Scholars have
agreed that human deeds, which Jesus (PBUH) performed all his life, prevent and
refute calling him Allah (S.W) or the Son of Allah (S.W). It is impossible and
incorrect to believe that Allah (S.W) was born, ate, circumcised, beaten, then
died.
It is
unacceptable reasoning from Christians to say that these deeds were done by the
human part of him and not the divine, for they do not believe that Allah’s
(S.W) incarnation in Jesus (PBUH) was like a dress, which he can put on some
times and take off at other times.
What he (PBUH)
did must be from the incarnated God, as they claim. Otherwise, they have to
agree that he is human, which is fact. In his letter to Theodosius Caesar,
Saint Kerliss, the Bishop of Alexandria, said, “We do not split the human part
of Jesus from the divine, nor do we split the word from the human part after that
unknown unity, which we cannot explain. We confess that Jesus is from two wills
that united and became one, not by destroying the two natures or by their
mixture, but by an amazing and noble unity.”
Pope Euthenasius
said, “This one God is the Son of God spiritually, and he is the Son of man
bodily, but that does not mean that the only Son has two natures, one divine
and one human, but one nature of the incarnated God’s Word, to whom we
prostrate, the same as we prostrate to Jesus.”
Translating the
sentence ‘this is my beloved son’, Saint Gregarious said, “If I see that my son
is hungry, thirsty, sleepy or tired…do not think it is for his body without his
divinity. If you see him cure the ills, clean the lepers and make eyes of mud,
do not think that he is doing so by his divine part without the human part,
because it is not that the great deeds are for one and the humble ones for
another.”
We will be able
to understand this – claimed- unity relationship, which is the unity of the
human and the divine parts of Jesus (PBUH), when we realize two different deeds
that Jesus performed, one through his human part and the other through his
divine part.
In the story of
the bleeding woman, we read, “She
came up behind
him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately
her discharge of blood ceased. And Jesus said, "Who
was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said,
"Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on
you! But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I perceive
that power has gone out from me.” (Luke 8:44-46).
In the blink of
an eye, Christians compile total divinity with total humanity; Jesus did not
know who touched him by his human part, and he cured her by his divine part and
all in one moment.
In order to
refute this strange unity, all one has to do is to imagine mixing two different
elements completely and the properties of each remain the same; if we mix sweet
with sour, supposedly – according to Christian understanding- the mixture could
be sweet-sour at the same time.
Tens of the
Gospels’ passages speak of Jesus’ (PBUH) human weaknesses, driving him away
from divine rank, and answer and refute those who claim his divinity. These
passages fall into two categories:
First
Category
These are verses
and passages, which declare his incapability and weaknesses.
Therefore, he
cannot be completely human and completely divine at the same time as Christians
claim, but only human.
Jesus (PBUH) did
not know many things. One of them, which is too important, was that he did not
know the time of the Day of Judgment. He said, "But
concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even
the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mark 13:32). How
can Christians claim that he is Allah (S.W) since the nescience of the unknown
disputes it?
Not only that
Jesus (PBUH) did not know the time of the Day of Judgment, but also he did not
know anything except what Allah (S.W) showed him. That is why, when he wanted
to raise Lazarus again, “he
was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he
said, "Where have you laid him?" (John 11:33-34)
When a man came
to Jesus (PBUH) and asked him to cure his insane son, Jesus (PBUH) did not know
how long that son had been sick. “And
Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening
to him?" And he said, "From childhood.” (Mark 9:21)
Jesus (PBUH) also
showed, while he was performing his miracles, that he could not do them without
the will and the help of Allah (S.W). He said, "I
can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my
judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will
of him who sent me.” (John
5:30)
He (PBUH)
affirmed this meaning when he said, "I can do
nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek
not my own will but the will of him who sent me. And he who sent me is with me.
He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
(John
8:28-29).
In another
passage, he said to the Jews, "Truly, truly, I say to
you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father
doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.” (John
5:19)
In addition,
Jesus (PBUH) had no authority for good or bad even for himself, except by the
mercy and the will of Allah (S.W). When the mother of Zabadee’s children, who
were his disciples, came to him, “he said to her,
"What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that
these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand
and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
Jesus answered,
but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to
grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared
by my Father.”(Matt.20:20-22)
The Holy Bible
also, in many passages, describes Jesus (PBUH) as a servant of Allah (S.W). In
Matthew we read, “My servant whom I
have chosen.” (Matt.
12:18) and in Acts, “glorified his
servant
Jesus, the Holy and Righteous One.”(Acts 3:13-14); “God, having
raised up his servant, sent him to you first” (Acts 3:26), “your
holy servant Jesus.” (Acts
4:30)
Some translations,
like the famous Vandyke translation, changed the word ‘servant’ to the word
‘Child’, which indicates son-ship. The Jesuit Fathers’ translation and the
majority of other translations still use the word ‘Servant’.
To explain this
misguiding change clearly, we read Matthew’s words. He said, “This
was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
"Behold My Child whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in
whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit on Him,
and He shall declare judgment to the nations.”(Matt. 12:17-18)
Matthew used the
word ‘Child’, but in Isaiah, from which Matthew quoted, the word is ‘servant’. “Behold
my servant,
whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have
put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to
the
nations.” (Isaiah 42:1)
Second
Category
These are verses
and passages, which declare his human deeds (PBUH), which are the same as any
human being. Scholars studied the life of Jesus (PBUH) - as mentioned in the Gospels-
and they found that he is not different from the rest of human beings.
They studied it
from the time of the angel’s good news to his mother, his birth, his usage of
nappies, his circumcision, his growth and education with children, his baptism
by John the Baptist, until his assumed death, after his grief praying to Allah
(S.W) to save him. Like the rest of us, he was born, he grew, he ate, he slept
and died, so what is the thing that makes him different from us and makes him
divine?
Covered with
blood, he came out of a woman’s womb. “And
while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.” (Luke
2:6)
He was breastfed,
“As he said these things, a woman in the crowd
raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and
the breasts at which you nursed!” (Luke 11:27). One may ask the following
question, did Mary know that her child, who came out of her womb
and whom she took care of as any child, is Allah (S.W), as
Christians claim, or did she not?
They circumcised
him (PBUH) when he was eight days old. “And
at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus” (Luke 2:21).
Did the person who circumcised him know that he was circumcising a God, and what happened to that piece of flesh when split from the incarnated Gods’ body? Did it become un-divine or did it remain divine and lost or buried?
Did the person who circumcised him know that he was circumcising a God, and what happened to that piece of flesh when split from the incarnated Gods’ body? Did it become un-divine or did it remain divine and lost or buried?
John the Baptist
baptized Jesus (PBUT) in the River Jordan. “Then
Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him” (Matt. 3:13). Did
the Baptist not know that he was baptizing
Allah (S.W)? Baptism is for repentance and the cleaning of sins,
as mentioned in Matthew.
“And
they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. I baptize
you with water for repentance. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to
John, to be baptized by him.” (Matt. 3:6-13).
Was Allah (S.W) a
sinner looking for someone to forgive him?
Furthermore,
Jesus (PBUH) did what any human needs to do. He slept, “he
was asleep” (Matt.
8:24) he felt tired as every human does, “so
Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey” (John 4:6) he needed a
donkey to ride; therefore, he sent his disciples to
bring
it. “The Lord has need
of it” (Mark
11:3)
He (PBUH) also
felt upset and depressed, “And
began to be greatly distressed and troubled” (Mark 14:33) and sometimes,
he
felt upset and sorrowful. “He
began to be sorrowful and troubled.” (Matt.26:37)
Crying is the
habit of human beings when they face difficulty and sadness, and such was what
Jesus (PBUH) did. “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35)
The devil tried
to seduce him, but could not. He took Jesus (PBUH) to a high mountain, and
showed him the whole world and said to him, “To
you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has
been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.
If
you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours. And Jesus answered
him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your
God, and him only shall you serve.” (Luke 4:6-8)
People beat and
scolded him, “When he had said these things, one
of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying,
"Is that how you answer the high priest?” John 18:22) but he could not
defend himself except by words, because he was bound. “So
the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of
the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.” (John 18:12).
He felt hungry,
he was looking for some food, “In
the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry” (Matt. 21:18)
and
he was thirsty. “Said, "I
thirst.” (John
19:28) Then he ate and drank. “They
gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.” (Luke 24:42-43)
He needed the
food and the drink in order to grow physically and mentally. “And
the child grew.” (Luke
2:40) “And Jesus increased
in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52) The
food helped him to grow physically, and the teaching of the teachers and the
elders helped him grow mentally.
“They
found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and
asking them questions.” (Luke
2:46)
We are not
supposed to mention here, while talking about Allah (S.W), that eating and
drinking need other human actions; micturition and defecation.
(God forbid and
forgive us for that) Bringing this issue to our attention, Allah (S.W) mentions
this to us in the Holy Quran. (Christ the son of Mary was
no more than an
apostle; many were the apostles that passed away before him.
His
mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their
(daily) food.) (Holy
Quran, 5:75). Anyone who eats and drinks needs to excrete the waste of that food,
and it is blasphemy even to think about that for Allah (S.W).
The Gospels also
mention Jesus’ (PBUH) sadness the eve of the crucifixion, "My
soul is very sorrowful, even to death.” (Mark 14:34) and when he was exhausted,
an angel from heaven came to strengthen him. “And there
appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.” (Luke 22:43)
According to the
Gospels, when he was on the cross, he was exhausted and cried, "My
God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34)
Not only did
Jesus (PBUH) do the above mentioned, but also, as the Gospels claim, he died,
how could anyone imagine a dead God? “And Jesus
uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.” (Mark 15:37)
If someone tries
to answer this question, saying that the dead was the human part and not the
divine, and Allah (S.W) is immortal, remind
the reader, that the person who died on the cross is the Son of God and not the
Son of Man.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish.” (John 3:16)
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish.” (John 3:16)
Trying to answer
this fatal question, Turtellian (third century) could not find an answer except
to say, “The Son of God had died! That is incredible; because it is something
unbelievable and unacceptable by the mind.
He was buried with the dead; it is certain, because it should have been impossible.” In spite of this saying, Turtillian and Christians after him still believe that he is Allah (S.W).
He was buried with the dead; it is certain, because it should have been impossible.” In spite of this saying, Turtillian and Christians after him still believe that he is Allah (S.W).
The Gospels also
mention Jesus’ (PBUH) prayer and supplication to Allah (S.W). “Prayed,
saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup
pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will”.
(Matt.
26:39) “And there he
prayed” (Mark
1:35)
Describing his
prayer, Luke said, “and knelt down and prayed” (Luke 22:41) “he
went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.
And when day came, he called his disciples” (Luke 6:12-13)
One may ask, to
whom did Jesus (PBUH) pray all night, was he praying to himself or to the Allah
(S.W) that dwells in him? Why would people leave worshipping the worshipped, to
worship the worshipper?
Luke also
mentioned that Jesus’ sweat was like drops of blood. He says, “And
being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat
became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples.” (Luke 22:44)
Explaining that,
Yohanna Fam Ethahab said, “Who cannot be surprised, seeing God Kneeling and
praying?” The description of Jesus’ condition (PBUH) when he raised Lazarus, which
we find in The Gospel according to John, shows his weakness and his need for
Allah’s (S.W) help.
“And
Jesus lifted up his eyes
and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew
that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the
people standing around, that they may believe that you sent
me.” (John
11:41-42)
Prayer and
worship are servants’ deeds, and it is unacceptable to attribute these deeds to
Allah (S.W) or to the person in whom Allah (S.W) was incarnated.
Paul mentioned
Jesus’ (PBUH) victory on everything including death, but he also mentioned his
weaknesses and total submission to Allah (S.W). He said, “When
all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself
will also be subjected to him who put all things in
subjection under him, that God may be all in all.” (Co.1 15:28)
Finally, what
proves that Jesus (PBUH) is human, is what he (PBUH) said regarding entering
heaven, which Allah (S.W) has prepared for His faithful believers, and that he
will eat and drink as his disciples, who are among those believers. “In
my Father's house are
many rooms. I go to prepare a place for you.
That
where I
am you may be also.” (John 14:2-3) “I
will not drink again of
this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you
in my Father's kingdom.” (Matt.
26:29)
The Kingdom of
God is heaven, where he (PBUH) will meet his disciples again and he will drink
with them. Is the Son going to incarnate in the Hereafter again, and what is
the point of doing so, or will he be back as human and live in Allah’s (S.W)
heaven as all believers?
The conclusion of
all the above, we take it from what Jesus (PBUH) mentioned about himself. He
said, “A man who has
told you the
truth that I heard from God.” (John 8:40). Should we not take his
testimony (PBUH)? If he is Allah (S.W), it is not right for him to hide this
fact from us by saying this plain and clear sentence, which proves that he is
only human.
When Christians
insist on his divinity, they are ignoring and throwing Jesus’ (PBUH) and his
disciples’ words in the ocean, and denying all these passages, which do not
speak about incarnated God nor about a human that Allah (S.W) dwells in.
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