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Parsing Verse 3:59; Sentence "A"
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| Jesus, Son of Mary and John |
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'INNA MATHAL cESAA cINDA 'ALLAAH KA- MATHAL 'AADAM
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"Truly, the likeness of Jesus, in God's sight, is as Adam's likeness;
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Translation by Arthur J. Arberry
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| Najran Deputation's Query |
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| Muhammad's Rebuttal |
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"Don't you know that no child is born but has a likeness to its father in form and appearance?"
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| DEDUCTION - [FORM] |
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Using an anology, If Jesus in form was of the likeness of a lion, his father would have been a lion with a tail and four feet. |
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If Jesus in form was shaped like a bird, his father would have had wings and feathers. |
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If Jesus was formless, then the likelihood was that he may have been the Son of God. |
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But if in form, Jesus was of the embodiment of a man, then the probability (prima facie) would be that his father was a man. |
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| DEDUCTION - [APPEARANCE] |
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If Jesus in appearance had the looks of an East Indian, then his father would have been an East Indian.
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If Jesus was an African, then his father would have been an African. |
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But if in appearance, his looks were of the likeness of an Israelite, then Jesus' father would obviously have been an Israelite - a Levite or a Jew. |
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ALLAH'S VERDICT
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Look at the Revelation now. We are seeking for the being who was of the likeness of Jesus, in form and in appearance. The words in sentence 'A' are:
(a) Jesus was of the likeness of Adam.
(b) Allah says so.
(c) Allah says, 'that is truly so'.
On our own, we know that Adam was a human being, he was a man, he was of flesh and blood. And this is what Sentence 'A' of Verse 3: 59 seeks to tell us.
What beauty of words , from the 'Kalam' of Allah - speech divine and language sublime.
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© Rafeek Mirza; Portions © Information Interchange International
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