Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (It has been prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (It has been prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers)]
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [Al-Hadid: 21] Who prepared it? Allah the Mighty and Majestic prepared it,As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: [Al-Tawbah: 89] And the meaning of preparation is: making ready for a thing.
[An-Nisa 4:152] They believed in Allah and everything for which Allah has made belief obligatory. So faith is, therefore, in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and the divine decree, its good and its evil.
And his statement: This includes all the messengers, the first of whom is Noah and the last of whom is Muhammad, but our belief in the messengers differs from our belief in Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Our belief in the messengers is that we believe they are truthful and conveyers from Allah, and we believe in all that is authentic of their reports. However, we do not follow them; following is only for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). They share with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that we believe they are truthful, that everything they reported is truth, and that everything they brought is justice and suitable for the conditions of their nations in their time. As for following, we do not follow any of them except one, and that is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And His saying: [Ali 'Imran 3:179] And the evidence: they disbelieved in Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the disbeliever in one of the messengers is a disbeliever in all of them. How so, when Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) came with the abrogation of all previous laws?Have you not heard the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Shu'ara: 105] Did anyone precede Noah among the messengers?How can he say: [Al-Shu'ara: 105] The answer? Because whoever lies to one of the messengers has lied to all the messengers. So how about the one who lied to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), whose law abrogated all laws?And the one about whom Allah said: [Al-Imran: 81] The covenant was taken from all the prophets. [Al-Imran: 81] From which messenger? It is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). All the messengers must believe in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, on the night of the Ascension, who was the imam? Their imam in their prayer was Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
So the Jews and the Christians are not among the people of Paradise after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family); because they did not believe in his messengers; they disbelieved in Muhammad, and indeed they disbelieved in their messengers as well;because of His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Shu'ara: 105] .
And because 'Isa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings be upon him) announced to them the coming of Muhammad,Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [Al-Saff: 6] So when this messenger whom 'Isa had announced came to them, they said: This is clear sorcery, and they disbelieved in him.
So they disbelieved in 'Isa and rejected his announcement, and denied it,And it is not permissible for us to ever say: It is not permissible for us to ever say: that the religions of the Jews and the Christians today are valid religions. Rather, they are invalid religions not accepted by Allah,As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: [Al-Imran: 85] .
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers
أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِAllah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow
أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُthey who believe in Allah and His messengers
لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِAnd his statement:
And His messengers
وَرُسُلِهِbelieve in Allah and His messengers
آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِThe people of Noah denied the messengers
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَThe people of Noah denied the messengers
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَAnd [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him."
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهُAnd [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allah] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it."
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَاSo the Jews and the Christians are not among the people of Paradise after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family); because they did not believe in his messengers; they disbelieved in Muhammad, and indeed they disbelieved in their messengers as well;because of His saying, the Exalted:
The people of Noah denied the messengers
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَAnd because 'Isa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings be upon him) announced to them the coming of Muhammad,Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad."
وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَا بَنِي إِسْرائيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ مُصَدِّقاً لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّراً بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُSo they disbelieved in 'Isa and rejected his announcement, and denied it,And it is not permissible for us to ever say: It is not permissible for us to ever say: that the religions of the Jews and the Christians today are valid religions. Rather, they are invalid religions not accepted by Allah,As Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: