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“Jesus, son of Mary, come forward.”
Angels moved to make way for Prophet Jesus
PBUH
“Jesus, you delivered my message to your nation. How did they
respond?”
as he walked
forward and stood close to the Throne. His hands were folded together,
his head bowed. The Almighty said:
“Master, I do not know. Only you have the knowledge of the
unseen.”
His reply was an acceptance of the fact that he was not aware of
what his nation had done in the world after him. On hearing the reply of
Prophet Jesus
PBUH
After a few moments, there was an explosion in the sky. Everyone
looked up. A sort of film started. In this film, the Christians were
prostrating in front of statues of Mary and Prophet Jesus
, pin-drop silence ensued in the Plane of Judgement.
PBUH
Seeing this, I thought to myself that Christians had given birth to the
biggest case of polytheism in the history of humanity despite the fact
that God had sent Prophet Jesus
. One could
see people taking out processions on the roads carrying the cross. In
churches, Jesus and Mary were being worshipped. People were praying
to Jesus to solve their problems. Songs were being sung in his praise.
Priests could be seen making every effort through their speeches to
prove that he was the son of God.
PBUH
with the message of Oneness of
God. During that period, the Jews had made it extremely difficult to
follow the religious laws given by Prophet Moses
PBUH
“What sorrow awaits you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For,
you illegitimately grab the homes of widows; and prolong
your prayers, only for deception. Your punishment will be even
more... What sorrow awaits you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For, you give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin (as obligatory
charity on your harvest), but have neglected the more important
matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have
practiced these things, without neglecting the others. You
blind guides! You strain your drinks so you will not accidently swallow
any gnats but you deliberately swallow whole elephants! What
sorrow awaits you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For, you clean
the outside of the cup and the plate, but within you are full of
extortion and unrighteousness.
because of their
multiple juristic alterations. These people had converted the spiritual
and loving relationship between a servant and his God into a superficial
legal association devoid of all emotions and soul. They laid great
emphasis on a few obvious and trivial obligations but ignored the
commandments related to morality and a deeper relationship with God.
It was in this environment that the most honourable Jesus Christ was
sent to them. He severely criticised the shallowness and moral
bankruptcy of the children of Israel. He once said while criticising the
religious people of his time:
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