What is the interpretation of the noble verse: "They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above what they associate with Him," and does it indicate that the Messiah became a god by following the conjunction "wa" (and)?

The noble verse states: "They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above what they associate with Him." This verse clarifies that the Christians took the Messiah, son of Mary, as a worshipped lord. The word "al-Maseeha" (the Messiah) is conjoined with "ruhbaanihim" (their monks) in the accusative case because it is a badal (appositive). If he were a lord, it would have come in the genitive case. The verse emphasizes that they were commanded to worship one God.

When Adi ibn Hatim asked the Prophet, peace be upon him, about this verse, the Prophet clarified that they did not literally worship them, but rather, if they permitted something for them, they considered it permissible, and if they forbade something for them, they considered it forbidden.

The Holy Qur'an confirms in other verses the disbelief of those who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary, or that He is one of three, and that the Messiah himself commanded the worship of Allah, his Lord and their Lord, and that Allah has not taken a son.

A Muslim must safeguard his religion from doubts and not listen to them. Scholars have stipulated the prohibition of looking into the books of the People of the Book due to the distortions within them, and listening to their doubts is even more prohibited.