The Jews and the Christians said, “We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones”; say, “Why does He then punish you for your sins? In fact you are human beings, part of His creation; He forgives whomever He wills, and punishes whomever He wills; and for Allah only is the kingship of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them – and towards Him is the return.”
و يهود و نصارا گفتند: ما پسران خدا و دوستان [ويژه‌ى‌] او هستيم. بگو: پس چرا او شما را به كيفر گناهانتان عذاب مى‌كند؟ بلكه شما هم بشرى از آنهايى هستيد كه آفريده است. او هر كه را بخواهد مى‌بخشد و هر كه را بخواهد عذاب مى‌كند و حكومت آسمان‌ها و زمين و آن