JESUS CHRIST AND ISLAM

Give to Caesar what is due to the Caesar. And give to God what is due to God. (Matthew 22: 21) Similarly, a Hadith cited by Al-Bukhari says: Give the ruler his rights. Ask for your rights from God. Peace under all circumstances Jesus said: To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him, who takes away your goods, do not ask them back.” (Luke 6: 29-30) What Jesus Christ meant here was to put an end to the root cause of all conflicts. Thus, paving the way for the other person to realize and make amends for his behaviour. Jesus taught no false worship, but only preached the unity of his Creator. On the Day of Judgement, God will question him: “Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people, ‘Take me and my mother as two deities besides God?’” He will answer, “Glory be to You! How could I ever say that to which I have no right?” (5: 116) And he will add: “I told them only what You commanded me to, ‘Worship God, my Lord and your Lord.’” (5: 117) The Quran mentions: “Of the People of the Book, there are some who stand by their covenant; they recite the word of God during the night and prostrate themselves before Him, who believe in God and the Last Day, who enjoin justice and forbid evil and vie with each other in good works. These are righteous men.” (3: 113-14) The Quran welcomes them to a common faith, saying: “People of the Book, let us come to a word common to us that we shall worship none but God and that we shall associate no partner with Him and that none of us shall take others, besides God, for lords.” (3: 64) o Patience is no retreat. Patience only amounts to taking the initiative along the path of wisdom and reason as opposed to the path of emotions.