Islam Guidance

verse116

Section 16
Teachings of Jesus corrupted after his departure
Teachings of Jesus - Jesus was deified after his departure - Reward for the Faithful

(116) يَكوَ إِذْ قالَ اللَّهُ يا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَ أَنْتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي وَ أُمِّي إِلهَيْنِ مِنْ دُونِ

اللَّهِ قالَ سُبْحانَكَ ما ُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ ما لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ إِنْ كُنْتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ تَعْلَمُ ما فِي

نَفْسِي وَ لا أَعْلَمُ ما فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ

116. " And when Allah says: ' O' Jesus son of Mary! did you say to the people : ' Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah ?' He (Jesus) says: 'Glory be to You ! It was not mine to utter what I had no right to (say). Had I said it, then You would have known it. You know whatever is in my self, and I do not know what is in Your Self. Verily You are the Knower of all the unseen'."

Commentary :
Disgust of Jesus from His Followers' Idolatry !
This verse and a couple of verses next to it discuss about the word of Allah with Jesus (a.s.) on the Day of Judgement. It says:
" And when Allah says: ' O' Jesus son of Mary! did you say to the people: ' Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah ?' ..."
With a high respect, Jesus replies a few sentences in answer to this question.
1. At first he begins his expression with glorification of Allah from any partner and compeer, and says :
He (Jesus) says : ' Glory be to You! ..."
2. Then he continues saying that how he could say what was not appropriate to him.
"... It was not mine to utter what I had no right to say ..."
In fact, not only he negates this meaning from himself, but also he says that basically he has not such a right, and a statement like that does not apt to his rank and his situation at all.
3. Then he refers to the infinite knowledge of Allah, and, as his evidence, he says:
Had I said it, You wold have known it. You know whatever is in my self, and I do not know what is in Your Self. Verily You are the Knower of all the unseen'."
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