1. Common Concept of God in Hinduism:
Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic religion. Indeed, most
Hindus would attest to this, by professing belief in multiple Gods.
While some Hindus believe in the existence of three gods, some believe
in thousands of gods, and some others in thirty three crore i.e. 330
million Gods. However, learned Hindus, who are well versed in their
scriptures, insist that a Hindu should believe in and worship only one
God.
The major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim perception of God
is the common Hindus’ belief in the philosophy of Pantheism. Pantheism
considers everything, living and non-living, to be Divine and Sacred.
The common Hindu, therefore, considers everything as God. He considers
the trees as God, the sun as God, the moon as God, the monkey as God,
the snake as God and even human beings as manifestations of God!
Islam, on the contrary, exhorts man to consider himself and his
surroundings as examples of Divine Creation rather than as divinity
itself. Muslims therefore believe that everything is God’s i.e. the word
‘God’ with an apostrophe ‘s’. In other words the Muslims believe that
everything belongs to God.
The trees belong to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to
God, the monkey belongs to God, the snake belongs to God, the human
beings belong to God and everything in this universe belongs to God.
Thus the major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim beliefs is
the difference of the apostrophe ‘s’. The Hindu says everything is God.
The Muslim says everything is God’s.
2. Concept of God according to Hindu Scriptures:
We can gain a better understanding of the concept of God in Hinduism by
analysing Hindu scriptures.
BHAGAVAD GITA:
The most popular amongst all the Hindu scriptures is the Bhagavad Gita.
Consider the following verse from the Gita:
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender
unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship
according to their own natures."
[Bhagavad Gita 7:20]
The Gita states that people who are materialistic worship demigods i.e.
‘gods’ besides the True God.
UPANISHADS:
The Upanishads are considered sacred scriptures by the Hindus.
The following verses from the Upanishads refer to the Concept of God:
1. "Ekam evadvitiyam"
"He is One only without a second."
[Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]1
2. "Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah."
"Of Him there are neither parents nor lord."
[Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]2
3. "Na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no likeness of Him."
[Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]3
4. The following verses from the Upanishad allude to the inability of
man to imagine God in a particular form:
"Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam."
"His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye."
[Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]4
1 [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 447 and 448]
[Sacred Books of the East, volume 1 ‘The Upanishads part I’ page 93]
2 [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 745]
[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15, ‘The Upanishads part II’ page
263.]
3 [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 736 & 737]
[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15, ‘The Upanishads part II’ page no
253]
4 [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 737]
[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15, ‘The Upanishads part II’ page no
253]
THE VEDAS
Vedas are considered the most sacred of all the Hindu scriptures. There
are four principal Vedas: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda.
1. Yajurveda
The following verses from the Yajurveda echo a similar concept of God:
1. "na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no image of Him."
[Yajurveda 32:3]5
2. "shudhama poapvidham"
"He is bodyless and pure."
[Yajurveda 40:8]6
3. "Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste"
"They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements" (Air,
Water, Fire, etc.). "They sink
deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti."
[Yajurveda 40:9]7
4. Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc.
The Yajurveda contains the following prayer:
"Lead us to the good path and remove the sin that makes us stray and
wander."
[Yajurveda 40:16]8
5[Yajurveda by Devi Chand M.A. page 377]
6[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith page 538]
7[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith page 538]
8[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Griffith page 541]
2. Atharvaveda
The Atharvaveda praises God in Book 20, hymn 58 and verse 3:
1. "Dev maha osi"
"God is verily great"
[Atharvaveda 20:58:3]9
3. Rigveda
1. The oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It is also the one
considered most sacred by the Hindus.
The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164 and verse 46: "Sages (learned
Priests) call one God by many
names."
[Rigveda 1:164:46]
2. The Rigveda gives several different attributes to Almighty God. Many
of these are mentioned in
Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1.
Among the various attributes of God, one of the beautiful attributes
mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3, is Brahma. Brahma means
‘The Creator’. Translated into Arabic it means Khaaliq. Muslims can
have no objection if Almighty God is referred to as Khaaliq or ‘Creator’
or Brahma. However if it is said that Brahma is Almighty God who has
four heads with each head having a crown, Muslims take strong exception
to it.
Describing Almighty God in anthropomorphic terms also goes against the
following verse of Yajurveda:
"Na tasya Pratima asti"
"There is no image of Him."
[Yajurveda 32:3]
Another beautiful attribute of God mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn
1 verse 3 is Vishnu. Vishnu means ‘The Sustainer’. Translated into
Arabic it means Rabb. Again, Muslims can have no objection if Almighty
God is referred to as Rabb or 'Sustainer' or Vishnu. But the popular
image of
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Vishnu among Hindus, is that of a God who has four arms, with one of the
right arms holding the Chakra, i.e. a discus and one of the left arms
holding a ‘conch shell’, or riding a bird or reclining on a snake couch.
Muslims can never accept any image of God. As mentioned earlier this
also goes against Svetasvatara Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 19.
"Na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no likeness of Him"
The following verse from the Rigveda Book 8, hymn 1, verse 1 refer to
the Unity and Glory of the Supreme Being:
3. "Ma cid anyad vi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata"
"O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him
alone."
[Rigveda 8:1:1]10
4. "Devasya samituk parishtutih"
"Verily, great is the glory of the Divine Creator."
[Rigveda 5:1:81]11
Brahma Sutra of Hinduism:
The Brahma Sutra of Hinduism is:
"Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan"
"There is only one God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in
the least bit."
Thus only a dispassionate study of the Hindu scriptures can help one
understand the concept of God in Hinduism.
0[Rigveda Samhita vol. 9, pages 2810 and 2811 by Swami Satya Prakash
Sarasvati and Satyakam Vidyalankar]
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Saraswati and Satyakam Vidyalankar]
as from the sun." The Prophecy confirms:
1. The name of the Prophet as Ahmed since Ahmed is an Arabic name. Many
translators misunderstood it to be ‘Ahm at hi’ and translated the mantra
as "I alone have acquired the real wisdom of my father".
2. Prophet was given eternal law, i.e. the Shariah.
3. The Rishi was enlightened by the Shariah of Prophet Muhammad. The
Qur’an says in Surah Saba Chapter 34 verse 28 (34:28):
"We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving
them glad tidings and warning them (against sin), but most men
understand not."
Jesus (Eesa PBUH) in Islam.
Maryam (Mary) the daughter of ‘Imraan was a pious and righteous woman…
She strove hard in worship until she had no peer in matters of worship…
The angels gave her the glad tidings that Allaah had chosen her:
“And (remember) when the angels said: ‘O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allaah
has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief), and chosen
you above the women of the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn) (of her
lifetime).’
O Maryam! ‘Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allaah, by
worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and bow down
along with Ar-Raaki‘oon (those who bow down)’”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:42-43]
Then the angels gave Maryam the glad tidings that Allaah would bestow
upon her a child, whom He would create with the word “Be! And it is.”
This child’s name was the Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (Jesus son of Mary)…
He would be held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and he
would be a Messenger to the Children of Israel… He would teach the Book
and wisdom, and the Tawraat (Torah) and Injeel (Gospel) … And he would
have attributes and miracles that no one else would have, as Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“(Remember) when the angels said: ‘O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allaah gives
you the glad tidings of a Word [“Be!” — and he was! i.e. ‘Eesa (Jesus)
the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him, his name will be the Messiah ‘Eesa
(Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in
the Hereafter, and 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.’
She said: ‘O my Lord! 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’” [Aal
‘Imraan 3:45-47]
Then Allaah tells us the rest of the glad tidings of the angels to
Maryam of her son ‘Eesa (peace be upon him), and of the honour of ‘Eesa,
and how He would support him with miracles:
“And He (Allaah) will teach him [‘Eesa (Jesus)] the Book and Al-Hikmah
(i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless speech of the Prophets, wisdom), (and)
the Tawraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).
And will make him [‘Eesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel
(saying): ‘I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design
for you out of clay, a figure like that 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.
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.
And I have come confirming that which was before me of the Tawraat
(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 Lord. So fear Allaah and
obey me.
Truly, Allaah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This is
the Straight Path’”[Aal ‘Imraan 3:48-51]
Allaah is absolutely perfect in His powers of Creation. He creates what
He wills, how He wills… He created Adam from dust without a father or a
mother, and He created Hawwa’ from the rib of Adam from a father but
without a mother. He has caused the descendents of Adam to have both a
father and a mother, and He created ‘Eesa from his mother without a
father… Glory be to the All-Knowing Creator.
Allaah has explained clearly in the Qur’aan how ‘Eesa was born. He says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“And mention in the Book (the Qur’aan, O Muhammad, the story of) Maryam
(Mary), when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing
east.
She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her
Our Rooh [angel Jibreel (Gabriel)], and he appeared before her in the
form of a man in all respects.
She said: ‘Verily, I seek refuge with the Most Gracious (Allaah) from
you, if you do fear Allaah.’
(The angel) said: ‘I am only a messenger from your Lord, (to announce)
to you the gift of a righteous son.’
She said: ‘How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I
unchaste?’
He said: ‘So (it will be), your Lord 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)’
”[Maryam 19:16-21]
When Jibreel told her that, she submitted to the will and decree of
Allaah, and Jibreel breathed into the sleeves of her garment:
“So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place (i.e.
Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem).
And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a date palm. She
said: ‘Would that I had died before this, and had been forgotten and out
of sight!’”[Maryam 19:22-23]
Then Allaah provided Maryam with water and food, and commanded her not
to speak to anyone:
“Then [the babe ‘Eesa (Jesus) or Jibreel (Gabriel)] cried unto her from
below her, saying: ‘Grieve not: your Lord has provided a water stream
under you.
And shake the trunk of the date palm towards you, it will let fall fresh
ripe dates upon you.
So eat and drink and be glad. And if you see any human being, say:
“Verily, I have vowed a fast unto the Most Gracious (Allaah) so I shall
not speak to any human being this day”’”[Maryam 19:24-26]
Then Maryam came to her people, carrying her child ‘Eesa. When they saw
her, they thought that she had done a terrible thing and they denounced
it, but she did not respond to them. She indicated that they should ask
this infant, and he would tell them. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said:
‘O Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariyy (a mighty thing).
O sister (i.e. the like) of Haaroon (Aaron)! Your father was not a man
who used to commit adultery, nor your mother was an unchaste woman.’
Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is a
child in the cradle?’”[Maryam 19:27-29]
‘Eesa replied to them straight away, even though he was a child in the
cradle:
“He [‘Eesa (Jesus)] said: ‘Verily, I am a slave of Allaah, He has given
me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;
And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me
Salaah (prayer), and Zakaah, as long as I live.
And dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest.
And Salaam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and
the day I shall be raised alive!’”[Maryam 19:30-33]
This is the information about ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, the slave and Messenger
of Allaah. But the People of the Book differed concerning him. Some of
them said that he was the son of God, and some said that he was the
third of three (“trinity”), and some said that he was God, and some said
that he was a slave and Messenger of God. This last view is the correct
view. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Such is ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (It is) a statement of
truth, about which they doubt (or dispute).
It befits not (the Majesty of) Allaah that He should beget a son [this
refers to the slander of Christians against Allaah, by saying that ‘Eesa
(Jesus) is the son of Allaah]. 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.
[‘Eesa (Jesus) said]: ‘And verily, Allaah is my Lord and your Lord. So
worship Him (Alone). That is the Straight Path. (Allaah’s religion of
Islâmic Monotheism which He did ordain for all of His Prophets).’
Then the sects differed [i.e. the Christians about ‘Eesa (Jesus)], so
woe unto the disbelievers [those who gave false witness by saying that
‘Eesa (Jesus) is the son of Allaah] from the Meeting of a great Day
(i.e. the Day of Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the blazing
Fire)”[Maryam 19:34-38]
When the Children of Israel deviated from the Straight Path and
overstepped the limits set by Allaah, they did wrong and spread
corruption on earth, and a group among them denied the resurrection,
Reckoning and punishment. They indulged in their desires and in physical
pleasures without expecting to be brought to account. At that point,
Allaah sent to them ‘Eesa ibn Maryam as a Messenger, and taught him the
Tawraat and Injeel as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And He (Allaah) will teach him [‘Eesa (Jesus)] the Book and Al-Hikmah
(i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless speech of the Prophets, wisdom), (and)
the Tawraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).
And will make him [‘Eesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of
Israel”[Aal ‘Imraan 3:48]
Allaah revealed to ‘Eesa ibn Maryam the Injeel (Gospel) as guidance and
light, confirming that which had come before it in the Tawraat:
“and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light
and confirmation of the Tawraat (Torah) that had come before it, a
guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”[al-Maa’idah
5:46 – interpretation of the meaning]
‘Eesa (peace be upon him) foretold the coming of a Messenger from Allaah
after him, whose name would be Ahmad. This is Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“And (remember) when ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: ‘O
Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allaah unto you, confirming
the Tawraat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a
Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.’ But when he
(Ahmad, i.e. Muhammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: ‘This
is plain magic’”[al-Saff 61:6]
‘Eesa (peace be upon him) called the Children of Israel to worship
Allaah alone, and to obey the rulings of the Tawraat and Injeel… He
started to dispute with them and to explain the error of their ways.
When he saw how stubborn they were and how the signs of disbelief were
manifest among them, he stood among his people, saying, Who will be my
helpers in the cause of Allaah? The disciples believed in him, and their
number was twelve. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Then when ‘Eesa (Jesus) came to know of their disbelief, he said: ‘Who
will be my helpers in Allaah’s Cause?’ Al-Hawaariyyoon (the disciples)
said: ‘We are the helpers of Allaah; we believe in Allaah, and bear
witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allaah).’
Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the
Messenger [‘Eesa (Jesus)]; so write us down among those who bear witness
(to the truth, i.e. Laa ilaaha illallaah — none has the right to be
worshipped but Allaah)”[Aal ‘Imraan 3:52-53]
Allaah supported ‘Eesa with great miracles which remind us of the power
of Allaah, lift the spirit and promote faith in Allaah and in the Last
Day. He made something like the shape of a bird from clay, and blew into
it, and it became a bird, by Allaah’s leave. He healed the blind and
the leper, and brought the death back to life by Allaah’s leave. He told
the people what they were eating and what they were storing in their
houses. So the Jews to whom Allaah had sent ‘Eesa became hostile towards
him and tried to guide the people away from him, so they disbelieved in
him and accused his mother of immorality.
When they saw that the weak and poor believed in him, and were gathering
around him, they formed a plot to kill him. So they provoked the Romans
against him, and they made the Roman governor think that the call of
‘Eesa contained a threat against (Roman) power. So he (the Roman
governor) issued orders that ‘Eesa should be arrested and crucified. But
Allaah caused a hypocrite who had betrayed him to the Romans to look
like ‘Eesa. The soldiers arrested him, thinking that he was ‘Eesa, and
crucified him. But Allaah saved ‘Eesa from the cross and from death, and
Allaah tells us about the Jews (interpretation of the meaning):
“And because of their saying (in boast), ‘We killed the Messiah ‘Eesa
(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allaah,’ — but they
killed him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so to them the
resemblance of ‘Eesa (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. ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)]:
But Allaah raised him [‘Eesa (Jesus)] up (with his body and soul) unto
Himself (and he is in the heavens). And Allaah is Ever All Powerful, All
Wise”[al-Nisaa’ 4:157-158]
So Eesa (peace be upon him) did not die, rather Allaah raised him up to
Himself, and he will descend before the Day of Resurrection and will
follow Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He will
prove the Jews to be wrong in their claim to have killed ‘Eesa and
crucified him. And he will prove the Christians to be wrong who
exaggerated about him and said that he was God, or the son of God, or
the third of three. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, the son of Maryam will
descend among you as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the
pigs and abolish the jizyah (tax paid my non-Muslims in an Islamic
state), and money will become so widespread that there will be no one
who will accept it.” (Agreed upon; narrated by Muslim, no. 155).
When ‘Eesa comes down before the Day of Resurrection, the People of the
Book will believe in him, as Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)
but must believe in him [‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as only a
Messenger of Allaah and a human being] before his [‘Eesa (Jesus) or a
Jew’s or a Christian’s] death (at the time of the appearance of the
angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he [‘Eesa (Jesus)] will
be a witness against them”
[al-Nisaa’ 4:159]
‘Eesa ibn Maryam is the slave of Allaah and His Messenger. Allaah sent
him to guide the Children of Israel and to call them to worship Allaah
alone, as Allaah says to the Jews and Christians (interpretation of the
meaning):
“O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in
your religion, nor say of Allaah aught but the truth. The Messiah ‘Eesa
(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allaah
and His Word, (‘Be!’ — and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (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 is to Him (Far Exalted
is He) above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and
all that is in the earth. And Allaah is All Sufficient as a Disposer of
affairs”[al-Nisaa’ 4:171]
Saying that ‘Eesa is the son of God is a monstrous saying and a great
evil.
“And they say: ‘The Most Gracious (Allaah) has begotten a son (or
offspring or children) [as the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of
Allaah, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son [‘Eesa
(Jesus)], and the pagan Arabs say that He has begotten daughters (angels
and others)].’
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 Gracious
(Allaah).
But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Gracious (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
Gracious (Allaah) as a slave[Maryam 19:88-93]
‘Eesa ibn Maryam is a human being, a slave of Allaah and His Messenger.
Whoever believes that the Messiah son of Maryam is God is a disbeliever
(kaafir).
“Surely, they have disbelieved who say: Allaah is the Messiah [‘Eesa
(Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary)’”[al-Maa’idah 5:72]
Whoever says that the Messiah is the son of God or the third of three is
also a disbeliever:
“Surely, disbelievers are those who said: ‘Allaah is the third of the
three (in a Trinity).” But there is no Ilaah (god) (none who has the
right to be worshipped) but One Ilaah (God —Allaah). And if they cease
not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall on the
disbelievers among them”[al-Maa’idah 5:73]
The Messiah son of Maryam was a human being. He was born from a mother;
he ate and drank, got up and went to sleep, suffered pain and wept… and
God (Allaah) is far above all of that, so how could he be God? Rather he
is the slave of Allaah and His Messenger:
“The Messiah [‘Eesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a
Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His
mother [Maryam (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). Look how We make the Ayaat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them; yet
look how they are deluded away (from the truth)”[al-Maa’idah 5:75]
The Jews, Christians, crusaders and their followers distorted the
religion of the Messiah, and deviated and changed it. They said that
Allaah sent forth his son the Messiah to be killed and crucified as a
sacrifice for mankind – so it doesn’t matter if anyone does whatever he
wants, because Jesus will carry all his sins for him… And they spread
that belief among all the Christian groups until it became a part of
their beliefs. All of this is falsehood and is lies against Allaah, and
speaking about Him without knowledge. Rather “every soul will be (held)
in pledge for its deeds”. Man’s life cannot be sound or correct unless
they have a path to follow and limits at which to stop.
Look at how they fabricate lies against Allaah, and speak about Allaah
with no guidance:
“Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say,
‘This is from Allaah,’ to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them
for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn
thereby” [al-Baqarah 2:79]
Allaah has taken from the Christians the pledge that they will follow
‘Eesa and follow that which he brought, but they changed and distorted
that; they differed then they turned away. So Allaah will punish them
with enmity and hatred in this world, and with torment in the Hereafter,
as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And from those who call themselves Christians, We took their covenant,
but they have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to
them. So We planted amongst them enmity and hatred till the Day of
Resurrection (when they discarded Allaah’s Book, disobeyed Allaah’s
Messengers and His Orders and transgressed beyond bounds in Allaah’s
disobedience); and Allaah will inform them of what they used to
do”[al-Maa’idah 5:14]
On the Day of Resurrection, ‘Eesa will stand before the Lord of the
Worlds, Who will ask him before the witnesses what he said to the
Children of Israel, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And (remember) when Allaah will say (on the Day of Resurrection): ‘O
‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: “Worship me
and my mother as two gods besides Allaah?”’ He will say: ‘Glory be to
You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said
such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my
inner-self though I do not know what is in Yours; truly, You, only You,
are the All-Knower of all that is hidden (and unseen).
Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allaah) did command me to
say: “Worship Allaah, my Lord and your Lord.”’ And I was a witness over
them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the
Watcher over them; and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great
admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world).
If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them,
verily, You, only You, are the All Mighty, the All Wise”’
[al-Maa’idah 5:116-118]
Allaah has created kindness and mercy among the followers of ‘Eesa and
the believers. They are closer in friendship to the followers of
Muhammad than anyone else, as Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the
believers (Muslims) the Jews and those who are Al-Mushrikoon
(polytheists), and you will find the nearest in love to the believers
(Muslims) those who say: ‘We are Christians.’ That is because amongst
them are priests and monks, and they are not proud”
[al-Maa’idah 5:82]
‘Eesa ibn Maryam was the last of the Prophets sent to the Children of
Israel. Then after him Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him), from among the descendents of Ismaa’eel, to all of
mankind. And he is the last of the Prophets and Messengers.
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