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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful! Matthew (21: 33-46) In this verses , as far as I understand Jesus has presented an epitome of the history of Prophets . This passage leaves no doubt that vineyard means the world : husbandmen mean mankind at large: Fruits which the householder wishes to collect mean virtue ,piety and devotion to God; Servants mean Prophetswho have been coming into the world one after the other; son means Jesus who appeared after a long line of Prophets . The son was dishonouredand slain by the husbandmen.Having said this , Jesus goes on to speak of Ûthe stone which the builders rejected , the same is become the head of the corner n As far as I understood this means the stone had been rejected is the progeny of Ishmail , whom the sons of Isaac used to treat with contempt . According to the prophecy , one from among the sons of Ishmail was to appear and become the head of the co4rner , Û the Seal of the Prophets , n to use the well-known expression of the Qur?an ˆ no ordinary Prophet , but one who would bring a final and complete Law from God .The advent of an Ismaelite for the grand office would seem strange too .Yet (as Jesus says) God would take away His kingdom from the Israelitesand give it to the Ismaelites , who would prove a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof, that is , a people who would keep alive the worship of God in the world . Everybody should be able to see that the only outstanding Pr ophet who came after Jesus and who could be said to answer to this description is the Holy Prophet of Islam . He it was who came into conflict with Judaism and Christianity . He it was whose race was hated . Of him alone could it be truly said,n Whosoever fell on him was broken and on whomsoever he fell was ground to powder.n In Matthew (23: 38-39) we read Behold, your house is left unto you desolete . For I say unto you , Ye shall not see me henceforth till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Do not the verses mean that Jesus is going to depart from his people and his people will not be able to see him again, until they declare ?
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