In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
He has sent down to thee the Book containing the truth and fulfilling that which precedes it; and He has sent down the Torah and the Gospel before this, as a guidance to the people; and He has sent down the Discrimination.
Surely, nothing in the earth or in the heavens is hidden from God.
He it is who fashions you in the wombs as He wills; there is none worthy of worship but He, the Mighty, the Wise.
And remember when the angels said, 'O Mary, God has chosen thee and purified thee and chosen thee above all women of the time.'
'O Mary, be obedient to thy Lord and prostrate thyself and worship the one God with those who worship Him.'
This is of the tidings of things unseen which We reveal to thee. And thou wast not with them when they cast their arrows, as to which of them should be the guardian of Mary, nor wast thou with them when they disputed with one another.
When the angels said, 'O Mary, God gives thee glad tidings of a son through a Word from Him; his name shall be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, honoured in this world and in the next, and of those who are granted nearness to God;
'And he shall speak to the people in the cradle, and when of middle age, and he shall be of the righteous.
She said, 'My Lord, how shall I have a son, when no man has touched me? He said, 'Such is the way of God. He creates what He pleases. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, 'Be,' and it is;'
"And He will teach him the Book and the Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel;
And will send him as a Messenger to the Children of Israel with the Message, 'I come to you with a Sign from your Lord, which is, that I will fashion out for you a creation out of clay after the manner of a bird; then I will breath into it a new spirit and it will become a soaring being by the command of Allah; and I will heal the night-blind and the leprous, and I will quicken the dead, by the command of god; and I will announce to you what you will eat and what you will store up in your houses. Surely, therein is a Sign for you, if you are believers.
'And I come fulfilling that which is before me, namely, the Torah; and to allow you some of that which was forbidden unto you, and I come to you with a Sign from your Lord; so fear Allah and obey me;'
'Surely, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship him this is the right path.'"
And when Jesus perceived their disbelief, he said, 'Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah?' The disciples answered, 'We are the helpers of God. We have believed in God. And bear thou witness that we are obedient;'
'Our Lord, we believe in that which thou hast sent down and we follow this Messenger. So write us down among those who bear witness.'
And Jesus's enemies planned and Allah also planned, and God is the Best of Planners.
Remember the time when God said, 'O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will raise thee to Myself, and will clear thee of the charges of those who disbelieve, and will exalt those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the Day of Resurrection; then to Me shall be your return, and I will judge between you concerning that wherein you differ.'
'Then as for those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and in the next, and they shall have no helpers;'
'And as for those who believe and do good works, He will give them their full rewards. And God loves not the wrongdoers.'
And when Jesus came with clear proofs, he said, 'Truly, I have come to you with wisdom, and to make clear to you some of that about which you differ. So fear God and obey me.
That is what We recite unto thee of the Signs and the Reminder, full of Wisdom.
Surely, the case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created him out of dust, then he said to him, "Be', and he was.
This is the truth from thy Lord, so be thou not of those who doubt.
'Our Lord, let not our hearts become perverse after Thou hast guided us, and bestow on us mercy from Thyself; surely Thou art the Great Bestower;
'Our Lord, Thou wilt certainly assemble mankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt; surely, Allah never fails in His promise
And verily We gave Moses the Book and caused Messengers to follow in his footsteps after him; and to Jesus, son of Mary, We gave manifest Signs, and strengthened him with the Spirit of Holiness. Will you, then, every time a Messenger comes to you with what you yourselves desire not, behave arrogantly and treat some as liars and slay others?
Say ye, 'We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob and his children, and what was given to Moses and Jesus, and what was given to all other Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them; and to Him we submit ourselves.'
Holy Quran
2007-01-06
11:56:56
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And call to mind when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from thee, and from Noah and Abraham, and Moses and Jesus, son of Mary, and We indeed, took from them a solemn covenant;
Holy Quran
2007-01-06
12:04:24 ·
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And call to mind when Jesus, son of Mary, said, 'O children of Israel, surely, I am Allah's Messenger unto you, fulfilling that which is before me of the prophecies of the Torah, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger who will come after me, his name being Ahmad. And when he came to them with clear proofs, they said, this is manifest sorcery.'
Holy Quran
2007-01-06
12:07:22 ·
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