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314 Jesus, Prophet of Islam

God also says in the Qur'an:

In the Name of God the Merciful the Compassionate

Those who disbelieve from among the People of the

Book and those who worship idols could not have

ceased (doing so) until clear proof came to them: A

Messenger from God, reciting from a Book free from im­

purity containing true revelations.

And the People who were given the Book did not be­

come divided until after clear proof came to them, and

they were not commanded (to do) anything other than

to worship God, sincere to Him in their life-transaction

• naturally pure - and to establish the prayer and to
  pay the zakat -and that is the true life-transaction. Surely
  those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book
  and those who worship idols will abide in the Fire of
  Hell for ever. They are the worst of created beings. Surely
  those who trust and do good are the best of created be­
  ings. Their reward is with their Lord -Gardens of Eden
  underneath which rivers flow, in which they will dwell
  for ever. God is pleased with them and they are pleased
  with Him. - This is for whoever fears his Lord. (Qur'an
  98: 1-8).

And:

Whoever purifies his self, and remembers the Name of

his Lord, and does the prayer, is indeed successful-but

you prefer the life of this world, even though the next

life is better and more lasting! Surely this is certainly in

the earlier Books, the Books of Abraham and Moses.

(Qur'an 87: 14-19).

Again, in Suratal-Mai' dah, God remindsthe Peopleof the Book of
the reward that awaits those who follow the Prophet Muhammad

• the same reward which awaits whoever has truly followed not
  only Moses and Jesus, but indeed all of the Prophets and Messen­
  gers who came before and after them, may the blessings and peace
  of God be on all of them:

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