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Aya 52
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۞ فَلَمّا أَحَسَّ عيسىٰ مِنهُمُ الكُفرَ قالَ مَن أَنصاري إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ قالَ الحَوارِيّونَ نَحنُ أَنصارُ اللَّهِ آمَنّا بِاللَّهِ وَاشهَد بِأَنّا مُسلِمونَ

Yusuf Ali

When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: “Who will be My helpers to (the work of) God.” Said the disciples: “We are God’s helpers: We believe in God, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims1.
  • (Cf. 5:11) The story of Jesus is told with special application to the time of the Prophet Muḥammad. Note the word helpers (Ans a r) in this connection, and the reference to plotters in 3:54. It was the one Religion-the Religion of God, which was in essence the religion of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. The argument runs: who do ye then now make divisions and reject the living Teacher? Islam is: bowing to the Will of God. All who have faith should bow to the Will of God and be Muslims.