Altering the Religion of `Isa / Yesus (Peace be upon him)

Ibn Kathir ( died in February 1373CE in Damascus) who wrote a famous commentary on the Qur'an named Tafsir al-Qur'an al-'Adhim, He said in his book :
 

Allah said,



"And purify  save you from those who disbelieve" Q 3:55    by raising you to heaven,

"And I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve, till the Day of
Resurrect ion" Q 3:55

This is what happened. When Allah raised ` Isa to heaven, his followers divided into sects and
groups. Some of them believed in what Allah sent ` Isa as, a servant of Allah, His Messenger,
and the son of His female-servant .

However, some of them went to the extreme over `Isa, believing that he was the son of Allah.
Some of them said that ` Isa was Allah Himself , while others said that he was one of a Trinity.
Allah mentioned these false creeds in the Qur'an and refuted them. The Christians remained
like this until the third century CE, when a Greek king called, Constantine, became a Christian
for the purpose of destroying Christianity. Constantine was either a philosopher, or he was just
plain ignorant . Constant ine changed the religion of ` Isa by adding to it and deleting from it . He
established the rituals of Christianity and the so-called Great Trust , which is in fact the Great
Treachery. He also allowed them to eat the meat of swine, changed the direct ion of the prayer
that ` Isa established to the east , built churches for ` Isa, and added ten days to the fast as
compensation for a sin that he commit ted, as claimed. So the religion of ` Isa became the
religion of Constantine, who built more then twelve thousand churches, temples and
monasteries for the Christians as well as the city that bears his name, Constantinople
(Istanbul). Throughout this time, the Christians had the upper hand and dominated the Jews.
Allah aided them against the Jews because they used to be closer to the truth than the Jews,
even though both groups were and st ill are disbelievers, may Allah's curse descend on them.
When Allah sent Muhammad , those who believed in him also believed in Allah, His Angels,
Books and Messengers in the correct manner. So they were the t rue followers of every Prophet
who came to earth. They believed in the unlettered Prophet , the Final Messenger and the
master of all mankind, who called them to believe in the truth in its entirety. This is why they
had more right to every Prophet than his own nation, especially those who claim to follow their
Prophet 's way and religion, yet change and alter his religion. Furthermore, Allah abrogated all
the laws that were sent down to the Prophets with the Law He sent Muhammad with, which
consists of the t rue religion that shall never change or be altered until the commencement of
the Last Hour. Muhammad's religion shall always be dominant and victorious over all other
religions. This is why Allah allowed Muslims to conquer the eastern and western parts of the
world and the kingdoms of the earth. Furthermore, all countries submit ted to them; they
demolished Kisra (king of Persia) and destroyed the Czar, ridding them of their treasures and
spending these treasures for Allah's sake. All this occurred just as their Prophet told them it
would, when he conveyed Allah's statement ,

(Allah has promised those among you who believe and do righteous good deeds, that He will
certainly grant them succession in the land, as He granted it to those before them, and that He
will grant them the authority to practice their religion which He has chosen for them. And He
will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they worship Me
and do not associate anything with Me. )   Quran 24:55 .

Therefore, Muslims are the t rue believers in ` Isa. The Muslims then acquired Ash-Sham from
the Christians, causing them to evacuate to Asia Minor, to their fort if ied city in Constant inople.
The Muslims will be above them until the Day of Resurrect ion. Indeed, he Muhammad who is
truthful and who received the t rue news, has conveyed to Muslims that they will conquer
Constantinople in the future, and seize its treasures. (Tafsir Ibn kateer Vol. 2 page 352, Ibnu kathir, Dar Ibn Al-jauzi)

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