Al Sufian


iconSufa 80 - Christians (Masiihiy)

1O People! There is no other deity but Allah!
2The Compassionate, the Beneficent, the Gracious;
3All petition and thanks be to Allah and no other!
4Behold! Let the truth be now revealed concerning Christians;
5And what they have become;
6At first the Christian was one who followed the teachings of Jesus they called Christ;
7To live with the same honor and virtue of the Way of Islam,
8That one might have used the word Islam or Christian as one and the same.
9True Christians were sworn to speak the truth and honor their word;
10True Christians were sworn to respect all faiths and do no harm;
11True Christians were sworn to honor spirit and Divine Law.
12Now, many Christians put all their faith in supernatural in objects and remains.
13They place greater focus on magic than on meaning;
14Their rituals are unthinking and mandatory;
15Their leaders confuse and hide knowledge;
16Christianity is a religion ruled by fear and superstition by intolerant men of questionable wisdom.
17It is a faith that no longer follows its own truths.
18It defiles the name of Jesus and the other prophets.
19Christian marauders destroy heritage because they know not its value.
20A man should not be judged poorly if he professes his faith to be Christian.
21No man may be compelled to change his faith.
22Nor should Christians be regarded as evil.
23Do not harm or touch a Christian Temple or text.
24To destroy and or damage a Christian shrine or text is one of the greatest transgressions against Allah.
25For the destruction of a Christian Shrine or text is the destruction in part of greater Islam,
26As all religions and all faiths are ultimately part of Islam.