{"id":246,"date":"2011-10-17T10:01:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T10:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rs\/en\/the-truth-about-jesus-the-muslim-nation-is-more-worthy-of-jesus-than-all-others\/"},"modified":"2011-10-17T10:01:29","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T10:01:29","slug":"the-truth-about-jesus-the-muslim-nation-is-more-worthy-of-jesus-than-all-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r-islam.com\/en\/the-truth-about-jesus-the-muslim-nation-is-more-worthy-of-jesus-than-all-others\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth about Jesus: The Muslim Nation is More Worthy of Jesus Than All Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Truth about Jesus: The Muslim Nation is More Worthy of Jesus Than All Others<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">By Yahya Adel Ibrahim<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All Praise is for Allah alone. He is the <em>Rabb <\/em>of all that exists. Surely, we send the highest <em>Salah and Salam<\/em> upon the Final Prophet, the leader of the pious and upon his family, companions and those who follow their example with <em>Ih\u2019san<\/em> till the Day of Reckoning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>Amma Ba\u2018du:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">One of the greatest hurdles confronting Muslims today is a lack of knowledge about certain essential beliefs that we as Muslims must unwaveringly adhere to. Of the most pertinent issues facing Muslims living in localities that are heavily influenced by western culture is how we view \u2018Issa bin Marium -Jesus the Son of Mary \u2013 \u2018alihi as-Salaam (AS).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On a cyclical basis we are confronted with different &#8220;religious&#8221; occasions that are marked by our Christian neighbours, coworkers and acquaintances. It is paramount that we as Muslims have a firm understanding of what he \u2013 \u2018Issa (AS) represents to us as Muslims. Whether it is Easter Monday or Christmas day, we as Muslims should know what Islam says about the issues that are presented to us on a regular basis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This four part series will attempt to expound upon the basic knowledge that Muslims may already have. It will also seek to introduce evidences from the Nobel Quran and the Pure Sunnah with regards to issues that may not have been discussed in detail before. There are four main issues regarding \u2018Issa bin Marium (AS) that we as Muslims must have knowledge of.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Muslim Nation is more Worthy of \u2018Issa than all the other nations. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Who was Marium? And the Truth about the Immaculate Conception and the Birth of \u2018Isaa (AS). <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Life and Near Death of \u2018Issa (AS). <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Inevitable Return of \u2018Issa to Slay the Dajjal (One-eyed liar or the Anti-Christ) and Lead the Muslim Nation. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We will attempt to deal with each of these four points \u2013 beginning here with Part one \u2013 in a knowledge based manner. The opinions expressed will be those that are held by the majority of the Scholars of Islam. The weaker opinions or those that do not have an evidentiary basis will not be discussed unless to show their inaccuracy or incorrectness. In discussing this issue we will only turn to the verified sources of authenticity. We will only narrate that which is accepted as true and verified by the Muslim scholars of past and present. We will not look into sources that do not have an Islamic basis. A Muslim writes this discussion for Muslims, from exclusively Islamic scholarly sources. To debate these issues from others sources (Bible) is a wholly separate discussion that has no place here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Muslim Nation is more Worthy of \u2018Issa than all others<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The one who claims that \u2018Issa (AS) is God, or that \u2018Issa (AS) is the Son of God, or that God is a Trinity that includes \u2018Issa is in fact the most distant from the teachings of \u2018Issa (AS) even if he calls himself a devout Christian. Claiming love for someone implies that you adhere to what that individual stood for and called to. \u2018Issa (AS) was never one who claimed any one of the previous three statements for himself. In fact neither did his true followers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">For this to become clear we will analyze four main points:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Prophets of Allah are all Related. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Only accepted Deen (Religious Way of Life) is Islam. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018Issa was but a humble Messenger and Prophet of Allah. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018Issa distances himself from the slander and unjustified claims of Christians. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Prophets of Allah are all related<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Rasool Allah (SAAW) said:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;I am the most worthy of \u2018Issa bin Marium in this life and in the hereafter.&#8221;<\/strong> They (Sahaba) asked: &#8220;Why is that O Messenger of Allah (SAAW)?&#8221; He (SAAW) replied:<strong> &#8220;The Prophets are paternal (bloodline) brethren (from fathers side). Their mothers may be different (races, peoples, bloodlines) yet their Deen is always one (Islam).&#8221;<\/strong> <strong><em>Reported by Bukhari and Muslim<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Therefore this necessitates that he who disputes the validity of one of the true Prophets and Messengers has in fact reviled and disputed all of them. One cannot believe in Muhammad (SAAW) and not believe in \u2018Issa (AS). Equally, one cannot truly believe in \u2018Issa and not believe in Muhammad (SAAW). To truly accept one Prophet or Messenger necessitates the acceptance of all those who came before him and all who will come after him, ending with Muhammad (SAAW).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This concept is clearly portrayed in the Quran. Allah (SWT) mentions the first Messenger to humanity Nuh or Noah (AS) in the Quran. What is very interesting is that Allah (SWT) states in Surat ash-Shu\u2018arah (26:105) that <strong>&#8220;Nuh\u2019s people disbelieved the Messengers.&#8221; <\/strong>The point of relevance is that a plural (Messengers) is used in this ayah, yet we know that there were no Messengers sent to his people or humanity as a matter of fact. Allah only sent Nuh (AS) to his people and none other before him. This same concept is further emphasized in the same Surat. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;\u2018Ad\u2019s people disbelieved the Messengers.&#8221; Ash-Shu\u2018rah (26:123)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;Thamud\u2019s people disbelieved the Messengers.&#8221; Ash-Shu\u2018rah (26:141)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;Lut\u2019s (Lot\u2019s) people disbelieved the Messengers.&#8221; Ash-Shu\u2018rah (26:160)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We know that to each of these people only one Messenger was sent to them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Disbelieving in one Prophet or Messenger is disbelief in all the Prophets and Messengers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;The Messenger (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) \u2018We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers.\u2019&#8221; Al-Baqarah (2:285)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Therefore all the Prophets and Messengers are a fraternity of brethren through the lineage of their fathers. Even \u2018Issa (AS), who was born without a fathers\u2019 input into the equation of procreation is from the family of Bani Israel the descendant of Ishaq (Isaac) son of Ya \u2018qoub or Jacob (AS).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Even more important is to know that all the Prophets called to one and the same thing \u2013Islam. This brings us to the second point of our analysis:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Only accepted Deen (Religious Way of Life) is Islam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) says: <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;Truly the religion with Allah is Islam.&#8221; Ali-\u2018Imran (3:19<\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All of the Prophets and Messengers came calling to the one true faith. They all were sent with one mission. They were selected to call people to singling out only Allah in worship and to disavow all other gods or deities while establishing Allah (SWT) alone as the One deserving all worship. All the Prophets and Messengers called their respective peoples to Islam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Nuh (AS) called to Islam: Allah (SWT) says: <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;(Nuh said) But if you turn away (from accepting Islamic Monotheism) then no reward have I asked of you, my reward is only from Allah, and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims!&#8221; Yunus (10:72)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ibrahim and Ya\u2019qoub or Abraham and Jacob (AS) called to Islam: Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;And who turns away from the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) except him who befools himself? Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>When his Lord said to him, \u2018Submit (Be Muslim)!\u2019 He said, \u2018I have submitted myself (I am Muslim) to the Lord of the all that exists.\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>And this (Islam) was enjoined by Ibrahim upon his sons and by Ya\u2018qoub (Jacob) saying, \u2018O My sons! Allah has chosen for you the (true) religion, die not then except in the Faith of Islam (as Muslims).\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya\u2019qoub? When he said to his sons, \u2018What will you worship after me (my death)?\u2019 They said, \u2018We shall worship your God (Allah) and the God of your fathers, Ibrahim, Isma\u2018eel (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac). The One (God), and to Him we submit (are Muslim).\u2019&#8221; Al-Baqarah (2:130-133)<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Musa or Moses (AS) came with nothing other than Islam. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;And Musa said: \u2018O my People! If you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him if you are Muslims.\u2019&#8221; Yunus (10:84)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yusuf or Joseph (AS) came calling his people to Islam. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;(Yusuf supplicated) My Lord! You have indeed bestowed on me of the sovereignty, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams \u2013 the (Only) Creator of the heavens and the earth! You (O Allah) are my <em>Wali<\/em> (Protector, Helper, Supporter, Guardian) in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die as a Muslim (submitting to You alone) and join me with the righteous.&#8221; Yusuf (12:101)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In turn, \u2018Issa bin Marium (AS) came calling his people only to Islam. Allah (SWT) says: <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;Then when \u2018Issa came to know of their disbelief, he said: \u2018Who will be my helpers in Allah\u2019s Cause?\u2019 The disciples said: \u2018We are the helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims.\u2019&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Ali-\u2018Imran (3:52)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And the finality of Prophethood, the Imam of the Messengers and the Leader of the Righteous, Muhammad (SAAW) was sent calling all of humanity not just a single people to Islam. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;This day I have perfected your religion for you (all humanity), completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.&#8221; Al-Ma\u2019idah (5:3)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The religion of all those truly sent by Allah as Messengers was Islam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Issa was but a humble Messenger and Prophet of Allah.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">What is quite amusing to see is that there are those who accept the concept of Monotheism (Jews and Christians) yet reject it at the same time. The Jews reject known Prophets and Messengers of Allah. They at times went as far as executing them. This was planned for \u2018Issa as will be explained later on in our discussions. Allah (SWT) describes this vividly in the Quran:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some you disbelieved and some you killed.&#8221; Al-Baqarah 2:87<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On the other hand, those who claimed Christianity went too far in the veneration of their Prophet and Messenger \u2018Issa. They corrupted his teachings by claiming for him things that he never stated for him self. They elevated \u2018Issa after his departing them to a paganistic status that nullified whatever Monotheistic faith they had in their hearts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;And they say: \u2018The Most Gracious (Allah) has begotten a son (or offspring or children).\u2019 Indeed you have brought forth (said) a most terrible, evil thing. Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, that they ascribe a son (or offspring) to the Most Gracious. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>But it is not befitting (the Majesty) of the Most Gracious (Allah) that He should beget a son (or offspring). <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Gracious as a slave.&#8221; Marium (19:88-93)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Shaykhul Islam Ibn al-Qayyim has a beautiful poem dispelling the falsities and irrational of Christians past and present. He poetically states:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>To the worshippers of the Messiah (\u2018Issa) we put forth a question.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>We seek an answer from those who have comprehension.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>If a god was to be put to death by a people<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Can he be truly godly?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Stranger than a god being interned in a grave,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Is being confined in a womb<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Remaining for nine months<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>In darkness; nourished from his mothers blood<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Finally exiting the birth canal a small weak child<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>With open mouth seeking a breast to suckle<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Suckling thus necessitating urination and defecation<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Is this the God that you claim?!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Quite simply he is but a man who was chosen by Allah (SWT) as a caller to guidance and righteousness. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;The Messiah (\u2018Issa) bin Marium, was no more than a Messenger, many who were Messengers have passed away before him. His mother (Mary) was a <em>Sidiqah<\/em> (believed in Words of Allah). Both of them used to eat food (as all other human beings). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, examples) clear to them; yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).&#8221; Al-Ma\u2019idah (5:75)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Some will ask, how can someone be born to a virgin mother and not be divine?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) answers:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;Verily, the likeness of \u2018Issa before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him (Adam) from dust, then (He) said to him: \u2018Be!\u2019 \u2013 and he was.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Ali-\u2018Imran (3:59)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Surely the creation of a complete physical man from dust is greater than the creation of \u2018Issa. If Adam (AS) is not thought of as being divine, then why has the same claim been made for \u2018Issa (AS)?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018Issa distances himself from the slander and unjustified claims of Christians.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) gives us a glimpse of what will be spoken by \u2018Issa on the Day of Judgment in defense of himself and proclaiming his innocence and freedom from the unjustified claims of those who ascribed to him abominable lies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) mentions this to us in the concluding verses of Surat al-Ma\u2019idah.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;And (remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Ressurection): <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018O \u2018Issa, son of Marium! Did you say unto men: \u2018Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?\u2019\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>He (\u2018Issa) will say: \u2018Glory is to You (Alone)! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You surely, have known it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know what is in Yours; truly You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is hidden and (unseen).\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018Never did I say to them except what You (Allah) commanded me to say: \u2018Worship Allah, My Lord and Your Lord.\u2019 And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them; and You are a Witness to all things.\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u2018If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily, You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Allah will say: \u2018This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: Theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) \u2013 they shall abide therein forever.\u2019 Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. That is the great success (Paradise).<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein, and He is Able to do all things.&#8221; Al-Ma\u2019idah (5:116-120)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">These are the words of truth that are undeniable by the one who possesses insight, rational and a clear understanding of Allah.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In our upcoming discussion we will analyze and discuss the Immaculate Conception from the Muslim perspective. Who was Marium and why was she chosen by Allah to carry \u2018Issa (AS)? How was she made to conceive him? What were the circumstances before and after the Miraculous birth of \u2018Issa (AS)?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">These and other points will be discussed in part two of this four part series seeking to learn about the slandered and oppressed Prophet and Messenger of Allah \u2018Issa bin Marium<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Truth About Jesus (Part Two): Who Was Mary? And The Truth About The Immaculate Conception And The Birth Of Jesus<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Continuing here with Part two \u2013 in a knowledge-based manner. The opinions expressed will be those that are held by the majority of the Scholars of Islam. The weaker opinions or those that do not have an evidentiary basis will not be discussed unless to show their inaccuracy or incorrectness. In discussing this issue we will only turn to the verified sources of authenticity. We will only narrate that which is accepted as true and verified by the Muslim scholars of past and present. We will not look into sources that do not have an Islamic basis. A Muslim writes this discussion for Muslims, from exclusively Islamic scholarly sources. To debate these issues from others sources (Bible) is a wholly separate discussion that has no place here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Who was Marium?<\/span> And the Truth about the Immaculate Conception and the Birth of \u2018Isaa (AS).<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It has been aptly stated that behind every successful man there is a woman. In most cases, ones\u2019 mother is by far the single most profound shaping force behind a young man or woman. From the moment of conception the mother to be undergoes emotional, physical and psychological changes that ready her for the responsibility of shaping the life a new human being. The mother is an institution of higher learning. She is a bastion of blind love for her child. She is a proprietor of undying devotion. The mother is a source of physical nutrition and safety, emotional attachment, psychological comfort and spiritual guidance to her growing child.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Therefore, we are compelled as Muslims to honour, elevate, adore, protect, esteem, respect, revere, strengthen, recognize, be dutiful to, give comfort to, show loyalty and allegiance to, pay homage to and supplicate for ones mother.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The mother-son relationship is one of great importance and value in Islam. As such, we have been given many great examples in the Quran and the Sunnah to model ourselves after. One can see examples in the Quran of all of the different forms of family structure. To see the relationship of a foster mother with her adopted son look to the example of Musa or Moses (AS) and his foster mother Asiya (AS). To see the relationship of a single mother raising her son alone look to the example of Isma\u2018eel or Ishmael (AS) and his mother Hajar (AS). To see the relationship of an unrighteous mother with her children look to the example of the daughters of Lot or Lut (AS) and their unrighteous mother.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Of the most poignant and telling mother-son relationships in the Quran is that of \u2018Issa bin Marium (AS). For the first and last time in history a Prophet would not be addressed by his father\u2019s name. Rather, he is referred to as Jesus the son of Mary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">To assess and grasp the true virtue of \u2018Issa (AS) it is necessary to learn about his mother Marium ibnata \u2018Imran (AS).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Who is Marium (AS)?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Marium (AS) simply is of the most complete women of all humanity, past, present and future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Rasool ul Allah (SAAW) said: <strong>&#8220;Many men have reached completion (in their relationship with Allah such as the many thousands of Prophets; Ibn Hajr). (Yet,) only four woman have reached (this same level of) completion. Marium bint (daughter of) \u2018Imran, Asiya the wife of Pharaoh, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (wife of Rasool ul Allah) and Fatimah bint Muhammad (reached completion). The excellence and superiority of \u2018Aisha (wife of Rasool ul Allah) in relation to the rest of women is the equal of that of <em>Thareed<\/em> (Meat filled dish) in relation to other dishes.&#8221; <\/strong>Agreed upon its authenticity by both Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Marium is the daughter of one of the most well known and respected men from the Jewish nation. She is from the house of \u2018Imran. Her mother is <em>Hinah bin Faqoud<\/em> (Ibn Katheer\u2019s Bidayah).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Hinah bint Faqoud was unable to bear a child for a number of years. She turned in sincere supplication to Allah (SWT) beseeching Him (SWT) to bless her with a child whom she vowed to dedicate to the service of Allah. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;Allah chose Adam, Nuh (Noah), and the family of Ibrahim and the family of \u2018Imran above the \u2018Alameen (all creation during their respective times). Offspring, one of the other and Allah is the All-Hearer, All-Knowing.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>(Remember) when the wife of \u2018Imran said: \u2018O my Lord! I have vowed to You what (the child that) is in my womb to be dedicated for your services (free from all worldly work and obligations; solely for your worship) so accept this from me. Verily you are the All-Hearer (You hear my Du\u2018a) and the All-Knowing (and you know my sincere intention in fulfilling this vow).\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Then when she gave birth to her (Marium), she said \u2018O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child <em>(Ibn Abbas states that the Jews only accepted males into dedicated service).<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 And Allah knew better what she brought forth (He is the Creator), &#8211; \u2018And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Marium (literally = pure maidservant of Allah), and I see refuge with You (Allah) for her and her offspring from the Shaytan (Satan), the outcast.\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariyya (Prophet Zachary).&#8221; Ali-\u2018Imran 3:33-37<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Rasool ul Allah (SAAW) mentions: <strong>&#8220;No new born escapes the prick (touch) of the Shaytan at the time of their birth. (The touch is what) causes them to begin to scream. Only Marium and her son (escaped being molested by the Shaytan).&#8221; <\/strong>Reported through authentic narrations in the Musnad of al-Imam Ahmed and the <em>Sahih<\/em> of al-Imam Muslim.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) thus answered the supplication by Hinah for Marium and her future offspring.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Marium was taken under the tutelage of the great Prophet of Allah Zackariya (AS). In fact Allah chose Zachariya (AS) for the great task of spiritually rearing Marium (AS). Allah (SWT) describes this in the Quran:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;This is part of the news of the Ghaib (unseen, news of past nations of which you have no knowledge prior to this) which We reveal to you (O Muhammad). You were not with them when they cast lots with their pens as to which of them should be charged with the care of Marium; nor were you with them when they disputed.&#8221; Ali-\u2018Imran 3:44<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The pious leaders of Bani Israel gathered in dispute as to whom would be given charge of Marium. They decided to throw their pens in the river (Jordan). The owner of the pen that flowed against the current would be given charge of Marium (Ibn Katheer al-Bidayah).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">To truly appreciate the virtue of Marium we remember the words of Allah:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;And (remember) when the angels said: \u2018O Marium! Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you (from Shirk and disbelief and sin), and chosen you above the woman of the \u2018Alameen (all creation during her time). O Marium! Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord and prostrate yourself, and bow down along with those who bow down (to Him).\u2019&#8221; Ali-\u2018Imran 3:42,43<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The angels would openly address her and bring her what she desired in forms of sustenance. Allah (SWT) says:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariyya (Prophet Zachary). Every time he entered the praying place to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance. He said, \u2018O Marium! From where have you received this?\u2019 She said, \u2018This is from Allah.\u2019 Verily Allah provides sustenance to whom He Wills, without limit.&#8221; Ali-\u2018Imran 3:37<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This honoured woman was therefore chosen by Allah for a unique mission that would test her faith and resolve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>The Immaculate Conception<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Owing the delicate and confusing nature of this great occurrence, Allah (SWT) records this happening in the Quran with precision and point by point detail. In a <em>Sura<\/em> titled <strong>Marium<\/strong> (Chapter 19), Allah (SWT) describes to us the Immaculate Conception and the birth of \u2018Issa (AS). To gain full benefit and strengthen our grasp of this great happening we will at times insert explanatory words and arguments (derived from the <em>Tafseer<\/em> of the <em>Rabbani<\/em> Scholars) in the midst of the verses (<em>in Italics).<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Allah (SWT) says in Surat Marium (19:16-26):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8220;And mention in the Book (the Quran, O Muhammad the story of) Marium, when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing the east.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them. We then sent unto her our <em>Ruh<\/em> (<em>Jibreel<\/em> or Archangel Gabriel), and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects (physically).<\/strong><em> In the midst of her screen and secluded state a strange man confronted her in her private quarters. Feeling threatened she turned to Allah.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>She said: \u2018Verily, I seek refuge with the Most Gracious (Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah.\u2019 <\/strong><em>Instead of saying I seek refuge with the Most Mighty she mentioned Allah with His attribute of Rahmah (Most Gracious) to remind the seemingly threateningly stranger of Mercy and Grace rather than Anger and Wrath. Her immediate impulse was to turn to Allah the Protector rather than to seek what may be the futile aid of others on the onset of the happening.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>(The angel) said: \u2018I am only a messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>She said: \u2018How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor was I unchaste?\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>He said: &#8220;So (it will be), your Lord has said, \u2018That is easy for Me (Allah)! And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter already decreed.\u2019&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>By whose Power and Might were the heavens created and raised above one another without supports?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>By whose Power and Might was the earth created as a sphere yet made flat for those who tread upon its surface? <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>By whose Power and Might was Ibraheem (AS) saved from the fire?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>By whose Power and Might was Musa (AS) Saved from Pharaoh?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>By whose Power and Might was Yunus or Jones (AS) saved from the whale?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>By Whose Power and Might was \u2018Issa (AS) eventually going to be saved from the plots of the Jews and Romans?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>The answer is found in Suratil-Hashr (59:22-24):<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><em>&#8220;He is Allah, beside Whom none has the right to be worshipped but He. (Allah is) the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><em>He is Allah beside Whom none has the right to be worshipped but He. (Allah is) the King, the Holy, the One Free from all defects, the Giver of Security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, The Supreme. Glory is to Allah! (High is He) above all that they associate as partners with Him.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><em>He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in the Heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.&#8221; Al-Hashr (59:22-24)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>He said: &#8220;So (it will be), your Lord has said, \u2018That is easy for Me (Allah)! And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter already decreed.\u2019&#8221;<\/strong><em> A sign of Tawheed during his stay with Bani Israel and a sign of the nearness of the Day of Judgment after his descent from the heavens to say the one eyed liar or the Dajaal.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place (Bethlehem about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem). <\/strong><em>She remained in Jerusalem until the signs of her pregnancy began to manifest themselves. When the signs began to show themselves she moved to Bethlehem for privacy. After the conception she went to visit her sister, the mother of Yahya (AS) bin Zachariya (AS) and told her of what had transpired. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>Imam Malik (RA) states: It has reached me that Yahya bin Zachariya and \u2018Issa bin Marium are cousins from the side of the mother, and that their conception was in the same day (look for an upcoming discussion of the Story of Yahya and his father Zachariya). Reported by Ibn Kathir in Bidayah.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a date palm. <\/strong><em>It should not be misunderstood that after conception Marium immediately and simultaneously gave birth to a child. This should not be misconstrued due to the nature of the wording or in misunderstanding the placement of the <strong>Faa (Faa ut-Ta\u2018qeeb).<\/strong> The previous verse is preceded with the verse of Conception. The verse of conception does begin with a Faa, as does this one. This usually means that the two acts are linked in a specific time constraint, and in sequence. The important point is that the time constraint and sequence is relative to the action in question. The Faa is also used in Surat al-Mu\u2019minoon verse number 14. Allah says: <strong>&#8220;Then we made the Nutfah (semen and ovum) into a clot, then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones&#8230;.&#8221;<\/strong> The Faa (translated to the word <strong>Then<\/strong> in this example) is used in the same manner of linking the respective phases. Yet there is no claim that these phases are done simultaneously, rather it implies that they are consecutive in nature. As well, we will soon see that the people accused Marium of immorality because she came carrying a newborn. This implies that the time frame caused them to uniformly suspect that the child was hers. Ibn Kathir states that the majority of the scholars (Ibn Jareer, Ibn al-Qayim, Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Taymiyyah) contend that she carried \u2018Issa (AS) for full term (9 months).<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>She said: \u2018Would that I had died before this, and had been forgotten and out of sight!\u2019 <\/strong><em>The pain, fear of reaction of people and loneliness was unbearable.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Then (the babe or Jibreel) cried unto her from below her saying: \u2018Grieve not, your Lord has provided you a stream of water beneath you. And shake the trunk of the date-palm tree towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you. So eat and drink and be glad. And if you see any human being say I have vowed a fast unto the Most Gracious (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day.\u2019 Surat Marium (19:16-26)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em>A spring sprout from beneath her and food was made available for nourishment. Taking a vow of silence was the preferred from of fasting during those times. It is deemed Haraam (prohibited) in Islam.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The conception was Divinely Ordained. This is the undeniable, verified truth of what truly transpired more than 2000 years ago. It has been eternally recorded for humanity in the Quran so that there is to be no discrepancy or disillusion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In our upcoming discussion we will analyze and dissect what \u2018Issa called to and the miracles that Allah bestowed upon him to be a sign to mankind. What were the attitudes of the people towards \u2018Issa during his young years and throughout his Prophethood? How and why \u2018Issa was saved from the cross?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">These and other points will be discussed in part three of this four part series seeking to learn about the slandered and oppressed Prophet and Messenger of Allah \u2018Issa bin Marium.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">.<strong>Audio Lectures<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We Are More Worthy of Jesus Than They Are by Yahya Adel Ibrahim<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Birth of Jesus Was a Miracle (&amp; the Story of Maryam) &#8211; by Yahya Adel Ibrahim<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jesus Was Saved by Allah From the Cross by Yahya Adel Ibrahim<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Source: http:\/\/www.missionislam.com\/comprel\/truthjesusmuslimnation.htm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Truth about Jesus: The Muslim Nation is More Worthy of Jesus Than All Others By Yahya Adel Ibrahim All Praise is for Allah alone. 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