600 Years between isa and prophet(saws) state.
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1- the peroid between profit mohammad and sayedna issa which is 600 years ,our
God left people all this period in shurk and dalal before sending profit
mohammad, as christian peoplethink sayedna essa is their God from that time .
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600 Years between
isa and prophet(saws) state
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Your
Question: ….the peroid between profit mohammad and sayedna issa which is 600
years ,our God left people all this period in shurk and dalal before sending
profit mohammad, as christian peoplethink sayedna essa is their God from that time
.
Firstly sister, it is absolutely incorrect to believe that
the followers of Prophet Isa (a.s.) considered him a ‘god’ or ‘the son of God’
immediately after his departure…..the notion or belief of Prophet Isa (a.s.)
being a ‘god’ or ‘the son of God’ began only a couple of centuries after him.
Secondly, the Laws of the ‘Torah’ (Old Testament) and the
Guidance of the ‘Injeel’ (Bible) which were revealed by the Lord upon Prophet
Musa (a.s.) and Prophet Isa (a.s.) were available in the times which followed
Prophet Isa (a.s.) departure; and that was the Guidance for the believers from
their Lord in the absence of a new Prophet.
Thus it is not at all accurate to say that the Lord Most Merciful left
mankind in darkness or in ignorance during the 600 odd years between the
departure of Prophet Isa (a.s.) and Prophet Mohamed (saws).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 40 Surah
Mumin verses 53-54:
53 We did aforetime give
Musa the (Book of) Guidance, and We gave the Book (At-Taurah) in inheritance to
the Children of
54 A Guide and a Message to men of
understanding.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verses 44-47:
44 It was We who
revealed the Torah (to Musa (a.s.)); therein was Guidance and Light. By its (the Torah’s)
standard have been judged the Jews by the Prophets who bowed their wills to
Allah's Will, by the Rabbis and the Doctors of Law: for to them was entrusted
the protection of Allah's Book and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear
not men but fear Me and sell not My Revelations for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the Light of)
what Allah hath Revealed, they are (no better than) disbelievers.
45 We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose
for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if anyone remits the retaliation by way
of charity it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the Light of)
what Allah hath Revealed, they are (no better than) wrong-doers.
46 And in their
footsteps We sent Isa, the son of Maryam, confirming the Law (Torah) that had
come before him: We sent him the ‘Injeel’ (Gospel): therein was Guidance and Light
and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a Guidance and an Admonition
to those who fear Allah.
47 Let the people of the ‘Injeel’ (the Christians) judge by what Allah
hath Revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the Light of) what Allah
hath Revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.
To say or claim that the Lord Most Gracious left the
followers of Prophet Isa (a.s.) or mankind in darkness or ‘dalaal’ for 600+
years until the advent of the Last and Final Messenger (saws) is to say that
the Lord Most Merciful left the followers of Prophet Mohamed (saws) in darkness
for 1400+ years!!! Just as the Divine
Revelation of the Glorious Quran and the authentic and established Sunnah of
Prophet Mohamed (saws) are Guidance for the believers and for mankind until the
end of time, the Divine Revelations of the Torah and the Injeel and the Sunnah
of their Prophets was the Guidance for the believers and for mankind of those
times until the advent of the Last and Final Messenger of Allah, Mohamed
ar-Rasool Allah (saws).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan