English translation of the meaning Page No 57

Quran in English Language - Page no 57 57

Sura Al-Imran from 53 to 61


53. Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger [ ( ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ] ; so write us down among those who bear witness ( to the truth i.e. Lâ ilâha illallâh - none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh ) .
54. And they ( disbelievers ) plotted to kill ‘Îsâ [ ( Jesus ) ( as ) ] , and Allâh plotted too. And Allâh is the Best of those who plot.
55. And ( remember ) when Allâh said: « O ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [ of the forged statement that ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) is Allâh’s son ] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you ( Monotheists, who worship none but Allâh ) superior to those who disbelieve [ in the Oneness of Allâh, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad ( saas ) , ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) , Mûsâ ( Moses ) , etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurât ( Torah ) , the Injeel ( Gospel ) , the Qur’ân ] till the Day of Resurrection [ 1 ] . Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute. »
56. « As to those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a severe torment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers. »
57. And as for those who believe ( in the Oneness of Allâh ) and do righteous good deeds, Allâh will pay them their reward in full. And Allâh does not like the Zâlimun ( polytheists and wrong- doers ) .
58. This is what We recite to you ( O Muhammad ( saas ) ) of the Verses and the Wise Reminder ( i.e. the Qur’ân ) .
59. Verily, the likeness of ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) before Allâh is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then ( He ) said to him: « Be! » - and he was.
60. ( This is ) the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt.
61. Then whoever disputes with you concerning him [ ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ] after ( all this ) knowledge that has come to you [ i.e. ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) being a slave of Allâh, and having no share in Divinity ] , say: ( O Muhammad ( saas ) ) « Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke ( sincerely ) the Curse of Allâh upon those who lie. »

[1] (V.3:55) The advent (descent) of ‘Îsâ (Jesus), [son of Maryam (Mary)] (as) .
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) Narrated Abu Hurairah ( raa ) Allâh’s Messenger ( saas ) said, « By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, surely [ ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ] , the son of Maryam ( Mary ) ( as ) will shortly descend amongst you ( Muslims ) , and will judge mankind justly by the law of the Qur’ân ( as a just ruler ) ; he will break the cross and kill the pigs and there will be no Jîzyah » ( i.e. taxation taken from non- Muslims ) . Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it, and a single prostration to Allâh ( in prayer ) will be better than the whole world and whatever is in it. « Abu Hurairah added: » If you wish, you can recite ( this Verse of the Qur’ân ) : « And there is none of the people of the Scriptures ( Jews and Christians ) but must believe in him [ i.e. ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ( as ) as a Messenger of Allâh and a human being ] before his [ ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ( as ) or a Jew’s or Christian’s ] death, and on the Day of Resurrection, he [ ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ( as ) ] will be a witness against them. » ( 4:159 ) .
( See Fath Al- Bari , Vol.7, Page No.302 ) According to the quotation of Kushmaihani there is the word Al- Jizyah * instead of Al- Harb ( Sahih Al- Bukhâri, Vol.4, Hadîth No.657 ) .
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) Narrated Abu Hurairah ( raa ) Allâh’s Messenger ( saas ) said: « How will you be when the son of Maryam ( Mary ) [ i.e. ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ( as ) descends amongst you, and he will judge people by the Law of the Qur’ân and not by the law of the Injeel ( Gospel ) . » ( Fath Al- Bari, Vol.7, Pages 304 and 305 ) ( Sahih Al- Bukhâri, Vol.4, Hadîth No.658 ) .
* The Jizyah: a tax imposed on non- Muslims who would keep their own religion, rather than embrace Islâm
) will not be accepted by ‘Îsâ ( Jesus ) ( as ) , but all people will be required to embrace Islâm and there will be no other alternative.