The Majestic Quran

12 God took a contract from the Israelites when We appointed twelve chieftains for them. Then said, “I am with you so long you perform the prayer, pay the Zakat, believe in My messengers and support them, and give God a beautiful loan, I will erase your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. Anyone who breaks the contract after that will stray from the right path.” T P r J 13 When the Jews broke their contract, We cursed them, and hardened their hearts. They misquote verses from the Book and neglect parts of what they were taught. Even today you can see treachery in most, except for a few of them. Despite that you should pardon them and overlook their faults. God loves those who benefit others. B 14 We took a contract from those who said “We are Christians.” When they neglected parts of the teachings, We whipped up enmity and resentment among them, which will continue till Judgement Day. God will inform them of what they invented . 35 I 15 People of The Book, Our Messenger has come to clarify a lot of things in the Book that you used to cover up and to pardon your disobedience. A light from God has come to you, and a clear Book, 16 by this God guides anyone who follows the path of peace in search of Divine pleasure. The Quran by His authority takes them out of darkness into the light, and guides them on the straight path. I J G 17 Those who say: “The Messiah, the son of Mary, is God” are denying the truth. Say: “Who has the power to stop God, if He so wished, to finish off the Messiah, son of Mary, his mother and life from the face of the Earth?” God has control of the Heavens, the Earth and whatever exists between them; He creates what He wills. God has the power over everything. T J C 18 The Jews and Christians say, “We are the children of God and His beloved.” Say: “So why does He then punish you for your sins? The reality is you are ordinary human beings from His creation. He forgives