[39] II Kings 5:18.
[40] Jesus is frequently mentioned in the Koran as a prophet, though His divinity is denied and the Christian Trinity is misunderstood by Mohammed as consisting of the Father, Son and Virgin Mary. Characteristic passages are: “O Mary! Verily God announces to thee the Word from Him: his name shall be Messiah Jesus the Son of Mary, illustrious in this world and in the next, and one of those who have near access to God. And He will teach him the Book, and the Wisdom, and the Law, and the Evangel, and he shall be an apostle to the Children of Israel” (Sura 3:40, 43). But—“It beseemeth not God to beget a son” (Sura 19:36). “God shall say, O Jesus, Son of Mary, hast thou said unto mankind, Take me and my mother as two gods, besides God?” (Sura 5:116). “Jesus is no more than a servant whom We favored” (Sura 43:59).
[41] The Koran, sura 47:4, 9, 13, 37.
[42] I Kings 9:18.
[43] Joshua 9:1.
[44] Psalm 80:10.
[45] Jeremiah 22:7.
[46] Song of Songs 5:15.
[47] Ezekiel 17:23.
[48] Isaiah 2:13.