whose name is Ahmad." When he brought them the Clear Signs,
they said, "This is downright magic." (Surat as-Saff: 6)
In his time, there were very few people who believed in 'Isa or
helped him. The enemies of 'Isa devised plots to kill him. They thought
that they had captured and crucified him. But, in the Qur'an, Allah relates
to us that they did not kill him:
…and their saying, "We killed the Messiah, 'Isa son of Maryam,
Messenger of Allah." They did not kill him and they did not
crucify him but it was made to seem so to them. Those who
argue about him are in doubt about it. They have no real
knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they certainly did not kill
him. (Surat an-Nisa: 157)
After the disappearance of 'Isa, peace be upon him, his enemies
tried to change the revelation he had brought. They started to portray 'Isa
and Maryam as supernatural beings, and even as "gods." Still today, there
are those who hold these false beliefs. In the words of 'Isa, Allah informs
us in the Qur'an that these are wrong beliefs:
And when Allah says, " 'Isa son of Maryam! Did you say to
people, 'Take me and my mother as gods besides Allah?'" he
will say, "Glory be to You! It is not for me to say what I have no
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