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The Message
of Jesus
Jesus said: Verily
I am a servant of Allah. He has given me the Book, and has made
me a prophet, and has made me blessed wherever I may be. And He
has enjoined on me prayer and charity as long as I live. (Quran
19: 30-31)
It is the birthday
of Jesus the Spirit of God, Word of God, Prophet of God, Messenger
of God, Servant of God and the Messiah. What can we present to
him? Take a glance at his life, listen carefully to his message,
do what he wants you to do, only this will give him happiness.
This will be his present. Pay close attention to his commands.
Obey him with your soul, your wealth and your actions. Jesus said,
"Who will be my helper unto the Lord?" The disciples replied,
"We are your helpers, we will follow you". This voice of Jesus
asking, "Who is my helper?" is still echoing from thousands of
years. Are we saying yes to his call? Let us consider what Jesus
wants, what is his message:
- Do not think that I have come
to abolish the Law or the Prophets, I have not come to abolish
them but to fulfill them. (Matthew 5:17)
- Anyone who breaks one of the least
of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and
teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of
heaven. (Matthew 5:19)
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So in everything,
do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums
up the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew7:12)
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Anyone who loves
his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone
who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of
me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is
not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever
loses his life for my sake will find it. He who receives you
receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent
me. Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will
receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous
man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's
reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one
of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the
truth, he will certainly not lose his reward. (Matthew 11: 37-42)
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The greatest among
you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be
humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew
23: 11-12)
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Whoever does God's
will is my brother, sister, and mother. (Mark 3: 35)
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For whoever is
not against us is for us. I tell you the truth, anyone who gives
you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will
certainly not lose his reward. (Mark 9: 40-41)
- You know the commandments: 'Do
not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give
false testimony, do not defraud, honour your mother and father.'
(Mark 10: 19)
- For even the son of man did not
come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom
for many. (Mark 10:45)
- The most important commandment
is this: 'Hear O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is one. Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this:
Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater
than these. (Mark 12: 29-31)
- But I tell you who hear me: love
your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
you, pray for those who ill-treat you. If someone strikes you
on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your
cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone
who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not
demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even
'sinners' love those who love them. And if you do good to those
who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners'
do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment,
what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners',
expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good
to them and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.
Then your reward will be great, and you will be the sons of the
Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be
merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6: 27-36)
- Why do you call me, ' Lord, Lord',
and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who
comes to me, hears my words, and puts them into practice. He is
like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation
on rock. When the flood came, the torrent struck that house but
could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who
hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man
who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment
the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction
was complete. (Luke 6: 46-49)
- I am the light of the world. Whoever
follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life. (John 8: 12)
- If you hold to my teaching, you
are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free. (John 8: 31-32)
- Whoever has my commands and obeys
them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved
by my Father and I too will love him and show myself to him. (John
14: 21)
- Put to death, therefore whatever
belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust,
evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the
wrath of God is coming, on those who are disobedient. (Colossians
3: 5-6).
- But now you must rid yourselves
of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander and
filthy language from your lips. (Colossians 3: 8)
- Wives, submit to your husbands,
as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not
be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything,
for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children,
or they will become discouraged. (Colossians 3: 18-21)
- Masters, provide your slaves with
what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a
Master in heaven. (Colossians 4: 1)
- Be wise in the way you act towards
outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation
be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know
how to answer everyone. (Colossians 4: 5-6)
The Message of Jesus through
Muslim Tradition
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Jesus said
to the disciples, "Be satisfied with a little of the world,
while your religion is safe, likewise the people of this world
are satisfied with a little of religion, while their world
is safe; love Allah by being far from them, and make Allah
satisfied by being angry with them." The disciples said, "O
spirit of Allah, so with whom should we keep company?" He
said, "He the spirit of whom reminds you of Allah, his speech
increases your knowledge, and his action makes you desirous
of the other world". (Uddatul-Daee, 121)
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Jesus was asked
about the best of people. He said, "One whose speech is the
mention of Allah, whose silence is contemplation, and whose
vision is admonition". (Majmu'ah Warram,1, 250)
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Verily, Jesus
passed by three people. Their bodies had become thin and their
colours had changed. Then he said, "What has brought you to
what I see?" They said, "Fear of the Fire". He said, "It is
the duty of Allah to give security to those who fear Him."
Then he passed from them to three other men. He was surprised
to find them even thinner and more changed. Then he said,
"What has brought you to what I see?" They said, "Yearning
for the Garden". He said, "It is the duty of Allah to give
to him who has hope in Him". Then he passed to three others.
He was surprised to find them even thinner and their faces
were shining like mirrors. Then he said, "What has brought
you to what I see?" They said, "Love of Allah, the Mighty
and Magnificent". Three times, he said, "You are those who
are close to Allah". (Sharh Nahjul Balagh, 10, 156)
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The disciples
said to Jesus the son of Mary, "O teacher of the good! Teach
us what is the most severe of things". Then he said, "The
most severe of things is the wrath of Allah". They said, "Then
what prevents the wrath of Allah?" He said, "That you not
be wrathful". They said, "What is the source of wrath?" He
said, "Pride, haughtiness and contempt for the people". (Bihar,
14, 287,9)
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Allah revealed
to Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Jesus! I do not forget those
who forget Me, so how could I forget those who remember Me!
I am not stingy with those who disobey Me, so how could I
be stingy with those who obey Me". (Jami' al-Akbar, 1, 180)
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It is reported
that among what was revealed to Jesus is: "Do not be deceived
by those who are disobedient to Me, who eat what I provide
for them, but worship other than Me, then they call Me when
they are worried, so I answer them, then they go back to what
they did. Do they disobey Me or want to anger Me? (I swear)
by Myself. I will take them in such a way that there is no
deliverance from it and there is no refuge but Me. Where can
they flee from My sky and My earth?" (Uddatul Daee, 212)
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Allah revealed
to Jesus, "Be to the people like the earth below in meekness,
like the flowing water in generosity, and like the sun and
the moon in mercy, which shine on the good and sinner alike".
(Bihar 14, 3)
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Allah revealed
to Jesus, "O Jesus! Grant me the tears of your eyes, and the
humility of your heart, and stand beside the tombs of the
dead, and call to them aloud that you may be advised by them,
and say, 'I will join those who join you'." (Bihar 79, 178)
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Allah revealed
to Jesus, "O Jesus! Be merciful with great mercy, and behave
in such a way that you wish others to treat you, and increase
your remembrance of death, and departing from your household,
and avoid wasting your time, for wasting time corrupts one,
and do not be heedless, for he who is heedless of Me is far
away from Me. And remember Me by doing righteous acts so that
I will remember you". (Kafi, 8, 131)
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Jesus, the son
of Mary, said, "Verily the evil doer is infectious and the
associate of the wicked is brought down. So beware of those
with whom you associate". (Kafi,2, 640)
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And Jesus was
saying, "O assembly of Apostles, love Allah by hatred of the
disobedient, and approach Allah by distancing (yourselves)
from them, and request His contentment by their discontentment".
(Bihar, 14, 330)
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Jesus said to
his companions, "Verily, sleeping on a dunghill and eating
barley bread is a great good, with a sound religion". (Adab
ul Nafs, 1, 223)
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When Jesus passed
by a house the family of which had died and was replaced by
others, he said, "Woe to your owners who inherited you! How
they have learned no lesson from their late brothers". (Bihar,
14, 329)
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Jesus said,
"Do not worry about your livelihood for tomorrow. If tomorrow
is a part of your life, your livelihood will come along with
your life, and if it is not part of your life, then do not
worry about the livelihood of others". (Majmu'ah Warram, 1,
278)
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Jesus said,
"O Children of Israel! Are you not ashamed before Allah? Not
one of you would drink something until you made it free of
any speck of dirt, but you are not disturbed at the acquisition
of something prohibited though it be the size of an elephant.
Have you not heard what has been said to you in the Torah?
'Visit your relations and recompense them.' And I say to you:
Visit those who have cut themselves off from you, and give
to those who would not help you, and do good to those who
have done evil to you, and offer greetings of peace to those
who curse you. And be fair with those who have shown enmity
towards you. Forgive those who have oppressed you, as you
like to be forgiven for your misdeeds". (Tuhaf ul Uqul, 501)
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Jesus said,
"In truth I say to you, whoever looks at a snake that intends
to strike his brother and does not warn until it kills him,
he will not be secure from partnership in his murder. Likewise,
whoever looks at his brother doing something wrong, and does
not warn him of its consequences until it encompasses him,
he will not be secure from partnership in his sin. Whoever
has the power to change an oppressor but does not change him,
he is like an angel (of oppression). How can the oppressor
be frightened when he is safe among you and he is neither
prohibited, nor changed, nor are his hands restrained? Why
should the oppressors then give up? How should they not become
arrogant? It is enough that one of you say, 'I shall not oppress,
but whoever wants to oppress, go ahead' and he sees oppression
but does not change it. If it were as you say, why are you
punished with the oppressors, though you do not commit their
deeds, when the chastisement descends upon them in this world?"
(Tuhaf ul Uqul, 501)
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Jesus, the son
of Mary, said to his companions, "O children of Adam! Free
yourselves from this world, escaping to Allah, and take your
hearts out of it (this world). Verily, you are not suitable
for it (this world) and it is not suitable for you, and you
do not remain in it and it does not remain for you. It is
an insatiable deceiver. He who has emigrated to it is misled.
He who relies on it has been duped. He who loves it and desires
it is destroyed. So repent to your Lord and fear your Lord,
and beware a day when no father can compensate for his child
and no child can be the compensation for his father. Where
are your fathers? Where are your mothers? Where are your brothers?
Where are your sisters? Where are your children? They were
called and they answered, said farewell to the earth, joined
the dead, and they came among the destroyed. They exit the
world and separate from their loved ones, and are in need
of what they sent ahead and needless of what they left behind.
How much you have been advised and how much you have been
prohibited, but you are frivolous and inattentive".
( Bihar, 14, 228)
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Jesus, the son
of Mary, said to his companions, "Your likeness in this world
is like of beasts. Your zeal is for the inside of your belly
and for your private parts. Do you not answer Him who created
you, while He threatened the disobedient with the Fire, and
you are not able to cope with the Fire, and He promised the
obedient the Garden and being near to Him in the high heaven?
So compete for it and be deserving of it, and be fair to yourselves,
and be kind to the weak and needy among you. And repent to
Allah sincerely, and be righteous servants, and do not be
oppressive kings or inordinate Pharaohs who conquers those
who rebel against him by death. (And repent to) the Almighty
of the mighty, Lord of the heavens and the earth, of the first
and the last, Possessor of the Day of Judgement, Severe in
punishment, Whose chastisement is painful. No oppressor is
saved from Him, and nothing escapes Him. Nothing slips past
Him, and nothing disappears from His sight. His knowledge
encompasses all things, and He sends down to each according
to his stations the Garden or the Fore. O weak son of Adam!
Where would you run from Him Who seeks you in the dark of
your night and the brightness of your day, and in every state
in which you may be. One who advised delivered his advice;
and one who has listened to the advice is saved". ( Bihar,
14, 228)
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Jesus, the son
of Mary said, "Hardening of the heart is from drying of the
eyes, and drying of the eyes is from accumulating sins, and
accumulating sins is from loving the world, and loving the
world is the head of all error". (Mustadrak ul- Wasail, 12,
39)
- The
Messiah said to the apostles, "Small sins and those considered
paltry are among the deceptions of Satan. He makes them seem
paltry to you and makes them small in your eyes, so they will
be gathered and increased and will surround you". (Bihar, 1,
145)
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