Epigraph:
‘And peace was on me (Jesus) the day I was born, and peace there will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised up to life again.’
Such was Jesus, son of Mary. This is a statement of the truth about which they doubt.
It does not befit the Majesty of Allah to take unto Himself a son. Holy is He. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, ‘Be!’, and it is. (Al Quran 19:34-36)
Lead article collected by Dr. Falak Rahman, Philippines
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