#2 Story of Prophet Isa/Jesus (pbuh) Ibn Kathir

Almighty Allah refuted the claims of the Jews
and the Christians in many verses of the
Glorious Qur'a n.
And hey say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has
begotten a son (or offspring or children) (as
the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the
Christians say that He has begotten a son
(Christ), and the pagan Arabs say that he has
begotten daughters (angels, etc.))."
Indeed you have brought forth (said) a terrible
evil thing. Whereby the heavens are almost
torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the
mountains fall in ruins, that they ascribe a
son (or offspring or children) to the Most
Beneficent (Allah).
But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of ) the
Most Beneficent (Allah) that He should beget
a son (or offspring or children). There is non in
the heavens and the earth but comes unto the
Most Beneficent (Allah) as a slave. Verily, He
knows each one of them, and has counted
them a full counting. And everyone of them
will come to Him alone on the Day of
Resurrection (without any helper, or protector
or defender). (Ch 19:88-95 Quran)
Allah the Exalted also declared: Yet, they join
the jinns as partners in worship with Allah,
though He has created them (the jinns), and
they attribute falsely without knowledge sons
and daughters to Him. Be He Glorified! And
Exalted above (all) that they attribute to Him.
He is the Originator of the heavens and the
earth. How can He have children when He has
no wife? He created all things and He is the
All-Knower of everything.
Such is Allah, your Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa
(none has the right to be worshipped but He),
the Creator of all things. So worship Him
(Alone), and He is the Wakil (Trustee, Disposer
of affairs, Guardian etc.) over all tings.
No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is
over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and
Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things.
(Ch 6:100-103 Quran)
Almighty Allah commanded: O people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not
exceed the limits in you religion, nor say of
Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah Jesus,
son of Mary, was (no more than ) a Messenger
of Allah and His Word, ("Be" - and he was)
which He bestowed on Mary and a spirit (Ruh)
created by Him; so believe in Allah and His
Messengers. Say not: "Three (trinity)!" Cease!
(It is ) better for you. For Allah is the only One
Ilah (God), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He)
above having a son. To Him belongs all that
is in the heavens and all that is in the earth.
And Allah is All Sufficient as a Disposer of
affairs.
The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be
a slave to Allah, nor the angels who are near
(to Allah). And whosoever rejects His worship
and is proud, then He will gather them all
together unto Himself. So, as for those who
believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic
Monotheism) and did deeds of righteousness,
He will give their (due) rewards, and more out
of His Bounty. But as for those who refuse His
worship and were proud, He will punish them
with a painful torment. And they will not find
for themselves besides Allah any protector or
helper. (Ch 4:171-173 Quran)
Almighty Allah also declared: And the Jews
say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the
Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah.
That is a saying from their mouths. They
imitate the saying of the disbeliveers of old.
Allah's Curse be on them, how they are
deluded away from the truth!
They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis
and their monks to be their lords besides
Allah, (by obeying them in things which they
made lawful or unlawful according to their
own desires without being ordered by Allah)
and (they also took as their lord) Messiah,
son of Mary , while they (Jews and Christians)
were commanded (in the Torah and the
Gospel) to worship none but One Ilah (God-
Allah) La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He). Praise and glory be
to Him, (far above is He) from having the
partners they associate (with Him). (Ch
9:30-32 Quran)
Allah the Almighty also revealed: Now ask
them (O Muhammad): "Are there (only)
daughters for your Lord and sons for them?"
Or did We create the angels females while they
were witnesses?
Verily, it is of their falsehood that they
(Quraish pagans) say: "Allah has begotten off-
spring or children (angels are the daughters of
Allah)" And, verily, they are liars!
Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than
sons? What is the matter with you? How do
you decide? Will you not then remember? Or is
there for you a plain authority? Then bring
your Book if you are truthful!
And they have invented a kinship between Him
and the jinns, but the jinn know well that they
have indeed to appear (before Him) (i.e. they
will be brought for accounts).
Glorified be Allah! (He is free) from what they
attribute unto Him! Except the slaves of Allah,
whom He chooses (for His Mercy i.e. true
believers of Islamic Monotheism who do not
attribute false things unto Allah). (Ch
37:149-160 Quran)
And Almighty Allah declared: Surely, in
disbelief are they who say that Allah is the
Messiah, son of Mary. Say (O Muhammad):
"Who then has the least power against Allah,
if He were destroy the Messiah, son of Mary,
his mother, and all those who are on the earth
together?" And to Allah belongs the dominion
of the heavens and the earth, and all that is
between them. He creates what He wills. And
Allah is Able to do all things.
And (both) the Jews and Christians say; "We
are the children of Allah and His loved ones."
Say: "Why then does He punish you for your
sins?" Nay, you are but human beings, of
those He has created, He forgive whom He
wills and He punishes whom He wills. And to
Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens
and the earth and all that is between them,
and to Him is the return of all.
O people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians)! Now has come to you Our
Messenger (Muhammad) making (things)
clear unto you, after a break in (the series of )
Messengers, lest you say: "there came unto us
no bringer of glad tidings and no warner." But
now has come unto you a bringer of glad
tidings and a warner. And Allah is Able to do
all things. (Ch 5:17-19 Quran)
Allah the Exalted warned: Surely they have
disbelieved who say: "Allah is the Messiah
(Jesus), son of Mary." But the Messiah
(Jesus) said: "O Children of Israel! Worship
Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Verily,
whosoever sets up partners in worship with
Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for
him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for
the Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers)
there are no helpers.
Surely, disbeliveers are those who said: "Allah
is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But
there is no Ilah (god) (none who has the right
to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God- Allah).
And if they cease not from what they say,
verily, a painful torment will befall the
disbeliveers among them.
Will they not repent to Allah and ask His
Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no
more than a Messenger; many were the
Messengers that passed away before him. His
mother (Mary) was a Siddiqah (she believed in
the Words of Allah, and His Books. They both
used to eat food, as any other human being,
while Allah does not eat). Look how We made
the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look
how they are deluded away from the truth. (Ch
5:72-75 Quran)
And Almighty Allah ordered: And say: "All the
praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has not
begotten a son (nor an offspring), and Who
has no partner in His Dominion, nor He is low
to have a Wali (helper, protector, or supporter)
. And magnify Him with all the magnificence,
(Allahu-Akbar, Allah is the Most Great)." (Ch
17:111 Quran)
The pagans once asked the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh): "To whom is your Lord
related, His original ancestors and His various
branches of descendants?" It is also reported
that the Jews said: "We worship Ezra, the Son
of Allah," and the Christians said: "Jesus is
the Son of Allah," and the Magians said: "We
worship the sun and the moon," an the
Pagans said: "We worship idols."
In response to all of them Allah revealed some
of His attributes: Unity, Uniqueness, and other
substantives:
Say: (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One.
Allah As-Samad (The Self- Sufficient Master,
Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor
drinks). He begets not, nor was He begotten;
and there is none co-equal or comparable
unto Him." (Ch 112:1-4 Quran)