JESUS AND MUHAMMAD IN THE BIBLE AND THE QUR’AN
(peace be upon them)
BIBLICAL EVIDENCE OF JESUS BEING A SERVANT OF GOD AND HAVING NO SHARE IN DIVINITY.
INTRODUCTION
All praise is to the One to Whom all Dignity, Honour, and
Glory are due; the Unique with perfect attributes, Who begets not, nor is He
begotten. He has no equal but He is the Almighty, Omnipotent. He sent His
Messengers and Prophets to guide humanity towards monotheism; to worship Him
Alone, the only One Worthy of worship, and to warn them of the eternal dire
consequences of polytheism, associating partners with One Allâh and the worship
of creatures.
Peace and Blessings of Allâh be upon all the Prophets and
Messengers, especially on Muhammad, the last of the Prophets, and on all who
follow him in righteousness until the Day of Recompense.
JESUS AND THE DEVIL IN THE BIBLE
In the New Testament of the Bible, in the fourth chapter
of the Gospel according to Matthew, the sixth and seventh verses clearly
indicate that Jesus is an obedient mortal and God is the Master and Lord
according to his saying in the seventh verse:
“It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord,
thy God.”
In this chapter, we read that the Devil actually carried
the Messiah, and took him from place to place. How can the Devil carry God?
Glory be to Allâh; He is above such blasphemy!
Then the Devil orders him to prostrate before him and
worship him, even tempting him with worldly possessions. How can the Devil even
dare such an audacity with God? When the Devil wanted Jesus to comply with his
orders, he (Jesus) replied by saying that it was written in the previous
Books):
“Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God; And Him only
shalt thou serve.” – Matthew 4:10.
CHILDREN OF GOD
Jesus never called himself Son of God but he used to call
himself the Son of Man” (Mark 2:10) although he heard himself being called
by that name he did not object–as assumed in the Bible – and did not consider
the title exclusively for him.
According to the Biblical term in the Old and New
Testaments, every God-fearing righteous person is called ‘Son of God’. In
Matthew 5:9 we read:
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be
called the children of God.
In Matthew 5:45 —
“That ye may be children of your Father which is in
heaven.
GOD THE FATHER
In Matthew 5:48 —
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.” In Matthew 6:1 — “… otherwise ye have no reward of
your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 7:21 —
“Not everyone that sayeth unto me (Jesus), Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my
Father, which is in heaven.”
N.B. The word ‘Lord’here was translated as Rabb in the
Arabic version of the Bible so that people may be convinced that Jesus is God!
But if one studies the rest of the verse, one will note that the verse bears
testimony to the subservience (to God’s Will) of the Messiah (Jesus). Therefore
the correct translation should be:
“Not everyone that sayeth to me, O my Master, shall
enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which
is in heaven.”
It is obvious from the above readings from the Bible that
the term ‘Father’ is used for God in numerous places in the Bible. It is never
used exclusively for
Jesus.
Matthew 11:25 –
“At that time Jesus answered and said, ‘I thank
Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent and has revealed them unto babes.”
JESUS THE WORSHIPPER
Matthew 14:23
“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went
up into a mountain apart to pray.
If Jesus is God or a part of God then why did he pray? In
fact, prayer is always from a submitting, needy, and dependent one for the
Mercy of Almighty Allâh as mentioned in the Qur’ân:
“O mankind! It is you who stand in need of Allâh but
Allâh is the Rich (Free of all wants and needs), the Worthy of all praise”
(V.35:15).
And in V.19:93 of the Qur’ân:
“There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes to
the Most Gracious (Allâh) as a slave.”
A BIBLICAL STORY
Matthew 15:22-28 –
‘And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts and cried unto him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of
David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.’ But he answered her not a
word. And his disciples came and be sought him, saying; ‘Send her away, for she
crieth after us.’ But he answered and said, ‘I am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.’
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’
But he answered and said, ‘It is not meet to take the children’s bread and to
cast it to dogs.
And she said, ‘Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the
crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.’
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, ‘O woman, great is
thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole
from that very
hour.’”
In this story about a woman from Canaan there are
noteworthy points:
(1) Lack of mercy and love charged against Jesus (if the
incident is reported correctly).
(2) Degraded discrimination in regard to the uplifting of
his tribe and not for the others.
(3) Tribal pride of descendants and prejudice against
others and calling them dogs.
(4) An ignorant polytheist woman debated with him and won
him over.
JESUS: A PROPHET OF ALLÂH.
Matthew 19:16-17 –
“And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good
master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?’ And he said
unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? (There is) none good but one, (i.e.) God,
but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’»
The above verses note this acknowledgment of his
submissiveness (to Allan S Will).
Matthew 21:45-46 —
“And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard
his parable, they perceived that he spoke of them. But when they sought to lay
hands on him, they feared the multitude because they took him for a Prophet.”
Here it is proved that all those who believed in Jesus
during his lifetime did not believe in him being God or the Son of God or one
in the doctrine of Trinity: but they believed in him as being a Prophet only.
This is indeed one of the strongest points of evidence against those who
believe in the Divinity of Jesus (Incarnation of God) if only they pondered.
JESUS: A SERVANT OF ALLÂH.
Matthew 23:8 —
“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your master, even
Jesus, and all ye are brethren.”
Here it is clearly proved that Jesus was the servant of
Allâh and that there is only One Master and He is Allâh. In the Arabic version
of the Bible, this verse has been translated so that Jesus is meant to be the
master whereas the English rendering is nearer the original sense.
Matthew 23:9
*And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is
your Father which is in heaven.”
From this you will note that fatherhood and sonship are
meant to be the relationship between the Lord and His servants: it is meant in
a general sense and not specifically for Jesus.
Matthew 24:36 –
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
This is a definite proof that the Final Hour is unknown
to any but Allah, thus Jesus’ knowledge is imperfect like all other men; Allah
Alone is All-Knowing, Omniscient
Matthew 26:39 –
“And he (Jesus) went a little farther, and fell on
his face and prayed, saying, ‘O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass
from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt.’”
We note here that the person speaking is unaware of
Allâh’s Will and realizes the fact that he is a servant of Allâh. He (Allah)
Alone can cause the change.
THE COMPILATION OF THE BIBLE
Matthew 27:7-8 —
“And they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s
field to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called the Field of Blood,
unto this day.
From these verses we understand that the Bible (the New
Testament) was not written during Jesus’ lifetime but long after the occurrence
of the events described, having been retained in the memory of the people.
Matthew 27:46 —
“And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? (My God, My God, why hast Thou
forsaken me?’)”
This is according to their (Christians’) assumption that
Jesus cried in a loud voice saying the above words while he was being
crucified. This is a great insult as such words could only come from
unbelievers in Allâh. Further, it is incredible that such words should come out
from a Prophet of Allâh because Allâh never breaks His Promise, and His
Prophets never complained against His Promise.
JESUS: PREACHER OF MONOTHEISM (TAUHÎD)
In John 17:3 —
“And this is life eternal, that they might know
Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent.”
In Mark 12:28-30 –
“And one of the scribes came, and having heard them
reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him,
‘Which is the first commandment of all?’ And Jesus answered him: “The first of
all the commandments is; hear O Israel, the Lord thy God is One Lord: and thou
shalt love the Lord, thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.’”
In Mark 12:32
“And the scribe said unto him, ‘Well, Master, thou
hast said the truth for there is One God, and there is none other but He.’
In Mark 12:34 “he (Jesus) said unto him, ‘Thou art
not far from the kingdom of God…'”
In these verses, Jesus (peace be upon him) himself had
testified that Allah is the One God, there is none other than Him, and that
whoever believes in His Oneness, he is near the Kingdom of Allâh. Therefore
whoever associates partners with Allah or believes in the Trinity is far away
from the Kingdom of Allah, and whoever is far away from the Kingdom of Allâh he
is the enemy of Allâh.
In Matthew 24:36 –
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of the heaven, but my Father only.”
A similar text was quoted from Matthew which is exactly
as proclaimed by the Qur’an in that none knows when the Hour will come except
Allâh. This establishes the fact that Jesus was subservient to Allâh and that
he had no share in Divinity, that he was an incarnation of God, was an
innovation by the people of Canaan.
In John 20:16 —
“Jesus said unto her, ‘Mary’. She turned herself,
and sayeth unto him, “Rabboni’, which is to say, Master, Jesus saith unto
her, ‘Touch me not: For I am not yet ascended to my Father, but go to my
brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father; and to my
God and your God.’ Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she has seen
the Lord and that He had spoken these things unto her.”
In the above narrative, Jesus clearly testified that
Allâh is his God and their God, making no difference between him and them in
the worship of the One Allah Whoever believes that Jesus is God has indeed
blasphemed against Allâh and betrayed Jesus and all the Prophets and Messengers
of Allâh.
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