Baruch Adonai Yahweh Eloheinu Yahweh echad
HOLY HOLY HOLY LORD GOD PANTOCRATOR
Allah subhananhu wa ta’ala
For
the End: A Canticle Psalm of David, an Ode Sung by Jeremias and
Ezekiel and the Captive People When They Were About to Depart, 64.
To
Thee is due praise, O God, in Sion; and unto Thee shall a vow be
rendered in Jerusalem. Hearken unto my prayer, for unto Thee shall all
flesh come. The words of lawless men have overpowered us, but to our
ungodliness shalt Thou be merciful. Blessed is he whom Thou hast chosen
and hast taken to Thyself; he shall dwell in Thy courts. We shall be
filled with the good things of Thy house; holy is Thy temple, wonderful
in righteousness. Hearken unto us, O God our Saviour, Thou hope of all
the ends of the earth and of them that be far off at sea, Who settest
fast the mountains by Thy strength, Who art girded round about with
power, Who troublest the hollow of the sea; as for the roar of its
waves, who shall withstand them? The heathen shall be troubled, and the
dwellers of the farthest regions shall be afraid at Thy signs; Thou
shalt make the outgoings of the morning and the evening to delight. Thou
hast visited the earth and abundantly watered her; Thou hast
multiplied the means of enriching her. The river of God is filled with
waters; Thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation
thereof. Do Thou make her furrows drunk with water, multiply her
fruits; in her showers will she be glad when she sprouteth forth. Thou
shalt bless the crown of the year with Thy goodness, and Thy plains
shall be filled with fatness. Enriched shall be the mountains of the
wilderness, and the hills shall be girded with rejoicing. The rams of
the flock have clothed themselves with fleece, and the valleys shall
abound with wheat; they shall cry aloud, yea, they shall chant hymns
unto Thee.
For the End: A Psalmic Ode of Resurrection, 65.
Shout
with jubilation unto the Lord all the earth; chant ye unto His name,
give glory in praise of Him. Say unto God: How awesome are Thy works! In
the multitude of Thy power shall Thine enemies be proved false unto
Thee. Let all the earth worship Thee and chant unto Thee; let them chant
unto Thy name, O Most High. Come and see the works of the Lord, how
awesome He is in His counsels, more than the sons of men. He turneth the
sea into dry land; in the river shall they pass through on foot. There
shall we rejoice in Him, in Him that is ruler in His sovereignty for
ever. His eyes look upon the nations; let not them that embitter Him be
exalted in themselves. O bless our God, ye nations, and make the voice
of His praise to be heard, Who hath established my soul in life, and
permitteth not my feet to be shaken. For Thou hast proved us, O God, and
by fire hast Thou tried us even as silver is tried by fire. Thou hast
brought us into the snare, Thou hast laid afflictions upon our back,
Thou madest men to mount upon our heads. We went through fire and water,
and Thou didst bring us out into refreshment. I will go into Thy house
with a whole-burnt offering; to Thee will I pay my vows which my lips
pronounced and which my mouth had spoken in mine affliction.
Whole-burnt offerings full of marrow will I offer unto Thee, with
incense and rams; oxen and goats will I offer unto Thee. Come and hear,
and I will declare unto you, all ye that fear God, what things He hath
done for my soul. Unto Him with my mouth have I cried, and I exalted
Him with my tongue. If in my heart I regarded unrighteousness, let the
Lord not hear me. Wherefore God hath hearkened unto me, He hath been
attentive to the voice of my supplication. Blessed is God Who hath not
turned away my prayer, nor His mercy away from me.
For the End: Among the Hymns. A Canticle Psalm of David, 66.
God
be gracious unto us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us
and have mercy on us, That we may know upon the earth Thy way, among
all the nations Thy salvation. Let the peoples give Thee praise, O God,
let all the peoples praise Thee. Let the nations be glad and rejoice,
for Thou shalt judge peoples with uprightness; and nations shalt Thou
guide upon the earth. Let the peoples give Thee praise, O God, let all
the peoples praise Thee; the earth hath yielded her fruit. Let God, our
God, bless us; let God bless us, and let all the ends of the earth
fear Him.
Glory.
For the End: A Canticle Psalm of David, 67.
Let
God arise and let His enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Him
flee from before His face. As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish; as
wax melteth before the fire, so let sinners perish at the presence of
God. And let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice in the presence of
God, let them delight in gladness. Sing unto God, chant unto His name;
prepare ye the way for Him that rideth upon the setting of the sun.
Yaoth is His name; yea, rejoice before Him. Let them be troubled at His
presence, Who is a father of orphans and a judge to the widows. God is
in His holy place, God settleth the solitary in a house, Mightily
leading forth them that were shackled, and likewise them that embitter
Him, them that dwell in tombs. O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy
people, when Thou didst traverse the wilderness, The earth was shaken
and the heavens dropped dew, at the presence of the God of Sinai, at
the presence of the God of Israel. A rain freely given shalt Thou
ordain, O God, for Thine inheritance; yea, it became weak, but Thou
shalt restore it. Thy living creatures shall dwell therein; Thou hast
prepared it in Thy goodness for the poor man, O God. The Lord shall
give speech with great power to them that bring good tidings. He that
is the King of the hosts of His beloved one shall divide the spoils for
the beauty of the house. Even if ye sleep among the lots, ye shall
have the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions of
sparkling gold. When He that is in the heavens ordaineth kings over
her, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon. The mountain of God is a
butter mountain, a curdled mountain, a butter mountain. Why suppose ye
that there be other curdled mountains? This is the mountain wherein God
is pleased to dwell, yea, for the Lord will dwell therein to the end.
The chariot host of God is ten thousandfold, yea, thousands of them
that abound in number; the Lord is among them at Sinai, in His holy
place. Thou hast ascended on high, Thou leddest captivity captive, Thou
didst receive gifts among men (yea, for they were disobedient) that
Thou mightest dwell there. Blessed is the Lord God, blessed is the Lord
day by day; the God of our salvation shall prosper us along the way.
Our God is the God of salvation, and the pathways leading forth from
death are those of the Lord's Lord. But God shall crush the heads of
His enemies, the hairy crown of them that continue in their trespasses.
The Lord said: I will return from Basan. I will return in the deeps of
the sea, That thy foot may be dipped in blood, yea, the tongue of thy
dogs in that of thine enemies. Thy processionals have been seen, O God,
the processionals of my God, of my King Who is in His sanctuary.
Princes went before, and after them the chanters, in the midst of
timbrel-playing maidens. In congregations bless ye God, the Lord from
the well-springs of Israel. Yonder is Benjamin the younger in rapture,
the princes of Judah their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes
of Nephthalim. Give Thou command, O God, unto Thy hosts; strengthen, O
God, this which Thou hast wrought in us. Because of Thy temple in
Jerusalem, kings shall bring gifts unto Thee. Rebuke the wild beasts of
the reed, that congregation of bulls among the heifers of the peoples,
lest they exclude them that have been proved like silver. Scatter the
nations that desire wars; ambassadors shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia
shall hasten to stretch out her hand unto God. Ye kingdoms of the
earth, sing unto God; chant ye unto the Lord, unto Him that rideth the
heaven of heaven towards the dayspring. Lo, He will utter with His
voice a voice of power. Give ye glory unto God; His magnificence is
over Israel and His power is in the clouds. Wondrous is God in His
saints; the God of Israel, He will give power and strength unto His
people. Blessed is God.
Glory.
For the End: Concerning Those Verses That Are to be Alternated. A Psalm of David, 68.
Save
me, O God, for the waters are come in unto my soul. I am stuck fast in
the mire of the deep, and there is no sure standing. I am come into
the deeps of the sea, and a tempest hath overwhelmed me. I am grown
weary with crying, my throat is become hoarse; from my hoping in my
God, mine eyes have failed me. They that hate me without a cause are
multiplied more than the hairs of my head. Mine enemies are grown
strong, they that persecute me unjustly; then did I restore that which I
took not away. O God, Thou knowest my foolishness, and my
transgressions are not hid from Thee. Let not them that wait on Thee be
ashamed for my sake, O Lord, Thou Lord of hosts. Nor let them that
seek after Thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Because for
Thy sake I have borne reproach, shame hath covered my face. I am
become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto the sons of my
mother. For the zeal of Thy house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches
of them that reproach Thee are fallen on me. Yea, with fasting I
covered my soul, and it was turned into a reproach for me. And I made
sackcloth my clothing, and I became a proverb to them. And they prated
against me, they that sit in the gates; and they made a song about me,
they that drink wine. But as for me, with my prayer I cry unto Thee, O
Lord; it is time for Thy good pleasure. O God, in the multitude of Thy
mercy hearken unto me, in the truth of Thy salvation. Save me from the
mire, that I be not stuck therein; let me be delivered from them that
hate me and from the deeps of the waters. Let not the tempest of water
overwhelm me, nor let the deep swallow me up, nor let the pit shut its
mouth upon me. Hearken unto me, O Lord, for Thy mercy is good;
according to the multitude of Thy compassions, look upon me. Turn not
Thy countenance away from Thy servant, for I am afflicted; quickly
hearken unto me. Attend unto my soul and deliver it; because of mine
enemies, rescue me. For Thou knowest my reproach, my shame and my
humiliation. Before Thee are all that afflict me; my soul hath awaited
reproach and misery. And I waited for one that would grieve with me,
but there was no one; and for them that would comfort me, but I found
none. And they gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me
vinegar to drink. Let their table before them be for a snare, for a
recompense and for a stumbling-block. Let their eyes be darkened that
they may not see, and their back do Thou continually bow down. Pour out
upon them Thy wrath, and let the fury of Thy wrath take hold upon
them. Let their habitation be made desolate, and in their tents let
there be none to dwell. For they persecuted him whom Thou hast smitten,
and to the pain of my wounds have they added. Add iniquity to their
iniquity, and let them not enter into Thy righteousness. Let them be
blotted out of the book of the living, and with the righteous let them
not be written. Poor and in sorrow am I; may Thy salvation, O God, be
quick to help me. I will praise the name of my God with an ode, I will
magnify Him with praise. And this shall please God more than a young
calf that hath horns and hooves. Let beggars behold it and be glad;
seek after God, and your soul shall live. For the Lord hath hearkened
unto the poor and hath not despised them that are fettered for His
sake. Let the heavens and the earth praise Him, the sea and all the
creeping things therein. For God will save Sion, and the cities of
Judea shall be builded; and they shall dwell therein and inherit it.
And the seed of Thy servants shall possess it, and they that love Thy
name shall dwell therein.
For the End: David's. In Remembrance. That the Lord May Save Me, 69.
O
God, be attentive unto helping me; O Lord, make haste to help me. Let
them be shamed and confounded that seek after my soul. Let them be
turned back and brought to shame that desire evils against me. Let them
be turned back straightway in shame that say unto me: Well done! Well
done! Let them be glad and rejoice in Thee all that seek after Thee, O
God, and let them that love Thy salvation say continually: The Lord be
magnified. But as for me, I am poor and needy; O God, come unto mine
aid. My helper and my deliverer art Thou, O Lord; make no long tarrying.
Glory.
Immortal
Son of God Most Holy Angel of Almighty Counsel O Lord Christ Jesus our
only Saviour in the Unity and Power and Bond of Love of Your Holy
Spirit our Paraclete with us a help when we go forward
Christ
Jesus uncreated Light before us a comfort by the way our spirits poor
of Your kingdom with no strange gods in longsuffering
Christ Jesus Shekinah glory behind us a shadow from the heat mourning comforting whom you will blessing Your Holy Name in faith
Christ
Jesus Pillar of cloud Pillar of fire within us guided supernaturally
by Your star as the wise men meekly throughout the earth the day holy
to the Lord in virtue and strength
Christ
Jesus firmness the Rock beneath us grant us goodspeed and quietness in
hungering and thirsting for righteousness to fill the empty honoring
our fathers and mothers in self control
Christ
Jesus the Lion of Juda above us a covering from the rain and cold
spreading abroad Your mercy with no killing or hatred except of evil in
endurance
Christ
Jesus the root and offspring of David to the right of us a chariot in
weariness in pure heart seeing God with no adultery with honesty in
brotherly love
Christ
Jesus the bright and the Morning star to the left of us a refuge in
trouble a safe path always Your peacemakers sons of God persecuted for
Your sake bearing no false witness with no covetousness in Your joy all
true Christian totally pro-life rulers doing Your will aided and guided
by You at all times in everything
Christ Jesus in phronimos (prudence) mild as doves in our lying down shield Almighty always without peer about us
Christ Jesus in goodness in our sitting up with Michael and Gabriel led in Salvation always
Christ Jesus in Your supernatural knowledge in our rising up a staff in slippery paths a haven in shipwreck
Christ Jesus in kindness in the heart of all who think of us
Christ Jesus in godliness on the tongue of all who think of us and speak of us and to us
Christ Jesus in love on the brow of all who think of us and see us
Christ
Jesus in the eye and ear of all who perceive us who see us who hear us
who hate us who love us who reject us who welcome us - may all Your
sheep welcome us in peace.
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, bismillah ar rahman ar rahim.
Surah 19 - Maryam MARY
019.001 Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ain, Sad.
019.002 (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya.
019.003 Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
019.004
Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my
head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my
prayer to Thee!
019.005
"Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me:
but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,-
019.006
"(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of
Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!"
019.007
(His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a
son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred
distinction before."
019.008 He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?"
019.009
He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: I did
indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'"
019.010
(Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was the
answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights,
although thou art not dumb."
019.011
So Zakariya came out to his people from his chamber: He told them by
signs to celebrate God's praises in the morning and in the evening.
019.012 (To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
019.013 And pity (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was devout,
019.014 And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or rebellious.
019.015 So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)!
'Isa al-Maseeh born of Maryam, died on the cross - but not dead, resurrected and ascended to heaven and coming again at His Second Coming
Surah 14 - Ibrahim ABRAHAM
014.001
Alif Lam Ra. Book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou
mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light - by
the leave of their Lord - to the Way of (Him) the Exalted in power,
worthy of all praise!-
014.002
Of God, to Whom do belong all things in the heavens and on earth! But
alas for the Unbelievers for a terrible penalty (their Unfaith will
bring them)!-
014.003
Those who love the life of this world more than the Hereafter, who
hinder (men) from the Path of God and seek therein something crooked:
they are astray by a long distance.
014.004
We sent not an apostle except (to teach) in the language of his (own)
people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now God leaves
straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is
Exalted in power, full of Wisdom.
014.005
We sent Moses with Our signs (and the command). "Bring out thy people
from the depths of darkness into light, and teach them to remember the
Days of God." Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmly
patient and constant,- grateful and appreciative.
014.006
Remember! Moses said to his people: "Call to mind the favour of God to
you when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: they set you
hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons, and let your
women-folk live: therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord."
014.007
And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are
grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you; But if ye show
ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed."
014.008
And Moses said: "If ye show ingratitude, ye and all on earth together,
yet is God free of all wants, worthy of all praise.
014.009
Has not the story reached you, (O people!), of those who (went) before
you? - of the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud? - And of those who
(came) after them? None knows them but God. To them came apostles with
Clear (Signs); but they put their hands up to their mouths, and said:
"We do deny (the mission) on which ye have been sent, and we are really
in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which ye invite us."
014.010
Their apostles said: "Is there a doubt about God, The Creator of the
heavens and the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order that He may
forgive you your sins and give you respite for a term appointed!" They
said: "Ah! ye are no more than human, like ourselves! Ye wish to turn us
away from the (gods) our fathers used to worship: then bring us some
clear authority."
014.011
Their apostles said to them: "True, we are human like yourselves, but
God doth grant His grace to such of his servants as He pleases. It is
not for us to bring you an authority except as God permits. And on God
let all men of faith put their trust.
014.012
"No reason have we why we should not put our trust on God. Indeed He
Has guided us to the Ways we (follow). We shall certainly bear with
patience all the hurt you may cause us. For those who put their trust
should put their trust on God."
014.013
And the Unbelievers said to their apostles: "Be sure we shall drive
you out of our land, or ye shall return to our religion." But their
Lord inspired (this Message) to them: "Verily We shall cause the
wrong-doers to perish!
014.014
"And verily We shall cause you to abide in the land, and succeed them.
This for such as fear the Time when they shall stand before My
tribunal,- such as fear the punishment denounced."
014.015
But they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration
was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor.
014.016 In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water.
014.017
In gulps will he sip it, but never will he be near swallowing it down
his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not
die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting.
014.018
The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as
ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power
have they over aught that they have earned: that is the straying far,
far (from the goal).
014.019
Seest thou not that God created the heavens and the earth in Truth? If
He so will, He can remove you and put (in your place) a new creation?
014.020 Nor is that for God any great matter.
014.021
They will all be marshalled before God together: then will the weak
say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye
then avail us to all against the wrath of God?" They will reply, "If we
had received the Guidance of God, we should have given it to you: to
us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these
torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape."
014.022
And Satan will say when the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave
you a promise of Truth: I too promised, but I failed in my promise to
you. I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to
me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen
to your cries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in
associating me with God. For wrong-doers there must be a grievous
penalty."
014.023
But those who believe and work righteousness will be admitted to
gardens beneath which rivers flow,- to dwell therein for aye with the
leave of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: "Peace!"
014.024
Seest thou not how God sets forth a parable? - A goodly Word like a
goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the
heavens--
014.025
It brings forth its fruit at all times, by the leave of its Lord. So
God sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive
admonition.
014.026
And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up
by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability.
014.027
God will establish in strength those who believe, with the word that
stands firm, in this world and in the Hereafter; but God will leave, to
stray, those who do wrong: God doeth what He willeth.
014.028
Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have changed the favour
of God. Into blasphemy and caused their people to descend to the House
of Perdition?-
014.029 Into Hell? They will burn therein,- an evil place to stay in!
014.030
And they set up (idols) as equal to God, to mislead (men) from the
Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are making
straightway for Hell!"
014.031
Speak to my servants who have believed, that they may establish
regular prayers, and spend (in charity) out of the sustenance we have
given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day in which
there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending.
014.032
It is God Who hath created the heavens and the earth and sendeth down
rain from the skies, and with it bringeth out fruits wherewith to feed
you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject to you, that they may
sail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) hath He made
subject to you.
014.033
And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently
pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made
subject to you.
014.034
And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favours
of God, never will ye be able to number them. Verily, man is given up
to injustice and ingratitude.
014.035
Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and
security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols.
014.036
"O my Lord! they have indeed led astray many among mankind; He then
who follows my (ways) is of me, and he that disobeys me,- but Thou art
indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
014.037
"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley
without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; in order, O our Lord, that
they may establish regular Prayer: so fill the hearts of some among men
with love towards them, and feed them with fruits: so that they may
give thanks.
014.038
"O our Lord! truly Thou dost know what we conceal and what we reveal:
for nothing whatever is hidden from God, whether on earth or in heaven.
014.039 "Praise be to God, Who hath granted unto me in old age Isma'il and Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer!
014.040
O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise
such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer.
014.041
"O our Lord! cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness - me, my parents, and
(all) Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning will be established!
014.042
Think not that God doth not heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He
but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare
in horror,-
014.043
They running forward with necks outstretched, their heads uplifted,
their gaze returning not towards them, and their hearts a (gaping) void!
014.044
So warn mankind of the Day when the Wrath will reach them: then will
the wrong-doers say: "Our Lord! respite us (if only) for a short term:
we will answer Thy call, and follow the apostles!" "What! were ye not
wont to swear aforetime that ye should suffer no decline?
014.045
"And ye dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged their own souls; ye
were clearly shown how We dealt with them; and We put forth (many)
parables in your behoof!"
014.046
Mighty indeed were the plots which they made, but their plots were
(well) within the sight of God, even though they were such as to shake
the hills!
014.047 Never think that God would fail his apostles in His promise: for God is Exalted in power, - the Lord of Retribution.
014.048
One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be
the heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before God, the One,
the Irresistible;
014.049 And thou wilt see the sinners that day bound together in fetters;-
014.050 Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire;
014.051 That God may requite each soul according to its deserts; and verily God is swift in calling to account.
014.052
Here is a Message for mankind: Let them take warning therefrom, and
let them know that He is (no other than) One God: let men of
understanding take heed.
Look up, your redemption is at hand: Jesus Christ, the Word by whom all has been created by God.
'Isa al-Maseeh (PBUH),
Jesus Christ, the Word by whom all has been created by God.
From the Holy Qur'an Surah and verse.
036.081 "Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create
the like thereof?" - Yea, indeed! for He is the Creator Supreme, of
skill and knowledge (infinite)!
(See also:
016.040 For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is.)
007.054 Your Guardian-Lord is God, Who created the heavens and the earth
in six days, then He established Himself on the Throne (of authority):
He draweth the night as a veil o'er the day, each seeking the other in
rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all)
governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to
govern? Blessed be God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!
This proclaims the pre-existence of the Word of God
004.171
O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of
Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was an Apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a Spirit
proceeding from Him: so believe in God and His Messengers. Say not
"three [gods]" : desist: it will be better for you: for God is One God: Glory be to Him: above having a son [truly the Glory
seen in His Son Jesus Christ but not in the pagan sense of earthly
begetting of false gods such as Zeus and Leto]. To Him belong all things
in the heavens and on earth. And enough is God as a Disposer of
affairs.
See these Biblical verses in agreement with the above Ayat 171 of Surah 4.
Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly vocation, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were
made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made. 4 In him
was life, and the life was the light of men.
2 Cor. 3:17 Now the Lord is a Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all beholding the Glory of the Lord [Jesus Christ] with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Apostle
is the One who comes forth from God, in this case Jesus Christ the
Messiah Himself, born of the Holy Spirit and the blessed virgin Mary, as
both Christian truth and Islam teach.
He is the pre-existent Word of God through whom all things were created.
And through the Messiah Jesus Christ alone is the gift of the Holy Spirit of God to all who believe in Him.
This verse from the Gospel (Injil of John) of says it - John 3:13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
He came forth, therefore the Apostle of God, the Word descended from heaven and became Incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the blessed virgin Mary, hence He is the Son of man - Incarnate from the flesh of Mary by the Holy Spirit, while remaining the Son of God (that is the pre-existent Word of God) now Incarnate, the son of Mary.
Therefore the heavenly host sang at His birth -
Luke 2:11 For, this day, is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the
Lord, in the city of David. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you. You
shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a
manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly army, praising God, and saying: 14 Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.
Notice the blessing that is upon the Christ Child and in Him and through Him on all of good will - peace. Therefore the blessing of Muslims upon Christ and His mother and the prophet of PBUH. Peace be upon him/her.
056.077 That this is indeed a Qur'an Most Honourable,
056.078 In Book well-guarded,
056.079 Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
056.080 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
085.021 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
085.022 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved
043.003 We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom).
043.004 And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom.
(The above here from the Holy Qur'an 043.003 and 043.004, is the Holy
Spirit as wisdom of God , refered to as her in Christendom and is the
Holy Spirit by whom the Word of God was made Incarnate by Mary whom she
gave birth to, Jesus Christ, without human begetting and without God
begetting as humans do. See next verse, below.)
019.035 It is not befitting to (the majesty of) God that He should beget
a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to
it, "Be", and it is.
See:
Luke:1:
26... the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 Who having heard, was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
31 Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
Gabriel is relaying to Mary what God's command is. Gabriel is not commanding it. God is commanding it to be.
cf. John 1:1-5
¶ In (the) beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and God was the word.
2 The same was in (the) beginning with God.
3 All things through him came to be, and without him came to be not one
thing. Which came into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the
light of men;
5 ¶ And the light in the darkness shines and the darkness did not grasp it.
'Isa al-Maseeh, Jesus Christ, the word by whom all has been created by
God, is by the teaching of God in the Injil (the Gospel) and the Qur'an,
the all holy (always sinless - pure [Mary is also sinless by both the
Injil and Qur'an]) servant of God to whom God reveals all things and who
is the prophet of God which Moses foretold would come (Dt:18:15:15 ¶
The Lord thy God will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of
thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt hear.)
019.030 He said: "I am indeed a servant of God: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;
019.031 "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
019.032 "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
019.033 "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
019.034 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
019.035 It is not befitting to (the majesty of) God that He should beget
a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to
it, "Be", and it is.
Incarnation and death and resurrection of 'Isa al-Maseeh,
Jesus Christ, the word by whom all has been created by God. (verse 019.033 from above quoted passage 019.030 to 019.035)
019.033 "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
The
faith was fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ. The Church was
established by the command of Christ by His apostles and prophets in the
first century A.D. He said the gates of hell will not prevail against
it. They won't.
Mt.16:18
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build
my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
See Matthew 28:18-20.
18 And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. 19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 20 Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I
am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.
Christ
is always with His faithful, His Church and all His sheep, especially
His other sheep (St. John's Gospel 10:16) who are Muslim, who hear His
voice and follow Him with us. His Redemption includes all believers -
Patriarchs, Old Testament Jews, Christians and Muslims.
John 10:16 And
other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one
shepherd.
Jesus Christ is the good shepherd over all His flock, given Him by God, the Father.
Jesus spoke
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his
sheep. 12 But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own
the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
flieth: and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep: 13 And the
hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the
sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me. 15
As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life
for my sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must
bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one
shepherd. 17 Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my
life, that I may take it again. 18 No man taketh it away from me: but I
lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power
to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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