place of worship, an angel in the form of a man appeared before her.
Filled with terror, she tried to flee, praying)what means(:"…'Indeed,
I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, ]soleave me[, if you
should be fearing of Allaah.' He said: 'I am only the messenger of
your Lord to give you ]news of[ a pure boy ]i.e., son[.' She said:
'How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been
unchaste?' He said: 'Thus ]it will be[; your Lord says: 'It is easy
for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us.
And it is a matter ]already[ decreed.''"]Quran: 19:18-21[
The angel's visit caused Maryam, may Allaah exalt her mention, great
anxiety, which increased as the months went by. How could she face
giving birth to a child without having a husband?
Later, she felt life kicking inside her. With a heavy heart, she left
the place of prayer and went toNazareth, the city in which she had
been born, where she settled in a simple farm house toavoid the
public.
But fear and anxiety did not leave her. She was from a noble and pious
family. Her father had notbeen an evil man nor washer mother an impure
woman. How could she prevent tongues from wagging about her honour?
After some months, she could bear the mental strain no longer.
Burdened with a heavy womb, she leftNazareth, not knowing where to go
to be away from this depressing atmosphere.
She had not gone far, when she was overtaken by the pains of
childbirth.She sat down against a dry palm tree, and here she gave
birth to a son. Looking at her beautiful baby, she was hurt that she
had brought him intothe world without a father. She exclaimed )what
means(: "…Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion,
forgotten." ]Quran: 19:23[
Suddenly, she heard a voice nearby saying)what means(:"…'Do not
grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream. And shake toward
you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh
dates. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among
humanity anyone, say: 'Indeed, I have vowed to the MostMerciful
abstention, so I will not speak today to ]any[ man.'"]Quran: 19:24-26[
For a while she was comforted by Allaah's miracle, for it was a sure
sign of her innocence and purity. She decided to return to the city.
However, her fears also returned. What was she going to tell the
people?
As she had expected, her arrival in the city with a newborn baby in
her arms aroused the curiosity of the people. They scolded her: "This
is a terrible sin that you have committed!" She put her finger to her
lips and pointed to the child. They asked: "How can wespeak to a
newborn baby?" To their total amazement, the child began to speak
clearly, saying )what means(:"…'Indeed, I am the servant of Allaah. He
has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me
blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and Zakaah as
long as I remain alive. Allaah ]made me[ dutiful to my mother, and He
has not made mea wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was
born and theday I will die and the day I am raised alive.'"]Quran:
19:30-33[
Most of the people realised that the baby was unique, for if Allaah
wills something, He merely says 'Be' and it happens. Of course,
therewere some who regarded the baby's speech as a strange trick, but
at least Maryam, may Allaah exalt her mention, could now stay in
Nazareth without being harassed.
It was said that Yoosuf )Joseph( the Carpenter was greatly surprised
when he knew the story, so he asked Maryam, mayAllaah exalt her
mention: "Can a tree come to grow without a seed?" She replied: "Yes,
the onewhich Allaah created for the first time." He asked her again:
"Is it possible to bear a child without a male partner?" She replied:
"Yes, Allaah, created Aadam without male or female!"
The Jewish priests felt this child )'Eesaa, or Jesus( was dangerous,
forthey felt that the people would turn their worshipto Allaah, the
Almighty, displacing the existing Jewish tenets. Consequently, they
wouldlose their authority over the people. Therefore, they kept the
miracle of 'Eesaa's speech in infancya secret and accused Maryam, may
Allaah exalt her mention, of a great misdeed.
As 'Eesaa, may Allah exalt his mention, grew, the signs of prophethood
began to increase. He could tell his friends what kind of supper
waited for them at home and what they had hidden and where. Whenhe was
twelve years old, he accompanied his mother toJerusalem. There, he
wandered into the temple and joined a crowd listening to the lecture
of the Rabbis )Jewish priests(. The audience was all adult, but he was
not afraid to sit with them. After listening intently, he asked
questions and expressed his opinion. The learned rabbis were disturbed
by the boy's boldness and puzzled by the questions he asked, for they
were unable to answer him. They tried tosilence him, but he ignored
their attempts and continued to expresshis views. 'Eesaabecame so
involved in this exchange that he forgot he was expected back home.
In the meantime, his mother went home, thinking that he might have
gone back with relatives or friends. Whenshe arrived, she discovered
that he was not there, so she returned to the city to look for him. At
last she found him in the temple, sitting among the learned,
conversing with them.
Maryam, may Allaah exalt her mention, became angry with him for
causing her worry. He tried to assure her that all the arguing and
debating with the learned had made him forget the time.
'Eesaagrew into manhood. It was the Sabbath )Saturday(, a dayof
complete rest for the Jews: no fire could be lit or extinguished, nor
could females plait their hair. It was a Jewish practice that Saturday
be dedicated to the worshipof Allaah. However, the wisdom behind the
Sabbath and its spirit hadgone, and only the letter remained in the
Jews' hearts. Also, they thoughtthat Sabbath was kept in heaven, and
that the People of Israel had beenchosen by Allaah only to observe the
Sabbath.
They made a hundred things unlawful on Saturday, even self-defence, or
calling a doctor to save a patient who was in poor condition. There
was, for example, a rule which prohibited a journey of more than one
thousand yards on the Sabbath day.
One day )on a Sabbath(, 'Eesaawas on his wayto the temple. He
reachedout his hand to pick two pieces of fruit to feed a hungry
child. This was considered to be a violation of the Sabbath law. He
made a fire for the old women to keep themselves warm from the
freezing air, which was considered another violation. He went to the
temple and looked around.
There were twenty thousand Jewish priests registered there who earned
their living from the temple. The rooms of the temple were full of
them. In the temple, the Pharisees and Sadducees acted as if it was a
market place, and these two groups always disagreed on everything.
'Eesaafollowed the scene with his eyes and observed that the poor
people who could not afford the price of the sheep or dove were swept
away like flies by the Pharisees and Sadducees. 'Eesaawasastonished.
Why did the priests burn so many offerings inside the temple, while
thousands of poor people were hungry outside it?
On this night, the two noble Prophets Yahyaa )John( and Zakariyyaa
)Zachariah(, may Allaah exalt their mention, wereexecuted by the
ruling authority. On the same night, the revelation descended upon
'Eesaa. Allaah, the Exalted, commanded him to begin his call to the
children ofIsrael. To 'Eesaathe life of ease was now closed, and the
page of worship and struggle had opened.
Like an opposing force, the message of 'Eesaacame to denounce the
practices of the Phariseesand to reinforce the Law of Moosaa. In the
face of a materialistic ageof luxury and worship of gold, 'Eesaacalled
his people to a nobler life by word and deed. This exemplary life was
the only way out of the wretchedness and diseases of his age.
'Eesaa's call, from the outset, was marked by itscomplete uprightness
and piety. He continued inviting people to Almighty Allaah. His call
was based on the principle that there is no mediation between the
Creator and His creatures.However, 'Eesaawas in conflict with the
Jews' superficial interpretationof the Torah. He said that he did not
come to abrogate the Torah, but to complete it by going to the spirit
of its substance to arrive at its essence.
He made the Jews understand that the Ten Commandments had more value
than they imagined. For instance, the fifth commandment does not only
prohibit physical killing, but all forms of killing: physical,
psychological, or spiritual. The sixth commandment does not prohibit
adultery only in the sense of unlawful physical contact betweena man
and a woman, but also prohibits all forms ofunlawful relations or
actsthat might lead to adultery. The eye commits adultery when itlooks
at anything with passion.
'Eesaawas, therefore, in confrontation with thematerialistic people.
He told them to desist from hypocrisy, showing off and false praise.
There was no need to hoard wealth in this life. They should not
preoccupy themselves with the goods of this passing world; rather they
must preoccupy themselves with the affairs of the coming world because
it would be everlasting. He told them that caring for this world is a
sin, not fit for pious worshippers. Asfor the believers, they know
that their sustenance is with Allaah,so they trust in Him and scorn
this world.
'Eesaacontinued to invite people to worship the Only Lord who is
without partner, and to purify the heart and soul.His teaching annoyed
thepriests, for every word of'Eesaawas a threat to them and their
position, exposing their misdeeds.
The priests started to plotagainst 'Eesaa. They wanted to embarrass
himand to prove that he had come to destroy the Mosaic Law. The Mosaic
Law provides that an adulteress be stoned to death. They brought him a
Jewish adulteress and asked 'Eesaa: "Does not the law stipulate the
stoning of the adulteress?" 'Eesaaanswered: "Yes." They said: "This
woman is an adulteress." 'Eesaalooked at the woman and then at the
priests. He knew that they were more sinful than she. They agreed that
she should be killed according to Mosaic Law, and they understood
thatif he was going to apply Mosaic Law, he would be destroying his
own rules of forgiveness and mercy.
'Eesaaunderstood their plan. He smiled and assented: "Whoever among
you is sinless can stone her." His voice rose in the middle of
theTemple, making a new law on adultery, for the sinless to judge sin.
Therewas none eligible; no mortal can judge sin, only Allaah the Most
Merciful.
He continued his mission,aided by divine miracles. Some Quranic
commentators said that 'Eesaabrought four people back from the dead: a
friend of his, an old woman's son, and a woman's only daughter. These
three had died during his lifetime. Whenthe Jews saw this, they said:
"You only resurrect those who have died recently; perhaps they simply
fainted." They therefore asked him to bring back to life Sam, the son
of Nooh.
When 'Eesaaasked them to show him his grave, the people accompanied
him there. 'Eesaainvoked Allaah the Exalted to bring him back to life
and behold, Sam came out from the grave grey-haired. 'Eesaaasked: "How
did you get grey hair, when therewas no ageing in your time?" He
answered: "O Spirit of Allaah! I thought that the Day of Resurrection
had come; from the fear of that Day my hair turned grey."
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