وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَـٰٓئِكَةٗ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَخۡلُفُونَ
(43:60) If We had so willed We could have made some of you into angels4
to become your successors on earth.
to become your successors on earth.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلۡمٞ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمۡتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٞ مُّسۡتَقِيمٞ
(43:61) Verily he [i.e., Jesus) is a portent of the Hour.5 So
be in no doubt concerning it and follow Me. This is the Straight Way.
be in no doubt concerning it and follow Me. This is the Straight Way.
وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ
(43:62) Let not Satan hinder you (from believing in the Hour),6
for surely he is your open enemy.
for surely he is your open enemy.
وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالَ قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِي تَخۡتَلِفُونَ فِيهِۖ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
(43:63) When Jesus came with Clear Signs and said: “I have brought wisdom
to you that I may make plain to you some of the things you differ about. So
fear Allah and follow me.
to you that I may make plain to you some of the things you differ about. So
fear Allah and follow me.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُوهُۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٞ مُّسۡتَقِيمٞ
(43:64) Allah is my Lord and your Lord; therefore, serve Him. That is the
Straight Way.”7
Straight Way.”7