On The Day of Resurrection (5:116 – 5:120)

On The Day Of Resurrection

5:116 GOD will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary,* did you say to the people, `Make me and my mother idols beside GOD?’” He will say, “Be You glorified. I could not utter what was not right. Had I said it, You already would have known it. You know my thoughts, and I do not know Your thoughts. You know all the secrets.

Footnote: *5:116 It is noteworthy that the Quran consistently calls Jesus “son of Mary” and the Bible calls him “son of man”. God knew that some will blaspheme and call him “son of God”!

5:117 “I told them only what You commanded me to say, that: `You shall worship GOD, my Lord and your Lord.’ I was a witness among them for as long as I lived with them. When You terminated my life on earth, You became the Watcher over them. You witness all things.

5:118 “If You punish them, they are Your constituents. If You forgive them, You are the Almighty, Most Wise.”

5:119 GOD will proclaim, “This is a day when the truthful will be saved by their truthfulness.” They have deserved gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein forever. GOD is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. This is the greatest triumph.