah gives respite to a “zalim” (polytheist,
wrong-doer, oppressors, etc.) but when He seizes (catches) him, He never releases him.
Allah refuted the claims of the Jews and the Christians in many verses of the Glorious Qur’an.
(Al Zukhruf: 19) (Al Saaffaat: 149-160) (AlAnbiyaa’: 26-29) (Al Kahf: 1-5) (Yoonus: 67-70)
These verses refute all false claims of the various atheist sects, namely the philosophers, Arab disbelievers, Jews, Christians who put forth baseless allegations, far be Allah from all that those people ascribe to Him. Since this particular allegation was mainly made by the Christians, they are frequently referred to in the Qur’an in order to refute their allegation, and to highlight their contradiction and ignorance. As for the truth, it never varies. Allah the Almighty says, “Do they not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy. ” A group of stray people, who were in the dark from amongst them claimed that Jesus is God, another group maintained that he is the son of God, whereas a third group yet thought he is the third party of the Trinity.
(Maryam: 88-95)
Allah, Exalted be He, explains that He can have no child as He is the Creator and Owner of everything and all are in need of Him. All creatures in heaven and on earth are His bondmen. He is their sole god.
(AlArfaam: 100-103)
Allah thus explains that He is the Creator of everything, He is Unique, and therefore can never have a child.
(AINisaa’: 171-173)
Allah forbids the People of the Book to go to extremes in religion. Christians* praise of Jesus is
exaggerated. They should have adhered only to the fact that he is Allah’s bondman and Messenger and the son of the Virgin who kept her chastity and to whom Allah sent
Gabriel who breathed into her of Allah’s spirit, upon Allah’s command, causing her to conceive. Mary was actually in contact with the Divine Spirit through Gabriel. However, she is one of Allah’s creatures and Jesus’ name was habitually attached to hers as he had no father. Allah the Almighty says,
(Al Tawbah: 30)
Allah states that the Jews and the Christians having both falsely claimed that Allah has a child, far and above be He from all that. Allah explains that their allegations are baseless.
(AlMa’idah: 116-118)
Allah says that on the Day of Judgment, He will ask Jesus in order to honor him and to reprimand those who ascribe false claims to him, namely that he is God, 58 the son of God or His partner, far be He from all this. In turn, Jesus will answer Allah saying that He is far above having a partner and will show extreme politeness in addressing Allah. He will explain that it was Allah Who sent him and revealed the Holy Scripture unto him, will admit that Allah is his Creator and Provider of sustenance and will explain that Allah raised him unto Him when the Jews wanted to kill and crucify him, explaining how Allah saved him by rendering one of his disciples a lookalike of Jesus on whom they took their revenge. Next Jesus, by way of disowning the Christians, will tell Allah that if He wishes to torture them, they deserve it and if He wishes to forgive them, that will be entirely up to Him.
(Al Maa’idah: 17)
Allah speaks of their atheism and ignorance. He explains that he is the Creator, and the Powerful.
(Al Maa’idah: 72)
O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. ‘ ” Allah has declared them
atheists. He explains how they behaved so though He had sent them Jesus son of Mary,
55 and though Jesus explained that he was a bondman of Allah and that he was to call on
people to worship only Him and to warn those who disobey him that they would be punished
in Hell. That is why Allah says, “Whoever joins other gods with Allah – Allah will forbid him the Garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrongdoers be no
one to help.
(AlMaa’idah: 73-74)
“They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except
One God. ” i.e. He has no partner, no match, no wife or child. Then He warns them saying,
“If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will
befall the blasphemers among them. ” Next, He calls on them gently and mercifully to
repent of such a colossal sin that would incur punishment in Hell. He says, “Why turn they
not to Allah and seek His forgiveness? For 56 Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful ”
(Al Maa’idah: 75)
Next, Allah speaks in detail about Jesus and his mother explaining that he is a Messenger and that his mother is worthy of praise. He says,
“Christ, the son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that
passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in what way they are deluded awayfrom the truth!”
The Descent of Jesus before the End of the World
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