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Allah, the Beneficent, showed His favours and wanted to guide
the depraved humanity to the right oath. He desired to make the
people believe in Allah through miracles. Maryam (Mary) was a
beautiful maiden. She was virtuous, abstemious and chaste. She
used to pray to Allah frequently. Site grew up in the house of
prophet Zakariyya (peace be upon him) and learnt a good deal
about Allah and His religion.
One night Maryam was engaged in glorifying the Almighty, Allah.
Suddenly she saw a handsome looking young man. She got
embarrassed and her face turned pale. She felt jittery and had
goose pimples on her skin. Soon after she got tranquillity of
mind. She heard a voice from the invisible world:
"I am an angel of Allah. He has sent me to inform you that you
are going to have a baby."
Maryam was much perplexed. As she was a virgin, it was quite
impossible for her to give birth to baby without entering into
matrimonial allegiance with an opposite sex.
Once again the Angel remarked: It is the Will of Allah, the
Almighty that you should give birth to a fatherless baby. It is
easy for Him to do what He pleases. He has His own reasons. I,
however,
convey you the good news. Soon after the Angel vanished. Maryam
became wet with perspiration. She apprehended that her name
would be sullied if she gave birth to a baby before marriage.
After some days Maryam became pregnant. Many people began to
level false accusations against her. They calumniated her for
developing contraband relations with a man. The whole population
of the town derided Maryam. She was feeling terribly ashamed on
hearing the baseless charges of slanders. She
had a firm faith in Allah. She was sure that Allah would help
her in washing away a blot on her fair reputation. She prayed to
her Lord frequently to save her honour. The people passed
taunting remarks about her every now and then.
When site was reduced to straits by the mischievous persons, she
decided to leave Nazareth and settle in another town. She went
to a locality called Bethlehem seventy-one miles away from her
native town.
She resided near a manger under a palm-tree. Soon after her
arrival there Prophet Isa (Jesus Christ) was born. Maryam
washed, cleansed and dressed him. He looked very beautiful and
attractive. Some of the people got wind of that incident and
visited Maryam who gave birth to a fatherless baby. They also
made fun of her and began to ask questions. As Maryam had been
directed by Allah not to utter a single word for three days from
the moment she gave birth to a baby. She complied with the
orders and refrained from talking. When the people pressed her
hard to reply to their questions, the baby began to utter some
words to clarify the position of his pious mother. The listeners
were much surprised. They were full of excitement. Isa (Jesus
Christ) claimed to be the Prophet of Allah. He advised the
people to follow the right path and do noble acts. When the
people got a convincing proof regarding the truthfulness and
chastity of Maryam, they were much impressed and amazed.
The birth of Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) became a talk of
the town. Herod, the king, got wind of that miracle. He became
worried lest people should obey the directions of the newly born
Prophet and neglect his orders. He issued terrible orders to
kill all those babies who art under the age of two years. The
parents became much upset because they thought that they would
be deprived of their affectionate children after the
implementation of those orders. Allah guided Maryam to migrate
to Egypt to seek protection for her baby. She carried out the
orders and reached Egypt after a troublesome journey.
They stayed away from home for twelve years. The Prophet Isa
(peace be upon him) grew up gradually and Allah gave him a good
deal of wisdom and knowledge. In the meantime Herod passed away
and the people took a sigh of relief. Maryam felt a great
pleasure. She picked up her belongings and proceeded towards the
blessed land again. She, along with her baby reached there after
a long journey.
The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) was handsome and dignified.
When he had attained the age of thirty years, he began to preach
the religion of Allah. Most of the people were not convinced and
thus he was exposed to ridicules. The Prophet Isa (peace be upon
him) entreated Allah to grant him a miraculous power to impress
the people. Allah gave him that power. He showed many miracles
which won the hearts of the people. Gradually they became his
followers and began to believe in him and his message.
One day Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) was preaching to a large
gathering. He exhorted the people to believe in Allah and follow
His religion. Most of them turned a deaf ear to his
instructions. The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) tried to
convince them with a miracle. He took some wet clay in his hand
and made the statue of a bird with it. He blew his breath on the
clay. It became a real bird with wings, eyes and legs by Allah's
power. It flew up chirping in the sky. The people looked at the
bird but could hardly believe their eyes. They were wonder
struck at the sight of this miracle. They were so impressed that
they began to take the oath of allegiance to Prophet Isa (peace
be upon him).
The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) kept on preaching and many
people began to believe in true religion. One day a man came
limping towards him. He had suffered from leprosy. He was
looking terrible due to lumps on his face. His fingers were
crooked and he had lost some toes. The people were scared of
him. They detested him but the heart of Prophet Isa (peace be
upon him) was bleeding for the wretched man. The diseased man
said in the weak tone: Cure me, cure me. I am disgusted with my
life. The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) knelt and supplicated
for his recovery. He patted at his shoulders. He recovered and
his face became clear. All the lumps vanished in the twinkling
of an eye. The crowd was much amazed at the sight of this
miracle. Every one was much impressed. The people began to
follow the teachings of the Prophet Isa (peace be upon him).
One day the Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) was going through
the street which was narrow and winding. He came across a man
who was blind and dumb. The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him)
decided to show mercy to him because he was kind-hearted. He put
his hand on the shoulder of the man. The blind man opened his
eyes and Allah restored his eye sight. Moreover he was endowed
with the power of talking. He expressed a deep sense of
gratitude for the kindness shown by the Prophet Isa (peace be
upon him). This miracle impressed the spectators and they began
to follow the teachings of Allah.
A man, Lazarus passed away and his sisters, Mary and Martha fell
into melancholy and extinction. They were making preparations to
perform burial ceremonies. The mourners flocked at the residence
of the deceased. Suddenly the Prophet Isa (peace be upon him)
appeared on the scene. He knelt down and started to pray to
Almighty Allah. After a short time Lazarus was revived by the
grace of Allah. He got up and began to talk. Every one jumped
out or joy. They began to acknowledge the supreme power of their
Lord. The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) came to remind the
people of the teachings of the other Prophets. He advised the
people to believe in Allah and pray to Him only. He asked them
not to indulge in back-biting, oppression, sinfulness and
impiety. He directed his followers to do noble deeds. He taught
them to be loving and tolerant. He also had his own revelations.
The Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) had twelve disciples who
assisted him in preaching. They helped him in spreading the
religion of Allah during the life of Prophet Isa (peace be upon
him) and afterwards.
The preaching work by Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) lasted for
three years. A considerable number of people began to follow
him. They adopted good ways of life. The Romans and the Jews
were much worried because of the prevailing influence of Prophet
Isa (peace be upon him) and his disciples. They feared lest they
should rise in revolt against them. They decided Isa, the
Prophet to be crucified.
Allah loved his Prophet. He wanted to save him. On the other
hand the Romans made a heavy big cross of wood to put their plan
into practice. There was a large gathering and the soldiers were
standing all around where Isa, the Prophet was supposed to be
crucified. Even those people who were against the teachings of
Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) were feeling queezy inside. They
did not agree with the idea of crucifying him. Allah ordered
some one who bore resemblance to Prophet Isa (peace be upon him)
to take the place of the Prophet on the cross. In fact the man
who was analogous to Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) was
crucified and his own life was saved in this manner.
Most of the teachings of Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) are
still in the Gospel but some of the things written in the Bible
are not in original form. They were changed and some additions
as well as subtractions have been made in his teachings.
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