Assalam Alaikum,
A nice series of videos to watch and reflect on similar messages by different significant being of the major religion in the world~
As Allah(SWT) said in the Qur'an...
The Messiah ['Îsa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah [i.e. she believed in the Words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)]. They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them; yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
( سورة المائدة , Al-Maeda, Chapter #5, Verse #75)
Verily, We have sent the revelation to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) as We sent the revelation to Nuh (Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) sent the revelation to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the offspring of the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)], 'Îsa (Jesus), Ayyub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun (Aaron), and Sulaiman (Solomon); and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).And Messengers We have mentioned to you before, and Messengers We have not mentioned to you, - and to Musa (Moses) Allah spoke directly.Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the (coming of) Messengers. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #163-165)
subhanallah, this is one thought provoking piece of work. jazzakallah for this posting.
ReplyDeleteas muslims we are grateful to Allah for His guidance. may Allah protect us all from straying from the straight path.
immediately reminded me of a video i saw sometime back:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zeitgeist+religion
i recognised the presenter from another equally thought provoking channel4 production called "who wrote the bible"
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wrote+the+bible
in my humble opinion, the problem with the world today boils down to ignorance and the absence of humility. they in turn tend to promote arrogance. this i think causes contemporary jewish folks to not recognise prophet Jesus pbuh and contemporary christians to not recognise prophet Muhammad saw.
Zionism should really be distinguished from Judaism. naudhubillah, some jews in the video were cursing their fellow brothers and sisters who happen to recognise Jesus pbuh as the messiah. how can that be teachings of the jewish scriptures?
a key point to note is that the transmission of holy scriptures from a generation to the next. within islam, even with the stringent science of classifying hadith, we still get daif hadiths attributed to prophet Muhammad saw. therefore, how can one not question the reliability of the stories of Jesus pbuh as being potrayed by followers of other faiths in the absence of such verification regime?
it can be seen that corruption of holy scriptures can easily take place and be transmitted to future generations when people do not question their authenticity. it is made worse as corruption can be compounded over several generations. alhamdulillah, the quran has been given Divine protection until the day of reckoning.
Quran 3-65: Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when the Law and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye no understanding?
Quran 3-99. Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah.s Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do."
Quran 3-110: .....among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.
Quran 3-113: Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration.
Quran 3-199: And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah.....