In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
79. Ma kana libasharin an yu/tiyahu Allahu
alkitaba waalhukma waalnnubuwwata thumma yaqoola lilnnasi
koonoo AAibadan lee min dooni Allahi walakin koonoo rabbaniyyeena
bima kuntum tuAAallimoona alkitaba wabima kuntum tadrusoona
3:79. A man, whom Allah has given the Book and the Command and the
Prophethood, cannot say to the people, “Be worshippers of me besides Allah.”
But be you all faithful worshippers of your Lord in accordance with what you
have been teaching from the Book and in accordance with what you have been
studying/learning from it.94
94. The Verse
is a direct indictment of the Christians. They worship Prophet Jesus (peace be
upon him) as God Himself or as Son of God. This tendency to worship God's
Messenger as God Himself is not restricted, among mankind, to the Christians
alone. Worshipping of Rama and Krishna in India appears to be a result of the
same tendency. Why blame other communities? There is a palpable tendency among
the Muslims themselves to give their own Prophet (peace upon him) some of the
divine powers. They have already 'given' him the power of intercession, as the
Christians have given Jesus, to ensure their safe entry into Paradise despite
their sins committed here on earth. There is nothing in the Qur'aan to show
that Allah has given the power of intercession to any of His
Messengers/Prophets. The Qur'aan, in fact, categorically states that there
shall be no intercession on the Day of Judgement (Verse 2:254)
Friday, the 8th of
November 2019.
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