and most bountiful of circumstances, exercising dominance and authority over all the inhabitants of the earth—especially in the time of David and Solomon (peace be upon them). Allah praised a number of them and commended them in the Qur’an. He, the Most High, says:
“And among the people of Moses is a community who guide by the truth and by it establish justice.” ⦗al-Aʿrāf 7:159⦘
He also says:
“We dispersed them throughout the earth as [separate] nations; among them are the righteous, and among them are those otherwise.” ⦗al-Aʿrāf 7:168⦘
And He says:
“Those are the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets: of the descendants of Adam, of those We carried with Noah, of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those We guided and chose.” ⦗Maryam 19:58⦘
Further, He, the Most High, says:
“Indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, judgment, and prophethood; We provided them with good things and favored them above all peoples (16). And We gave them clear proofs of the command.” ⦗al-Jāthiyah 45:16-17⦘
Allah mentions them frequently in the Qur’an.
The Prophet ﷺ once saw a vast multitude filling the horizon. Thinking they were his own community, he was told, “This is Moses and his people.” The verses and hadiths that extol Moses’ virtues in both this world and the Hereafter are exceedingly many.

Mention of Jesus, son of Mary (peace be upon him), and the discourse of the Lord with him on the Day of Resurrection
Allah, Most High, says:
“When Allah will say, ‘O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to the people, Take me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?’ He will say, ‘Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right to say…’” up to His words, “the Almighty, the All-Wise.” ⦗al-Māʾidah 5:116-118⦘
This question that Allah will address to Jesus, son of Mary, on the Day of Resurrection—despite His complete knowledge that Jesus never uttered such a statement, nor did it ever occur to him—is intended only as a rebuke and censure of those who believed it: the misguided Christians and the unbelievers among the People of the Book. Thereupon Jesus will declare his innocence before Allah of that claim and of those who made it concerning him and his mother, just as the angels will disclaim any who ascribed divinity to them. Allah, the Most High, says:
“On the Day We gather them (1) all together, then We shall say (1) to the angels, ‘Was it these who used to worship you?’ (40) They will say, ‘Glory be to You! You are our Protector, not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them.’ (41)” ⦗Sabaʾ 34:40-41⦘
He, the Most High, also says:
“On the Day We gather them (2) together, along with whatever they worship besides Allah, We shall say, ‘Was it you who misled these My servants, or did they stray from the path themselves?’ (17) They will say, ‘Glory be to You! It was not for us to take any patrons besides You. Rather, You granted them enjoyment…’” up to His words, “We shall make him taste a grievous punishment.” ⦗al-Furqān 25:17-19⦘
And He, the Most High, says:
“On the Day We gather them all together, then We shall say to those who associated partners, ‘Stay where you are—you and your partners.’ Then We will separate them, and their partners will say, ‘It was not us that you worshipped (28)…’” up to His words, “and all that they fabricated will forsake them.” ⦗Yūnus 10:28-30⦘.