Only a joker will compare USA to Saudi Arabia

muyico:
Stop confusing urself? U said near to GOD? Why anabi not near to GOD? He instructed u guyz 2 b eating housefly dat lay on ur foods? Imagine? My guy wakeup? Muslim is boko haram.osama bin laden.sadam osein.etc. Religion of war!

Where is it in the Quran to eat housefly ??

“Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e.Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) whom they find written with them in the Taurat (Torah) (Deut, xviii, 15) and the Injeel (Gospel) (John xiv, 16), – he commands them for Al-Ma’ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained); and forbids them from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); he allows them as lawful At-Taiyibat [(i.e. all good and lawful) as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.], and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khaba’ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), he releases them from their heavy burdens (of Allah’s Covenant), and from the fetters (bindings) that were upon them. So those who believe in him (Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), honour him, help him, and follow the light (the Quran) which has been sent down with him, it is they who will be successful. Say (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam): “O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah – to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He); It is He Who gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) who believes in Allah and His Words [(this Quran), the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and also Allah’s Word: “Be!” – and he was, i.e. ‘Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary)], and follow him so that you may be guided.”” [Surah Al-‘A`raf, 7:157-158]

“Say (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam): “Call unto those besides Him whom you pretend [to be gods like angels, Iesa (Jesus), ‘Uzair (Ezra), etc.]. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift it from you to another person.” Those whom they call upon [like ‘Isa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary), ‘Uzair (Ezra), angel, etc.] desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah), as to which of them should be the nearest and they [‘Isa (Jesus), ‘Uzair (Ezra), angels, etc.] hope for His Mercy and fear His Torment. Verily, the Torment of your Lord is something to be afraid of!” [Al-‘Isra’, 17:56-57]

“And We said to the Children of Israel after him: “Dwell in the land, then, when the final and the last promise comes near [i.e. the Day of Resurrection or the descent of Christ [‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) on the earth]. We shall bring you altogether as mixed crowd (gathered out of various nations). [Tafsir Al- Qurtubi, Vol. 10, Page 338]” [Al-‘Isra’, 17:104]

“Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allah’s Messengers, ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), etc.] as Auliya’ (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism).” [Al-Kahf, 18:102]

“(The angel) said: “I am only a Messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.” She said: “How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I unchaste?” He said: “So (it will be), your Lord said: ‘That is easy for Me (Allah): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allah).?” [Surah Maryam, 19:19-21]

“”He [‘Isa (Jesus)] said: Verily! I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;”” [Surah Maryam, 19:30]

“Such is ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (it is) a statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute). It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son [this refers to the slander of Christians against Allah, by saying that ‘Isa (Jesus) is the son of Allah]. Glorified (and Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only says to it, “Be!” and it is. [‘Isa (Jesus) said]: “And verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him (Alone). That is the Straight Path. (Allah’s Religion of Islamic Monotheism which He did ordain for all of His Prophets).” [Tafsir At-Tabari] Then the sects differed [i.e. the Christians about ‘Isa (Jesus) ], so woe unto the disbelievers [those who gave false witness by saying that ‘Isa (Jesus) is the son of Allah] from the meeting of a great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire).” [Surah Maryam, 19:30-37]

“And they say: “The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children).” Glory to Him! They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, ‘Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), ‘Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.” [Surah Al-‘Anbiya’, 21:26]

“And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)], We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh – Jibrael (Gabriel)], and We made her and her son [‘Isa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-‘Alamin (the mankind and jinns).” [Surah Al-‘Anbiya’, 21:91]

“Verily those for whom the good has preceded from Us, they will be removed far therefrom (Hell) [e.g. ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary); ‘Uzair (Ezra), etc.].” [Surah Al-‘Anbiya’, 21:101]

“And on the Day when He will gather them together and that which they worship besides Allah [idols, angels, pious men, saints, ‘Isa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary), etc.]. He will say: “Was it you who misled these My slaves or did they (themselves) stray from the (Right) Path?” They will say: “Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliya’ (Protectors, Helpers, etc.) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers comfort till they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss). Thus they (false gods all deities other than Allah) will give you (polytheists) the lie regarding what you say (that they are gods besides Allah), then you can neither avert (the punishment), nor get help. And whoever among you does wrong (i.e. sets up rivals to Allah), We shall make him taste a great torment.” [Surah Al-Furqan, 25:17-19]

“And We bestowed on him [Ibrahim (Abraham)], Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya’qub (Jacob), and ordained among his offspring Prophethood and the Book [i.e. the Taurat (Torah) (to Musa – Moses), the Injeel (Gospel) (to ‘Isa – Jesus), the Quran (to Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), all from the offspring of Ibrahim (Abraham)], and We granted him his reward in this world, and verily, in the Hereafter he is indeed among the righteous.” [Surah Al-`Ankabut, 29:27]

“And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allah and when those (whom they obey or worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allah, it may be a Messenger like ‘Isa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary), ‘Uzair (Ezra), an angel, a pious man, a jinn, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests, monks, etc.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice!” [Surah Az-Zumar, 39:45]

“He (Allah) has ordained for you the same religion (Islam) which He ordained for Nuh (Noah), and that which We have inspired in you (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), and that which We ordained for Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus) saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikun , is that to which you (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) call them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.” [Surah Ash-Shuraa, 42:13]

“And when the son of Maryam (Mary) is quoted as an example [i.e. ‘Isa (Jesus) is worshipped like their idols), behold! Your people cry aloud (laugh out at the example). And say: “Are our aliha (gods) better or is he [‘Isa (Jesus)]?” They quoted not the above example except for argument. Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people. [(See VV. 21:97-101) – The Quran.]
He [‘Isa (Jesus)] was not more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel (i.e. his creation without a father).” [Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:57-59]

“And he [‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)] shall be a known sign for (the coming of) the Hour (Day of Resurrection) [i.e. ‘Isa’s (Jesus) descent on the earth] . Therefore have no doubt concerning it (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). And follow Me (Allah) (i.e. be obedient to Allah and do what He orders you to do, O mankind)! This is the Straight Path (of Islamic Monotheism, leading to Allah and to His Paradise).” [Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:61]

“And when ‘Isa (Jesus) came with (Our) clear Proofs, he said: “I have come to you with Al-Hikmah (Prophethood), and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) in which you differ, therefore fear Allah and obey me, “Verily, Allah! He is my Lord (God) and your Lord (God). So worship Him (Alone). This is the (only) Straight Path (i.e. Allah’s religion of true Islamic Monotheism).” But the sects from among themselves differed. So woe to those who do wrong (by ascribing things to ‘Isa (Jesus) that are not true) from the torment of a painful Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!” [Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:63-65]

“Then, We sent after them, Our Messengers, and We sent ‘Isa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary), and gave him the Injeel (Gospel). And We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him, compassion and mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them, but (they sought it) only to please Allah therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance. So We gave those among them who believed, their (due) reward, but many of them are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). O you who believe [in Musa (Moses) (i.e. Jews) and ‘Isa (Jesus) (i.e. Christians)]! Fear Allah, and believe too in His Messenger (Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), He will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and He will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), and He will forgive you. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Surah Al-Hadid, 57:27-28]

And (remember) when ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: “O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allah unto you confirming the Taurat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad. But when he (Ahmad i.e. Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) came to them with clear proofs, they said: “This is plain magic.”” [Surah As-Saf, 61:6]

“O you who believe! Be you helpers (in the Cause) of Allah as said ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), to Al-Hawariun (the disciples): “Who are my helpers (in the Cause) of Allah?” Al-Hawarieen (the disciples) said: “We are Allah’s helpers” (i.e. we will strive in His Cause!). Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group disbelieved. So We gave power to those who believed against their enemies, and they became the uppermost” [Surah As-Saf, 61:14]

“And Maryam (Mary), the daughter of ‘Imran who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (the sleeve of her shirt or her garment) through Our Ruh [i.e. Jibrael (Gabriel)], and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord [i.e. believed in the Words of Allah: “Be!” and he was; that is ‘Isa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary); as a Messenger of Allah], and (also believed in) His Scriptures, and she was of the Qanitin (i.e. obedient to Allah).” [Surah At-Tahrim, 66:12]

In the Quran, there are many stories about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (called ‘Isa in Arabic). The Quran recalls his miraculous birth, his teachings, the miracles he performed by God’s permission, and his life as a respected prophet of God. The Quran also repeatedly reminds that Jesus was a human prophet sent by God, not part of God Himself.

Below are some direct quotations from the Quran regarding his life and teachings of Jesus (pbuh).

“And indeed, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel) ]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you disbelieved and some, you killed.” [Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:87]

“Say (O Muslims), “We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya’qub (Jacob), and to Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya’qub (Jacob)], and that which has been given to Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam).”” [Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:136]

“Those Messengers! We preferred some to others; to some of them Allah spoke (directly); others He raised to degrees (of honour); and to ‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other, after clear Verses of Allah had come to them, but they differed – some of them believed and others disbelieved. If Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one another, but Allah does what He likes.” [Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:253]

“(Remember) when the angels said: “O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word [“Be!” – and he was! i.e. ‘Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him, his name will be the Messiah ‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of those who are near to Allah.”” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:45]

“And He (Allah) will teach him [‘Isa (Jesus)] the Book and Al-Hikmah (i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless speech of the Prophets, wisdom, etc.), (and) the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel). And will make him [‘Isa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:48-49]

“Then when ‘Isa (Jesus) came to know of their disbelief, he said: “Who will be my helpers in Allah’s Cause?” Al-Hawariun (the disciples) said: “We are the helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah).” Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger [‘Isa (Jesus)]; so write us down among those who bear witness (to the truth i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah – none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). And they (disbelievers) plotted [to kill ‘Isa (Jesus) ], and Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of the planners. And (remember) when Allah said: “O ‘Isa (Jesus)! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that ‘Isa (Jesus) is Allah’s son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (Monotheists, who worship none but Allah) superior to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allah, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam, ‘Isa (Jesus), Musa (Moses), etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Quran] till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute.”” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:52-55]

“Verily, the likeness of ‘Isa (Jesus) before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: “Be!” – and he was.” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:59]

“Then whoever disputes with you concerning him [‘Isa (Jesus)] after (all this) knowledge that has come to you, [i.e. ‘Isa (Jesus)] being a slave of Allah, and having no share in Divinity) say: (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) “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 Allah upon those who lie.” Verily! This is the true narrative [about the story of ‘Isa (Jesus)], and, La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the One and the Only True God, Who has neither a wife nor a son). And indeed, Allah is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:61-62]

“O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim (Abraham), while the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) were not revealed till after him? Have you then no sense?” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:65]

“Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism – to worship none but Allah Alone) and he was not of Al-Mushrikun (See Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:105)”” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:67]

“Say (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam): “We believe in Allah and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya’qub (Jacob) and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya’qub (Jacob)] and what was given to Musa (Moses), ‘Isa (Jesus) and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allah) we have submitted (in Islam).”” [Surah ‘Ali `Imran, 3:84]

“And because of their saying (in boast), “We killed Messiah ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah,” – but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of ‘Isa (Jesus) was put over another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) ]: But Allah raised him [‘Isa (Jesus)] up (with his body and soul) unto Himself (and he is in the heavens). And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), but must believe in him [‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as only a Messenger of Allah and a human being], before his [‘Isa (Jesus) or a Jew’s or a Christian’s] death (at the time of the appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he [‘Isa (Jesus)] will be a witness against them.” [Surah An-Nisa’, 4:157-159]

“Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) as We inspired Nuh (Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) inspired Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya’qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya’qub (Jacob)], ‘Isa (Jesus), Ayub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun (Aaron), and Sulaiman (Solomon), and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).” [Surah An-Nisa’, 4:163]

“O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, (“Be!” – and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Ruh) created by Him; so believe in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: “Three (trinity)!” Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.” [Surah An-Nisa’, 4:171]

“Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary). Say (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam): “Who then has the least power against Allah, if He were to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), his mother, and all those who are on the earth together?” And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them. He creates what He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:17]

“”And in their footsteps, We sent ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), confirming the Taurat (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation of the Taurat (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqun (the pious – see Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:2).” Let the people of the Injeel (Gospel) judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed (then) such (people) are the Fasiqun (the rebellious i.e. disobedient (of a lesser degree) to Allah.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:46-47]

“And if only they had acted according to the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to them from their Lord (the Quran), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them people who are on the right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wassallam like ‘Abdullah bin Salam), but many of them do evil deeds.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:66]

“Surely, they have disbelieved who say: “Allah is the Messiah [‘Isa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary).” But the Messiah [‘Isa (Jesus)] said: “O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) there are no helpers. Surely, disbelievers are those who said: “Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity).” But there is no ilah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:72-73]

“The Messiah [‘Isa (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, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:75]

“Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawud (David) and ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allah and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:78]

“(Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). “O ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you) since you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’ “And when I (Allah) put in the hearts of Al-Hawarieen (the disciples) [of ‘Isa (Jesus)] to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said: “We believe. And bear witness that we are Muslims.” (Remember) when Al-Hawariun (the disciples) said: “O ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Can your Lord send down to us a table spread (with food) from heaven?” ‘Isa (Jesus) said: “Fear Allah, if you are indeed believers.”” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:110-112]

“‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: “O Allah, our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for us – for the first and the last of us – a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers.”” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:114]

“And (remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection): “O ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: ‘Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?’ ” He will say: “Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the All- Knower of all that is hidden and unseen.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:116]

“And Zakariya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and ‘Isa (Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous.” [Surah Al-‘An`am, 6:85]

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been preparing virtual worship services for my congregation. Instead of reading the Gospel lesson, I use LUMO, a visual translation of the four Gospels. Through LUMO, I can engage my congregation from afar with rich, authentic images of Bible stories.

A person from my congregation told me that the actor who plays Jesus scares her. LUMO’s Jesus looks like a Middle Eastern man, with dark skin and short, black, curly hair. The congregant went on to say that she’s scared because she’s used to the image of Jesus portrayed as a white/European person with blue eyes, light skin and long blond or light brown hair. She believes I should stop using LUMO.

What is the actual image of Jesus?

In the later second century, Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian used the image of the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:1-3 to describe Jesus as an ugly man (he had “nothing in his appearance that we should desire him”). But church fathers such as Origen used Psalm 42:2 to describe Jesus as a handsome man (“When shall I come and behold the face of God?”).

The falsely attributed letter of Lentulus from the 13th century also portrays Jesus as a handsome man, tall and admirable, his eyes hazelnut-colored and his hair shoulder-length. Jesus’ face was free of wrinkles or spots, and his beard was short. This letter spread across Western Europe in the 14th century and has influenced portraitists and church art.

In the Western and Eastern churches, icons of Jesus Christ depict him with long hair and usually with light skin.

These descriptions of Jesus are based on cultural stereotypes rather than historical and archaeological analysis.

Why did the Western church uproot Jesus from his Palestinian culture and context and give him a foreign culture and color? Over the centuries, white scholars have interpreted the gospel to support the supremacy of white culture and to give people of European descent political power. Western European missionaries carried the white Jesus image to the colonized continents and turned white Jesus into an ideology. Missionaries opened boarding schools to indoctrinate colonized students to accept white domination. And colonized people naturally associated white dominance with white Jesus. In Nazi Germany, some scholars tried to strip Jesus of his cultural identity by proposing that Jesus was an Aryan, not a Jew.

White Jesus is a product of white culture and white theology. In the United States, this combination has advanced political power that has created systemic racism and Jim Crow laws. White Jesus becomes a norm of truth and a symbol of spiritual superiority.

Alexander Jun, co-author of White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Higher Education (International Academic Publishers, 2018), explains that Jesus was made white because the white evangelical churches in America, unable to distinguish between politics and faith, created Jesus according to the image of the dominant people.

Christians are continually exposed to the image of Jesus as a white man, which implies that God is white and affirms the superiority of the white race. Whether we admit it or not, many of us envision a white Jesus.

But these descriptions of Jesus are based on cultural stereotypes rather than historical and archaeological analysis. Usually, these descriptions don’t match the features of first-century Palestinian Jews.

The New Testament doesn’t tell us what Jesus Christ looked like. Instead, it emphasizes his identity as a Jew and a descendant of David. His parents were Jews; he was born in Bethlehem and grew up in Nazareth. So that means Jesus must look the same as just about everyone else in Palestine.

In What Did Jesus Look Like? (Bloomsbury/T&T Clark, 2018), Joan E. Taylor draws on the Bible, archaeology and anthropology to determine Jesus’ features, studying Jews’ bones dating back to first-century Palestine. Taylor refers to genetic analysis of Israeli and Palestinian men that found “over 70 percent of the Jewish men and 82 percent of the Palestinian men … came from the same ancestors of the past few thousand years.”

When white-skinned people welcome a brown-skinned Jesus into their homes and churches, they embrace and live Jesus’ message and stand in solidarity with the disadvantaged.

She also depends on biohistorical analysis to assert that Iraqi Jews approximately resemble what Judeans looked like in Jesus’ time. Jesus, she concludes, was a man with brown eyes, olive brown skin and short black hair, likely bearded and probably around 5 feet, 5 inches tall, somewhat slim and muscular. In short, Jesus was a Palestinian Jew.

If somebody asks me what the historical Jesus looked like, I will answer that he looked Palestinian as I do—as my father, brother or cousin does. The question I have for Christians is: Are you willing to worship and follow a brown-skinned, Palestinian Jesus? When you close your eyes to pray, can you picture a dark-skinned and short-black-haired Jesus?

The white Jesus represents white privilege and spiritual superiority, but a brown-skinned Jesus represents the minority and the disadvantaged. Usually, we overlook the fact that the historical Jesus and his people were in the minority and were the underprivileged ethnic group in the Roman Empire. Jesus and his people suffered from Rome’s imperialism and oppression. He ministered to the disadvantaged and challenged the established power of his time that oppressed a colonized people.

I believe white congregations should put a brown-skinned Jesus image in their church buildings to remind themselves of who Jesus was and what he calls all of us to do in response to his grace and his sacrificial act of love on the cross.

When white-skinned people welcome a brown-skinned Jesus into their homes and churches, they embrace and live Jesus’ message and stand in solidarity with the disadvantaged. White Christians who venerate a brown-skinned Jesus express solidarity with the world’s refugees, because brown-skinned Jesus was a refugee. They support the poor and the hungry because brown-skinned Jesus was poor and hungry. They challenge the oppressive status quo because brown-skinned Jesus spoke up against injustices. They follow the way of Jesus.

christian kidnappers are doing their work as usual. pastors are now kiling church members

Terrorist christians are here to destroy Kaduna. Gun factory

This is India-canada politics. For anyone who understands khalistani Sikhs in Canada that's India is fighting.

beautiful islamic country

Onogiede:
Na human being jor, blood flow in his veins,..when that thing done hold man una know how eeee dey be like but never with standing he should get a wife closeer to him,.

A bastard hypocrite won't say this if an Imam did same thing. Bastards

Terrorist religion and blood sucking murderers

Napoleon John the southern Kaduna christain terrorist

Okortor:
It can only be from that region. Aka religion of piss

YOIRE a bastard Napoleon John. The gun runner is a bloody christian

Napoleon John.. the gun runner

Christians terrorist

Nigerian christians will be temporarily blind

El-Rufai Is Vindicated

The Nigerian army discovered a gun factory in Kafanchan, Southern Kaduna. The owner of the factory Monday Dunia has confessed to fueling the crisis in Kaduna and Plateau to keep his business running.

However, the Nigerian media and Christians in their biased nature have painted Nasir El-Rufai, and Fulani as religious bigots, who were behind the killing of Christians. Now, the truth is being revealed. It is the Christians who are killing Christians to tarnish the image of Islam. Our God is great!

Grand Mufti Media

Emyogalanya:
the standard persose is "amun alaikum salam" So why brief it for christians as waleka ? Don't confuse us with arabic here how does Waleka relate to Amun alaikum salam? And what does sannu got to do with salam Alaikum ? Sannu is hausa which means soRry
in the havsa "Kachichi kachichi" you read:
sannu sannu ...... Ina chiwo ne

See ignorance. . There's nothing like Amu Alaikum salam.

But, the reply is wa alaykumus salam warahmotulah wabarokaatuh. But, whether the person replies in any shorter form, don't be worried. It will still always be prayer and wishes. Okay?👍

Many Nigerians don't know whom nazis are

Emyogalanya:
on the contrary its the moselem that do not offer their greetings to christians they will instead tell you sannu . And if you greet them in the moselem way they wont give back the official response. They'll rather respond with "waleka" cos they have been told not to offer peace to non moselems

What is the meaning of و عليك؟

If you say peace unto me, and I say, you too.

What's wrong with that

The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized Sunday for recognizing 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka as a "Ukrainian hero" before the Canadian Parliament. Hunka served in World War II as a member of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, according to a Jewish human rights group that demanded an apology.

“In my remarks following the address of the President of Ukraine, I recognized an individual in the gallery. I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision to do so,” Rota said in a statement.

Rota took responsibility for what was characterized as an oversight, calling the initiative "entirely my own."

“I wish to make clear that no one, including fellow parliamentarians and the Ukraine delegation, was aware of my intention or of my remarks before I delivered them.”The initiative was entirely my own, the individual in question being from my riding and having been brought to my attention,” he added, adding his "deepest apologies" to Jewish communities.Following Zelenskiy's address in the House of Commons, Rota acknowledged Hunka, who was seated in the gallery, praising him for fighting for Ukrainian independence against the Russians. Hunka received two standing ovations from those gathered.At a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust distortion, it is incredibly disturbing to see Canada's Parliament rise to applaud an individual who was a member of a unit in the Waffen-SS, a Nazi military branch responsible for the murder of Jews and others," the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center said in a statement while demanding an apology earlier Sunday.

"An explanation must be provided as to how this individual entered the hallowed halls of Canadian Parliament and received recognition from the Speaker of the House and a standing ovation," the group added.

Canadian lawmakers cheered and Zelensky raised his fist in acknowledgement as Hunka saluted from the gallery during two separate standing ovations. Rota called him a “Ukrainian hero and a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service.”


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How do you say peace be upon you in Hebrew, the way Yeshua (Jesus) said it in John 20:21?
Shalom Aleichem.
How do you say peace be upon you in Arabic?
Salam alaykum.
What is the difference? Virtually nothing. And then when a Muslim greets you as-salamu alaykum, you reject it or get upset, or behave as if he has cursed you? Arabic and Hebrew are closer to each other, being Semitic, than the English you speak is closer to your own precolonial language. If an Arab speaks Arabic, a Hebrew can pick it, and vice versa. Whether in Hebrew, Arabic, or English, all we want is peace! Amin!
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The pure teachings of Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus Christ) have more in common with Islam than much of modern Christianity. You can now insult me. While I follow Yeshua, and I am NOT a Muslim, I believe wholeheartedly in the Islamic doctrine of Tawhid, which for those who do not know, simply means the Oneness of God, without any partner or equal. The Trinity is the most blasphemous, evil and satanic doctrine in existence and has nothing to do with either Moses or Yeshua. Both our Saviour, Yeshua, and Moses taught exactly what the Muslims teach as Tawhid.
European pagans invented the word Trinity, and its concepts. It did not emanate from Scripture. Scripture agrees COMPLETELY with Tawhid in Deuteronomy 6:4:
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one."
Men, like you and I, sat down in Nicaea, in modern-day Turkey, and invented this doctrine in May 325 AD. And over the next century, they systematically killed, banished, imprisoned, overtaxed, and even castrated people who refused to believe in the Trinity.
And it is not just the Trinity. Christmas, Easter, and Godliness as a means to financial gain are other additives that have contaminated the pure following of Yeshua. None of these doctrines emanated or are supported by Scripture. They are all European pagan additions. But sadly, my people are too used to adjusting Scripture to suit their doctrines instead of adjusting their doctrines to suit Scripture.
If you are annoyed, please kindly stop following me. Truth is bitter but better.
#TableShaker

Jideji:
What does the knife symbolize

strenght and sacrifice

I think this is a research well detailed by Mr. Reno, don't be emotional about it, rather give a contradicting evidence.