An-Nisaa (The Women)
Verse 172
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Jesus only a servant of Allah and His Messenger -The manifest proof from Allah and the Divine Light -The Law of Inheritance further detailed.
172. "Never would Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor would the near-stationed angels; and whoever disdains His service, and prides, He will gather them all soon to Him."
Jesus himself declares that he is the servant of Allah. Why do you know him the Allah's child? Be not more royalistic than the king. The holy verse says:
"Never would Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allah...."
The one who is a worshipper cannot he an object of worship. Concerning this matter, Imam Rida (as) told Jathliq, the leader of the Christians:
"All the qualities of Jesus were good save that he was not a good worshipper."
Jathliq became inconvenient and said that Jesus did the best worship. Imam (as) enquired:
"Whom did he worship?"
Jathliq said nothing,1 since he understood that the purpose of Imam (as) was to teach that a 'worshipper' could not be an 'object of worship', and 'God '.
Near-stationed angels (including' Ruh-ul-Ghudus', Holy Spirit) also do worship Allah, why do you count Holy spirit one of the three gods?
"…nor would the near-stationed angels...."
The main cause of leaving worship is usually pride. Then, when the spirit of haughtiness comes, it brings forth all kinds of danger at its back.
"….and whoever disdains His service, and prides…"
If Jesus and the near stationed angels worship Allah, why do we not worship Him?
However, the return of all human beings is unto Allah. So, we should be in awe of the Hereafter and be not haughty.
"…He will gather them all soon to Him…"
Footnotes
Manaqib by Ibn-i-Shahr Ashub, vol. 4, p. 352 ↩