thereafter in their footsteps we caused our apostles to follow and we caused lsa son of maryam to follow them and we vouchsafed unto him the injil and we placed in the hearts of those who followed him tenderness and mercy. and asceticism! they innovated it we prescribed it not for them only seeking allahs pleasure yet they tended it not with tendence due thereto. so we vouchsafed unto such of them as believed their hire and many of them are transgressors.
ثم قفينا على آثارهم برسلنا وقفينا بعيسى ابن مريم وآتيناه الإنجيل وجعلنا في قلوب الذين اتبعوه رأفة ورحمة ورهبانية ابتدعوها ما كتبناها عليهم إلا ابتغاء رضوان الله فما رعوها حق رعايتها فآتينا الذين آمنوا منهم أجرهم وكثير منهم فاسقون