Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (1/319)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Yet Allah Most High sent the Messiah only with the religion of Islam (1), just as He sent all the other messengers with the religion of Islam: the worship of Allah alone, without any partner.

The Most High said:

{Ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before you: Did We ever appoint gods besides the Most Merciful to be worshipped?}

[Surah al-Zukhruf: 45]

The Most High also said:

{We never sent any messenger before you without revealing to him: “There is no deity but Me, so worship Me.”}

[Surah al-Anbiyā: 25]

And the Most High said:

{We certainly sent a messenger to every nation, proclaiming: “Worship Allah and shun false gods.” Some of them Allah guided, while others were inevitably overtaken by misguidance.}

[Surah al-Nahl: 36]

Allah Most High has informed us concerning Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus son of Mary (2), and the other messengers and believers [down to the time of] the disciples (3), that their religion was Islam. The Most High said concerning Noah [peace be upon him] (4):

{If my presence among you and my reminding you of Allah’s signs have become unbearable to you, then I have placed my trust in Allah. So settle your plan together with your partners, leaving no uncertainty in your course of action; then carry it out against me and grant me no respite. If you turn away, I have asked you for no reward. My reward rests only with Allah, and I have been commanded to be among the Muslims.}

[Surah Yūnus: 71, 72] (5)

And [the Most High] said concerning [Abraham], the Intimate Friend [peace and blessings be upon him] (6):

(1) N reads: “al-Ansārī”; M reads: “the Christians.” (2) “And Jesus son of Mary” is omitted from A and B. M reads: “and Jesus.” (3) N and M read: “and the believers among the disciples.” (4) “Peace be upon him” is an addition in A and B. (5) N and M read: “any uncertainty for you …” through His words: “and I have been commanded to be among the Muslims.” (6) N and M read: “And He said concerning the Intimate Friend.”

وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِنَّمَا بَعَثَ الْمَسِيحَ بِدِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ (١) كَمَا بَعَثَ سَائِرَ الرُّسُلِ بِدِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَهُوَ عِبَادَةُ اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ. قَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُسُلِنَا أَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُونِ الرَّحْمَنِ آلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ} [سُورَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ: ٤٥] ، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ} [سُورَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ: ٢٥] ، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ اُعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُ} [سُورَةُ النَّحْلِ: ٣٦] . وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ نُوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ (٢) وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ [إِلَى زَمَنِ] الْحَوَارِيِّينَ (٣) أَنَّ دِينَهُمْ كَانَ الْإِسْلَامَ، قَالَ تَعَالَى عَنْ نُوحٍ [عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ] (٤) {إِنْ كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَقَامِي وَتَذْكِيرِي بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَعَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ فَأَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ وَشُرَكَاءَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُنْ أَمْرُكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً ثُمَّ اقْضُوا إِلَيَّ وَلَا تُنْظِرُونِ - فَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَمَا سَأَلْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ} [سُورَةُ يُونُسَ: ٧١، ٧٢] (٥) ، وَقَالَ [تَعَالَى] عَنْ [إِبْرَاهِيمَ] الْخَلِيلِ [عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ] (٦) :

(١) ن: الْأَنْصَارِيُّ؛ م: النَّصَارَى. (٢) وَعِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ا) ، (ب) . وَفِي (م) : وَعِيسَى. (٣) ن، م: وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَ الْحَوَارِيِّينَ. (٤) عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (ا) ، (ب) . (٥) ن، م: عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً. . إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ. (٦) ن، م: وَقَالَ عَنِ الْخَلِيلِ.