Why I Love Jesus (Part 3) by Yahya Ibrahim The establishment could not tolerate his message or more accurately, they despised the Messenger. They would receive stories,daily, of Jesus sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – Praise and Mercy of Allāh be sent to him, curing the blind through his invocation of the Merciful One. They witnessed the dead being brought back to life by the Will of Allāh through Jesus. Nevertheless, their disbelief increased to a palpable level that Jesus could sense. “(I, Jesus, have come to you Children of Israel), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, and obey me.” “It is God who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a way that is straight.” When Jesus found disbelief on their part He said: “Who will be My helpers to (the work of) God?” Said the disciples: “We are Gods helpers: We believe in God, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims (those who Submit to God). “Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Messenger (Jesus); then write us down among those who bear witness.” —Qur’an, 3: 49-53 (Remember) when Allāh will say (on the Day of Resurrection). “O Jesus, son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh ul Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Torah and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you) since you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among them said: This is nothing but evident magic. “ —Qur’an, 5: 110 Jesus sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – Praise and Mercy of Allāh be sent to him, is Wajeeh worthy of esteem in this world and the next, mubÄrak “blessed and a source of benefit for others.” These two descriptions establish a man who is sound in his relationship with the Creator and the creation. His mother preceded him in gracious conduct and was honoured with his guardianship. Maryum ‘alihas-Salaam, endured the pain of labour and delivered Jesus singularly, but not independently. Allāh sent the angels to quench her thirst by establishing a spring of water near her and commanding her to shake a date palm so as to nourish herself and gain strength to face the adversity that was sure follow. As expected, all who encountered her requested an explanation. She pointed to Jesus and said nothing. At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: “O Mary! truly an amazing thing that you have brought! “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!” But she pointed to the babe. They said: “How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?” He said: “I am indeed a servant of Allāh: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; (He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!†Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. —Quran, Surah 19 (Maryam), Ayat 27-35 From that day onwards, Jesus was a marked man. Those who Loved the Al Mighty, loved him and cared for him and absorbed his blessing and teachings. Those who preferred the worldly life and its status opposed Jesus, openly and privately. Assassination and murder were on the hearts and minds of many. However, Jesus was destined for a greater purpose that was beyond the times he lived in. He would prophesy to his companions of the one who will come as a comfort to the worlds. Some scholars point to: “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”, John 14-16, 14-17 As Muslims, we refer to Muhammed sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – Praise and Mercy of Allāh be upon him, as Rahmaatan lill ‘aalamin – The Mercy/Comfort to all that Exists. Jesus, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam was saved by Allāh from the hate of those plotting his death. (They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broke their covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allāh; that they slew the Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, “Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allāhs Word; We need no more)”;- Nay, Allāh hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and little is it they believe;- That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge; That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allāh”;- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:- Nay, Allāh raised him up unto Himself; and Allāh is Exalted in Power, Wise;- And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;- —Quran, Sura 4 (An-Nisa) ayat 155-159 So in heaven, awaiting instruction from Allāh to return as the heralded Messiah, Jesus, the Son of Mary resides. His mother, conception, birth, speaking in infancy, teaching the Torah in pubescence, receiving the Divine answer to his supplications in the assistance of curing the blind, deaf and leper, his raising the dead, his ascension to heaven and escape from death and his eventual return as the Messiah are all Signs of the Al Mighty’s Power and unchallenged and indivisible Authority. Behold! Allāh said: “O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute. —Quran, Sura 3 (Al-i-Imran) āyah 55 How can anyone not accept Jesus in their life? muslimmatters.org/2011/04/23/love-jesus-isa-son-of-mary/
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