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Al-Imran - 3:56
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And I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute.
As to those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a severe torment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.
This is what Allah did to the Jews who disbelieved in `Isa and the Christians who went to the extreme over him.
Allah tormented them in this life; they were killed, captured, and lost their wealth and kingdoms. Their torment in the Hereafter is even worse and more severe,
وَمَا لَهُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ
And they have no Waq (defender or protector) against Allah. (13:34)
وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ امَنُوا وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ فَيُوَفِّيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ
And as for those who believe and do righteous good deeds, Allah will pay them their reward in full.
in this life, with victory and domination, and in the Hereafter, with Paradise and high grades.
وَاللّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ
And Allah does not like the wrongdoers.
Allah then said,
ذَلِكَ نَتْلُوهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الايَاتِ وَالذِّكْرِ الْحَكِيمِ
This is what We recite to you of the verses and the Wise Reminder.
meaning, "What We narrated to you, O Muhammad, regarding `Isa, his birth and his life, is what Allah conveyed and revealed to you, sent down from the Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet). So there is no doubt in it.
Similarly, Allah said in Surah Maryam;
ذلِكَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِى فِيهِ يَمْتُرُونَ
مَا كَانَ للَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَـنَهُ إِذَا قَضَى أَمْراً فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Such is `Isa, son of Maryam. (It is) a statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute). It befits not Allah that He should beget a son. Glorified be He. When He decrees a thing, He only says to it:"Be!" and it is. (19:34-35)
The Similarities Between the Creation of Adam and the Creation of `Isa
Allah said,
إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَى عِندَ اللّهِ
Verily, the likeness of `Isa before Allah,
regarding Allah's ability, since He created him without a father.
كَمَثَلِ ادَمَ
is the likeness of Adam,
for Allah created Adam without a father or a mother.
Rather,
خَلَقَهُ مِن تُرَابٍ ثِمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
He created him from dust, then (He) said to him:"Be!" and he was.
Therefore, He Who created Adam without a father or a mother is able to create `Isa, as well, without a father. If the claim is made that `Isa is Allah's son because he was created without a father, then the same claim befits Adam even more. However, since such a claim regarding Adam is obviously false, then making the same claim about `Isa is even more false.
Furthermore, by mentioning these facts, Allah emphasizes His ability, by creating Adam without a male or female, Hawwa from a male without a female, and `Isa from a mother without a father, compared to His creating the rest of creation from male and female. This is why Allah said in Surah Maryam,
وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ ايَةً لِلنَّاسِ
(And We made him a sign for mankind), (19:21).
Allah said in this Ayah,
الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَ تَكُن مِّن الْمُمْتَرِينَ
(This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt.
meaning, this is the only true story about `Isa, and what is beyond truth save falsehood.
The Challenge to the Mubahalah
Allah next commands His Messenger to call those who defy the truth, regarding `Isa, to the Mubahalah (the curse)
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