Transcript In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him)
in Islam
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Objectives
To learn what the muslims believe in
about Prophet Isa (peace be upon him)
 To see some particular verses of HQ
 To see some verses of the HB
 To demonstrate the true spirit of Interfaith
dialogue with love, afection & tolerance
 To build bridges and set a precedent for
joint study of Bible / Torah / Quran etc.
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Who are nearest to the Muslims ?
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"...And nearest among them in love to the
believers wilt thou find those who say:
'We are Christians': because among these
are men devoted to learning and men who
have renounced the world. And they are
not arrogant." (The Holy Qur’ân 5:82)
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Jesus - His Titles
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Though Jesus is mentioned by name in
twenty-five places in the Holy Qur’ân, he
is also addressed with respect as: Ibn
Maryam, meaning "The son of Mary"; and
as the Maseeh (in Hebrew it is the
Messiah), which is translated as "Christ".
He is also known as Abdullah, "The
servant of Allah"; and as Rasul u Allah, the
messenger of Allah.
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25+15=40 total
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He is spoken of as "The Word of God", as "The
Spirit of God", as a "Sign of God", and numerous
other epithets of honor spread over fifteen
different chapters. The Holy Quran honors this
mighty messenger of God, and the Muslims have
not fallen short over the past fourteen hundred
years in doing the same. There is not a single
disparaging remark in the entire Quran to which
even the most critical among the Christians can
take exception.
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Muslims love Jesus and defend him
Protested against painting “Naked Jesus”
 Against the movie “Last temptation of
Christ”
 Prevent defamation of his name
 Never written a word against this person
 Make it an article of faith to believe in him
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 Islam:
definition, linguistic and
religious.
 Articles of faith.
 The 'Five Pillars' of Islam.
 MARY (Peace Be Upon her).
 Isa (Jesus) (Peace Be Upon
him)
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Islam: Submission.
Islam:
 It is the same truth that God revealed to
all His prophets throughout history:
 Submission to one God (ALLAH) in all
aspects of life. Worshipping Allah based on
his legislation that was revealed in divine
revelation through the prophethood
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Articles of faith
 ALLAH:
the one and only GOD
 Messengers and the Prophets of
Allah.
 Revelations and the Quran.
 The Angels.
 The Day of Judgment.
 Qadaa and Qadar.
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Messengers and the Prophets
of Allah
A Muslim believes in all the Messengers
and Prophets of Allah without any
discrimination.
 All messengers were mortals, human
beings, endowed with Divine revelations
and appointed by God to teach mankind
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Revelations and the Quran
A Muslim believes in all scriptures and
revelations of God, as they were complete and
in their original versions
 The Quran is the sacred book of the Muslims. It
is the last book of guidance from Allah, sent
down to Muhammad (Pbuh), through the angel
Jibraeel (Gabriel).
 Every word of it is the word of Allah. It has
remained unchanged even to a dot over
the past fourteen hundred years.
 The Quran deals with man and his ultimate goal
in life. Its teachings cover all areas of this life
and the life after death.
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The Day of Judgment
This world as we know it will come to an
end, and the dead will rise to stand for
their final and fair trial
 Everything we do, say, make, intend and
think are accounted for and kept in
accurate records
 Absolute justice.
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Qadaa and Qadar
Means the Timeless Knowledge of Allah
and His power to plan and execute His
plans
 It implies that everything on this earth
originates from the one and only Creator
who is also the Sustainer and the Sole
Source of guidance
 Man should think, plan and make sound
choices, but if things do not happen the
way he wants, he should not lose faith
and surrender himself to mental strains or
shattering worries.
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Status of Human beings
Man and woman are not a condemned race from
birth to death, but dignified beings potentially
capable of good and noble achievements.
 Every person is born FREE FROM SIN . When
the person reaches the age of maturity and if he
is sane, he becomes accountable for all his
deeds and intentions
 Adam committed the first sin, but he prayed to
Allah for pardon and Allah granted Adam
pardon. (NO ORIGINAL SIN on every baby)
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Salvation
A Muslim believes that man must work out his
salvation through the guidance of Allah
 A person must combine faith and action, belief
and practice.
 Faith without doing good deeds is as insufficient
as doing good deeds without faith.
 Allah does not hold any person responsible until
he has shown him the Right Way . If people do
not know and have no way of knowing about
Islam, they will not be responsible for failing to
be Muslim.
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Acceptance of Faith
 Islam
ensures freedom to believe
and forbids compulsion in religion
(one of the oldest synagogues
and one of the oldest churches in
the world are in Muslim
countries).
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The 'Five Pillars' of Islam
Are the foundation of Muslim life.
 The first of which is a state of faith, the other
four are major exercises of faith of which some
are daily, some weekly, some monthly, some
annually and some are required as a minimum once
in a lifetime
 The five pillars of Islam are:
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Faith or belief in the Oneness of God (Allah) and the
finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (pbuh);
Establishment of the daily prayers;
Zakah;
Fasting; and
The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.
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Iman or Faith
"There is none worthy of worship except God
(Allah) and Muhammad is the messenger of
God." This declaration of faith is called the
Shahadah.
 The Oneness of Allah: is the rejection of any
form of deity other than Allah.
 Muhammad is His Messenger: is the acceptance
of him being chosen by Allah to convey His
message of Islam to all humanity and to deliver
it from the darkness of ignorance into the light
of belief in, and knowledge of, the Creator.
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Establishment of the daily prayers
Salah: the obligatory prayers that are
performed five times a day, and are a
direct link between the worshipper and
God.
 Praying to the Creator on a daily basis is
the best way to cultivate in a man a sound
personality and to actualize his aspiration
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Zakah. The financial obligation upon Muslims
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Refers to the annual amount (2.5%) in kind
or coin which a Muslim with means must
distribute among the rightful beneficiaries.
Everything belongs to God, and that wealth is
therefore held by human beings in trust.
Zakah means both "purification" and
"growth." Our possessions are purified by
setting aside a proportion for those in need
and for the society in general.
Like the pruning of plants, this cuts back
balances and encourages new growth.
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Zakah….cont’d
purifies the contributor heart from
selfishness and greed.
 purifies the heart of the recipient from
envy, hatred and uneasiness and it fosters
instead good-will and warm wishes for the
contributors
 it frees society from class welfare, from ill
feelings and distrust and from corruption.
 Islam does not hinder private enterprise or
condemn private possession
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Fasting
abstaining completely from eating, drinking,
intimate sexual contacts and smoking from the
break of dawn till sunset
 a method of self-purification and self-restraint.
 By cutting oneself from worldly comforts, even
for a short time, a fasting person focuses on his
or her purpose in life by constantly being aware
of the presence of God. God states in the
Qur'an: "O you who believe! Fasting is
prescribed for you as it was prescribed to those
before you that you may learn self-restraint"
(Surah 2:183)
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Hajj or Pilgrimage
It is a pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once
in a lifetime and it is obligatory upon every
Muslim male and female who is mentally,
physically and financially fit.
 Peace is the dominant theme. Peace with
Allah, with one's soul, with one another,
with all living creatures. To disturb the
peace of anyone or any creature in any
shape or form is strictly prohibited.
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Hajj or Pilgrimage…cont’d
Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple
garments that strip away distinctions of
class and culture, so that all stand equal
before God
 The rites of the hajj, which are of
Abrahamic origin, include going around
the Ka'bah seven times, and going seven
times between the hills of Safa and Marwa
as did Hagar (Hajir, Abraham's wife)
during her search for water.
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MARY (PBUH)
Mary's Birth
 The Birth of Mary - Qur'anic
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Zechariah Becomes Mary's Guardian
Mary's High Status
 Mary's Sustenance - Qur'anic
 Mary's High Status – Sayings of
Muhammad (PBUH)
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Mary's Birth
Prophet Zechariah's wife's sister had a
daughter named Hannah. She was
married to Imran, a leader of the Israelites
 She turned to the Lord of the heavens and
the earth and pleaded with Him for a
child. She would offer the child in the
service of Allah's house, in the temple of
Jerusalem. Allah granted her request.
 However, while she was pregnant her
husband passed away. Hannah wept
bitterly. Alas, 'Imran did not live to see
their child for whom they had so longed.
She gave birth to a girl (Mary).
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The Birth of Mary - Qur'anic
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Allah the Almighty said: Allah chose Adam, Noah, the
family of Abraham and the family of Imran above the
Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times). Offspring,
one of the other, and Allah is the All-Hearer, AllKnower.
(Remember) when the wife of Imran said: "0 my Lord!
I have vowed to You what (the child that) 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."
Then when she delivered her (child Mary), she said: "0
my Lord! I have delivered a female child," - and Allah
knew better what she delivered, - "and the male is not
like the female, and I have named her Mary, and I
seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and for her
offspring from Satan, the outcast." Surah 3: 33-36
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Zechariah Becomes Mary's Guardian
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Hannah had a big problem in reference to her promise to
Allah, for females were not accepted into the temple,
and she was very worried. She wrapped the baby in a
shawl and handed it over to the temple elders.
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This was a child of their late and beloved leader, and
everyone was eager to take care of her. Zechariah said
to the elders: "I am the husband of her maternal aunt
and her nearest relation in the temple; therefore, I will
be more mindful of her than all of you.
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As it was their custom to draw lots to solve
disagreements, they followed this course. Each one was
given a reed to throw into the river. They had agreed
that whoever's reed remained afloat would be granted
guardianship of the girl. All the reeds sank to the bottom
except Zechariah's. With this sign, they all surrendered
to the will of Allah and made him the guardian.
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Mary's High Status
To ensure that no one had access to Mary,
Zechariah built a separate room for her in the
temple
 One day, he was surprised to find fresh fruit
which was out of season in her room. As he was
the only person who could enter her room, he
asked her how the fruit got there. She replied
that these provisions were from Allah, as He
gives to whom He wills. Zechariah understood
by this that Allah had raised Mary's status above
that of other women.
 Thereafter, Zechariah spent more time with her,
teaching and guiding her. Mary grew to be a
devotee of Allah, glorifying Him day and night.
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Mary's High Status - Qur'anic
So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly
acceptance. He made her grow in a good
manner and put her under the care of
Zechariah. Every time he entered Al-Mihrab (a
praying place or a private room), he found her
supplied with sustenance.
 He said: "0 Mary! From where have you got
this?"
 She said: "From Allah. Verily, Allah provides
sustenance to whom He wills, without limit."
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Surah 3: 37
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Mary's High Status – Sayings of
Muhammad (PBUH)
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Prophet Muhammad said: “The
best of the world's women is Mary (in
her lifetime), and the best of the
world's women is Khadijah (in her
lifetime)”.
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Isa (Jesus) (PBUH).
Mary Receives News of Jesus
 The Birth of Jesus
 Mary Returns to the City with Jesus
 The Miracles of Jesus - Qur'anic
 Jesus's Abilities and Disciples Qur'anic
 Jesus's Crucifixion - Bible Version
 Jesus's Crucifixion - Qur'anic
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Which is the only nonChristian religion that
makes it compulsory for it’s
1.3 billion followers to
believe in Jesus Christ
(pbuh) ?
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Mary Receives News of Jesus, Qur'anic
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While Mary was praying in the temple, an angel
in the form of a man appeared before her. Filled
with terror, she tried to flee:
Allah the Exalted revealed: And mention in the
Book (the Qur'an, 0 Muhammad the story of)
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 Ruh (angel Gabriel), and he
appeared before her in the form of a man in all
respects.
She said: "Verily! I seek refuge with the Most
Beneficent (Allah) from you, if you do fear
Allah."
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Mary Receives News of Jesus, Qur'anic
…cont’d
(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 (Allah): And (We wish)
to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a
mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter
(already) decreed, (by Allah). Surah 19: 16-21
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The Birth of Jesus
Mary left the temple and went to
Nazarene, the city in which she had been
born where she settled in a simple farm
house to avoid the public
 After some months, she could not bear
the mental strain any longer. Burdened
with a heavy womb, she left Nazarene,
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.
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The Birth of Jesus , Qur'anic
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So she conceived him, and she withdrew
with him to a far place (i.e.., Bethlehem
valley, about four to six miles from
Jerusalem). 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!"
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The Birth of Jesus, Qur'anic
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Then (the baby "Jesus") cried unto her
from below her, saying: "Grieve not! Your
Lord has provided a water stream under
you; and shake the trunk of palm tree
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
Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to
any human being this day. Surah 19: 22-26
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Mary Returns to the City with Jesus,
Qur'anic
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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 “
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Then she brought him (the baby) to her people,
carrying him. They said: "0 Mary! Indeed you
have brought a thing Fariyya (an unheard
mighty thing). 0 sister of Aaron! Your father was
not a man who used to commit adultery, nor
was your mother an unchaste woman."
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Mary Returns to the City with Jesus,
Qur'anic …cont’d.
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Then she pointed to him. They said: "How can
we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
He (Jesus) said: "Verily! I am a servant of Allah.
He has given me the Scripture and made me a
Prophet; And He has made me blessed
whosesoever I be, and has enjoined on me
prayer, and Zakat, as long as I live, and dutiful
to my mother, and made me not arrogant,
unblessed. And Salam (peace) be upon me the
day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I
shall be raised alive!"
Surah 19: 27-33
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The Miracles of Jesus - Qur'anic
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Allah the Almighty said: (Remember) when Allah
will say (on the Day of Resurrection): 'O Jesus,
son of Mary! Remember My Favor to you and to
your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ulQudus (Gabriel) so that you spoke to the people
in the cradle and in maturity and when I taught
you writing Al-Hikmah (the power of
understanding), the Torah and the Gospel; and
when you made out of the clay, as it were, the
figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you
breathed into it, and it became a bird by My
Permission, and you healed those born blind,
and the lepers by My Permission, and when you
brought forth the dead by My Permission;
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The Miracles of Jesus - Qur'anic…cont’d
and when I restrained the Children of Israel from
you (when they resolved to kill you) since you
came unto them with clear proofs, and the
disbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing
but evident magic’.
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And when I (Allah) 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. " Surah 5: 110-111
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Jesus's Abilities and Disciples Qur'anic
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Almighty Allah also revealed: And He
(Allah) will teach him (Jesus) the Book
and Al-Hikmah (i.e. the Sunna, the
faultless speech of the Prophets, wisdom,
etc.), (and) the Torah and the Gospel.
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Jesus's Abilities and Disciples - Qur'anic…cont’d
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And will make him (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, as it were, the figure of a bird, and
breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah
Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and
the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah'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
Torah, and to make lawful to you part of what
was forbidden to you, and I have come to you
with proof from your Lord. So fear Allah and
obey me. Truly! Allah is my Lord and your Lord,
so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight
Path."
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Jesus's Abilities and Disciples - Qur'anic…cont’d
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Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief
he said: "Who will be my helpers in Allah's
Cause?" The disciples said: "We are the helpers
of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness
that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah)."
Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent
down, and we follow the Messenger (Jesus); so
write us down among those who bear witness
(to the truth i.e. La ilaha ill Allah - none has the
right to be worshiped but Allah).
And they (disbelievers) plotted (to kill Jesus),
and Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of
the planners. Surah 3: 48-54
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Jesus's Crucifixion - Bible
Version
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Finally, they reached a place called
Golgotha, meaning the Place of Skulls,
outside the walls of Jerusalem. Instead of
giving him a cup of wine diluted with
scent to help lessen the pain on the cross,
the soldiers gave Jesus a cup of vinegar
diluted with gall. Then they crucified him
and, as a further mockery, two thieves
with him.
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Jesus's Crucifixion - Qur'anic
But the faith of Islam came with views
quite different from that of the extinct
gospels with regards to both the end of
Jesus and his nature.
 The Glorious Qur'an affirms that Allah the
Exalted did not permit the people of Israel
to kill Jesus or crucify him. What
happened was that Allah saved him from
his enemies and raised him to heaven.
They never killed Jesus; they killed
someone else.
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Jesus's Crucifixion - Qur'anic…cont’d
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Allah the Almighty declared: And because of
their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah Jesus,
son of Mary the Messenger of Allah," - 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): But Allah raised him (Jesus) up (with his
body and soul) unto Himself (and he is in the
heavens). And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, allWise. Surah 4: 157-158
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Comment - At the end of the debate "Christianity and Islam" - which appeared
on the SABC-TV program "Cross
Questions" on Sunday 5th June 1983, the
Chairman, Mr. Bill Chalmers commented:
"I think it can be said from this discussion
that there is, at present, somewhat more
accommodation on the Islamic side for the
founder of Christianity than there is on the
Christian side for the founder of Islam.
What the significance of that is, we leave
it to you, the viewer, to determine, but I
do think you will agree that it is a good
thing that we are talking together."
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Comment on Sura Maryam
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There is a Chapter in the Holy Qur’ân, named Surat
Maryam "Chapter Mary", named in honor of Mary the
mother of Jesus Christ, peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him; again, such an honor is not to be found given
to Mary in the Christian Bible. Out of the 66 books of the
Protestants and 73 of the Roman Catholics, not one is
named after Mary or her son. You will find books named
after Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Paul and two
score more obscure names, but not a single one is that
of Mary!
If Muhammed, salla Allah u alihi wa sallam, was the
author of the Holy Qur’ân, then he would not have failed
to include in it with Mary, the mother of Jesus, his own
mother Aamina, his dear wife Khadija, or his beloved
daughter Fatimah. But No! No! This can never be. The
Qur’ân is not his handiwork!.
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Jesus Defended
Muhammed, salla Allah u alihi wa sallam,
the Messenger of God, is made to absolve
Jesus from the false charges and
calumnies of his enemies.
 "And He (God Almighty) hath made me
(Jesus) kind to my mother, and not
overbearing or unblest" (19:31).
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Gospel of St.John
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"And the third day there was a marriage in
Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus
was there: And both Jesus was called, and
his disciples, to the marriage. And when
they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus
saith unto him, they have no wine. Jesus
saith unto her, 'Woman, what have I to do
with thee?
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"Mother" or "Woman"?
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According to St. John, in the fourth verse above,
describing the marriage feast at Cana, we are told that
Jesus, peace and blessings be upon him, behaved
insolently towards his mother. He calls her "woman," and
to rub more salt into the wound he is made to say "what
have I to do with thee?" What connection is there
between you and me, or what have I got to do with you?
Could he have forgotten that this very "woman" had
carried him for nine months, and perhaps suckled him
for 2 years, and had borne endless insults and injuries
on account of him? Is she not his mother? Is there no
word in his language for "mother"?
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