Sam Shamoun "The Prophet of Shirk Strikes Once Again!"

Sam Shamoun "The Prophet of Shirk Strikes Once Again!"

Ellipsis is a well known feature of Quranic sentence construction.

9:31"They have taken their rabbis and their monks (as) Lords besides Allah and the Messiah, son (of) Maryam. And not they were commanded except that they worship One God. (There) is no god except Him. Glory be to Him from what they associate (with Him)."

The ellipsis allows for a more concise statement. Rendered fully it would be

9:31"They have taken their rabbis and their monks (as) Lords besides Allah and the Messiah, son (of) Maryam has been taken too as Lord besides Allah. And not they were commanded except that they worship One God. (There) is no god except Him. Glory be to Him from what they associate (with Him)."

The verse warns to worship only one God, besides Whom there are none and Who has no associates. It would have made no sense to include that warning had it meant that Allah and Jesus are to be worshiped together. Jesus' deification is on a different level than that of the religious scholars. It was appropriate for the verse to mention him appart from that group, especially considering the message of divine unity at the end.

Further reading answering Sam Shamoun "The Prophet of Shirk Strikes Once Again!"

- Islam critiqued questions divine motive; why obedience to prophets?

- CIRA international try Quran exegisis; Jesus is all-powerful?

- Sam Shamoun "Islam Testifies: Jesus is Alive in Heaven Whereas Muhammad is Not!"

- CIRA International find the perfect baby; Jesus born sinless?

- Apostate prophet is baffled; who were Mary's parents?(Mary born sinless)

- Sam Shamoun "Muhammad the Sinful Transgressor Revisited"