Section: Refutation of Their Claim That Wrongdoing Was Confined to the Jews and Did Not Touch the Christians

They went on to say:

“As for those who did wrong, no one doubts that they are the Jews—the very people who prostrated before the calf’s head, who denied Allah time after time, who killed His prophets and messengers, who worshipped idols, and who sacrificed to demons not only dumb animals but even their own sons and daughters.

Allah Himself bears witness against them, speaking through David—peace be upon him—in the Book of Psalms, Psalm 105, where He says:

‘They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons; they poured out innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters whom they offered to the carved images of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood, their deeds were defiled, and they prostituted themselves through their malice. The Lord’s wrath fell upon them, and He rejected their heritage.’

He likewise said, on the tongue of Isaiah—peace be upon him—concerning the Children of Israel:

‘They would not listen to My commandments; they did not keep everything I enjoined upon them…’