Raised to discuss whether the Arabic grammar places the Messiah among those taken as lords besides Allah, supporting an argument about Jesus being treated as Lord.
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Quran 9:31
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31 They have taken their rabbis and their monks as lords apart from God, and the Messiah, Mary's son -- and they were commanded to serve but One God; there is no god but He; glory be to Him, above that they associate --
Raised in a superchat to argue that the Arabic wording sounds like Christians took the Messiah, along with scholars and monks, as lords besides Allah.
Raised in a question about whether the Arabic implies Allah and the Messiah are both taken as lords; used in a discussion of worship language and shirk.
Brought up in a discussion of shirk to ask how Jews and Christians supposedly took rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah; it was used to debate whether following religious rulings counts as worship.
Used by the Christian side to ask how Jews and Christians took their scholars and monks as lords beside Allah, setting up a commentary-based claim that accepting leaders’ halal/haram rulings as authoritative constitutes worship.