Maeda 17-18

Maeda 17-18

17- DISBELIEVED THOSE WHO SAY THAT ALLAH IS THE MESSIAH, THE SON OF MARY.  SAY: AND WHO CAN DO ANYTHING WITH ALLAH IF HE DESIRES TO DESTROY THE MESSIAH THE SON OF MARY, AND HIS MOTHER AND ALL THOSE ON EARTH.  AND TO ALLAH BELONGS THE KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS AND EARTH AND ALL THERE IS BETWEEN THEM, HE CREATES WHAT HE WILLS, FOR ALLAH IS ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS.

18- AND THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS SAID: WE ARE ALLAH’S CHILDREN AND LOVED ONES.  SAY: SO WHY DOES HE PUNISH YOU FOR YOUR SIN, YOU ARE BUT HUMANS OF WHAT HE CREATED, HE FORGIVES WHOM HE WILLS, AND PUNISHES WHOM HE WILLS, AND TO ALLAH BELONGS THE KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS AND EARTH, AND TO ALLAH IS OUR DESTINY.

There are a number of statements regarding the people of the book, Christians and Jews:  

• The belief that Jesus is God is disbelief.  Jesus peace upon him had no power against those who wanted to kill him, for Allah the Highest saved Him.  Jesus peace upon him would not have been able to protect himself from God, it is not logical to be God.
• If the virgin birth is to be taken as evidence that He is God, this will be a denial of the fact that God is able to create anything from nothing, just like the way Adam was created.
• It is not of the nature of God to be killed and perish through His creation.
• Allah the Highest is able to destroy Jesus peace upon him, his mother and all there is on Earth, and no one can question him about it.

Then Allah the Highest answers a claim which the Jews and Christians make, that they are Allah children and loved one.  Allah’s loved ones are those who worship and obey him.  At the time of each prophet, are those who do so of his followers.  It is the duty of every believer to follow the prophet or messenger sent to them from Allah.  With the arrival of Mohamed as the last prophet and messenger, prayer and peace upon him, every one who believes should follow him and his teachings, with no exception. (This was discussed in detail before)

Allah the Highest is telling us that they are punished for their sins, in this life and in the Hereafter, like any human being who is given choices and the ability and chance to choose.  They might be forgiven or punished, and they were not given from Allah the Highest any guarantees as they claim.  They claim that if any of them is sent to the Hell-Fire, it will be for short period, few numbered days, up to 40 days.  They have no such promise, and no human being will be able to tolerate a minute in the Hell-Fire.