Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

The Quran informs us that Jesus was a human messenger of God whose sole mission was to deliver God's message; he never possessed any power, and is now dead (Quran 4:171, 5:75, 5:117). The message of Jesus (and of every messenger of God) was "Worship God alone". This is the First Commandment in all the scriptures, including the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Final Testament (Quran).


    On The Day Of Resurrection
[Quran 5:116-117] GOD will say, "O Jesus, son of Mary,* did you say to the people, 'Make me and my mother idols beside GOD'?" He will say, "Be You glorified. I could not utter what was not right. Had I said it, You already would have known it. You know my thoughts, and I do not know Your thoughts. You know all the secrets. "I told them only what You commanded me to say, that: 'You shall worship GOD, my Lord and your Lord.' I was a witness among them for as long as I lived with them. When You terminated my life on earth, You became the Watcher over them. You witness all things.

*5:116 It is noteworthy that the Quran consistently calls Jesus "son of Mary" and the Bible calls him "son of man." God knew that some will blaspheme and call him "son of God"!


In the Bible, Jesus consistently tells his followers to be devoted to God Alone with all their heart, soul and mind (Matthew 22:36-38, Mark 12:28-30, etc.)

[Matthew 22:36-38] "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'  This is the first and greatest commandment.

Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is One God!
Therefore you shall adore the Lord your God 
with all your heart,
with all your soul, 
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.             [Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Mark 12:29-30, Quran 3:18]


References:
Jesus, http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix22.html
The Plain Truth about Christmas, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2008/dec/page1.html
Christmas Morning, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2010/dec/page1.html
Jesus: Myths & Message, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/jesus/

Peace.