People Of the Book / Jesus

The people of the book are those people who's prophet was blessed with a Book from Allah like the Jews and the Christians.  In the Qu'ran, they and their behaviour are mentioned many times as an example for the Muslims under numerous situations.

In the Qu'ran, Allah says, "The People of the Book ask you (Mohammed) to bring down for them a book from Heaven.  From Musa (Moses), they demanded an even harder miracle than that.  They asked him, " Make us see Allah with our own eyes."  As a result of their wickedness, the thunderbolt overtook them.  Then they took the calf for worship ........

They went on in their unbelief to such an extent  that they uttered terrible slander about Maryam (Mary).  They said, "We have killed the Messiah, Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam, the Rasool of Allah."  Whereas in fact, neither did they kill him nor did they crucify him but they thought they did (because the matter was made dubious for them).  Those who differ therein are in doubt.  They have no real knowledge, they follow nothing but mere conjecture, certainly, they did not kill him (Jesus).  Nay!  The fact is that Allah took him (Jesus) up to Himself, Allah is Mighty, Wise.

There  is none of the People of the Book but will believe in this fact before their death; and on the Day of Resurrection Isa (Jesus) will bear witness against them.  Quran 4: 153-159