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Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

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You were the Observer over them, and You are, over all things, Witness. If You<br />

should punish them—indeed they are Your slaves; but if You forgive them—indeed<br />

it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. Allah will say: This is the day when<br />

the truthful will <strong>be</strong>nefit from their truthfulness. For them are gardens [in paradise]<br />

<strong>be</strong>neath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah <strong>be</strong>ing pleased with<br />

them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.} (Quran 5: 116-119)<br />

It is clear that Jesus’ essence is different from Allah’s essence, so it is not logical<br />

<strong>to</strong> say that Jesus is the son of Allah.<br />

14.8 The prophethood of Jesus (pbuh)<br />

The Islamic view of Jesus (pbuh) is a moderate one, as it lies <strong>be</strong>tween the two<br />

extremes. The Jews rejected Jesus (pbuh) in his role as a prophet of Allah and called<br />

him an impos<strong>to</strong>r. The Christians, on the other hand, considered him <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> the son of<br />

God (Allah) and ‘God-incarnate’ in some cases; thus, they <strong>be</strong>gan worshipping him.<br />

Islam considers Jesus (pbuh) <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> one of the greatest prophets of Allah, <strong>Who</strong> has<br />

said:<br />

{The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have<br />

passed on <strong>be</strong>fore him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. 41 They both used <strong>to</strong><br />

eat food. Look how We make clear <strong>to</strong> them the signs; then look how they are<br />

deluded.} (Quran 5: 75)<br />

14.9 The mission of Jesus (pbuh)<br />

Now one might ask: what was the real mission of Jesus (pbuh) according <strong>to</strong> the<br />

Quran?<br />

The answer is that Jesus (pbuh) propagated the message of monotheism: worship<br />

of Allah alone, as prescri<strong>be</strong>d in the Gospels. He worked hard <strong>to</strong> propagate this<br />

41<br />

Mary was a pious, virtuous woman who never claimed that she was the mother of God<br />

or that her son was God.<br />

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