Wednesday 4 May 2011

The Muslims’ beliefs concerning the Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam

The Muslims’ beliefs concerning the Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam
What are the Muslims’ beliefs concerning the Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam?.


 

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

Our beliefs concerning the Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (Jesus the son of Mary – peace be upon him)
are those indicated by the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of our Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

We believe that ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) was
one of the slaves of Allaah, and one of His noble Messengers. Allaah sent him to the Children of Israel to call them to believe in Allaah alone
and worship Him alone. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And (remember) when ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: ‘O Children of Israel! I am
the Messenger of Allaah unto you, confirming the Tawraat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me,
whose name shall be Ahmad.’ But when he (Ahmad, i.e. Muhammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: ‘This is plain magic’”

[al-Saff 61:6] 

“But the Messiah [‘Eesa (Jesus)] said: ‘O
Children of Israel! Worship Allaah, my Lord and your Lord.’ Verily, whosoever sets up partners (in worship) with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden
Paradise to him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are no helpers”

[al-Maa’idah 5:72] 

‘Eesa was not a god or the son of God as the
Christians claim. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Surely, they have disbelieved who say:
‘Allaah is the Messiah [‘Eesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary).’”

[al-Maa’idah 5:72] 

“And the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the
son of Allaah, and the Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allaah. That is their saying with their mouths, resembling the saying of those who
disbelieved aforetime. Allaah’s Curse be on them, how they are deluded away from the truth!”

[al-Tawbah 9:30] 

The first words that ‘Eesa spoke when Allaah
caused him to speak when he was in the cradle were (interpretation of the meaning): 

“He [‘Eesa (Jesus)] said: ‘Verily, I am a
slave of Allaah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet’”

[Maryam 19:30] 

We believe that Allaah supported him with
miracles that proved he was speaking the truth. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“(Remember) when Allaah will say (on the
Day of Resurrection). ‘O ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother
when I supported you with Rooh‑ul‑Qudus [Jibreel (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you
writing, Al‑Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Tawraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, a figure like
that of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers
by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved
to kill you) as you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among them said: This is nothing but evident magic’”

[al-Maa'idah 5:110] 

We believe that ‘Eesa was born from the
Virgin Maryam with no father, and that is not impossible for Allaah Who, when He wills a thing, says “Be!” and it is. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Verily, the likeness of ‘Eesa (Jesus)
before Allaah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: ‘Be!’ — and he was”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:59] 

“(Remember) when the angels said: ‘O
Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allaah gives you the glad tidings of a Word [‘Be!’ — and he was! i.e. ‘Eesa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him, his
name will be the Messiah ‘Eesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of those who
are near to Allaah.”

He will speak to the people, in the cradle
and in manhood, and he will be one of the righteous.’

She said: ‘O my Lord! How shall I have a
son when no man has touched me.’ He said: ‘So (it will be) for Allaah creates what He wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only:
“Be!” and
it is’”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:45-47] 

We believe that he permitted to the Jews some
of the things that had been forbidden to them.  

Allaah tells us that ‘Eesa said to the
Children of Israel (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And I have come confirming that which was
before me of the Tawraat (Torah), and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord.
So fear Allaah and obey me”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:50] 

We believe that he did not die and his
enemies the Jews did not kill him, rather Allaah saved him from them and raised him up to heaven alive. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And because of their (Jews) disbelief and
uttering against Maryam (Mary) a grave false charge (that she has committed illegal sexual intercourse);

And because of their saying (in boast),
‘We killed Messiah ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allaah,’ — but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so
to them the resemblance of ‘Eesa (Jesus) was put over another man (and they killed that man)], and those who differ therein are full of doubts.
They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)]:

But Allaah raised him [‘Eesa (Jesus)] up
(with his body and soul) unto Himself (and he is in the heavens). And Allaah is Ever All‑Powerful, All‑Wise”

[al-Nisa’ 4:156-158] 

We believe that he told his followers of the
coming of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And (remember) when ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: ‘O Children of Israel! I am
the Messenger of Allaah unto you, confirming the Tawraat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me,
whose name shall be Ahmad.’ But when he (Ahmad, i.e. Muhammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: ‘This is plain magic’”

[al-Saff 61:6] 

We believe that he will come back down at the
end of time, and will disprove the claim of his enemies the Jews that they killed him, and will disprove the claim of the Christians that he is
God or the son of God, and he will not accept anything from them but Islam.

Al-Bukhaari (2222) and Muslim (155) narrated
that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the
One in Whose hand is my soul, soon the son of Maryam will descend among you [according to another report: the Hour will not begin until the son of
Maryam descends among you] as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the pigs and abolish the jizyah, and money will become abundant until no
one will accept it.”  

“Soon” means it will inevitably happen
quickly. 

“will descend among you” means among this
ummah. 

“A just judge” means that he will come down
and rule according to this sharee’ah, and that this sharee’ah will remain and not be abrogated, rather ‘Eesa will be one of the rulers of this
ummah. 

“He will break the cross and kill the pigs”
means he will declare as false the religion of the Christians by breaking the cross in a real sense and proving false the Christians’ claims and
veneration of the cross.  

“and he will abolish the jizyah”: 

al-Nawawi said: 

The correct view concerning this is that he
will not accept it, and he will not accept anything from the kaafirs but Islam. If any of them offer the jizyah that will not make him stop
fighting them. Rather he will not accept anything but Islam or death. This is the view of Imam Abu Sulaymaan al-Khattaabi and other scholars (may
Allaah have mercy on them). 

End quote. 

“Money will become abundant” – the reason for
this abundance will be the descent of blessings and the spread of goodness because of justice and the absence of oppression or wrongdoing. At that
time the earth will bring forth its treasures, and desire to keep money will decrease because they will know that that Hour is at hand. 

Then he will die and the Muslims will offer
the funeral prayer for him and bury him. 

Ahmad (9349) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I am the closest of people to ‘Eesa ibn Maryam because there was no Prophet
between him and me…” Then he mentioned his descent at the end of time. Then he said: “And he will remain for as long as Allaah wills he should
remain, then he will die and the Muslims will offer the funeral prayer for him and bury him.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah
al-Saheehah (2182).  

We believe that he will disavow himself on the Day of Resurrection of the claims that he was a
god. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And (remember) when Allaah will say (on
the Day of Resurrection): 'O ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: Worship me and my
mother as two gods besides Allaah?’  He will say: ‘Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a
thing, You would 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).

Never did I say to them aught except what
You (Allaah) did command me to say: Worship Allaah, my Lord and your Lord. 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’”

[al-Maa'idah 5:116-117] 

“ ‘Never did I say to them aught except
what You (Allaah) did command me to say: Worship Allaah, my Lord and your Lord. 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’”

[al-Maa'idah 5:116-117] 

This is what the Muslims believe about the
Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him). 

Al-Bukhaari (3435) and Muslim (28) narrated
from ‘Ubaadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever bears witness that
there is no god but Allaah alone, with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and that ‘Eesa is His slave and
Messenger, a word which Allaah bestowed upon Maryam and a spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is real, and Hell is real, Allaah will admit
him through whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wishes.” 

We ask Allaah to make us steadfast in faith
and to cause us to die as believers. 

May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our
Prophet Muhammad.

Following note from Learning Quran online Blog 

 

Learn holy Quran online which it self states in it that only those who are learn quran and pure should touch the holy text: This is indeed a Quran in Arabic in a book well-guarded, which none shall touch but those who are clean (56:77-79).  One should make formal ablutions before handling or Quran reading and this the quran tutor should tell in his quran teaching when quran for kids lessons are going on. After intercourse or menstrual bleeding one should not touch the holy Quran or do quran recitation and also not do quran memorization until after bathing non-Muslim should not handle the sacred text, but may listen to Quran online or read quran translation or exegesis. With all these things in mind when one is not reading or reciting holy Quran it should be closed and stored in nice and clean place, it should never be placed on floor or in a bathroom and Muslim should focus on reading quran the tajweed quran and its rules with a proper institute.

End of the note by holy Quran reciter

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