302 Jesus, Prophet of Islam
Again, when addressing the Muslims, God says:Vou are the best community that has been raised up for
mankind, commanding what is good and forbidding
what is bad and believing in God. And if only the Peo
ple of the Book had believed, it would certainly have
been better for them. Sorne of them are believers, but
most of them are evil livers. They will not harm you
except for a little annoyance, and if they fight against
you they will turn their backs on you and flee - and
then they will not be helped. They will be stamped with
humiliation wherever they are found, except when they
have a covenant with God and a covenant with people- for they have incurred the anger of God and so pov
erty will be stamped on them - that is because they re
jected the signs of God and killed the Prophets without
any justification. That is because they rebelled and were
wicked.
They are not all alike. There is an upright community of
the People of the Book who recite the revelations of God
in the night lime and who prostrate themselves (before
Him). They believe in God and the Last Day, and they
command what is right and forbid what is wrong, and
they are swift to do good -and these are among the
righteous, and as for whatever good they do, none of it
will be rejected. And God knows those who are devout.
(Qur'an 3: 110-115).And:And surelyamong the People of the Book there are sorne
who believe in God and in what has been revealed to
you and in what has been revealed to them - humble
before God, they do not exchange the signs of God for
something of little value. As for them, their reward is
with their Lord -surely God is swift at the reckoning.
(Qur'an 3: 199).And:http://www.islamicbulletin.com