Look How We Make the Ayaat Clear to Them, Yet Look How They are Deluded

Follow @AhleDhikr The Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah [i.e. she believed in the words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)]. They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth). [al-Maa’idah 5:75]

The Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary): the Aayah starts with informing us who he was, even though he was given miracles, he was only a man.

…was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him: meaning, he was a man like the messengers that came before him, they were all sent with the purpose of conveying a message - so if ‘Esaa was a god then we would be obligated to say that all the messengers were gods. Thus this refutes their false doctrine.

His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah [i.e. she believed in the words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)]: This is descriptive of Maryam, that she is a Siddiqeeqah [TN: i.e. that she was a servant that excepted (Sidq) the scriptures, and she was not divine].

They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat): meaning, they were both born and had to be given an upbringing, just like any other child. They both used to eat food, food that was created, therefore they were like the rest of creation none being able to survive without food and other necessities needed to exist. So how can it be that something that needs and upbringing and needs something created to exist be something that is divine and a deity?

They (the Christians) argue that ‘Esaa only ate because he was in human form but his essence remained divine. As a result, as long as he was in a human state he needed to operate like the rest of mankind. 

However this argument is false; a deity cannot be defined as being a deity if it mixes itself with what necessitates living for the creation. 

Furthermore, if we say this in relation to 'Eesaa, then what stops it being the case with other messengers?

Some of the Mufassireen explained their need to eat and drink to proves that they were also in need to defecate and urinate. This also adds proof to affirm that they were humans and thus created. 

Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth); meaning, look at the clear evidences that have been revealed and likewise look how they turn away from the truth after it has been explained. 

[Jaami al-Ahkaam al-Quraan by Imaam al-Qurtoobee 6/185-186]