Allah has throughout His Revealed text, addressed the Jews and Christians as "The People of the Book" ('Ahlil-Kitabi) {meaning, People of the Earlier Books}. In verse 2: 105, quoted below, Allah has very distinctly indicated that the "Unbelievers" (Kuffars) {meaning, People without faith}; and the "Idolaters" (Mushrikeen) {meaning, the Pagans}; are the separate groups from the communities of the JEWS and CHRISTIANS.
It is never the wish of those without faith among the People of the Book nor of the Pagans that anything good should come down to you from your Lord. Qur'an 2: 105
In the following verse Allah has addressed Christians as Nasara (plur.), so called, having come from Nazareth.
Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who believe [in this Qur'an] are the Jews and the idolaters. And thou wilt find the closest of them in affection to those who believe [in this Qur'an] are those who say: Lo! We are Christians (Arabic: Nasara). That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not given to arrogance.
Qur'an 5: 82.
Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and
clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those
who follow thee superior to those who reject Faith to the Day of
Resurrection; then shall ye all return unto Me and I will judge between you
of the matters wherein ye dispute. Qur'an 3: 55.
One who is aware of the above verses of the Qur'an and yet propagates that the CHRISTIANS are the "Unbelievers" (Kuffars) with a political agenda, is in reality knowingly hiding and denying the "Revealed Truth". Declaring the Christian community as the Kuffars is the denial of the Qur'an. Interestingly, the root word (verb) of the Arabic word Kuffar is K.F.R. This verb means: To cover; To deny; To (knowingly) hide. Allah knows what one hides and denies. The important question is; WHAT WILL BE THIS PERSON'S ANSWER TO ALLAH ON THE DAY OF RECKONING?
The Day when Allah Declared; He had Perfected the Religion Al-Islam, He also revealed the following verse:
This day are (all) good things made lawful for you. The food of those who
have received the Earlier Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And so are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous
women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful for marriage) when you give them their marriage portions and live with them in honor, not
in fornication, nor taking them as secret concubines. Qur'an 5: 5
God has woven a Heavenly Thread through the religious history of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The following Command demands that a Believer must strengthen this Heavenly Thread of Messengers and the Books sent to these Messenger, but it should never be broken if that person has truly surrendered himself/herself to Allah.
Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and
that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob,
and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the
Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of
them, and unto Him we have surrendered. Qur'an 2: 136
MUSLIMS NEED TO REMIND THEMSELVES OF THE FOLLOWING EVENT FROM THEIR HISTORY
Below is a memorable historical event from the life of the Prophet Muhammad, his family members and the earlier followers of Islam who went from Arabia to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in North Africa seeking shelter and protection from a Christian King Negus who was renowned for his Justice and the Human rights in those days.
Makkan persecution of the Muslims increased in intensity. Many Muslims now became so subject to torture and murder that Muhammad instructed them to disperse throughout the world. When they asked where they should go, he advised them to escape to Abyssinia, the Christian kingdom - where "a king rules without injustice, a land of truthfulness - until God leads us to a way out of our difficulty." Fearful of Makkan persecution and desirous of worshipping God in peace and freedom, a number of Muslims emigrated to Abyssinia at Muhammad's advice... Their emigration to Abyssinia is usually referred to as "the first emigration in Islam."
The Makkans were so upset at this exodus of the Muslims to Abyssinia that they immediately sent a delegation to the Negus carrying precious gifts in order to bring about the emigrants' extradition and return to Makkah...
Apparently, the Makkan gifts to the patriarch were instrumental in obtaining this summary decision. The Negus, however, refused to concur in the judgment of his patriarch until he had a chance to hear the refugees plead their own case. He sent after them and asked, "What is this new religion which caused you to separate yourselves from your people, a religion which is different from mine as well as from any other of the known regions?"
Ja'far ibn Abu Talib rose and said in answer, "O King! We were in a state of ignorance and immorality, worshipping idols, eating carrion, committing all sorts of iniquity. We honored no relative and assisted no neighbor. The strong among us exploited the weak. Then God sent us a prophet, one of our own people, whose lineage, truthfulness, loyalty, and purity were well known to us. He called us to worship God alone and to repudiate all the stones and idols which we and our ancestors used to worship. He commanded us always to tell the truth, to remain true to trust and promise, to assist the relative, to be good neighbors, to abstain from blood and things forbidden, and to avoid fornication, perjury, and false witness...
Thereupon the Negus asked, 'Will you show me some of the revelation which your Prophet claims to have come to him from God?" Ja'far answered, "Yes!" and recited to the Negus the verses of the Qur'an from Surah (chapter) of Mary....
The Negus then said, "What you have just recited and that which was revealed to Moses must have both issued from the same source. Go forth into my kingdom; I shall not extradite you at all." (End of quote).
Source: Dr. Muhammad Husayn Haykal's well known book Hayat Muhammad in Arabic. (1935). The English translation is entitled The Life of Muhammad. ISBN 0-89259-002-5, printed in U.S.A. (1976). pages 97-100.
THE ONGOING VIOLENCE THAT HAS BEEN MISDIRECTED WILL SUBSIDE IF THE TRUE MESSAGE OF ALLAH IS PROPAGATED...
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