Islam Guidance

verse75

(75) مَّا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلاَّ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ صِدِّيقَةٌ كَانَا يَأْكُلاَنِ الطَّعَامَ

انظُرْ كَيْفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ الآيَاتِ ثُمَّ انظُرْ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ

75. " The Messiah, son of Mary, a messenger (that) messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him, and his mother was a truthful woman; they both used to eat food. See how We make the Signs clear for them (people), and see how they are turned away (from the truth)."

Commentary:
Allah introduces three reasons in this verse which prove that Messiah (a.s.) is not God.
1- He (a.s.) has been born and he (a.s.) is son of Mary.
2- There have been some prophets like him, too, and he is not matchless.
" The Messiah, son of Mary, a messenger (that) messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him, ..."
3- Like anybody else, he is in need of food and other necessities, and he gains his strength from food. Therefore he does not possess an absolute power to be God. Whoever needs food cannot be the creator of the food. These are clear statements of the Qur'an that people understand. However, having some privileges, such as: miracles and exceptions, do not prove divinity for a person. Other prophets worked miracles, too. Or, Adam had not parents, either.
"... and his mother was a truthful woman; they both used to eat food. ..."
Allah (s.w.t.) is neither material, nor born, nor necessitous, and He has no place.
"... See how We make the Signs clear for them (people), and see how they are turned away (from the truth)."
By the way, Mary is one of God's saints. The Qur'an honours women and counts Mary ' a truthful woman '. In another verse of the Qur'an, it is said that Mary testified Allah's word and she was of the obedient ones:
" ...and she testified the truth of the words of her Lord, and His Scriptures and she was of the obedient ones." (1)

(1) Sura Al-Tahrim, No. 66, verse 12

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