˹They prayed to Allah,˺ “Our Lord! We believe in Your revelations and follow the messenger, so count us among those who bear witness.”
3:53
And the disbelievers made a plan ˹against Jesus˺, but Allah also planned—and Allah is the best of planners.
3:54
˹Remember˺ when Allah said, “O Jesus! I will take you1 and raise you up to Myself. I will deliver you from those who disbelieve, and elevate your followers above the disbelievers until the Day of Judgment. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and I will settle all your disputes.
3:55
As for those who disbelieve, I will subject them to a severe punishment in this life and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.
3:56
And as for those who believe and do good, they will be rewarded in full. And Allah does not like the wrongdoers.”
3:57
We recite ˹all˺ this to you ˹O Prophet˺ as one of the signs1 and ˹as˺ a wise reminder.
3:58
Indeed, the example of Jesus in the sight of Allah is like that of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him, “Be!” And he was!
3:59
This is the truth from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt.
3:60
Now, whoever disputes with you ˹O Prophet˺ concerning Jesus after full knowledge has come to you, say, “Come! Let us gather our children and your children, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves—then let us sincerely invoke Allah’s curse upon the liars.”
3:61