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Recall when the angels said, âO Mary, Allah indeed gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him. His name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, well-esteemed in the Earlier (Life)and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near.
And he will speak to people in the cradle and in adulthood and will be one of the righteous.â
She said, âMy Lord, how can I have a child when no human being has touched me?â He said, âSo shall it be! Allah creates whatever He wills. Whenever He decrees a matter, He only says to it, âBe,â and so it is.
And He will teach him scribing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel.
And (He will appoint him as) a messenger to the Children of Israel (to proclaim): âI have come to youpl with a sign from your Lord: that I create for you out of clay the shape of a bird, then I breathe into it so it becomes a bird by Allahâs leave; and I heal the born-blind and the leper; and I revive the dead by Allahâs leave; and I inform you concerning what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed, in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.
And I am to confirm what preceded me of the Torah and to make lawful to youpl some of what was prohibited for you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so be mindful of Allah and obey me.
Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.ââ
So when Jesus sensed denial on their part, he said, âWho are my supporters towards Allah?â The disciples said, âWe are Allahâs supporters; we have attained faith in Allah, so bear witness that we are indeed Muslims.
Our Lord, we have attained faith in what You have sent down and we have followed the Messenger, so inscribe us among those who bear witness.â
And they schemed and Allah schemed, but Allah is the best of schemers.
As Allah said, âO Jesus, I am taking you back and raising you to Me and cleansing you of those who denied, and I am making those who follow you superior to those who denied until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is yourpl return, then I will judge between you regarding whatever you used to differ over.
So as for those who have deniedâI will punish them with a severe punishment in the Earlier (Life) and the Hereafter, and for them there are no helpers.
And as for those who have attained faith and have done righteous deedsâHe will render to them their rewards in full, for Allah does not love the unjust.â
This is what We read to yousg of the signs1and the Wise Reminder.
Indeed, the likeness of Jesus with Allaha is as the likeness of Adam: He created him from dust, then said to him, âBe,â and so he is.
The truth is from yoursg Lord, so do not be of those who doubt.
And if anyone debates with yousg about him after what has come to you of knowledge, then say, âCome, let us call our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and let us supplicate to make Allahâs curse befall the liars.â
But if they turn awayâAllah is indeed All-Knowing of the corrupters.
Say, âO People of the Scripture, come to a common word between us and you: that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate nothing with Him, and that we do not take one another as lords apart from Allah.â And if they turn away, then saypl , âBear witness that we are Muslims.â
O People of the Scripture, why do you debate about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not sent down except after him? Do you not reason?
Here youpl areâyou have debated about things you have knowledge about, so why do you debate about things you have no knowledge about? For Allah knows and you know not.
Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; rather, he was a Muslim who turned away from all that is false, and never was he of the polytheists.
Surely, those of mankind who are most deserving of Abraham (as an ally)are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who have attained faith. And Allah is the Ally of the believers.
A faction of the People of the Scripture would love to lead youpl astray, but they lead none astray except themselves, but they are unaware.
O People of the Scripture, why do you deny the signs of Allah, though you witness?
O People of the Scripture, why do you confound the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth, though you know?
And a faction of the People of the Scripture said, âBelievepl in what was sent down to those who attained faith at the beginning of the day, then deny (it) at its end, that perhaps they may return.
But trust none except whoever has followed yourpl religion.â Saysg âIndeed, (true) guidance is (only) Allahâs guidanceâthat anyone can be brought the like of what youpl were brought, or they may debate with you before your Lord.â Say, âAll grace is in Allahâs hand; He gives it to whomever He wills.â For Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
He specifies His mercy for whomever He wills, for Allah is the Possessor of great grace.
And of the People of the Scripture is one who, if yousg entrust him with a heap (of gold), will pay it back to you. And of them is one who, if you entrust him with a (single) dinar, will not pay it back to you unless you are constantly standing over him. That is because they have said, âWe are under no obligation towards the gentiles1.â And they tell lies against Allah, though they know.
Yes1, whoever fulfills his covenant and is mindful (of God)âthen indeed, Allah loves mindful people.
Indeed, those who purchase, in exchange for Allahâs covenant and their oaths, a small price, thoseâthere is no share for them in the Hereafter, nor will Allah speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and for them is a painful punishment.
And indeed, of them is a group who twist their tongues with the Scripture, that youpl may think it from the Scripture while it is not from the Scripture. And they say, âIt is from Allah,â while it is not from Allah. And they tell lies against Allah, though they know.
No person to whom Allah has given the Scripture and wise judgment and prophethood would ever say to mankind, âBe my servants apart from Allah.â Rather, âBe godly on account of the Scripture which youpl used to teachand on account of what you used to learn.â
Nor would he command you to take the angels and the prophets as lords. Would he command you to denial after you became Muslims?
And recall when Allah took the pledge of the (followers of the) prophets, âIn as much as I have given youpl of scripture and wisdom, should a messenger come to you confirming what you have, you shall certainly believe in him and you shall certainly support him.â He said, âHave you consented and taken up that heavy load towards Me upon yourselves?â They said, âWe have consented.â He said, âThen bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.â
So whoever turns away after thatâthose are the defiantly disobedient.
Do theyseek other than the religion of Allah, when to Him has submitted whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly and reluctantly, and to Him they will be returned?
Saysg , âWe have attained faith in Allah, and in what was sent down upon us, and in what was sent down upon Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Grandsons, and in what was brought to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we are Muslims.â
And whoever seeks other than Islam as a religionâit will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he is one of the losers.
How will Allah guide a people who denied after their attainment of faith and (after) having witnessed that the Messenger is true and (after) evident explanations had come to them, when Allah does not guide the unjust people?
Thoseâtheir repayment is that upon them falls the curse of Allah and of the angels and of all mankind,
abiding therein; never will the punishment be lightened for them, nor are they given respiteâ
except those who repented afterwards and reformed, for Allah is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Bestowing of mercy.
Indeed, those who denied after their belief then increased in denialâtheir repentance will not be accepted, for those are the ones who have gone astray.
Indeed, those who denied and died as deniersânot even as much as the earth full of gold would be accepted from any of them, were he to offer it for ransom. Thoseâfor them is a painful punishment, and for them there are no helpers.
Youpl will not attain virtue until you spend of what you love, for whatever you spend of anything, Allah is indeed All-Knowing of it.
All food was permissible to the Children of Israel except what Israel forbade for himself before the Torah was bestowed from on high. Saysg , âBring the Torah and read it, if youpl are truthful.â
Then whoever fabricates lies about Allah after thatâthen those are the unjust.
Saysg , âAllah has spoken the truth. So followpl the creed of Abraham who turned away from all that is falseâand never was he one of the polytheists.â
(Fadil Solimani's interpretation of al-Qur'an, Surah Ali 'Imran, verses 45-95)
And he will speak to people in the cradle and in adulthood and will be one of the righteous.â
She said, âMy Lord, how can I have a child when no human being has touched me?â He said, âSo shall it be! Allah creates whatever He wills. Whenever He decrees a matter, He only says to it, âBe,â and so it is.
And He will teach him scribing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel.
And (He will appoint him as) a messenger to the Children of Israel (to proclaim): âI have come to youpl with a sign from your Lord: that I create for you out of clay the shape of a bird, then I breathe into it so it becomes a bird by Allahâs leave; and I heal the born-blind and the leper; and I revive the dead by Allahâs leave; and I inform you concerning what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed, in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.
And I am to confirm what preceded me of the Torah and to make lawful to youpl some of what was prohibited for you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so be mindful of Allah and obey me.
Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.ââ
So when Jesus sensed denial on their part, he said, âWho are my supporters towards Allah?â The disciples said, âWe are Allahâs supporters; we have attained faith in Allah, so bear witness that we are indeed Muslims.
Our Lord, we have attained faith in what You have sent down and we have followed the Messenger, so inscribe us among those who bear witness.â
And they schemed and Allah schemed, but Allah is the best of schemers.
As Allah said, âO Jesus, I am taking you back and raising you to Me and cleansing you of those who denied, and I am making those who follow you superior to those who denied until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is yourpl return, then I will judge between you regarding whatever you used to differ over.
So as for those who have deniedâI will punish them with a severe punishment in the Earlier (Life) and the Hereafter, and for them there are no helpers.
And as for those who have attained faith and have done righteous deedsâHe will render to them their rewards in full, for Allah does not love the unjust.â
This is what We read to yousg of the signs1and the Wise Reminder.
Indeed, the likeness of Jesus with Allaha is as the likeness of Adam: He created him from dust, then said to him, âBe,â and so he is.
The truth is from yoursg Lord, so do not be of those who doubt.
And if anyone debates with yousg about him after what has come to you of knowledge, then say, âCome, let us call our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and let us supplicate to make Allahâs curse befall the liars.â
But if they turn awayâAllah is indeed All-Knowing of the corrupters.
Say, âO People of the Scripture, come to a common word between us and you: that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate nothing with Him, and that we do not take one another as lords apart from Allah.â And if they turn away, then saypl , âBear witness that we are Muslims.â
O People of the Scripture, why do you debate about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not sent down except after him? Do you not reason?
Here youpl areâyou have debated about things you have knowledge about, so why do you debate about things you have no knowledge about? For Allah knows and you know not.
Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; rather, he was a Muslim who turned away from all that is false, and never was he of the polytheists.
Surely, those of mankind who are most deserving of Abraham (as an ally)are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who have attained faith. And Allah is the Ally of the believers.
A faction of the People of the Scripture would love to lead youpl astray, but they lead none astray except themselves, but they are unaware.
O People of the Scripture, why do you deny the signs of Allah, though you witness?
O People of the Scripture, why do you confound the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth, though you know?
And a faction of the People of the Scripture said, âBelievepl in what was sent down to those who attained faith at the beginning of the day, then deny (it) at its end, that perhaps they may return.
But trust none except whoever has followed yourpl religion.â Saysg âIndeed, (true) guidance is (only) Allahâs guidanceâthat anyone can be brought the like of what youpl were brought, or they may debate with you before your Lord.â Say, âAll grace is in Allahâs hand; He gives it to whomever He wills.â For Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
He specifies His mercy for whomever He wills, for Allah is the Possessor of great grace.
And of the People of the Scripture is one who, if yousg entrust him with a heap (of gold), will pay it back to you. And of them is one who, if you entrust him with a (single) dinar, will not pay it back to you unless you are constantly standing over him. That is because they have said, âWe are under no obligation towards the gentiles1.â And they tell lies against Allah, though they know.
Yes1, whoever fulfills his covenant and is mindful (of God)âthen indeed, Allah loves mindful people.
Indeed, those who purchase, in exchange for Allahâs covenant and their oaths, a small price, thoseâthere is no share for them in the Hereafter, nor will Allah speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and for them is a painful punishment.
And indeed, of them is a group who twist their tongues with the Scripture, that youpl may think it from the Scripture while it is not from the Scripture. And they say, âIt is from Allah,â while it is not from Allah. And they tell lies against Allah, though they know.
No person to whom Allah has given the Scripture and wise judgment and prophethood would ever say to mankind, âBe my servants apart from Allah.â Rather, âBe godly on account of the Scripture which youpl used to teachand on account of what you used to learn.â
Nor would he command you to take the angels and the prophets as lords. Would he command you to denial after you became Muslims?
And recall when Allah took the pledge of the (followers of the) prophets, âIn as much as I have given youpl of scripture and wisdom, should a messenger come to you confirming what you have, you shall certainly believe in him and you shall certainly support him.â He said, âHave you consented and taken up that heavy load towards Me upon yourselves?â They said, âWe have consented.â He said, âThen bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.â
So whoever turns away after thatâthose are the defiantly disobedient.
Do theyseek other than the religion of Allah, when to Him has submitted whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly and reluctantly, and to Him they will be returned?
Saysg , âWe have attained faith in Allah, and in what was sent down upon us, and in what was sent down upon Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Grandsons, and in what was brought to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we are Muslims.â
And whoever seeks other than Islam as a religionâit will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he is one of the losers.
How will Allah guide a people who denied after their attainment of faith and (after) having witnessed that the Messenger is true and (after) evident explanations had come to them, when Allah does not guide the unjust people?
Thoseâtheir repayment is that upon them falls the curse of Allah and of the angels and of all mankind,
abiding therein; never will the punishment be lightened for them, nor are they given respiteâ
except those who repented afterwards and reformed, for Allah is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Bestowing of mercy.
Indeed, those who denied after their belief then increased in denialâtheir repentance will not be accepted, for those are the ones who have gone astray.
Indeed, those who denied and died as deniersânot even as much as the earth full of gold would be accepted from any of them, were he to offer it for ransom. Thoseâfor them is a painful punishment, and for them there are no helpers.
Youpl will not attain virtue until you spend of what you love, for whatever you spend of anything, Allah is indeed All-Knowing of it.
All food was permissible to the Children of Israel except what Israel forbade for himself before the Torah was bestowed from on high. Saysg , âBring the Torah and read it, if youpl are truthful.â
Then whoever fabricates lies about Allah after thatâthen those are the unjust.
Saysg , âAllah has spoken the truth. So followpl the creed of Abraham who turned away from all that is falseâand never was he one of the polytheists.â
(Fadil Solimani's interpretation of al-Qur'an, Surah Ali 'Imran, verses 45-95)
(God has spoken the truth).
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