OUR DEEDS BELONG TO US...

OUR DEEDS BELONG TO US, AND YOUR DEEDS BELONG TO YOU; AND WE ARE SINCERE TO HIM أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَـعِيلَ وَإِسْحقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالاَْسْبَاطَ كَانُوا هُوداً أَوْ نَصَـرَى قُلْ ءَأَنْتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ اللهُ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَـدَةً عِندَهُ مِنَ اللهِ وَمَا اللهُ بِغَـفِل عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ(( 140 )) 140- OR DO YOU SAY THAT; ABRAHAM, ISHMAEL, ISAAC, AND JACOB, AND THE TRIBES WERE JEWS, OR CHRISTIANS? SAY: DO YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ALLAH?

(THOUGH YOU KNOW WELL THAT THEY WERE NEITHER JEWS NOR CHRISTIANS, WHY DO YOU THEN CONCEAL THE TRUTH?) AND WHO IS MORE UNJUST THAN HE WHO HIDES A TESTIMONY WHICH HE HAS RECEIVED FROM ALLAH; AND ALLAH IS NOT HEEDLESS OF WHAT YOU DO. [ 152 ] تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَاكَسَبَتْ وَلَكُمْ مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ وَلاَ تُسْئَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ(( 141 )) 141- THAT IS A NATION THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY.

THEIRS IS WHAT THEY HAVE EARNED, AND YOURS SHALL BE WHAT YOU HAVE EARNED; AND YOU WILL NOT BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THE THINGS THEY DID. THE COMMENTARY VERSE NO. 139 People of the BOOK engaged themselves with hot dispute and prolonged controverses, against Muslims; relying on this basis that all the improtant prophets who are so much respected by Muslims, were either Jews or Christians.

God has answered them saying: ``Will you dispute with us about Allah, (AND HIS APOSTLES) seeing that he is our Lord and your Lord? And that we are responsible for our deeds, and you are responsible for your doings - We are sincere in our faith with Allah.'' VERSE NO. 140 ``Or do they say that: ABRAHAM, ISHMAEL, ISAAC, JACOB, and the TRIBES were Jews or Christains? Ask them if they know better than Allah? Ah?

Who is more unjust than those who hide the testimony they have from Allah - But Allah is not unmindful of what you do.'' VERSE NO. 141 Here, the verse signifies: Supposing that your claims be true, (WHICH ARE NOT) what then? Is it right to claim a monopoly for God's message. which must be the same for all people and all ages?

On the other hand, Whether you admit or not, the renewal of the Message and the birth of a new nation and new LAW and ordinance, now shines brigthly in the life sky of mankind and no rejector is able to put the light off.

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