In the Name of Allah, the
Gracious, the Merciful
136. Qooloo amanna
biAllahi wama onzila ilayna wama onzila ila
ibraheema wa-ismaAAeela wa-ishaqa wayaAAqooba waal-asbati
wama ootiya moosa waAAeesa wama ootiya alnnabiyyoona min rabbihim la nufarriqu
bayna ahadin minhum wanahnu lahu muslimoona
136. You say203,
"We do believe in Allah. And we do believe in what has been sent down to
us, and in what had been sent down upon Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the
descendent Tribes. And we do believe in what had been given to Moses and Jesus,
and to the Prophets from their Lord. We differentiate not between any of them.
And we do submit unto Him."204
203. Since the verb used here is in the
plural form, the addressees of this divine command are obviously all the
believers.
204. This divinely dictated Declaration of
Faith, that every believer has solemnly to make, categorically proclaims the
Unity of Faith. We are made to declare specifically that we do not hold
any of the Prophets above the others. And yet, in practice, we do just the
opposite! We hold our Prophet above the other Prophets. Just like the Jews, the
Christians and the others hold their own Prophets above the others. They, of
course, go to the extent of deifying their Prophets. But, alas, we are not
lagging far behind them!
Friday, the 2nd of June 2017.
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