Al-Maaida (The Table)

Verse 17

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    17. "Indeed, they have disbelieved who said: 'Verily Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary '. Say: 'Who can hold anything against Allah, if He intends to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone, on the earth? And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth .and whatever is between them two. He creates what He pleases; and Allah is All-Powerful over all things."

    Christians have some groundless claims about Allah to which the Qur'an hints:

    1. Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost). The Qur'an says:

    "... do not say (Allah is) a Trinity ..."1

    2. The Lord of creation, one of the three gods (the Father) whom the Qur'an rejects:

    "...who say: " .Verily Allah is the third of the three, '..."2

    3. Saying that God, Jesus and the Ghost are the same, upon which, this verse is a rejection.

    The Qur'anic phrase:

    "....He creates what He pleases; ..."

    mentioned in the above verse, refers to the creation of Jesus (as) without a father, and the creation of Adam without parents.

    Islam disagrees infidelity, idolatry, and superstition in whatever ideology they may be.

    If Jesus is God, then how was he slain (as you believe), and did the cross become the sign of oppression? God is an Essence that cannot be attempted against.

    "Indeed, they have disbelieved who said: 'Verily Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary '. Say: 'Who can hold anything against Allah, if He intends to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone, on the earth? And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth .and whatever is between them two. He creates what He pleases; and Allah is All-Powerful over all things."


    Footnotes

    1. Surah An-Nisa’', No.4, verse 171

    2. Surah Al-Ma'idah, No. 5, verse 73