The Qur’an Refutes Religious Discords of Ahlul Kitab
“(O Prophet) We have revealed the Scripture (Qur’an) to you only to clarify for them what they differ about, and as guidance and mercy for people who believe.” (16:64)
Ahlul Kitab’ is a Qur’anic term known as ‘People of the Book’ that refers to the Jews, the Christians, the Zoroastrians, and the Sabians who received the Divine Books before the revelation of the Holy Qur’an. With the passage of time, Ahlul Kitab corrupted their scriptures by mixing the original revelation with human interpolations and interpretations. Also, many Jewish and Christian scholars and researchers of modern times admit that the previous scriptures like Tourat and Injeel lost their originality, pristine purity, and infallibility because of distortions and alterations by many hands. As a result, the insertion of myths and fabricated stories tainted the purity of these Scriptures, resulting in fallacies and religious discord. The main issues of discords are:
- Denial of Unity of God and belief in many deities and associating them with Allah.
- Ascribing Lies against Allah (SWT) such as He has mate, He has begotten son or daughter, and He has intercessors with Him.
- Discord over Halal and Haram as ordained by Allah.
- Discord over the Scriptures of Allah (SWT) and corruption of their verses by fabrications.
- Discord over the Holy Qur’an and the Prophet of Islam.
- Discord over the Prophets of Allah (SWT).
The Qur’an has resolutely and clearly refuted the above issues of discord, misconceptions and lies against Allah (SWT). It validated the earlier Scriptures of Allah and highlighted numerous topics that had been misconstrued or altered in them. It rejected all the faulty concepts of Ahlul Kitab and answered all the issues of dispute in the light of truth and reason. On the Day of Judgement, Allah (SWT) will judge the issues of discord based on religious beliefs and tell the disputants which one was on the righteous path.
The Qur’anic verses on above topic are given below:
وَمَاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا لِتُبَیِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِی اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ ۙ وَهُدًی وَّرَحْمَۃً لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ
“(O Prophet) We have revealed the Scripture to you only to clarify for them what they differ about, and as guidance and mercy for people who believe.” (16:64)
وَاَنْزَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَمُهَیْمِنًا عَلَیْهِ فَاحْکُمْ بَیْنَهُمْ بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ عَمَّا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ؕ لِکُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنْکُمْ شِرْعَۃً وَمِنْهَاجًا ؕ وَّلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَکُمْ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً وَلٰكِنْ لِّیَبْلُوَکُمْ فِیْ مَاۤ اٰتٰىکُمْ فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَیْرٰتِ ؕ اِلَی اللّٰهِ مَرْجِعُکُمْ جَمِیْعًا فَیُنَبِّئُکُمْ بِمَا کُنْتُمْ فِیْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“And We have revealed to you the Book, with truth, attesting the Books that preceded it, and guarding the truths revealed therein. So, judge between them according to what Allah revealed, and do not follow their desires if they differ from the truth that has come to you. For each of you We have assigned a law and a way. Had Allah willed, He could have made you a single nation, but He tests you through what He has given you. So, compete in righteousness. To Allah is your return, all of you; then He will inform you of what you had disputed.” (5:48)
لِکُلِّ اُمَّۃٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنْسَکًا هُمْ نَاسِکُوْهُ فَلَا یُنَازِعُنَّكَ فِی الْاَمْرِ وَادْعُ اِلٰی رَبِّكَ ؕ اِنَّكَ لَعَلٰی هُدًی مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ وَاِنْ جٰدَلُوْكَ فَقُلِ اللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ اَللّٰهُ یَحْکُمُ بَیْنَکُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ فِیْمَا کُنْتُمْ فِیْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“For every Ummah (community) We have fixed acts of worship, which they observe. So do not let them dispute with you in this matter. And invite them towards your Lord; you are upon a straight path. But if they dispute with you, say, ‘Allah is fully aware of what you do.’ Allah will judge between you on the Day of Qiyamah regarding what you disagreed.” (22:67 – 69)
مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا یُحَرِّفُوْنَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَّوَاضِعِہٖ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَیْنَا وَاسْمَعْ غَیْرَ مُسْمَعٍ وَرَاعِنَا لَـیًّۢا بِاَلْسِنَتِهِمْ وَطَعْنًا فِی الدِّیْنِ ؕ وَلَوْ اَنَّهُمْ قَالُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَاَطَعْنَا وَاسْمَعْ وَانْظُرْنَا لَكَانَ خَیْرًا لَّهُمْ وَاَقْوَمَ ۙ وَلٰكِنْ لَّعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِکُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا
“Among the Jews there are dispute some who displace the words for distortion, and say, ‘We hear and we disobey’, and ‘Hear without listening’, and ‘Observe us,’ twisting with their tongues and slandering the religion. Had they said, ‘We hear and we obey’, and ‘Listen’ and ‘Look at us with favor,’ it would have been better for them, and more upright. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief; they do not believe except a few.” (4:46)
اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَی الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوْا نَصِیْبًا مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوْتِ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا هٰۤؤُلَآءِ اَهْدٰی مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا سَبِیْلًا
“Have you not seen those (Jews) to whom a portion of the Book has been given? They believe in idols and false deities and say about those who disbelieve that they are better guided in the righteous path than those who believe’.” (4:51)
وَلَقَدْ بَوَّاْنَا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ مُبَوَّاَ صِدْقٍ وَرَزَقْنٰهُمْ مِّنَ الطَّیِّبٰتِ ۚ فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا حَتّٰی جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ یَقْضِیْ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ فِیْمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“And We settled the Bani Israel (Children of Israel) in a blessed land and provided them with pure things. They did not differ until knowledge (of scriptural edicts) came to them. Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their differences.” (10:93)
اِنَّ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ یَقُصُّ عَلٰی بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اَکْثَرَ الَّذِیْ هُمْ فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ وَاِنَّہٗ لَهُدًی وَرَحْمَۃٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ یَقْضِیْ بَیْنَهُمْ بِحُکْمِہٖ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْعَلِیْمُ
“This Qur’an narrates to the Children of Israel most of what they differ about. And it is guidance and mercy for the believers. Your Lord will judge between them by His wisdom. He is the Almighty, the All-Knowing.” (27:76 – 78)
وَاٰمِنُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَکُمْ وَلَا تَکُوْنُوْۤا اَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۭ بِہٖ ۪ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِیْ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ۫ وَاِیَّایَ فَاتَّقُوْنِ وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَکْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“(O Children of Israel,) And believe in what I revealed (in the Qur’an), which confirms what is with you; and do not be the first to deny it; and do not sell My revelations for a small price; and be conscious of Me. And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know.” (2:41 – 42)
قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لَا تَغْلُوْا فِیْ دِیْنِکُمْ غَیْرَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوْۤا اَهْوَآءَ قَوْمٍ قَدْ ضَلُّوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَاَضَلُّوْا كَثِیْرًا وَضَلُّوْا عَنْ سَوَآءِ السَّبِیْلِ
“Say (O Prophet), ‘O People of the Book! Do not make excesses in your religion overriding the truth; and do not follow the opinions of people who went astray before, and misled many, and themselves strayed off the straight path.” (5:77)
یَسْـَٔلُكَ اَهْلُ الْكِتٰبِ اَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَیْهِمْ كِتٰبًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فَقَدْ سَاَلُوْا مُوْسٰۤی اَکْبَرَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ فَقَالُوْۤا اَرِنَا اللّٰهَ جَہْرَۃً فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الصّٰعِقَۃُ بِظُلْمِهِمْ ۚ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَنْ ذٰلِكَ ۚ وَاٰتَیْنَا مُوْسٰی سُلْطٰنًا مُّبِیْنًا وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ الطُّوْرَ بِمِیْثَاقِهِمْ وَقُلْنَا لَهُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ لَا تَعْدُوْا فِی السَّبْتِ وَاَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ مِّیْثَاقًا غَلِیْظًا فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ مِّیْثَاقَهُمْ وَکُفْرِهِمْ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَقَتْلِهِمُ الْاَنْۢبِیَآءَ بِغَیْرِ حَقٍّ وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوْبُنَا غُلْفٌ ؕ بَلْ طَبَعَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهَا بِکُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا
“The People of the Book challenge you to bring down to them a book from the sky. They had asked Musa (Musa) for something even greater. They said, ‘Show us Allah face to face.’ The thunderbolt struck them for their sin. Then they took the calf for worship, even after the clear proofs had come to them. Yet We pardoned that, and We gave Musa a clear authority. And We raised the Mount above them in accordance with their covenant, and We said to them, ‘Enter the gate humbly’, and We said to them, ‘Do not violate the Sabbath’, and We received from them a solemn pledge. But for their violation of their covenant, and their denial of Allah’s revelations, and their killing of the prophets unjustly, and their saying, ‘Our hearts are covered’. In fact, Allah has sealed them for their disbelief, so they do not believe, except for a few.” (4:153 – 155)
كَانَ النَّاسُ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً ۟ فَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ النَّبِیّٖنَ مُبَشِّرِیْنَ وَمُنْذِرِیْنَ وَاَنْزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ لِیَحْکُمَ بَیْنَ النَّاسِ فِیْمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ ؕ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ فِیْهِ اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوْهُ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ بَغْیًۢا بَیْنَهُمْ ۚ فَهَدَی اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِاِذْنِہٖ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَہْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ
“Humanity was once a single community; then Allah sent the prophets, bringing good news and giving warnings. And He sent down with them the Scripture, with the truth, to judge between people regarding their differences. But none differed over it except those who were given it – after the proofs had come to them – out of mutual envy between them. Then Allah guided those who believed to the truth they had disputed, in accordance with His will. Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.” (2:213)
وَ مَا كَانَ النَّاسُ اِلَّاۤ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً فَاخْتَلَفُوْا ؕ وَلَوْ لَا كَلِمَۃٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ فِیْمَا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“Mankind was a single Ummah (community); then they differed. Had it not for a prior decree from your Lord, the matters of their discord would have been settled.” (10:19)
یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اِنَّا خَلَقْنٰکُمْ مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ وَاُنْثٰی وَجَعَلْنٰکُمْ شُعُوْبًا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوْا ؕ اِنَّ اَکْرَمَکُمْ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَتْقٰکُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِیْمٌ خَبِیْرٌ
“O mankind! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous. Allah is All-Knowing, Well-Aware.” (49:13)
اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ فَرَّقُوْا دِیْنَهُمْ وَكَانُوْا شِیَعًا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِیْ شَیْءٍ ؕ اِنَّمَاۤ اَمْرُهُمْ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ یُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَفْعَلُوْنَ
“As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, you have no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah. He will, in the end, tell them the truth of all that they did.” (6:159)
شَرَعَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الدِّيْنِ مَا وَصّٰى بِه نُوْحًا وَالَّذِىۤ اَوْحَيْنَاۤ اِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِه اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَمُوْسٰى وَعِيْسٰۤى اَنْ اَقِيْمُوْا الدِّيْنَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوْا فِيْهِ….
“He prescribed for you the same religion He enjoined upon Nooh, and what We revealed to you, and what We enjoined upon Ibrahim, and Musa, and Isa that: ‘You shall uphold the religion, and create no division therein.’…….” (42:13)
وَمَا تَفَرَّقُوْۤا اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْیًۢا بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَلَوْ لَا كَلِمَۃٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی لَّقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَاِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْرِثُوا الْكِتٰبَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لَفِیْ شَکٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِیْبٍ فَلِذٰلِكَ فَادْعُ ۚ وَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَاۤ اُمِرْتَ ۚ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَقُلْ اٰمَنْتُ بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ كِتٰبٍ ۚ وَّاُمِرْتُ لِاَعْدِلَ بَیْنَکُمْ ؕ اَللّٰهُ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّکُمْ ؕ لَنَاۤ اَعْمَالُنَا وَلَکُمْ اَعْمَالُکُمْ ؕ لَا حُجَّۃَ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَکُمْ ؕ اَللّٰهُ یَجْمَعُ بَیْنَنَا ۚ وَ اِلَیْهِ الْمَصِیْرُ وَالَّذِیْنَ یُحَآجُّوْنَ فِی اللّٰهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا اسْتُجِیْبَ لَہٗ حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَۃٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَلَیْهِمْ غَضَبٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِیْدٌ
“They became divided only after knowledge (of religion) came to them, out of antipathy among themselves. If it were not for a predetermined decision from your Lord till a prescribed term, Judgement would have been pronounced between them. Indeed, those who were made to inherit the Book after them are in grave doubt about it. Call towards this (Qur’an), and be upright as you were commanded, and do not follow their inclinations, and say, ‘I believe in the Book that Allah has revealed, and I was commanded to judge between you equitably. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds, and you have your deeds. Let there be no dispute between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is the ultimate return.’ As for those who dispute about Allah after having accepted His call, their argument is invalid with their Lord; and upon them falls wrath; and a grievous torment waits for them.” (42:14 – 16)
قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ عٰلِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهٰدَةِ اَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِىْ مَا كَانُوْا فِيْهِ يَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“Say: O Allah. Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of all that is hidden and open! it is You Who will judge between Your servants in those matters about which they have differed.” (39:46)
اِنَّ هٰذِہٖۤ اُمَّتُکُمْ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً ۫ۖ وَاَنَا رَبُّکُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْنِ وَتَقَطَّعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ کُلٌّ اِلَیْنَا رٰجِعُوْنَ فَمَنْ یَّعْمَلْ مِنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا کُفْرَانَ لِسَعْیِہٖ ۚ وَاِنَّا لَہٗ کٰتِبُوْنَ
“This community of yours (Messengers & Prophets) is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship Me. But they split themselves into factions. They will all return to Us. Whoever does righteous deeds, and is a believer, his effort will not be denied. We are writing it down for him.” (21:92 – 94)
وَ قَالَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ وَالنَّصٰرٰی نَحْنُ اَبْنٰٓؤُا اللّٰهِ وَاَحِبَّآؤُہٗ ؕ قُلْ فَلِمَ یُعَذِّبُکُمْ بِذُنُوْبِکُمْ ؕ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ؕ یَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیُعَذِّبُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْکُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا ۫ وَاِلَیْهِ الْمَصِیْرُ
“The Jews and the Christians say, ‘We are the children of Allah, and His beloved ones.’ (O Prophet) Say, ‘Why then does He punish you for your sins?’ In fact, you are only humans from among those He created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them, and to Him is the return.” (5:18)
وَقَالَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ لَیْسَتِ النَّصٰرٰی عَلٰی شَیْءٍ ۪ وَقَالَتِ النَّصٰرٰی لَیْسَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ ۙ وَهُمْ یَتْلُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۚ فَاللّٰهُ یَحْکُمُ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ فِیْمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“The Jews say, ‘The Christians are not based on anything;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews are not based on anything.’ Yet they both read the Scripture. Similarly, those who are ignorant said the same thing what they say. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their discord.” (2:113)
وَقَالُوْا لَنْ یَّدْخُلَ الْجَنَّۃَ اِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ هُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰی ؕ تِلْكَ اَمَانِیُّهُمْ ؕ قُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَکُمْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ بَلٰی ق مَنْ اَسْلَمَ وَجْهَہٗ لِلّٰهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَہٗۤ اَجْرُہٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّہٖ ۪ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ
“And they say, ‘None will enter Heaven unless he is a Jew or a Christian.’ These are their wishes. Say, ‘Produce your proof, if you are truthful.’ In fact, whoever submits himself to Allah, and is a doer of good, will have his reward with his Lord – they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.” (2:111 – 112)
وَقَالُوْا کُوْنُوْا هُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰی تَہْتَدُوْا ؕ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّۃَ اِبْرٰہٖمَ حَنِیْفًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ قُوْلُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْنَا وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلٰۤی اِبْرٰہٖمَ وَ اِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَ اِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی وَعِیْسٰی وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ النَّبِیُّوْنَ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۚ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَیْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ ۫ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَہٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ فَاِنْ اٰمَنُوْا بِمِثْلِ مَاۤ اٰمَنْتُمْ بِہٖ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَوْا ۚ وَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا هُمْ فِیْ شِقَاقٍ ۚ فَسَیَکْفِیْكَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ
“And they say, ‘Be Jews or Christians, and you will be rightly guided.’ (O Prophet) Say, ‘Rather, the religion of Ibrahim, the Monotheist; he was not an idolater.’ Say, ‘We believe in Allah; and in what was revealed to us; and in what was revealed to Ibrahim, and Ismael, and Ishaaq, and Yaqoob, and their descendants; and in what was given to Musa and Isa; and in what was given to the prophets – from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we surrender.’ If they believe in the same as you have believed in, then they have been rightly guided. But if they turn away, then they are in injudiciousness. Allah will protect you against them; for He is the Hearer, the Knower.” (2:135 – 137)
وَقَالَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ عُزَیْرُ ابْنُ اللّٰهِ وَقَالَتِ النَّصٰرَی الْمَسِیْحُ ابْنُ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُمْ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚ یُضَاهِـُٔوْنَ قَوْلَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ ؕ قٰتَلَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ۚ۫ اَنّٰی یُؤْفَکُوْنَ اِتَّخَذُوْۤا اَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ اَرْبَابًا مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَالْمَسِیْحَ ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ ۚ وَمَاۤ اُمِرُوْۤا اِلَّا لِیَعْبُدُوْۤا اِلٰـہًا وَّاحِدًا ۚ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ؕ سُبْحٰنَہٗ عَمَّا یُشْرِکُوْنَ
“The Jews said, ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah,’ and the Christians said, ‘The ‘Messiah is the son of Allah.’ These are mere words out of their mouths. They imitate the statements of those who blasphemed before. May Allah destroy them! Which wrong way they are straying? They have taken their rabbis and their priests as lords instead of Allah, and son of Maryam as well. Although they were commanded to worship none but The One God. There is no god except He. Glory be to Him; He is Pure from all that they associate with Him.” (9:30 – 31)
وَ لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً وَلٰكِنْ یُّدْخِلُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ فِیْ رَحْمَتِہٖ ؕ وَالظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَلَا نَصِیْرٍ اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِہٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ ۚ فَاللّٰهُ هُوَ الْوَلِیُّ وَهُوَ یُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰی ۫ وَهُوَ عَلٰی کُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِیْهِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ فَحُکْمُہٗۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِکُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبِّیْ عَلَیْهِ تَوَكَلْتُ قۖ وَاِلَیْهِ اُنِیْبُ
“Had Allah willed, He could have made them one community, but He admits into His mercy whomever He wills. As for the wrongdoers, they will have no protector and no savior. Or have they adopted protectors besides him? But Allah is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He has power over all things. Whatever matter you differ about, its Judgement rests with Allah. ‘Such is Allah, my Lord, in Whom I trust, and unto Him I repent’.” (42:8 – 10)
وَ لَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً وَلَا یَزَالُوْنَ مُخْتَلِفِیْنَ اِلَّا مَنْ رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ ؕ وَلِذٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ ؕ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَۃُ رَبِّكَ لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّۃِ وَالنَّاسِ اَجْمَعِیْنَ
“Had your Lord willed, He could have made humanity one community, but they will always continue to differ – Except those on whom your Lord has mercy, for that reason He created them (those who discord). The Word of your Lord is certainly fulfilled: ‘I will fill Hell with jinn and humans, altogether’.” (11:118 – 119)
فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِیْهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ اَبْنَآءَنَا وَاَبْنَآءَکُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَکُمْ وَاَنْفُسَنَا وَاَنْفُسَکُمْ ۟ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَلْ لَّعْنَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَی الْکٰذِبِیْنَ
“And if anyone disputes with you about him (Isa), after the knowledge that has come to you, say, ‘Come, let us call our children and your children, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and let us invoke Allah’s curse on the liars’.” (3:61)
قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ تَعَالَوْا اِلٰی كَلِمَۃٍ سَوَآءٍۢ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَکُمْ اَلَّا نَعْبُدَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِہٖ شَیْئًا وَلَا یَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا اَرْبَابًا مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُوْلُوا اشْهَدُوْا بِاَنَّا مُسْلِمُوْنَ
“Say, ‘O People of the Book, come to a term that is just common between us and you: that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate nothing with Him, and that none of us takes others as lords besides Him.’ And if they turn away, say, ‘Bear witness that we have surrendered (to Allah’s command)’.” (3:64)
قُلْ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْنَا وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلٰۤی اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی وَعِیْسٰی وَالنَّبِیُّوْنَ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۪ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَیْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ ۫ وَنَحْنُ لَہٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ
“Say, ‘We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us; and in what was revealed to Ibrahim, and Ismail, and Ishaq, and Yaqoob, and the descendants; and in the Books what was given to Musa, and Isa, and the other prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we bow submission.” (3:84)
اَمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنَّ اِبْرٰہٖمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطَ كَانُوْا هُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰی ط قُلْ ءَاَنْتُمْ اَعْلَمُ اَمِ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَتَمَ شَهَادَۃً عِنْدَہٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ
“Or do you say that Ibrahim, Ismael, Ishaq, Yaqoob, and the descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, ‘Do you know better, or Allah?’ And who can be more unjust than the one who conceals a testimony of Allah that is with him? Allah is not unaware of what you do.” (2:140)
یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّوْنَ فِیْۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْرٰىۃُ وَالْاِنْجِیْلُ اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِہٖ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ هٰۤاَنْتُمْ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ حَاجَجْتُمْ فِیْمَا لَکُمْ بِہٖ عِلْمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّوْنَ فِیْمَا لَیْسَ لَکُمْ بِہٖ عِلْمٌ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ مَا كَانَ اِبْرٰهِیْمُ یَهُوْدِیًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِیًّا وَلٰكِنْ كَانَ حَنِیْفًا مُّسْلِمًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ
“O People of the Book! Why do you argue about Ibrahim, when the Tourat and the Injeel were revealed only after him? Do you not understand? Behold! You are the ones who argued about things you know, but why do you argue about things you do not know? Allah knows, and you do not know. Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a Monotheist, a Muslim. And he was not of the Polytheists.” (3:65 – 67)
وَدَّتْ طَّآئِفَۃٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ لَوْ یُضِلُّوْنَکُمْ ؕ وَمَا یُضِلُّوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَکْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَاَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُوْنَ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُوْنَ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَکْتُمُوْنَ الْحَقَّ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ وَقَالَتْ طَّآئِفَۃٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ اٰمِنُوْا بِالَّذِیْۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَجْهَ النَّهَارِ وَاکْفُرُوْۤا اٰخِرَہٗ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ
“A group of the People of the Book would love to lead you astray, but they only lead themselves astray, and they do not realize it. ‘O People of the Book! Why do you reject the revelations of Allah, even as you testify?’ ‘O People of the Book! Why do you muddle the truth with falsehood, and knowingly conceal the truth?’ Some of the People of the Book say, ‘Believe in what was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day, and reject it at its end, so that they may return’.” (3:69 – 72)
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یُّجَادِلُ فِی اللّٰهِ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًی وَلَا كِتٰبٍ مُّنِیْرٍ وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوْا مَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَیْهِ اٰبَآءَنَا ؕ اَوَ لَوْ كَانَ الشَّیْطٰنُ یَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰی عَذَابِ السَّعِیْرِ
“…….. Yet among the people who dispute about Allah without knowledge, without guidance, and without an enlightening Scripture. And when it is said to them, ‘Follow what Allah has revealed,’ they say, ‘Rather, we follow what we found our forefathers devoted to.’ Would they follow their forefathers even if Satan is calling them to the punishment of the Blaze?” (31:20 – 21)
قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَکْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ٭ۖ وَاللّٰهُ شَهِیْدٌ عَلٰی مَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَصُدُّوْنَ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ تَبْغُوْنَهَا عِوَجًا وَاَنْتُمْ شُهَدَآءُ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ
“Say, ‘O People of the Scripture, why do you reject the Revelations of Allah, when Allah witnesses what you do?’ Say, ‘O People of the Scripture, why do you hinder from Allah’s path those who believe, infiltrating flaws in it, even though you are witnessing the truth of this path? Allah is not unaware of what you do’.” (3:98 – 99)
وَاِذْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِیْثَاقَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ لَتُبَیِّنُنَّہٗ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَکْتُمُوْنَہٗ ۫ فَنَبَذُوْهُ وَرَآءَ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ وَاشْتَرَوْا بِہٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؕ فَبِئْسَ مَا یَشْتَرُوْنَ
“And when Allah made a covenant with those who were given the Book: ‘You shall certainly make it known to people and you shall not hide it;’ but they cast it behind their backs and took a small price for it; so evil is that which they buy.” (3:187)
یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ قَدْ جَآءَکُمْ رَسُوْلُنَا یُبَیِّنُ لَکُمْ عَلٰی فَتْرَۃٍ مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا مَا جَآءَنَا مِنْۢ بَشِیْرٍ وَلَا نَذِیْرٍ ۫ فَقَدْ جَآءَکُمْ بَشِیْرٌ وَنَذِیْرٌ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰی کُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ
“O People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to you, after a cessation of messengers for making things clear to you – so that you cannot say, ‘No preacher has come to us, and no warner.’ In fact, a preacher has come to you, and a warner; and Allah is Capable of everything.” (5:19)
یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ قَدْ جَآءَکُمْ رَسُوْلُنَا یُبَیِّنُ لَکُمْ كَثِیْرًا مِّمَّا کُنْتُمْ تُخْفُوْنَ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَیَعْفُوْا عَنْ كَثِیْرٍ ۬ؕ قَدْ جَآءَکُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ نُوْرٌ وَكِتٰبٌ مُّبِیْنٌ یَّہْدِیْ بِهِ اللّٰهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَہٗ سُبُلَ السَّلٰمِ وَیُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَی النُّوْرِ بِاِذْنِہٖ وَیَہْدِیْهِمْ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ
“O People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to you, clarifying for you much of what you kept hidden of the Book, and overlooking much. A light from Allah has come to you, and a clear Book. By which Allah guides to the paths of peace to those who seek His good pleasure, and He brings them out of darkness into light, by His permission, and He guides them in a straight path.” (5:15 – 16)
وَاِنَّ هٰذِه اُمَّتُكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّاَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُوْنِ فَتَقَطَّعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُوْنَ فَذَرْهُمْ فِىْ غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ
“(O Prophets) And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore, fear Me (and no other). But people have cut off their affair (of unity) amongst them into sects: each party rejoices with what they own (the path). But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time.” (23:52 – 54)
لِّئَلَّا یَعْلَمَ اَهْلُ الْكِتٰبِ اَلَّا یَقْدِرُوْنَ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ مِّنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَاَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِیَدِ اللّٰهِ یُؤْتِیْهِ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیْمِ
“That the People of the Book should know that they have no power whatever over the Grace of Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to bestow it on whoever He wills. For Allah is the Lord of infinite Grace.” (57:29)
وَ مَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنَۃُ وَمَاۤ اُمِرُوْۤا اِلَّا لِیَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِیْنَ لَهُ الدِّیْنَ ۬ۙ حُنَفَآءَ وَیُقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ وَیُؤْتُوا الزَّکٰوۃَ وَذٰلِكَ دِیْنُ الْقَیِّمَۃِ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ وَالْمُشْرِكِیْنَ فِیْ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِیَّۃِ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ۙ اُولٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَیْرُ الْبَرِیَّۃِ
“And the People of the Book did not differ, until after there came to them Clear Evidence (i.e., the advent of the last and final Prophet Muhammad ﷺ). And they have been commanded no more than this: ‘To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to pay Zakat; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.’ Verily those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Qur’an and Prophet ﷺ) among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hellfire, to dwell therein forever. They are the worst of creatures. Those who have faith and do righteous deeds, – they are the best of creatures.” (98:4 – 7)
مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ فَرَّقُوْا دِیْنَهُمْ وَكَانُوْا شِیَعًا ؕ کُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَیْهِمْ فَرِحُوْنَ
“(Do not be) Of those who divided their religion and have been split into many sects; each faction is pleased with what (belief and practices) they have.” (30:32)
اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ یَفْصِلُ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ فِیْمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Qiyamah regarding everything they had disputed.” (32:25)
وَلَا تَکُوْنُوْا كَالَّذِیْنَ تَفَرَّقُوْا وَاخْتَلَفُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ ؕ وَاُولٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ
“And do not be like those who separated and disputed after the clear proofs came to them; for them is a great punishment.” (3:105)
اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یُجَادِلُوْنَ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ بِغَیْرِ سُلْطٰنٍ اَتٰهُمْ ۙ اِنْ فِیْ صُدُوْرِهِمْ اِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَّا هُمْ بِبَالِغِیْهِ ۚ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّہٗ هُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْبَصِیْرُ
“As for those who dispute without any authority regarding Allah’s revelations — there is nothing in their hearts but the feeling of arrogance, which they will never attain. So, seek refuge in Allah; for He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.” (40:56)
وَ لَوْ اٰمَنَ اَهْلُ الْكِتٰبِ لَكَانَ خَیْرًا لَّهُمْ ؕ مِنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَاَکْثَرُهُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ
“……. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.” (3:110)
Bani Israel: Allah’s Favors & Curse upon them
The Bani Israel are the descendants of the Prophet Yaqoob (). His other name was Israel, and so, his progenies are known as ‘Bani Israel’ after him. Like his father, Prophet Ishaq () and grandfather, Prophet Ibrahim () Yaqoob () was one of the prophets of Allah (SWT). He would live in Kenan, Syria and had twelve sons. One of them was Yusuf () who was the most beloved son of his father because of his excellent character and manners. He fell into distress when his stepbrothers, out of jealousy, threw him into a well. A traders’ caravan rescued him and transported him to Egypt, where he was sold to a Minister of the King’s Court. After many trials during his childhood and youth, Allah (SWT) finally settled him in Egypt, conferring on him prophethood, wisdom, and knowledge of interpreting dreams. Because of his exceptional talents, he was able to draw the attention and confidence of the King of Egypt, who appointed him as his Minister of Treasury. Yusuf () successfully managed the famine-time crisis of foodstuffs by developing a proper storage and distribution system. His father, Yaqoob (), and stepbrothers were also sufferers of that famine. So, he brought them all to live with him in Egypt. Thenceforth, the progenies of Yaqoob () lived in Egypt with honor and dignity.
During the reign of King Fir’awn of Egypt, the people of Bani Israel were persecuted harshly. He enslaved them, made them lowly, killed their male children, and forced them to do odd jobs with nominal or no wages. In that critical situation, Allah (SWT) sent Musa () and his brother Haroon () to rescue them from a perilous predicament. At first, Musa () invited Fir’awn towards Allah’s Deen, and then requested him to let the people of Bani
Israel to accompany him. But Fir’awn rejected both the proposals outright and began more oppression and repression on them. At last, Allah (SWT) commanded Musa () to leave Egypt with the people of Bani Israel. Fir’awn and his force chased them. Allah (SWT) helped Musa () and Bani Israel to cross the Red Sea, while Fir’awn and his men were drowned in the Red Sea and totally destroyed. Thus, Allah (SWT) delivered Bani Israel from the tyrannies of Fir’awn.
Allah (SWT) bestowed a lot of favors upon the Bani Israel and sent a good number of Messengers and Prophets for their true guidance. Because of Allah’s profound favor, they became His chosen people. But the people of Bani Israel often showed their arrogance and ungratefulness to Allah (SWT). They defied their Prophets and Messengers, tortured them, and even killed many of them. So, they earned Allah’s curse and condemnation many times for their transgressions and sins. A number of verses of different Surahs of the Holy Qur’an, including Surah Baqarah, give a vivid description of their overall characteristics.
The related verses on Bani Israel are quoted below:
وَقَطَّعْنٰهُمْ فِى الْاَرْضِ اُمَمًا مِّنْهُمُ الصّٰلِحُوْنَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ وَبَلَوْنٰهُمْ بِالْحَسَنٰتِ وَالسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ
“We divided them (Bani Israel) into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We have tested them with both prosperity and adversity: In order that they might return.” (7:168)
یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اذْکُرُوْا نِعْمَتِیَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَیْکُمْ وَاَنِّیْ فَضَّلْتُکُمْ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ وَاتَّقُوْا یَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِیْ نَفْسٌ عَنْ نَّفْسٍ شَیْئًا وَلَا یُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا تَنْفَعُهَا شَفَاعَۃٌ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ
“O Bani Israel! Remember My blessing which I bestowed upon you, and that I have favored you over all people. And beware of a Day when no soul will avail another soul in any way, and no ransom will be accepted from it, and no intercession will benefit it, and they will not be helped.” (2:122 – 123)
نَتْلُوْا عَلَیْكَ مِنْ نَّبَاِ مُوْسٰی وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ اِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ اَهْلَهَا شِیَعًا یَّسْتَضْعِفُ طَآئِفَۃً مِّنْهُمْ یُذَبِّحُ اَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَیَسْتَحْیٖ نِسَآءَهُمْ ؕ اِنَّہٗ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ وَنُرِیْدُ اَنْ نَّمُنَّ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ اَئِمَّۃً وَ نَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوٰرِثِیْنَ وَنُمَكِنَ لَهُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَنُرِیَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامٰنَ وَجُنُوْدَهُمَا مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَحْذَرُوْنَ
“We narrate to you from the history of Musa and Fir’awn – in truth – for the people who believe. Fir’awn exalted himself in the land and divided its people into factions. He persecuted a group of them, slaughtering their sons, while sparing their daughters. He was truly a wrongdoer. But We desired to favor those who were oppressed in the land, and to make them leaders, and to make them the inheritors. And to establish them in the land; and to show Fir’awn, Hamaan, and their troops, the very thing they feared.” (28:3 – 6)
وَلَقَدْ اَوْحَيْنَاۤ اِلٰى مُوْسٰىۤ اَنْ اَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيْقًا فِى الْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخٰفُ دَرَكًا وَّلَا تَخْشٰى فَاَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُوْدِه فَغَشِيْهُمْ مِّنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ وَاَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَه وَمَا هَدٰى
“And We inspired Musa: ‘Leave by night with My servants, and strike for them a dry path across the sea, not fearing being overtaken (by Fer’awn’s army), nor worrying (of drowning in the sea).’ Fer’awn chased them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, and completely engulfed them. Fer’awn misled his people and did not guide them (to righteous path).” (20:77 – 79)
وَ اَوْرَثْنَا الْقَوْمَ الَّذِیْنَ كَانُوْا یُسْتَضْعَفُوْنَ مَشَارِقَ الْاَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا الَّتِیْ بٰرَکْنَا فِیْهَا ؕ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ الْحُسْنٰی عَلٰی بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۬ۙ بِمَا صَبَرُوْا ؕ وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ یَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُہٗ وَمَا كَانُوْا یَعْرِشُوْنَ
“And We made the people (Bani Israel) who were considered weak inheritors of the eastern and western parts of the land, which We had blessed. Thus, the fair promise of your Lord to Bani Israel was fulfilled, because of their endurance. And We destroyed all that Fir’awn and his people had built, and what they had raised high.” (7:137)
وَ اِذِ اسْتَسْقٰی مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِہٖ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ ؕ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَاعَشْرَۃَ عَیْنًا ؕ قَدْ عَلِمَ کُلُّ اُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ؕ کُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِیْنَ
“And recall when Musa prayed for water for his people. We said, ‘Strike the rock with your staff.” Thereupon twelve springs gushed out from it, and each tribe recognized its drinking-place. ‘Eat and drink from Allah’s provision, and do not create hostility in the earth spreading corruption.” (2:60)
فَاَرَادَ اَنْ یَّسْتَفِزَّهُمْ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ فَاَغْرَقْنٰهُ وَمَنْ مَّعَہٗ جَمِیْعًا وَقُلْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِہٖ لِبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اسْکُنُوا الْاَرْضَ فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الْاٰخِرَۃِ جِئْنَا بِکُمْ لَفِیْفًا
“He (Fir’awn) intended to oust them (Bani Israel) off the land, but We drowned him, and those with him, all together. Thereafter, We said to the Bani Israel, ‘Live in the land, and when the promise of the Hereafter arrives, We will bring you altogether’.” (17:103 – 104)
وَ لَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحُکْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّۃَ وَرَزَقْنٰهُمْ مِّنَ الطَّیِّبٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنٰهُمْ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ وَاٰتَیْنٰهُمْ بَیِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْاَمْرِ ۚ فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوْۤا اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ ۙ بَغْیًۢا بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ یَقْضِیْ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ فِیْمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“We gave Bani Israel the Book, and wisdom, and prophethood; and We provided them with the pure sustenance; and We favored them over all other people. And We gave them precise edicts of religion. They fell into dispute only after knowledge came to them, out of mutual rivalry. Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Qiyamah regarding the things they differed about.” (45:16 – 17)
یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اذْکُرُوْا نِعْمَتِیَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَیْکُمْ وَاَنِّیْ فَضَّلْتُکُمْ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ وَاتَّقُوْا یَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِیْ نَفْسٌ عَنْ نَّفْسٍ شَیْئًا وَّلَا یُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَاعَۃٌ وَلَا یُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَّلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ وَاِذْ نَجَّیْنٰکُمْ مِّنْ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ یَسُوْمُوْنَکُمْ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِ یُذَبِّحُوْنَ اَبْنَآءَکُمْ وَیَسْتَحْیُوْنَ نِسَآءَکُمْ ؕ وَفِیْ ذٰلِکُمْ بَلَآ ءٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّکُمْ عَظِیْمٌ وَاِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِکُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَاَنْجَیْنٰکُمْ وَاَغْرَقْنَاۤ اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ
“O Bani Israel! Remember My favor which I bestowed on you, and that I favored you over (all nations) of the universe. And beware of a Day when no soul will avail another in the least, nor will any intercession be accepted on its behalf, nor will any ransom be taken from it, nor will they be helped. And recall that We delivered you from the people of Fir’awn. They inflicted terrible persecution upon you, killing your sons and sparing your women. Therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord. And recall that We parted the sea for you, so We saved you, and We drowned the people of Fir’awn as you looked on. (2:47 – 50)
وَ لَقَدْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِیْثَاقَ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۚ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَیْ عَشَرَ نَقِیْبًا ؕ وَقَالَ اللّٰهُ اِنِّیْ مَعَکُمْ ؕ لَئِنْ اَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلٰوۃَ وَاٰتَیْتُمُ الزَّکٰوۃَ وَاٰمَنْتُمْ بِرُسُلِیْ وَعَزَّرْتُمُوْهُمْ وَاَقْرَضْتُمُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَّاُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْکُمْ سَیِّاٰتِکُمْ وَلَاُدْخِلَنَّکُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ۚ فَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْکُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ السَّبِیْلِ
“Allah took a pledge from the Bani Israel, and We appointed twelve chiefs among them. Allah said, ‘I am with you; if you perform the prayer, and pay Zakat, and believe in My messengers and support them, and lend Allah a generous loan; I will certainly remit your sins and admit you into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever among you disbelieves afterwards has strayed from the right path.’ (5:12)
وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِہٖ یٰقَوْمِ اذْکُرُوْا نِعْمَۃَ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْکُمْ اِذْ جَعَلَ فِیْکُمْ اَنْۢبِیَآءَ وَجَعَلَکُمْ مُّلُوْکًا ٭ۖ وَٰتٰىکُمْ مَّا لَمْ یُؤْتِ اَحَدًا مِّنَ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ
“When Musa said to his people, ‘O my people, remember Allah’s blessings upon you, when He placed prophets among you, and made you kings, and gave you what He never gave any other people.” (5:20)
یٰقَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْاَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَۃَ الَّتِیْ كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ لَکُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوْا عَلٰۤی اَدْبَارِکُمْ فَتَنْقَلِبُوْا خٰسِرِیْنَ قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسٰۤی اِنَّ فِیْهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِیْنَ قۖ وَاِنَّا لَنْ نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتّٰی یَخْرُجُوْا مِنْهَا ۚ فَاِنْ یَّخْرُجُوْا مِنْهَا فَاِنَّا دٰخِلُوْنَ قَالَ رَجُلٰنِ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ یَخَافُوْنَ اَنْعَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِمَا ادْخُلُوْا عَلَیْهِمُ الْبَابَ ۚ فَاِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوْهُ فَاِنَّکُمْ غٰلِبُوْنَ ۬ۚ وَعَلَی اللّٰهِ فَتَوَكَلُوْۤا اِنْ کُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسٰۤی اِنَّا لَنْ نَّدْخُلَهَاۤ اَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوْا فِیْهَا فَاذْهَبْ اَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَاۤ اِنَّا هٰهُنَا قٰعِدُوْنَ قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ لَاۤ اَمْلِکُ اِلَّا نَفْسِیْ وَاَخِیْ فَافْرُقْ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَ الْقَوْمِ الْفٰسِقِیْنَ قَالَ فَاِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَۃٌ عَلَیْهِمْ اَرْبَعِیْنَ سَنَۃً ۚ یَتِیْهُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ فَلَا تَاْسَ عَلَی الْقَوْمِ الْفٰسِقِیْنَ
“(Musa said) O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned for you, and do not turn back, lest you return as losers.’ They said, ‘O Musa, there are tyrannical people in it; we will not enter it until they leave it. If they leave it, we will be entering.’ Two men of those who feared, but whom Allah had blessed, said, ‘Go to them by the gate; and when you have entered it, you will prevail. And put your trust in Allah, if you are believers.’ They said, ‘O Musa, we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are in it. So, go ahead, you and your Lord, and fight. We are staying right here.’ He said, ‘My Lord! I have control only over myself and my brother, so make separation between us and between the wicked people.’ He (Allah) said, ‘It is forbidden for them for forty years. They will wander aimlessly in the land. So don’t grieve for the defiant people.” (5:21 – 26)
وَ اِذْ وٰعَدْنَا مُوْسٰۤی اَرْبَعِیْنَ لَیْلَۃً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِہٖ وَاَنْتُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنْکُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَشْکُرُوْنَ وَاِذْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْكِتٰبَ وَالْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَہْتَدُوْنَ
“And recall that We appointed for Musa forty nights. Then you took to worshipping the calf after him, and you turned wicked. Then We pardoned you after that, so that you might be grateful.” (2:51 – 53)
وَ اِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰی لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتّٰی نَرَی اللّٰهَ جَہْرَۃً فَاَخَذَتْکُمُ الصّٰعِقَۃُ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰکُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِکُمْ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَشْکُرُوْنَ
“And recall that you (Bani Israel) said, ‘O Musa, we will never believe in you unless we see Allah openly.’ Thereupon the thunderbolt struck you, as you looked on. Then We revived you after your death, so that you may be appreciative.” (2:55 – 56)
وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَیْکُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَاَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْکُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوٰی ؕ کُلُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰکُمْ ؕ وَمَا ظَلَمُوْنَا وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ
“And We shaded you with clouds, and We sent down ‘Manna’ (sweet gum) and ‘Salwa’ (quail bird) to you: ‘Eat of the good things We have provided for you.’ They did not wrong Us, but they used to wrong their own souls.” (2:57)
وَاِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰی لَنْ نَّصْبِرَ عَلٰی طَعَامٍ وَّاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْۢبِتُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْۢ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّآئِهَا وَفُوْمِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا ؕ قَالَ اَتَسْتَبْدِلُوْنَ الَّذِیْ هُوَ اَدْنٰی بِالَّذِیْ هُوَ خَیْرٌ ؕ اِهْبِطُوْا مِصْرًا فَاِنَّ لَکُمْ مَّا سَاَلْتُمْ ؕ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الذِّلَّۃُ وَالْمَسْكَنَۃُ ق وَبَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَکْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَیَقْتُلُوْنَ النَّبِیّٖنَ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ
“And recall when you (Bani Israel) said, ‘O Musa, we cannot keep patience on one kind of food, so call to your Lord to produce for us of what the earth grows: of its herbs, and its cucumbers, and its garlic, and its lentils, and its onions.’ He said, ‘Would you substitute worse for better? Go down to any town, where you will have what you asked for.’ They were struck with humiliation and dependency (poverty), and incurred wrath from Allah. That was because they rejected Allah’s revelations and wrongfully killed the prophets. That was because they disobeyed and transgressed.” (2:61)
وَ اِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَکُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَکُمُ الطُّوْرَ ؕ خُذُوْا مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰکُمْ بِقُوَّۃٍ وَاذْکُرُوْا مَا فِیْهِ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّیْتُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ ۚ فَلَوْ لَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْکُمْ وَرَحْمَتُہٗ لَکُنْتُمْ مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِیْنَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنْکُمْ فِی السَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ کُوْنُوْا قِرَدَۃً خٰسِئِیْنَ
“And recall when We took a pledge from you (Bani Israel), and raised the Mount above you: ‘Take what We have given you earnestly, and remember what is in it, that you may attain righteousness.’ But after that you turned away. Were it not for Allah’s grace and mercy towards you, you would have been amongst the losers. And you surely knew those of you who violated the Sabbath (rules o Saturday). We said to them, ‘Be despicable apes’!” (2:63 – 65)
وَجٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ الْبَحْرَ فَاَتَوْا عَلٰی قَوْمٍ یَّعْکُفُوْنَ عَلٰۤی اَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ ۚ قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسَی اجْعَلْ لَّنَاۤ اِلٰـہًا كَمَا لَهُمْ اٰلِـهَۃٌ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّکُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُوْنَ اِنَّ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِیْهِ وَ بٰطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ قَالَ اَغَیْرَ اللّٰهِ اَبْغِیْکُمْ اِلٰـہًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَکُمْ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ وَاِذْ اَنْجَیْنٰکُمْ مِّنْ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ یَسُوْمُوْنَکُمْ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِ ۚ یُقَتِّلُوْنَ اَبْنَآءَکُمْ وَیَسْتَحْیُوْنَ نِسَآءَکُمْ ؕ وَفِیْ ذٰلِکُمْ بَلَآءٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّکُمْ عَظِیْمٌ
“And We delivered the Bani Israel across the sea. And when they came upon a people who were worshipped to some statues of theirs, they said, ‘O Musa, make for us a god, as they have gods.’ He said, ‘You are truly an ignorant people. What these people are concerned with is perdition, and their deeds are based on falsehoods.’ He said, ‘Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, when He has favored you over all other people?’ Remember how We saved you from Fir’awn’s people, who subjected you to the worst of sufferings – killing your sons and sparing your women. In that was a tremendous trial from your Lord.” (7:138 – 141)
مِنْ اَجْلِ ذٰلِكَ ۚۛؔ كَتَبْنَا عَلٰی بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اَنَّہٗ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًۢا بِغَیْرِ نَفْسٍ اَوْ فَسَادٍ فِی الْاَرْضِ فَكَاَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِیْعًا ؕ وَمَنْ اَحْیَاهَا فَكَاَنَّمَاۤ اَحْیَا النَّاسَ جَمِیْعًا ؕ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ ۫ ثُمَّ اِنَّ كَثِیْرًا مِّنْهُمْ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ فِی الْاَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُوْنَ
“Because of that We ordained for the Bani Israel: that whoever kills a person – unless it is for murder or corruption on earth — it is as if he killed the whole of mankind; and whoever saves it, it is as if he saved the whole of mankind. Our messengers came to them with clarifications, but even after that, many of them continue to commit excesses in the land.” (5:32)
لَقَدْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ وَاَرْسَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِمْ رُسُلًا ؕ کُلَّمَا جَآءَهُمْ رَسُوْلٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَہْوٰۤی اَنْفُسُهُمْ ۙ فَرِیْقًا كَذَّبُوْا وَفَرِیْقًا یَّقْتُلُوْنَ وَحَسِبُوْۤا اَلَّا تَکُوْنَ فِتْنَۃٌ فَعَمُوْا وَصَمُّوْا ثُمَّ تَابَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُوْا وَصَمُّوْا كَثِیْرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِیْرٌۢ بِمَا یَعْمَلُوْنَ
“We made a covenant with Bani Israel and We sent messengers to them. Whenever a messenger came to them with a message that was not their liking, some of them they accused of lying, and others they put to death. They assumed that no harm would come to them, so they turned blind and deaf. Then Allah accepted their repentance, but then again many of them turned blind and deaf. But Allah is Seeing of what they do.” (5:70 – 71)
وَ قَضَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ فِی الْكِتٰبِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِی الْاَرْضِ مَرَّتَیْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِیْرًا فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ اُوْلٰىهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَیْکُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَاۤ اُولِیْ بَاْسٍ شَدِیْدٍ فَجَاسُوْا خِلٰلَ الدِّیَارِ ؕ وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُوْلًا
“And We forewarned Bani Israel in the Scripture: You will commit evil on the earth twice, and you shall fall in great transgression. When the first of the two promises came true, We sent against you servants of Ours, possessing great might, and they ransacked your homes. It was a promise fulfilled.” (17:4 – 5)
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَکُمُ الْكَرَّۃَ عَلَیْهِمْ وَاَمْدَدْنٰکُمْ بِاَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِیْنَ وَجَعَلْنٰکُمْ اَکْثَرَ نَفِیْرًا
“Then We grant you to turn back against them (your enemies): We gave you increase in resources and offspring and made you the more numerous in man-power.” (17:6)
…. فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الْاٰخِرَۃِ لِیَسُوْٓءٗا وُجُوْهَکُمْ وَلِیَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوْهُ اَوَّلَ مَرَّۃٍ وَلِیُتَبِّرُوْا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِیْرًا عَسٰی رَبُّکُمْ اَنْ یَّرْحَمَکُمْ ۚ وَاِنْ عُدْتُّمْ عُدْنَا ۘ وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْکٰفِرِیْنَ حَصِیْرًا
“…….. Then, when the second promise came true, they made your faces filled with sorrow, and entered the Temple as they entered it the first time, and utterly destroy all that fallen into their power. Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you. But if you revert, We will revert. We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers.” (17:7 – 8)
فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ مِّیْثَاقَهُمْ لَعَنّٰهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوْبَهُمْ قٰسِیَۃً ۚ یُحَرِّفُوْنَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَّوَاضِعِہٖ ۙ وَنَسُوْا حَظًّا مِّمَّا ذُكِرُوْا بِہٖ ۚ وَلَا تَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلٰی خَآئِنَۃٍ مِّنْهُمْ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا مِّنْهُمْ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ
“Because of their breach of solemn pledge, We cursed them, and made their hearts hard. They twisted the revealed words out of their context, and they disregarded some of what they were reminded of. You will always witness deceit from them, except for a few of them. But pardon them and overlook. Allah loves those who are good (kind).” (5:13)
وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِہٖ یٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُوْنَنِیْ وَقَدْ تَّعْلَمُوْنَ اَنِّیْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَیْکُمْ ؕ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوْۤا اَزَاغَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوْبَهُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَہْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِیْنَ
“When Musa said to his people, ‘O my people, why do you hurt me, although you know that I am Allah’s Messenger to you?’ And when they swerved, Allah swerved their hearts. Allah does not guide the sinful people.” (61:5)
لُعِنَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْۢ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ عَلٰی لِسَانِ دَاوٗدَ وَعِیْسَی ابْنِ مَرْیَمَ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ كَانُوْا لَا یَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَنْ مُّنْكَرٍ فَعَلُوْهُ ؕ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوْا یَفْعَلُوْنَ تَرٰی كَثِیْرًا مِّنْهُمْ یَتَوَلَّوْنَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا ؕ لَبِئْسَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لَهُمْ اَنْفُسُهُمْ اَنْ سَخِطَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِمْ وَفِی الْعَذَابِ هُمْ خٰلِدُوْنَ
“Those among Bani Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawood and Isa son of Maryam. That is because they rebelled and used to transgress. They would not prevent one another from the wrongs they used to commit. Evil is what they used to do. You will see many of them allying with those who disbelieve. Terrible is what their souls sent on ahead for them. They have incurred wrath of Allah and they will remain in the eternal punishment.” (5:78 – 80)
وَ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتٰبٌ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ ۙ وَكَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ یَسْتَفْتِحُوْنَ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا ۚۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ مَّا عَرَفُوْا كَفَرُوْا بِہٖ ۫ فَلَعْنَۃُ اللّٰهِ عَلَی الْکٰفِرِیْنَ
“And now a Book has come to them from Allah, confirming that (Tourat) they have with them (wherein predictions about the final prophet existed), although previously they were seeking victory against those who disbelieved – but when there came to them what they recognized as truth, they disbelieved in it. So, Allah’s curse is upon the disbelievers.” (2:89)
بِئْسَمَا اشْتَرَوْا بِہٖۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ اَنْ یَّکْفُرُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بَغْیًا اَنْ یُّنَزِّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِہٖ عَلٰی مَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِہٖ ۚ فَبَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ عَلٰی غَضَبٍ ؕ وَ لِلْکٰفِرِیْنَ عَذَابٌ مُّهِیْنٌ وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ اٰمِنُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا نُؤْمِنُ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْنَا وَیَکْفُرُوْنَ بِمَا وَرَآءَہٗ ٭ وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ ؕ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُوْنَ اَنْۢبِیَآءَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَکُمْ مُّوْسٰی بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِہٖ وَاَنْتُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ
“Miserable is what they sold their souls for – rejecting what Allah has revealed, out of resentment that Allah would send down His grace upon whomever He chooses from among His servants. Thus, they incurred wrath upon wrath. And there is a demeaning punishment for the disbelievers. And when it is said to them, ‘Believe in what Allah has revealed,’ they say, ‘We believe in what was revealed to us,’ and they reject anything beyond that, although it is the truth which confirms what they have. Say, ‘Why did you kill Allah’s prophets before, if you were believers?’ Musa came to you with clear proofs, yet you adopted the calf as deity in his absence, indeed you were the oppressors.” (2:90 – 92)
Jews: Their Misconceptions and Transgressions
“Yehudi” (a Hebrew word for Jew), was originally a member of the tribe Judah, which was one of the tribes of Bani Israel. The word Judaism means “Judah-ism”, the religion of the Yehudim. They were the followers of Musa (). During the Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) time, several powerful Jewish tribes lived in and around Madinah. They had been expecting that Allah’s last and final Prophet would come from among them. But when they found that the last and final prophet came from the tribe of Quraish, the descendants of Ismail (), they became jealous and egoistic. Since the time of their Prophet Musa (), they have been found arrogant and defiant against Allah’s commandments. Because of their misdeeds, misconceptions, and arrogance, they strayed from the path of Allah.
When Prophet Mohammad (ﷺ) migrated from Makkah to Madinah the Jews tribe couldn’t accept him as the last and final prophet. They used to cherish a grudge against him and even attempted to kill him. Their treachery and deception posed a serious threat to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Muslim population of Madinah. Many Jews committed sins and offenses against other prophets of Allah (SWT) prior to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The Holy Qur’an gave a detailed description of their characteristics, sinful deeds, and consequences.
The major characteristics of Jews are summarized below:
- They belonged to the hypocritical nature (5:41) and would frequently breach the trusts and pledges (3:75).
- They would compete in sin and transgression, as well as in the consumption of illicit goods. (5:62)
- Their hearts were hardened, becoming as hard as rocks, or even harder (2:74) because of committing repeated offenses of difiance and blasphemy (5:64).
- They would kill the prophets unjustly because they rebelled and committed aggression (2:87), (3:112).
- They would kindle the fire of war and strive to spread corruption on earth. (5:64)
- They would long for life more than all mankind and wish to live a thousand years. (2:96)
- They would willingly distort the truth and eagerly listen to any lies (5:41). They would twist the Scripture of Allah with their tongues, and write the Scripture with their own hands, and then say, ‘This is from Allah,’ that they might exchange it for a little price. (2:79)
- They would believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in the other part. (2:85)
- They were used to usury, although it was forbidden for them; and they would devour people’s wealth dishonestly. (4:161)
Here are some Qur’anic passages on Jews as given below:
مَثَلُ الَّذِیْنَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرٰىۃَ ثُمَّ لَمْ یَحْمِلُوْهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ یَحْمِلُ اَسْفَارًا ؕ بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَہْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ
“The example of those who were entrusted with the Tourat, but then failed to uphold it, is like the donkey carrying a load of books. Miserable is the example of the people who denounce Allah’s revelations. Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.” (62:5)
وَمِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ مَنْ اِنْ تَاْمَنْهُ بِقِنْطَارٍ یُّؤَدِّہٖۤ اِلَیْكَ ۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اِنْ تَاْمَنْهُ بِدِیْنَارٍ لَّا یُؤَدِّہٖۤ اِلَیْكَ اِلَّا مَادُمْتَ عَلَیْهِ قَآئِمًا ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَالُوْا لَیْسَ عَلَیْنَا فِی الْاُمِّیّٖنَ سَبِیْلٌ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ
“Among the People of the Book is he, who, if you entrust him with a heap of gold, he will give it back to you. And among them is he, who, if you entrust him with a single coin, he will not give it back to you, unless you keep standing over him. That is because they say, ‘We are under no obligation towards the gentiles (non-Jews).’ They tell lies about Allah, and they know it.” (3:75)
وَ تَرٰی كَثِیْرًا مِّنْهُمْ یُسَارِعُوْنَ فِی الْاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَاَکْلِهِمُ السُّحْتَ ؕ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ لَوْ لَا یَنْهٰهُمُ الرَّبّٰنِیُّوْنَ وَالْاَحْبَارُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِمُ الْاِثْمَ وَاَکْلِهِمُ السُّحْتَ ؕ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوْا یَصْنَعُوْنَ
“And (O Prophet) you see many of them competing with one another in sin and transgression, and their consuming of what is illicit. What they have been doing is truly evil. Why do the rabbis and the priests not prevent them from speaking sinfully and from consuming what is unlawful? Evil is what they have been doing.” (5:62 – 63)
وَ اِذْ تَاَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَیَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَۃِ مَنْ یَّسُوْمُهُمْ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِیْعُ الْعِقَابِ ۚۖ وَ اِنَّہٗ لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ
“When Your Lord has announced that He would definitely send against them (Jews) such people who would inflict terrible suffering upon them until the Day of Resurrection. Certainly, Your Lord is swift in retribution, yet He is Forgiving and Merciful.” (7:167)
یٰۤاَیُّهَا الرَّسُوْلُ لَا یَحْزُنْكَ الَّذِیْنَ یُسَارِعُوْنَ فِی الْکُفْرِ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ ۚۛ وَمِنَ الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا ۚۛ سَمّٰعُوْنَ لِلْكَذِبِ سَمّٰعُوْنَ لِقَوْمٍ اٰخَرِیْنَ ۙ لَمْ یَاْتُوْكَ ؕ یُحَرِّفُوْنَ الْكَلِمَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَوَاضِعِہٖ ۚ یَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنْ اُوْتِیْتُمْ هٰذَا فَخُذُوْهُ وَاِنْ لَّمْ تُؤْتَوْهُ فَاحْذَرُوْا ؕ وَمَنْ یُّرِدِ اللّٰهُ فِتْنَتَہٗ فَلَنْ تَمْلِكَ لَہٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَیْئًا ؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِیْنَ لَمْ یُرِدِ اللّٰهُ اَنْ یُّطَهِرَ قُلُوْبَهُمْ ؕ لَهُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا خِزْیٌ ۚۖ وَلَهُمْ فِی الْاٰخِرَۃِ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ سَمّٰعُوْنَ لِلْكَذِبِ اَکّٰلُوْنَ لِلسُّحْتِ ؕ
“O Messenger! Do not grieve for those who rush to disbelief; from among those who say with their mouths, ‘We believe,’ but their hearts do not believe; and from among the Jews who eagerly listen to any lies. They hear from you to convey (for spying) to other people who did not come to you. They distort words from their places, and they say, ‘If you are given this, accept it; but if you are not given it, beware.’ Whomever Allah has willed to divert – you have nothing for him from Allah. Those are they whose hearts Allah does not intend to purify. For them is disgrace in this world, and for them is a great punishment in the Hereafter. Listeners to falsehoods, eaters of illicit earnings…….” (5:41 – 42)
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوْبُکُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ فَهِیَ كَالْحِجَارَۃِ اَوْ اَشَدُّ قَسْوَۃً ؕ وَ اِنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَۃِ لَمَا یَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الْاَنْهٰرُ ؕ وَاِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا یَشَّقَّقُ فَیَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ الْمَآءُ ؕ وَاِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا یَہْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْیَۃِ اللّٰهِ ؕوَ مَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ
“Then after that your (Jews) hearts hardened, became as hard as rocks, or even harder. For there are some rocks from which rivers gush out, and others that splinter and water come out from them, and others that fall down in fear of Allah. Allah is not unaware of what you do.” (2:74)
وَقَالَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ یَدُ اللّٰهِ مَغْلُوْلَۃٌ ؕ غُلَّتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَلُعِنُوْا بِمَا قَالُوْا ۘ بَلْ یَدٰهُ مَبْسُوْطَتٰنِ ۙ یُنْفِقُ كَیْفَ یَشَآءُ ؕ وَلَیَزِیْدَنَّ كَثِیْرًا مِّنْهُمْ مَّاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ طُغْیَانًا وَکُفْرًا ؕ وَاَلْقَیْنَا بَیْنَهُمُ الْعَدَاوَۃَ وَالْبَغْضَآءَ اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَۃِ ؕ کُلَّمَاۤ اَوْقَدُوْا نَارًا لِّلْحَرْبِ اَطْفَاَهَا اللّٰهُ ۙ وَیَسْعَوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ فَسَادًا ؕ وَّاللّٰهُ لَا یُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِیْنَ
“The Jews say, ‘Allah’s hand is tied up.’ It is their hands that are tied up, and they are cursed for what they say. In fact, His hands are outstretched; He gives as He wills. Certainly, what was revealed to you from your Lord will increase many of them in defiance and blasphemy. And We placed between them enmity and hatred, until the Day of Resurrection. Whenever they kindle the fire of war, Allah extinguishes it. And they strive to spread corruption on earth. Allah does not love the evildoers.” (5:64)
وَاِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِیْقًا یَّلْوٗنَ اَلْسِنَتَهُمْ بِالْكِتٰبِ لِتَحْسَبُوْهُ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ
“And among them are those who twist the Scripture with their tongues, that you may think it from the Scripture, while it is not from the Scripture. And they say, “It is from Allah,” when it is not revealed from Allah. They tell lies and attribute them to Allah, knowingly.” (3:78)
فَوَیْلٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ یَکْتُبُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ بِاَیْدِیْهِمْ ق ثُمَّ یَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ لِیَشْتَرُوْا بِہٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؕ فَوَیْلٌ لَّهُمْ مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَوَیْلٌ لَّهُمْ مِّمَّا یَکْسِبُوْنَ وَقَالُوْا لَنْ تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ اِلَّاۤ اَیَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدَۃً ؕ قُلْ اَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَہْدًا فَلَنْ یُّخْلِفَ اللّٰهُ عَہْدَہٗۤ اَمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“So, woe to those who write the Scripture with their own hands, and then say, ‘This is from Allah,’ that they may exchange it for a little price. Woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn. And they say, ‘The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days.’ (O Prophet) Say, ‘Have you received a promise from Allah – for Allah never breaks His promise – or do you attribute something to Allah which you do not know’?” (2:79 – 80)
قُلْ اِنْ كَانَتْ لَکُمُ الدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَۃُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ خَالِصَۃً مِّنْ دُوْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ وَلَنْ یَّتَمَنَّوْهُ اَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِالظّٰلِمِیْنَ وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ اَحْرَصَ النَّاسِ عَلٰی حَیٰوۃٍ ۚۛ وَمِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اَشْرَکُوْا ۚۛ یَوَدُّ اَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ یُعَمَّرُ اَلْفَ سَنَۃٍ ۚ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِہٖ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ اَنْ یُّعَمَّرَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِیْرٌۢ بِمَا یَعْمَلُوْنَ
“(O Prophet) Say (to Jews), ‘If the Home of Hereafter with Allah is yours alone, exclusive of all other people, then wish for death if you are sincere.’ But they will never wish for it, because of what their hands have forwarded. Allah is aware of the evildoers. You will find their longing for life more than that of all mankind, even more than the polytheists. Every one of them wishes to live a thousand years; but even such a long life will not save them from the punishment. Allah is Seeing of what they do.” (2:94 – 96)
قُلْ یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْۤا اِنْ زَعَمْتُمْ اَنَّکُمْ اَوْلِیَآءُ لِلّٰهِ مِنْ دُوْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ وَلَا یَتَمَنَّوْنَہٗۤ اَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِالظّٰلِمِیْنَ
“(O Prophet) say, ‘O you who are Jews; if you claim to be the chosen of Allah, exclusive of the rest of mankind, then wish for death if you are sincere.’ But they will not wish for it, ever, due to what their hands have advanced. Allah knows well the wrongdoers.” (62:6 – 7)
ضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الذِّلَّۃُ اَیْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوْۤا اِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَبَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَۃُ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَکْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَیَقْتُلُوْنَ الْاَنْۢبِیَآءَ بِغَیْرِ حَقٍّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ
“Humiliation shall grasp them (Jews) wherever they are found, except a rope (covenant) from Allah, and a rope from the people; and they incurred wrath from Allah and were stricken with misery. That is because they rejected Allah’s revelations and killed the prophets unjustly. That is because they rebelled and committed aggression.” (3:112)
اُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِیْنَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَ مَنْ یَّلْعَنِ اللّٰهُ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَہٗ نَصِیْرًا
“Those are they (Jews) whom Allah has cursed, and whomever Allah curses you shall not find any helper for him.” (4:52)
وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَکُمْ لَا تَسْفِکُوْنَ دِمَآءَکُمْ وَلَا تُخْرِجُوْنَ اَنْفُسَکُمْ مِّنْ دِیَارِکُمْ ثُمَّ اَقْرَرْتُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُوْنَ ثُمَّ اَنْتُمْ هٰۤـؤُلَآءِ تَقْتُلُوْنَ اَنْفُسَکُمْ وَتُخْرِجُوْنَ فَرِیْقًا مِّنْکُمْ مِّنْ دِیَارِهِمْ ۫ تَظٰهَرُوْنَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِالْاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ؕ وَاِنْ یَّاْتُوْکُمْ اُسٰرٰی تُفٰدُوْهُمْ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَیْکُمْ اِخْرَاجُهُمْ ؕ اَفَتُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتٰبِ وَتَکْفُرُوْنَ بِبَعْضٍ ۚ فَمَا جَزَآءُ مَنْ یَّفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ مِنْکُمْ اِلَّا خِزْیٌ فِی الْحَیٰوۃِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ یُرَدُّوْنَ اِلٰۤی اَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ اُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِیْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الْحَیٰوۃَ الدُّنْیَا بِالْاٰخِرَۃِ ۫ فَلَا یُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ
“And We made a covenant with you (Jews) that: ‘You shall not shed each other’s blood, nor shall you evict your people from their homes.” You agreed and were all witnesses. But here you are, killing one another, and expelling your own people from their homes – conspiring against them in wrongdoing and aggression. And if they come to you as captives, you take ransom from them, although it was forbidden to you. Is it that you believe in part of the Scripture, and disbelieve in the other part? What shall be the reward for those among you who do that but humiliation in this life? And on the Day of Resurrection, they shall be given the most severe punishment. Allah is not unaware of what you do.” (2:84 – 86)
…… اَفَکُلَّمَا جَآءَکُمْ رَسُوْلٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَہْوٰۤی اَنْفُسُکُمُ اسْتَکْبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَفَرِیْقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِیْقًا تَقْتُلُوْنَ وَقَالُوْا قُلُوْبُنَا غُلْفٌ ؕ بَلْ لَّعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِکُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِیْلًا مَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ
“……….. Why is it that whenever a messenger came to you with such messages that did not match your desire, you grew arrogant, calling some of them impostors, and killing others? And they (Jews) said, ‘Our hearts are sealed.’ Rather, Allah has cursed them for their ingratitude. There are very few of them who have faith.” (2:87 – 88)
وَّبِکُفْرِهِمْ وَقَوْلِهِمْ عَلٰی مَرْیَمَ بُہْتَانًا عَظِیْمًا وَّقَوْلِهِمْ اِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِیْحَ عِیْسَی ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوْهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوْهُ وَلٰكِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ؕ وَ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ لَفِیْ شَکٍّ مِّنْهُ ؕ مَا لَهُمْ بِہٖ مِنْ عِلْمٍ اِلَّا اتِّبَاعَ الظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوْهُ یَقِیْنًۢا بَلْ رَّفَعَهُ اللّٰهُ اِلَیْهِ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَزِیْزًا حَكِیْمًا وَّاِنْ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ اِلَّا لَیُؤْمِنَنَّ بِہٖ قَبْلَ مَوْتِہٖ ۚ وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ یَکُوْنُ عَلَیْهِمْ شَهِیْدًا
“And for their Kufr (denial of truth), and their uttering a monstrous slander against Maryam – And for their saying, ‘We have killed Masih Ibn Maryam, the Messenger of Allah.’ In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they did. Indeed, those who differ about him are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it, they follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, they did not kill him. Rather, Allah raised him up to Himself. Allah is Mighty and Wise. There is none from the People of the Book but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them. (4:156 – 159)
فَبِظُلْمٍ مِّنَ الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا حَرَّمْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ طَیِّبٰتٍ اُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَبِصَدِّهِمْ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ كَثِیْرًا وَاَخْذِهِمُ الرِّبٰوا وَقَدْ نُهُوْا عَنْهُ وَاَکْلِهِمْ اَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِ ؕ وَاَعْتَدْنَا لِلْکٰفِرِیْنَ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا اَلِیْمًا
“Because of wrongdoings on the part of the Jews, We forbade them good things that used to be lawful for them before; and for deterring many from Allah’s path. And for their taking usury, although they were forbidden it, and for their devouring people’s wealth dishonestly. We have prepared for the faithless among them a painful torment.” (4:160 – 161)
فَخَلَفَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَّرِثُوا الْكِتٰبَ یَاْخُذُوْنَ عَرَضَ هٰذَا الْاَدْنٰی وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ سَیُغْفَرُ لَنَا ۚ وَاِنْ یَّاْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُہٗ یَاْخُذُوْهُ ؕ اَلَمْ یُؤْخَذْ عَلَیْهِمْ مِّیْثَاقُ الْكِتٰبِ اَنْ لَّا یَقُوْلُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوْا مَا فِیْهِ ؕ وَالدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَۃُ خَیْرٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ یَتَّقُوْنَ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ
“Then some worthless generations came after them, who inherited the Scripture, grabbed lowly materials of this world, saying, ‘We will be forgiven.’ In fact, should similar materials come to their way, they would again grab them too. Was the pledge of the Scripture (Tourat) not taken from them that they would not say anything about Allah except the truth? Did they not learn from its contents? But the Home of the Hereafter is better for the cautious; will you not understand?” (7:169)
Christianity: Their Doctrine of Trinity and Misperceptions
The exceptional birth of Masih Isa Ibn Maryam () from the womb of his virgin mother Maryam () was a miracle and a unique sign of the Almighty Allah’s creation. Regarding his unusual and miraculous birth, some misperceptions cropped up. While Christians regarded him as God’s son, Jews questioned his mother Maryam’s () virginity. Besides his birth, Allah (SWT) bestowed upon him a number of miracles. Christianity made his crucifixion a myth for vicarious atonement for human sins. After Isa’s () miraculous ascension into heaven, Christianity started propagating a false Doctrine of the Trinity. All these points of contention have been resolved accurately by the Holy Qur’an.
The following are Qur’anic verses on this topic:
اِنَّ مَثَلَ عِیْسٰی عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ كَمَثَلِ اٰدَمَ ؕ خَلَقَہٗ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَہٗ کُنْ فَیَکُوْنُ اَلْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَکُنْ مِّنَ الْمُمْتَرِیْنَ
“Verily the likeness of Isa (Jesus) in Allah’s sight is that of Adam: He created him from dust, then said to him, ‘Be’, and he became. The truth is from your Lord, so do not be of those who doubt.” (3:59 – 60)
مَا الْمَسِیْحُ ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ اِلَّا رَسُوْلٌ ۚ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ ؕ وَاُمُّہٗ صِدِّیْقَۃٌ ؕ كَانَا یَاْکُلٰنِ الطَّعَامَ ؕ اُنْظُرْ كَیْفَ نُبَیِّنُ لَهُمُ الْاٰیٰتِ ثُمَّ انْظُرْ اَنّٰی یُؤْفَکُوْنَ
“Masih Ibn Maryam was no more than a Messenger, many other Messengers had passed away before him, and his mother was a virtuous woman. They both used to eat food. Note how We make clear the revelations to them; then note how deluded they are.” (5:75)
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْمَسِیْحُ ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ ؕ قُلْ فَمَنْ یَّمْلِکُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَیْئًا اِنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ یُّہْلِكَ الْمَسِیْحَ ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ وَاُمَّہٗ وَمَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِ جَمِیْعًا ؕ وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْکُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا ؕ یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰی کُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ
“They disbelieve those who say, ‘Allah is the Masih Ibn Maryam.’ Say, ‘Who can prevent Allah, if He willed, from annihilating the Christ son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone on earth?’ To Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and what is between them. He creates whatever He wills, and Allah has power over everything.” (5:17)
يٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لَا تَغْلُوْا فِیْ دِیْنِکُمْ وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الْحَقَّ ؕ اِنَّمَا الْمَسِیْحُ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ وَكَلِمَتُہٗ ۚ اَلْقٰهَاۤ اِلٰی مَرْیَمَ وَرُوْحٌ مِّنْهُ ۫ فَاٰمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ وَرُسُلِہٖ ۚ۟ وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا ثَلٰثَۃٌ ؕ اِنْتَهُوْا خَیْرًا لَّکُمْ ؕ اِنَّمَا اللّٰهُ اِلٰہٌ وَّاحِدٌ ؕ سُبْحٰنَہٗۤ اَنْ یَّکُوْنَ لَہٗ وَلَدٌ ۘ لَہٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ وَكَفٰی بِاللّٰهِ وَكِیْلًا لَنْ یَّسْتَنْكِفَ الْمَسِیْحُ اَنْ یَّکُوْنَ عَبْدًا لِّلّٰهِ وَلَا الْمَلٰٓئِكَۃُ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّسْتَنْكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِہٖ وَیَسْتَکْبِرْ فَسَیَحْشُرُهُمْ اِلَیْهِ جَمِیْعًا
“O People of the Book! Do not make excesses in your religion, and do not say anything about Allah except the truth. The Masih Isa, the son of Maryam, was only the Messenger of Allah, and His Word that He conveyed to Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So, believe in Allah and His messengers, and do not say, there are ‘Three’ (gods). It is better for you to refrain (from such belief). Allah is the only one God. His Holiness is far above from having a son. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, and Allah is enough as a Protector. Masih is not ashamed to be a servant of Allah, neither are the favored angels. Indeed, whoever is ashamed of worshipping Him, and is too arrogant – soon He will gather them all to Him. (4:171 – 172)
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْمَسِیْحُ ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ ؕ وَقَالَ الْمَسِیْحُ یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ رَبِّیْ وَرَبَّکُمْ ؕ اِنَّہٗ مَنْ یُّشْرِکْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ الْجَنَّۃَ وَمَاْوٰىهُ النَّارُ ؕ وَمَا لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ
“They are disbelievers those who say, ‘Allah is the Masih Ibn Maryam.’ But the Masih himself said, ‘O Bani Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever associates one with Allah, Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his dwelling is the Fire. The wrongdoers have no saviors’.” (5:72)
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلٰثَۃٍ ۘ وَمَا مِنْ اِلٰہٍ اِلَّاۤ اِلٰہٌ وَّاحِدٌ ؕ وَاِنْ لَّمْ یَنْتَهُوْا عَمَّا یَقُوْلُوْنَ لَیَمَسَّنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ
“They disbelieve those who say, ‘Allah is the third of three.’ But there is no deity except the One God. If they do not refrain from what they say, a painful torment will befall those among them who disbelieve.” (5:73)
اِذْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ یٰعِیْسٰۤی اِنِّیْ مُتَوَفِّیْكَ وَرَافِعُكَ اِلَیَّ وَمُطَهِرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّبَعُوْكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَۃِ ۚ ثُمَّ اِلَیَّ مَرْجِعُکُمْ فَاَحْکُمُ بَیْنَکُمْ فِیْمَا کُنْتُمْ فِیْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“When Allah said, ‘O Isa, I shall take you away and raise you to Me and purify you from those who disbelieve. And I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve, until the Day of Qiyamah. Then to Me is your return; then I will judge between you regarding what you were disputing.” (3:55)
اِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلٰٓئِكَۃُ یٰمَرْیَمُ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَۃٍ مِّنْهُ قۖ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِیْحُ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ وَجِیْہًا فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَۃِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ وَیُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِی الْمَہْدِ وَكَہْلًا وَّمِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ اَنّٰی یَکُوْنُ لِیْ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ یَمْسَسْنِیْ بَشَرٌ ؕ قَالَ كَذٰلِكِ اللّٰهُ یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕ اِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَہٗ کُنْ فَیَکُوْنُ وَیُعَلِّمُهُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِکْمَۃَ وَالتَّوْرٰىۃَ وَالْاِنْجِیْلَ
“The Angels said, ‘O Maryam, Allah gives you good news of a word from Him. His name is Al Masih Isa Ibn Maryam, he will be celebrated in this world and the next, and one of the nearest ones (to Allah). He will speak to the people from the crib, and when in adulthood he will be one of the righteous.’ She said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a child, when no man has touched me?’ He said, ‘It will be so. Allah creates whatever He wills. To have anything done, He only says to it, ‘Be’, and it becomes.’ And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Tourat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).” (3:45 – 48)
وَ رَسُوْلًا اِلٰی بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۬ۙ اَنِّیْ قَدْ جِئْتُکُمْ بِاٰیَۃٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّکُمْ ۙ اَنِّیْۤ اَخْلُقُ لَکُمْ مِّنَ الطِّیْنِ كَهَیْـَٔۃِ الطَّیْرِ فَاَنْفُخُ فِیْهِ فَیَکُوْنُ طَیْرًۢا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُبْرِیُٔ الْاَ کْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ وَاُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰی بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُنَبِّئُکُمْ بِمَا تَاْکُلُوْنَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُوْنَ ۙ فِیْ بُیُوْتِکُمْ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَۃً لَّکُمْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ
“And (when Allah will make him) a messenger to the Bani Israel (he will say): ‘Indeed, I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you out of clay the figure of a bird; then I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave. And I can cure the blind and the leprous, and I can revive the dead, by Allah’s leave. And I inform you concerning what you eat, and what you store in your homes. In that is a sign for you, if you are believers.” (3:49)
قَالَ اِنِّیْ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ ؕ اٰتٰنِیَ الْكِتٰبَ وَجَعَلَنِیْ نَبِیًّا وَجَعَلَنِیْ مُبٰرَکًا اَیْنَ مَا کُنْتُ ۪ وَاَوْصٰنِیْ بِالصَّلٰوۃِ وَالزَّکٰوۃِ مَا دُمْتُ حَیًّا وَبَرًّۢا بِوَالِدَتِیْ ۫ وَلَمْ یَجْعَلْنِیْ جَبَّارًا شَقِیًّا وَالسَّلٰمُ عَلَیَّ یَوْمَ وُلِدْتُّ وَیَوْمَ اَمُوْتُ وَ یَوْمَ اُبْعَثُ حَیًّا ذٰلِكَ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَۚ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِیْ فِیْهِ یَمْتَرُوْنَ
“He said, ‘I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And has made me blessed wherever I may be; and has enjoined on me perform Salat and pay Zakat, so long as I live. And to be kind to my mother, and He did not make me a disobedient rebel. So, Peace is upon me the day I was born, and the day I will die, and the Day I will get resurrected alive.’ That is Isa Ibn Maryam – the Word of truth about which they doubt.” (19:30 – 34)
وَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَدًا لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَیْئًا اِدًّا تَكَادُ السَّمٰوٰتُ یَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنْشَقُّ الْاَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّا اَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدًا وَمَا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ اَنْ یَّتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا اِنْ کُلُّ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ اِلَّاۤ اٰتِی الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْدًا
“And they say, ‘The Most Merciful has begotten a son.’ You have come up with something monstrous. At which the heavens almost rupture, and the earth splits, and the mountains fall and crumble. Because they attribute a son to the Most Merciful. It is not befitting for the Most Merciful to have a son. There is none in the heavens and the earth but will come to the Most Merciful as a servant.” (19:88 – 93)
وَ اِذْ قَالَ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اِنِّیْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَیْکُمْ مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیَّ مِنَ التَّوْرٰىۃِ وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُوْلٍ یَّاْتِیْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِی اسْمُہٗۤ اَحْمَدُ ؕ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ
“And when Isa son of Maryam said, “O Bani Israel, I am Allah’s Messenger to you, confirming the Tourat that came before me, and declaring good news of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad.’ But when he showed them the clear evidence (miracles), they said, ‘This is an obvious sorcery’.” (61:6)
وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِیْسٰی بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُکُمْ بِالْحِکْمَۃِ وَلِاُبَیِّنَ لَکُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِیْ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِیْهِ ۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ رَبِّیْ وَرَبُّکُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِیْمٌ فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْۢ بَیْنِهِمْ ۚ فَوَیْلٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ عَذَابِ یَوْمٍ اَلِیْمٍ
“When Isa (Jesus) came with the clear signs, he said, ‘I have come to you with wisdom, and to clarify for you some of what you differ about. So, fear Allah, and obey me. Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him – this is a straight path.’ But the factions differed among themselves. So, woe to the wrongdoers from the suffering of a painful Day.” (43:63 – 65)
وَ اِذْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ یٰعِیْسَی ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ ءَاَنْتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُوْنِیْ وَاُمِّیَ اِلٰهَیْنِ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ قَالَ سُبْحٰنَكَ مَا یَکُوْنُ لِیْۤ اَنْ اَقُوْلَ مَا لَیْسَ لِیْ ٭ بِحَقٍّ ؕ اِنْ کُنْتُ قُلْتُہٗ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَہٗ ؕ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِیْ نَفْسِیْ وَلَاۤ اَعْلَمُ مَا فِیْ نَفْسِكَ ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُیُوْبِ مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ اِلَّا مَاۤ اَمَرْتَنِیْ بِہٖۤ اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ رَبِّیْ وَرَبَّکُمْ ۚ وَکُنْتُ عَلَیْهِمْ شَهِیْدًا مَّا دُمْتُ فِیْهِمْ ۚ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّیْتَنِیْ کُنْتَ اَنْتَ الرَّقِیْبَ عَلَیْهِمْ ؕ وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰی کُلِّ شَیْءٍ شَهِیْدٌ اِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ ۚ وَاِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَاِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ
“And Allah will say, ‘O Isa Ibn Maryam, did you say to the people, ‘Take myself and my mother as gods rather than Allah?’ ‘He will say, Glory be to You! It is not befitting for me to say what I have no right to say. Had I said it, You would have known it. You know what is in my heart, and I do not know what is in Your Knowledge. You are the Knower of the unseen. I only told them what You commanded me: that you shall worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness to them while I was among them; but when You took away me, You became the Watcher over them – You are Witness over everything. If You punish them, they are Your servants; but if You forgive them, You are the Mighty and Wise’.” (5:116 – 118)