What Did Jesus (PBUH) Call the People To?
ما هي الدعوة التي دعا عيسى عليه السلام الناس إليها؟
Answer:
He called them to worship Allah (˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺.) Maryam 19: 36 and on the Day of Judgement Allah will ask him about this matter and he will answer.
And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you ever ask the people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?” He will answer, “Glory be to You! How could I ever say what I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing, you would have certainly known it. You know what is ˹hidden˺ within me, but I do not know what is within You. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Knower of all unseen. Al-Ma’idah 5: 116
In these verses we read the humble reply of Jesus when Allah will ask him on the Day of Judgment if he ever said to take him and his mother as gods. Jesus will flatly deny all such false claims.
أمرهم أن يعبدوا الله ( إن الله ربي وربكم فاعبدوه) (مريم 19: 36) و يوم القيامة سيسأله الله عن ذلك و يجيب عليه السلام
وَإِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يٰعِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَأَنتَ قُلتَ لِلنَّاسِ ٱتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَـٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِيۤ أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلاَّمُ ٱلْغُيُوب ) (المائدة 5: 116)
هذه الآيات تبين لنا رد عيسى عليه السلام عندما سيسأله الله تعالى يوم القيامة إن كان قال للناس أن يتخذوه هو و أمه إلهين. فسينفي هذه الادعاءات .
1. The Foundational Proclamation: Worship Allah Alone | الأصل الأصيل: إفراد الله تعالى بالعبادة دون شريك
The core message of Prophet Jesus was pure, uncompromising Tawheed. He proclaimed to the Children of Israel: "Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord," explicitly placing himself as an obedient servant alongside his people before the One True God.
وَقَالَ الْمَسِيحُ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اعْبُدُوا اللَّـهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ (سورة المائدة: 72)
كانت دعوة المسيح قائمة على كلمة التوحيد الخالص، فقال لبني إسرائيل بلا مواربة: "اعبدوا الله ربي وربكم"، واضعاً نفسه في صف العبيد المطيعين للرب الخالق جل وعلا.
2. The Stern Warning Against Associating Partners (Shirk) | التحذير الصارم من الشرك والحرمان من الجنة
Jesus explicitly cautioned his followers against shirk (associating partners with Allah), warning that whoever directs worship to any entity other than Allah has forfeited Paradise, made Hellfire their final abode, and will find no helper against divine judgment. This applies to whoever dies upon shirk without repenting, since Allah forgives every sin, shirk included, for those who repent (39:53).
إِنَّهُ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّـهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ (سورة المائدة: 72)
حذر عيسى قومه أشد التحذير من الإشراك بالله، موضحاً أن من يشرك مع الله غيره فقد حرم الله عليه الجنة ومأواه النار، وما للظالمين المشركين من أنصار ينقذونهم من عذاب الله، وذلك فيمن مات على الشرك دون توبة، فإن الله يغفر الذنوب جميعا لمن تاب، ومنها الشرك (الزمر 39: 53).
3. Resolving Theological Disputes with Wisdom | تبيين الحق بالحكمة وفصل النزاعات الدينية
Surah Az-Zukhruf records that Jesus came endowed with divine wisdom to resolve contentious disagreements that had fractured Israelite society, instructing them: "Fear Allah and obey me. Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him."
قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ (سورة الزخرف: 63)
جاء المسيح بالحكمة الإلهية ليفصل في الخلافات التي مزقت بني إسرائيل ويردهم إلى جوهر الدين، قائلاً لهم: "فاتقوا الله وأطيعون، إن الله هو ربي وربكم فاعبدوه هذا صراط مستقيم".
4. His Complete Renunciation of False Deification | براءته التامة يوم القيامة من دعوى تأليهه وأمه
On the Day of Judgment, Allah will question Jesus before all creation: "Did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah'?" Jesus will passionately glorify Allah and deny ever uttering such falsehood, testifying that he commanded only what Allah ordained.
مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلَّا مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّـهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ (سورة المائدة: 117)
يسجل القرآن مشهداً عظيماً يوم القيامة حين يسأل الله عيسى: "أأنت قلت للناس اتخذوني وأمي إلهين من دون الله؟" فيتبرأ المسيح براءة مطلقة، مؤكداً أنه ما قال لهم إلا ما أمره ربه به: اعبدوا الله ربي وربكم.
5. The Straight Path of All Divine Messengers | الصراط المستقيم ودين الأنبياء الواحد
Jesus affirmed in both Surah Maryam and Surah Az-Zukhruf that worshipping Allah alone "is a straight path" (hadha siratun mustaqim). His call was identical to that of Ibrahim, Musa, and Muhammad: submission to the Creator alone.
إِنَّ اللَّـهَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ هَـٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ (سورة مريم: 36)
أعلن عيسى أن عبادة الله وحده هي "الصراط المستقيم"، مؤكداً وحدة الرسالة السماوية من لدن نوح وإبراهيم وموسى حتى خُتمت بمحمد ﷺ، في ملة واحدة لا تتبدل ولا تتناقض.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
What was the primary call of Prophet Jesus to his people?
He called them to pure monotheism: worshipping Allah alone without partners and obeying divine law.
Did Jesus ever claim to be divine or ask people to worship him?
No, the Quran makes clear that Jesus never claimed divinity and will formally deny ever doing so on the Day of Judgment.
What did Jesus warn would happen to someone who commits shirk?
He warned that Allah has forbidden Paradise to whoever associates partners with Him and dies upon that without repenting, and their abode will be the Fire.
What was the relationship between Jesus's message and earlier prophets?
His message was identical in theology, confirming the monotheistic core of the Torah while correcting innovations and easing certain restrictions.