,
not, other than the receiving of the Quran:
“And the unbelievers say: “Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?” (13:7,
15:8; see also 11:12, 3:184 and 29:50,51)
The Quran testifies that Jesus:
Is a Prophet (19:30), is a Messenger (3:49), is in the ranks of the righteous (6:85),
is blessed by Allah wherever he is (19:31), is held in honor in this world and in the
Hereafter (3:45), is of those nearest to Allah (3:45), is enjoined upon by Allah with
prayer and almsgiving as long as he lives (19:31), is a receiver of peace the day he was
born and the day he will die and the day he will be raised alive (19:33), and many,
many other references.
Could a Muslim come to the conclusion that Jesus is in fact the Greatest
Prophet? The Quran clearly shows that he could. Once again, the Heavenly
Doctrines are correct.
6. Are the Heavenly Doctrines correct in saying that the Quran contains the
Commandments of the Decalogue?
The Heavenly Doctrines state:
“It may be seen that the Mohammedan religion also arose from the Divine Providence
of the Lord; and that all persons of that religion who acknowledge the Lord as the Son
of God and at the same time live according to the precepts of the Decalogue, which
they also have, by shunning evils as sins, come into a heaven called the Mohammedan
heaven.” (Divine Providence 255)
Here is what the Quran says about the Ten Commandments:
“And certainly Allah made a covenant with the Children of Israel.” (5:12)
“We wrote for him (Moses) on the tablets an admonition concerning all things and an
explanation of all things. ‘Take them firmly and command your people to observe their
most excellent teachings.’” (7:145; see also 7:154, 2:63, 19:51,52, 14:5 and 4:164)
The Quran does not have an exact duplicate of the Decalogue, but there
are two sets of verses that cover a lot of the same ground:
“Say, Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Do not associate
anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your
children because of poverty - we provide sustenance for you and for them. Do not
come near to lewd deeds, whether open or concealed; slay not the life that Allah has
made sacred, except in the course of justice; this does He command you, that you may
learn wisdom. And do not approach the orphan’s property, except to improve it until
he attains the age of full strength; and give full measure and weight with justice; We do
not burden any person but that which he can bear. And when you testify, be just, even
it concerns a near relative. And the covenant of Allah fulfill. This He has instructed
you that you may remember. This is His straight path, so follow it. (6:151-153; see also
17:22-24, 26, 28, 31-35, 37-39)
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