From: ahmed-shakil@CS.YALE.EDU (Shakil Waiz Ahmed)
Subject: Re: ONENESS AND UNIQUENESS OF THE CREATOR
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:13:28 GMT


This is from Dr. Habib Siddiqui (RBNXHS@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com):

This is in response to Arshad Hussain's ignorance of the Qur'an:
Where did you find in the Qur'an that Jesus was *not* born without a
father, as you claim? You also deny the miracles he performed with
Allah's permission. You are either ignorant of the Qur'an or are deceiving
yourself, may be by the false teachings of Qadiani/Ahmadi sect. Please,
correct your belief, if you want to consider yourself a Muslim.

The Qur'an says in details about the birth of ^Isa-the son of Maryam:
"Behold| The angels said: O Mary| Allah gives you glad tidings          of
a word from Him, whose name is masih, ^Isa - son of Maryam, illustrious
in this world and the Hereafter, one of the company of those nearest to
God. He will *speak* unto mankind in his cradle and his manhood, and he
is among the righteous ones. She said: My Lord| How can I have a child
when *no* mortal has touched me? He said: So (it will be). God created
what He will. If He decrees a thing, He has only to say "Be" and it is.
And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Taurat and the Injil
and will make him a messenger unto the children of Israil, (saying):
Behold| I come unto you with a sign from your Lord, I fashion for you
the likeness of a *bird*, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by
 *Allah's permission*. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper,
and I raise the *dead*, by *Allah's permission*. And I announce unto you
what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses. Behold| Herein verily
is a portent for you, if ye would believe.  And (I come) confirming that
which was forbidden unto you. I come unto you with a sign from your Lord,
so keep duty to Allah and obey me, Allah is my Lord, so worship Him.
That is the straight path." (Quran 3:45-51)

The Qur'an further says that Jesus was not put to death on the cross:
"And because of their saying: 'We slew the masih Isa - son of Maryam,
Allah's Rasul'. They slew him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared
so unto them; and behold| those who disagree concerning it are in doubt
thereof; they have *no knowledge* thereof save pursuit of a conjecture;
they slew him *not* for certain. But Allah *took him up unto Himself*.
Allah is ever Mighty, Wise." (Qur'an 4:157-158)

As to ^Isa's being nothing more than a mortal man, a Rasul, the Qur'an
says: "The masih, the son of Maryam, was no other than a Rasul, messengers
(the like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a
saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how Allah
does make His signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are turned
away." (Qur'an 5:78)

The above verses are self-explanatory and agrees with Brother Muhammad's
(Irfan Allan) posting regarding the belief among the Muslims concerning
^Isa alaihe was-salam.

Arshad: you obviously are ignorant of these verses of the Qur'an or you
are deliberately trying to mislead Muslims with your
erroneous views concernign ^Isa (AWS). I, however, do see a parallel
in your views with those of deviant groups like Qadiani/Ahmedi sect,
who are not part of Islam and are rejected by all Muslims as non-Muslims
(the Qur'an itself is sufficient, as I have shown here, to prove the
Qadianis wrong). In all sincerity, I therefore urge you to renew your
faith in Islam and don't be fooled by misguided teachings of Qadiani/
Ahmedi sect.
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H. Siddiqui.


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