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A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

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§ 106. The Rise and Extension of Islam 717than that, <strong>for</strong> they said, “Show us God openly”; but the thunderboltcaught them in their injustice. Then they took a calf, afterwhat had come to them of manifest signs; but we pardoned that,and gave Moses obvious authority. And we held over them themountain at their compact, and said to them, “Enter ye the dooradoring,” and we said to them, “Transgress not on the Sabbathday,” and we took from them a rigid compact.But <strong>for</strong> that they broke their compact, and <strong>for</strong> their misbeliefin God's signs, and <strong>for</strong> their killing the prophets undeservedly,and <strong>for</strong> their saying, “Our hearts are uncircumcised”—nay, Godhath stamped on them their misbelief, so that they cannot believe,except a few—and <strong>for</strong> their misbelief, and <strong>for</strong> their saying aboutMary a mighty calumny, and <strong>for</strong> their saying, “Verily we havekilled the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, the apostle of God,”but they did not kill Him, and they did not crucify Him, but asimilitude was made <strong>for</strong> them. And verily, those who differ [657]about Him are in doubt concerning Him; they have no knowledgeconcerning Him, but only follow an opinion. They did not killHim, <strong>for</strong> sure! nay God raised Him up unto Himself; <strong>for</strong> God ismighty and wise!…[164.] O ye people of the <strong>Book</strong>! do not exceed in yourreligion, nor say against God save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus,the son of Mary, is but the apostle of God and His Word, whichHe cast into Mary and a spirit from Him; believe then in Godand His apostles, and say not “Three.” Have done! it were better<strong>for</strong> you. God is only one God, celebrated be His praise that Heshould beget a Son!Surah LVI.The delights of heaven and the pains of hell.This description of the future life has been taken as characteristicof the religion of Mohammed, but not quite fairly. It

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