بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الصلاة والسلام عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله
وعلى آلك واصحابك يا سيدي يا رسول الله
فداك ابي وامي يا رسول الله
In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful
According to the Christian Gospels, the Devil took Jesus to the pinnacle of the Temple and said to him: “If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone” (Matthew 4:6)
Apparently, this is a reference to Psalm 91, recognized by the Christians as Messianic, meaning it is concerning the Messiah Jesus: “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone” (Psalm 91:11-12)
The Psalm not only speaks of the Angels protecting the Messiah but also bearing him up, an allusion to his ascension into Heaven.
If indeed this Psalm is a prophecy concerning the Messiah, that God shall order the Angels to grant him complete protection such that even his foot should not be injured by a stone, then the Christian belief that Jesus was murdered on the cross becomes extremely problematic. As a matter of fact, Psalm 91 is full of statements that indicate the Messiah is to be saved from his enemies: “Surely he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence” (Psalm 91:3), “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee” (Psalm 91:7), “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling” (Psalm 91:10), “Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation” (Psalm 91:14-16)
It is indeed incredible that every Psalm cited or alluded to in the Christian Gospels, emphatically affirms that God shall protect him and deliver him from the hand of his enemy!
See my previous article quoting many Messianic Psalms on this subject.
The concept of "Guardian Angels" is affirmed in Islam. Allah says in the Quran:
ReplyDeleteلَہٗ مُعَقِّبٰتٌ مِّنۡۢ بَیۡنِ یَدَیۡہِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِہٖ یَحۡفَظُوۡنَہٗ مِنۡ اَمۡرِ اللّٰہِ
For him is a succession (of Angels) before him and behind him; they guard him by the command of Allah (Surah 13:11)
Amir al-Mu'minin Ali al-Murtada رضى الله عنه said:
إِنَّ مَعَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مَلَكَيْنِ يَحْفَظَانِهِ مِمَّا لَمْ يُقَدَّرْ
With every man are two Angels protecting him from that which is not decreed (Tabaqat al-Kubra)