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Has not the time come for the Christians, after hearing all of this, to hasten and rush to Islam, especially the intellectual, educated and free thinking ones amongst them?

We call them again to stand up before God in pairs and individually, then to reflect on this tremendous matter - of which there is no matter greater than it - with firm determination and impartiality and earnestly seeking to attain the truth and the reality, for it is indeed a crucial matter, which can either lead one to Paradise, the size of which spans the heavens and the earth, or to the Hellfire, whose fuel will be men and stones and which is prepared for those who disbelieve to reside therein forever. This is a matter that all of the messengers agreed on and which is contained in their revealed books, including Jesus, the servant and messenger of God.

At this point, it is appropriate for us to honestly tell you:

"O People of the Scripture!¹⁵ Come to a word that is just between us and you - that we worship none but God alone and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides God.' Then if they turn away, say: 'Bear witness that we are Muslims.'" [Quran 3:64]

This is a sincere call that requires your stern attention. So do not let the enemy of God, the Devil, divert and impede you from the objective (of finding out the truth). Verily, the Devil is a clear and open enemy to you. And indeed, he only calls his followers to be from amongst the inhabitants of the Hellfire, whereas Allah, the Most Kind and Most Merciful, calls you to Paradise and to forgiveness. And Allah invites you to the abode of Peace and guides whom He wills to a Straight Path.

I swear by Allah that true success and prosperity in this worldly life and in the Hereafter can only be found in this great religion of Islam, which has been ordained by Allah, Lord of all that exists. And again, I swear by Allah that in Islam you will be able to find solutions for all of the problems facing mankind today, whether they are related to beliefs, politics, society, economy or daily etiquettes. Furthermore, Islam eliminates the hostilities, hatred and malice that a person's life harvests, and which may serve to transfer him to the Hellfire.

So there is no religion or methodology on the face of this earth today that truthfully contains and consists of what we stated previously, except for this magnificent religion, with its miraculous Quran, its tremendous teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, its accurate and wise principles and its firm fundamentals.

So I urge you to rush to the real means that will bring you salvation from misery in this life and the Hereafter, and salvation from destructive wars and stifling worries.

O Allah, I ask You to guide these nations (of Christians) to Your upright Religion and Your Straight Path, Verily, You are Able to do all things and Respond to all requests.

There will be a continuation to this treatise, in which we will clarify the greatness of Islam and the truthfulness of the Messenger of Islam (Muhammad), as well as him and his Message being far removed from extremism and negligence and in conformity with sound intellects and uncorrupt innate natures.

by Dr. Rabee' Al-Madkhalee

This is a translation of a short essay “Makaanatu ‘Eesaa fil- Islaam” (The Status of Jesus in Islaam) written by Dr. Rabee’ bin Haadee Al- Madkhalee, a Muslim religious scholar from Saudi Arabia. The source used for this translation was the on-line version of the book, which can be found on www.rabee.net.

Since the book, for the most part, is geared towards non-Muslim readers, particularly Christians, names of prophets and other righteous believers of the past are presented here in their standard English version, even though, they are pronounced differently in Arabic by Muslims. This was done to make it easier for the non-Muslim audience, who are not accustomed to the Arabic versions of these names, to read the treatise.

Also, in many instances, the word “Allaah” was translated as God, in order to assist non-Muslim readers understand the subject at hand more clearly. However, the proper name of God, Allaah, was left as is in other parts where deemed appropriate.

It is hoped that this treatise may serve as a means to invite and call the Christian community to develop an understanding of how Jesus is viewed in the eyes of the Muslims and what we believe concerning him, as revealed to us by Allaah in the Qur’aan and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.

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