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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Bible and Christianity (an Islamic View) Is Jesus the Son of God? One of my friends, a grocer, came to me one day and said that his brother was an Italian-educated engineer. He and two other individuals from Karbala had each married a Christian Italian woman. The brother had discussed Islam and Christianity with his wife, but in turn she questioned the truth of Islam. That woman, like her husband, was also a learned person.

Besides, she was also enriched in Christian religious knowledge, as her father was a Christian scholar. My grocer friend sought my permission to bring them before me with an intention that perhaps Allah might bless them and they could embrace Islam. I booked a time for them to come and see me. The grocer added that according to his brother, his wife was well educated and well versed in current affairs as well as in the religious knowledge. She was said to be very much argumentative in discussion.

I replied, “I hope Allah the Almighty, would help me to speak the words of truth.” I also advised my grocer friend that he should bring the three young men along with their wives so that the discussion could be made with all of them.

The grocer promised to try to bring them together but he expressed his doubt about their coming together because only one of them, his brother, being pious and faithful, was keen for his wife to see the truth of and embrace Islam, whereas the other two were devoid of such characteristics.

I reminded him of the saying “you won’t know until you try.” After a few days he came back to me and asked if I could see them that evening and I said, “You are most welcome.” After the evening prayers, I went to my house. The three young engineers along with their wives as well as the grocer friend came over to my house. During the course of our discussion, the husbands of the Christian women acted as their interpreters.

I asked those women what was their religion, and they told me that they followed the Christian religion. I questioned them why they had become Christians. One of them eye winked to the other and said they believed in Christianity because they had accepted Jesus Christ was the son of God. I asked, “Who told you that Jesus Christ was the son of God?” They replied that all people believe so. I refuted their claim, saying, “This is not true.