jesus through shiite narrations
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JesusthroughShiiteNarrations
Author
:
Mahdi
Muntazir
Qaim
Preface
Sources
Introduction
Chapter1:The
Life
of
Jesus
Chapter2:TheLifeofJesus
Chapter3:TheLifeofJesus
Chapter4:TheLifeofJesus
Chapter5:TheLifeofJesus
Chapter6:The
Life
of
Jesus
Chapter7:TheLifeofJesus
Chapter8:TheLifeofJesus
Chapter9:TheChildrenofIsrael
Chapter10:HisAscension
Chapter11
:His
Second
Coming
Chapter12:OntheResurrection
Chapter13:Jesus(a)inhisownwords
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Chapter14:TheSupplicationsofJesus(a)
Chapter15:TheConductofJesus(a)
Chapter16:TheConversationsofJesus(a)
Chapter17:GodsWordstoJesus(a)
Chapter18:ThePreachingofJesus(a)
Chapter19:APortionoftheGospel
Chapter20:RespectShownByChristianstoJesus(a)
Chapter21:Bibliography
Preface
WhatisofferedhereisafairlycomprehensiveselectionofthenarrationspertainingtoJesus(a)
saidtohavebeenreportedbytheShi'i'Imams,peacebewiththem.Itisgenerallyadmittedthat
noteverythingreportedinthisliteratureiscorrect,andthescienceofhadithhasbeendeveloped
byMuslimscholarspreciselyforthepurposeofsortingthroughthenarrationsandevaluatingtheir
strength.Noattempthasbeenmadeinwhatfollowstoselectonlyhadithsconsideredreliable.The
narrationsselectedprovideanoverviewofwhatvariousreportersofhadithshaveclaimedthatthe
ImamshavesaidaboutJesus(a).Atthesametime,wecannotclaimthatourselectionexhaustsall
suchnarrations.Sometimeswehavefoundseveralreportsthatdifferonlyinsomeinsignificant
details,inwhichcasewehavegenerallyselectedthemostcompleteformofthereport.Also
omittedarereportsinwhichJesusismentionedonlyincidentally,althoughwheresuchincidental
mentionseemedinterestingtous,wehaveprovidedtheexcerptfromthehadith.Theisnd,or
chainsoftransmissionthataccompanythereports,havebeenomittedfromtheEnglish
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translationssincetheywouldonlybeofusetothosewhohavefluencyinArabic.
ItisratherdishearteningtofindthatsomuchmisunderstandingremainsbetweenChristiansand
Muslimsintheworldtoday.HopefullythecollectionpresentedherewillbeseenbyChristiansasa
giftfromtheShi'ahtoshowthereverencetheyhaveforJesus(a).ThevisionofJesus(a)tobe
foundhere
is
different
from
that
of
Christianity,
and
the
difference
is
bound
to
lead
some
to
respondnegatively,No.TheChristweknowisnotlikethat.Wearenotconcernedtoarguehere
fortheveracityofthevisionofChristpresented.OfcourseChristianswilldenywhatconflictswith
theirbeliefs.However,itishopedthatthereaderwillbeabletobracketthequestionofwhat
reportsaboutJesus(a)arebestconsideredfactual,becausethisquestiondependsonthe
standardsusedforsuchevaluations,whetherdoctrinal,historicalorotherwise.Accordingtoour
faith,asShi'ah,theoverallpictureofChristpresentedbelowistrue,althoughquestionsmaybe
raisedaboutparticularnarrationsordetailsthereof.ThisishowwethinkofChrist.Itisadifferent
wayofthinkingabouthimfromwhatisfamiliartoChristians.However,itisbynomeans
disrespectful,anditoffersawaytounderstandthemoregeneralreligiousvisionofIslam,
particularlyShi'i'Islam.Itisuptoourreaderstochosetorespondbyfocusingondifferencesand
rejectingwhatiscontrarytotheirbeliefs,ortofindhowmuchwehaveincommonandonthis
basistosearchforwhatisofvalueintheMuslimsview,evenwhereitdiffersfromwhatoneis
preparedtoaccept.
WeexpectthatourreaderswillincludeEnglishspeakingMuslims,bothSunniandShi'i',aswellas
Christians.TothemweofferthiscollectionasanopportunitytoreacquaintthemselveswithIslamic
teachingsaboutJesus,andhopethatitwillinspirebetterrelationsbetweenMuslimsand
Christians.Evenaswestandfastinourownfaith,weshouldbepreparedtodeepenour
appreciationofthecommitmentofChristianstofollowtheteachingsofoneheldinsuchhigh
esteemintheQurnandhadith.
InthegloriousQurn,inapassagedescribingtheannunciationtotheBlessedVirginMary,Jesus
(a)isdescribedasaWordfromGod:
OMary!VerilyAllahgivesyouthegladtidingsofaWordfromHim;hisnameistheMessiah,Jesus
sonofMary,prominentinthisworldandintheHereafterofthosenear[toGod].(3:44)
Thecontextinwhichthisyahwasrevealedwasoneofinterreligiousencounter.Itissaidthatthe
ChristiansofNajransentadelegationtotheProphetofIslam1atMeccatoquestionhimaboutthe
teachingsofIslamconcerningJesus(a),andthatGodrevealedtheaboveandotherytofSurah
A`liImrninresponse.TheresponseisnotmerelyadenialofChristianteachings,althoughthe
divinityofChristisclearlyrejected,butanaffirmationofmuchbelievedbyChristians,aswell,even
thedesignationofChristaslogos:
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OPeopleoftheBook!Donottransgressinyourreligion,anddonotsayofAllahbuttheTruth.
Verily,theMessiah,JesusthesonofMary,isonlyanapostleofAllahandHisWordwhichHe
conveyeduntoMary,andaSpiritfromHim.(4:171)
So,inadditiontobeingcalledtheWordofGod,Jesus(a)isalsocalledtheSpiritofGod,andin
someof
the
narrations
reported
in
the
Shi'i'
tradition,
this
title
is
used.
Ofcourse,theinterpretationofthelogosinChristiantheologydiffersmarkedlyfromthe
interpretationofthekalimahbyMuslimscholars.FortheChristian,accordingtotheGospelof
John,theWordwasGodandtheWordbecameflesh.FortheMuslim,ontheotherhand,theWord
iscreature,evenwhileitisthecreativeprinciple,foritisinGodsutteranceofthewordBe!that
creationtakesplace.TocallChristtheWordofAllahisnottodeifyhim,buttoverifyhisstatusas
prophet.Becauseofhishighstatusasprophet,Jesus(a)becomesacompletemanifestationofGod,
onewhoconveysthemessageofGod,onewhocanspeakonbehalfofGod,andthus,theWordof
God.Jesus(a)becomestheWordofGodnotbecauseofanincarnationwherebyhisfleshbecomes
divine,butbecausehisspiritisrefinedtosuchanextentthatitbecomesamirrorwherebydivinity
comestobeknown.Thetempleisholynotbecauseofanyinherentsanctityinthestructure,but
becauseitistheplaceoftheworshipofGod.
ThedifferencesbetweenIslamicandChristianthinkingaboutJesus(a)areasimportantastheyare
subtle.Bothacceptthevirginbirth,althoughitisironicthatagrowingnumberofliberalChristians
havecometohavedoubtsaboutthismiraclewhileMuslimsremainsteadfast!Amongtheother
miraclesattributedtoJesus(a)intheGloriousQurnaretherevivalofthedeadandthecreation
ofabirdfromclay,butallofthemiraclesperformedbyJesus(a)areexpresslybythepermissionof
Allah.Justasinthemiracleofhisbirth,Jesus(a)cameintotheworldbyahumanmotherand
divinespirit,sotoo,hismiraclesareperformedashumanactionswithdivinepermission.Inthis
regardtheerroroftheChristiansisexplainedbythegreatSufi'theoretician,IbnalArabi',as
follows:
Thismatterhasledcertainpeopletospeakofincarnationandtosaythat,inrevivingthedead,he
isGod.Therefore,sincetheyconcealGod,Whoinrealityrevivesthedead,inthehumanformof
Jesus,Hehassaid,
Theyareconcealers[unbelievers]whosaythatGodistheMessiah,sonofMary.(5:72)([1])
ThepointisthatMuslimscanfindGodinJesus(a)withoutdeifyinghim,andfurthermorethat
deifyingJesus(a)isreallyanobstacletotheirfindingGodinJesus(a),fordeificationisanobstacle
tosearchinginJesus(a)foranythingbeyondhim.
OneofthecentralquestionsofChristiantheologyis:WhowasJesusChrist?Theformulationof
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answerstothisquestioniscalledChristology.Inthisareaoftheology,Christianshavedebatedthe
significanceofthehistoricalJesusasopposedtothepictureofJesuspresentedinthetraditionsof
theChristianChurchesandtheBiblicalunderstandingofJesus.ThetimehascomeforMuslimsto
beginworkinthisarea,aswell.ThroughthedevelopmentofanIslamicChristologywecancometo
abetterunderstandingofIslamascontrastedwithChristianity,andIslaminconsonancewith
Christianity,too.
Indeed,
the
first
steps
in
this
direction
are
laid
out
for
us
in
the
Qurn
itself,
in
the
versesmentionedaboveandothers.
ContemporaryworktowardanIslamicChristologyisscarce.Christianauthorshavetendedtostress
thesalvificfunctionofJesus(a)whichseemstohavenoplaceinIslam,whichleadstoquestionsof
religiouspluralismwhenChristiansaskoneanotherwhetherChrist(a)canbethesaviorofMuslims
andotherswhoarenotChristians.ChristiansshouldberemindedthatMuslimsacceptJesus(a)as
savior,alongwithalltheotherprophets,forthepropheticfunctionistosavehumanityfromthe
scourgeofsinbyconveyingthemessageofguidancerevealedbyGod.Theimportantdifference
betweenIslamandChristianityhereisnotovertheissueofwhetherJesus(a)saves,buthowhe
saves.Islamdeniesthatsalvationisthroughredemptionresultingfromthecrucifixion,andinstead
turnsitsattentiontotheinstructionprovidedinthelifeoftheprophets(a).Christianscholarship
onJesusaspresentedinIslamtendstoignorehadi'thandfocusontheQurn.Oftentheresearch
ispolemicalasauthorsattempttosupportaninterpretationoftheQurnthatismoreinkeeping
withChristianthanIslamicdoctrine.Ageneralreviewandintroductiontothisworkmaybefound
inNealRobinsonsChristinIslamandChristianity.([2])
Muslims,ontheotherhand,havetendedtoproducetheirownpolemicalworksshowinghow
muchofwhatisintheBibleisconsistentwiththeIslamicviewofChrist(a)asprophetratherthan
asapersonoftheTrinity.([3])AhmadDeedatsworkalongtheselineshasattractedmuch
attention.MoreprofoundinsightsintothedifferencesbetweenIslamandotherfaiths,including
Christianity,maybefoundinthewritingsofFrithjofSchuon,ShaykhI'sNuralDi'nAhmad,who
presentsthebeginningsofagenuineChristologyfromaSufiperspectiveinhisIslamandthe
PerennialPhilosophy.([4])InhisTheMuslimJesus:SayingsandStoriesinIslamicLiterature,Tarif
KhalidihascollectedIslamicreferencestoJesusfromtheeighthtothe18thcenturies,including
mysticalworks,historicaltextsaboutprophetsandsaintsandselectionsfromthehadi'thand
Qurn.([5])AsKhalidinotes,thesewritings,formthelargestbodyoftextsrelatingtoJesusinany
nonChristianliterature.
Thesedaysthereismuchdiscussionofdialoguebetweendifferentfaithcommunities.Conferences
havebeenheldforthispurposeintheIslamicRepublicofIranaswellasinAfrica,Europeandthe
UnitedStates.PerhapsoneofthebestwaysChristianscanfindcommongroundfordiscussionwith
MuslimsistobecomefamiliarwiththeportraitofJesus(a)presentedinIslamicsources,themost
importantofwhicharetheQurnandahdi'th,andforthelatter,nomatterwhatonesreligious
orientation,itmustbeadmittedthatthenarrationshandeddownthroughtheHouseholdofthe
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Prophet(s)deservecarefulattention.Forthoseofuswhohavethehonorofbeingcountedamong
theShi'ah,theimportanceofwhathasbeenrelatedbytheAhlalBaytweighsespeciallyheavily,as
itshould,accordingtothefamoushadi'thalthaqalayn,inwhichtheProphet(s),inthelastyearof
hislife,isreportedtohavesaid:
Verily,Iam
leaving
with
you
two
weighty
things
(thaqalayn):
the
Book
of
Allah
and
my
kindred,
my
household,forindeed,thetwoofthemwillneverseparateuntiltheyreturntomebythePond[of
KautharontheLastDay].
PerhapssomeChristianswillbedismissiveofwhatissaidofJesus(a)intheIslamicnarrations
becausethemaindebateaboutcontemporaryChristologyamongChristiansiswhetherresearch
aboutthehistoricalJesus(a)isrelevanttoreligion,orwhetherknowledgeofJesus(a)requires
attentiontotheroleheplaysintheChurchandintheology.TheIslamicnarrations,coming
centuriesafterthelifeofChrist(a)(andinsomecasesmorethanacenturyafterthelifeof
Muhammad(s))willlikelybedismissedbyliberalChristiansinpursuitofaportraitofJesus
(a)basedonthestandardsofhistoricalresearchcurrentlyacceptedintheWest.Theneoorthodox
ChristianclaimsthattheSaviorisnottobefoundinhistory,butintheChurch,soitwillnotbe
surprisingifhedisplaysnointerestinwhatIslamhastosayaboutChrist(a).However,the
ChristianmayfindthattheIslamicperspectiveilluminatesamiddlegroundbetweenthehistorians
emphasisonthenaturalandtheecclesiasticalemphasisonthesupernatural.Thehumanityof
Jesus(a)isevidentinthenarrationsoftheShi'ah,butitisahumanitytransformed,aperfected
humanity,andassuchthereisnodenyingitssupernaturaldimension.
TheMuslimalwaysseemstoappearasastrangertotheChristian,butperhapsitisfromthe
strangerthattheChristiancanbestcometoknowhissavior.ThecrucifixhashungintheChurchfor
solongthatitbecomesdifficultfortheChristiantofindsignificancethere.Theattractionofthe
questforthehistoricalJesusisthatitprovidesafreshlookatthesubject,evenifthatquestis
marredbynaturalisticpresumptionsinimicaltothereligiousoutlook.BytryingtoseeJesus(a)as
theMuslimseeshim,theChristianmayfindhissaviorcometolife,lifteduptoGodinhisowninner
liferatherthancrucified.([6])
IfwehavegivenreasonforChristianstostudythenarrationsoftheShi'ahaboutJesus(a),the
questionofthevalueofsuchstudyforMuslimsremains.Somemightwonderwhy,whenwehave
theQurnandsunnah,weshouldbeespeciallyinterestedinJesus(a).
Tobeginwith,Jesus(a),alongwiththeprophetsNoah,Abraham,Moses,Peacebewiththem,and
Muhammad(s)hasaspecialstatusinIslamasoneofthegreatestprophets,theulualazm,the
prophetswhobroughtthedivinelaw.Whatwasrevealedtothelastofthemisaconfirmationof
whatwasrevealedtotheothers.Thetruthoftherevelationisnottobefoundinitsparticularity
butinitsuniversality,andwecometounderstandthisbestwhenweunderstandtheteachingsof
alltheprophets(a).Isthisnotwhysomuchattentionisgiventothepreviousprophetsinthe
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Qurn?
Alloftheprophets(a)havebroughtagospeloflove,loveofGodandloveofneighborandlove
evenforthemeanestofHiscreatures.So,inthereportsnarratedbelowwefindJesus(a)giving
someofhisfoodtothecreaturesofthesea.Atthesametime,however,thisloveisnottobe
confusedwith
asentimentalism
which
would
prevent
the
execution
of
the
divine
law.
Jesus
(a)foundfaultwiththePhariseesnotbecauseoftheirregardfortheexteriorformsofreligion,but
becauseoftheirdisregardforitsinteriorforms,thatis,becauseoftheirhypocrisy.([7])
TheWordsoftheSpiritofAllahreportedintheselectionsthatfollowareprimarilyconcernedwith
morals.TheseareChristianmoralsandatthesametimeIslamicmorals.TodayChristendomisina
stateofmoralupheaval.Peculiarlymodernideasofwhatisrightandwronghavefoundtheirway
intothetheologiansunderstandingsofethics.Significantareasofagreementaredifficulttofind.
ThesimplemoralitytaughtbyJesus(a)andwhichcontinuestobeemphasizedinIslamresonatesin
thenarrationsoftheShi'ah.Whileexcessiveasceticismisforbidden,wearetoturn,likeJesus(a),
awayfromtheworldtofindrefugeinGod.
FromthefollowingnarrationswenotonlybecomereacquaintedwiththemoralteachingsofJesus
(a)andwithhischaracter,butwealsodiscoverwhatthedearfriendsofAllah,theHouseholdofthe
Prophet(s)founditimportanttotransmitabouthim,andtherebywegetaglimpseintotheir
moralteachingsandcharacters,too.
Notes:
[1]IbnalArabi',TheBezelsofWisdom(FususalHikam),tr.R.W.J.Austin(Lahore:Suhail,1988),
p.177.
[2]NealRobinson,ChristinIslamandChristianity(Albany:SUNY,1991),ch.2.Thisworkalso
containsanexcellentsurveyofhowMuslimhistoriansandapologistshaveapproachedissues
pertainingtoChristandChristianity,andanexaminationofvariousexegesesoftheQurnonthe
versesaboutJesus.
[3]Forexample,seeAhmedDeedat,WasJesusCrucified?(Chicago:Kazi,1992).
[4]FrithjofSchuon,IslamandthePerennialPhilosophy(Lahore:Suhail,1985).
[5]TarifKhalidi,TheMuslimJesus:SayingsandStoriesinIslamicLiterature(Cambridge:Harvard
UniversityPress,2003).
[6]WeareremindedbythegloriousQurn:RecallwhenGodsaid:OJesus,Iwilltakeyouaway
andliftyouuptoMe..(3:54)
[7]Cf.Matt.23:25.
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Bihral
Anwr
is
acollection
of
hadiths
in
Arabic
written
by
Mawl
Muhammad
Bqir
ibn
MuhammadTaqi',knownasMajli'si'theSecond,orsimplyAllmahMajli'si'(A.H.10371110).Heis
oneofthemostprolificShi'i'writers,andwasShaykhalIslmduringtheSafavidperiod.He
authoredthirteenbooksinArabicandfiftythreeinFarsi.Hislargestandmostimportantworkis
BihralAnwralJmiahliDurarAkhbralAimmahalAthr.Thisisthemostcomprehensiveof
allcollectionsofShi'i'hadiths,anditincludesalmostallhadithsattributedtotheProphet(s)
throughShi'i'chainsoftransmission,almostalloftheahdi'thqudsi'(narrationsofthewordsof
GodrevealedtotheProphet(s)notincludedintheQurn)andothernarrationsattributedtothe
Imams.OneofthefeaturesofthisworkisthatAllmahMajli'si'wenttogreatpainstoseparatehis
ownviewsfromthetransmissionoftheahdith.Ittookhimthirtysixyearstocompilethework,
fromA.H.
1070
to
A.H.
1106,
with
the
cooperation
of
other
scholars
of
the
day
and
students.
In
the
firstvolume,heidentifieshissources,andlaterinthesamevolumeheevaluatestheirreliability.
Hissourcesincludeclosetofourhundredtitles,amongwhicharesixteenworksofShaykhSaduq,
sixteenworksofShaykhTusi',eighteenworksofShaykhMufi'd,twelveworksofSayyidMurtad,
twelveworksofShahi'dAwwal,twentyoneworksofSayyidibnTwus,twentythreeworksof
AllmahHilli'andtwelveworksofShahi'dThni'.HealsomadeuseofninetyworksbySunni'
authorsforcorrectingthewordsofthenarrationsordeterminingtheirmeanings,andhementions
eachofthesesourcesbynameinhisintroduction.
TherearethreeextanteditionsthathavebeenpublishedofBihr,oneisalithographprintin
twentyfive
volumes,
known
as
the
old
edition.
The
second
is
that
of
Dar
al
Kutub
al
Islmiyyah,
Tehran,BazrSulTni',inonehundredtenvolumes(nodate),knownasthenewedition.Inthe
Terhanedition,volumes54,55and56containatableofcontents.Thethirdeditionisreallyjusta
reprintoftheTehraneditionpublishedbyMuassasahalWafofBeirut.IntheBeirutedition,the
contentshavebeenmovedtovolumes108,109and110,andavolume0wasaddedinwhichthere
isanintroductiontotheauthorandtheauthorsofhissources.([8])Wehaveusedthenewedition
publishedinTehran.
TuhafalUqulfi'MJaminalHikamwaalMawizanA`lalRasulbyAbuMuhammadHasanibn
Ali'ibnHusaynibnShubahHarrni'Halabi'isoneofthemostwellknowncollectionsofShi'i'
narrations.The
author
was
acontemporary
of
Shaykh
Saduq
and
died
in
A.H.
381.
Shaykh
Mufi'd
reportsnarrationsfromhim,andhe,inturn,reportstraditionsfromShaykhAbuAli'Muhammad
ibnHammm,whodiedinA.H.336.ThebookcontainsnarrationsfromtheProphet(s)followedby
narrationsofthefirstelevenImamsinorder.Afterthis,therearefourmorepartstothebook:(1)
thewhisperedcounsel(munjt)ofGodtoMoses;(2)thewhisperedcounselofGodtoJesus(a);
(3)theadviceoftheMessiahinthegospelandotherplaces;and(4)adviceofMufaddalibnUmar,
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oneofthecompanionsofImamSdiq(a)totheShi'ah.Intheintroductiontothiswork,Ibn
Shubahwrites:
Ididnotmentionthechainsoftransmissioninordertoreducethevolumeofthebookandkeepit
short.MostofthenarrationsinthisbookareonesIhaveheard.Mostofthempertaintomanners
andwisdom
which
testify
to
their
own
validity
and
the
correctness
of
their
attribution.
Scholarsinthisfieldconsidertheworktobereliableandrefertoitinsupportoftheiropinions
abouthadithsandfiqh.ThebookwasfirstpublishedinA.H.1303inIran,andlaterinIraq,Lebanon
andIran.([9])TheeditionwehaveusedisthatofQom:MuassasahalNashralIslmi',A.H.1416.
ThenarrationswehavetranslatedfromTuhafalUqularegivenwithoutmentionofachainof
transmission,althoughthereisanindicationinthisworkthattheyarereportedbyImamMusibn
JafaralKzimu.([10])PartofthenarrationmayalsobefoundinalKfi',Vol.2,p.319,attributed
toImamSadiq(a).
AlKfi'isoneofthefourmostauthoritativesourcesofShi'i'narrations.Itwaswrittenby
MuhammadibnYaqubibnIshqalKulayni'alRzi'(d.A.H.328)andcontainssixthousand
narrationsdividedintothirtyfoursections.Ittooktwentyyearstowriteduringtheminor
occultationofthetwelfthImam.IthasbeenpublishedineightvolumesinTehranbyDralKutub
alIslmiyyah.Wehaveusedthe1362/1983edition.ThewhisperedcounselofGodtoJesus(a)
translatedbelowfromalKfi',Vol.8,131141,mayalsobefoundinTuhafalUqul,p.496,without
mentionofthenameoftheImamfromwhomitwasnarrated,andinAlAmli'ofShaykhSaduqit
isnarratedfromImamSdiq(a).
AnotherofthefourbooksofShi'i'narrationscontainingreportsaboutJesus(a)isTahdhi'bal
AhkmbyShaykhalTifahAbuJafarMuhammadibnalHasanibnAli'alTusi'(b.A.H.385,d.A.H.
460).TherearesaidtohavebeenfourhundredsmallbooksofShi'i'narrationsextantduringthe
authorslifetime,knownasUsulalArbaahMiah,andtheauthorclaimstohavecompiledthis
collectionfromthese.ThisbookisacommentaryonAlMuqniahofShaykhMufi'd,aworkof
jurisprudencecontainingreferencestohadiths.TheeditionoftheTahdhi'balAhkmwehaveused
isthatofTehran:DralKutubalIslmiyyah,nodate.
MustadrakalWasilwaMustanbatalMasilbyHjjMi'rzHusaynNuri'alTabarsi'ibn
MuhammadTaqi'(A.H.12541320)containsmorethantwentythreethousandnarrationsandhas
beenpublishedinQombyMuassasahA`lalBaytuliIhyalTurth,firsteditionpublishedinA.H.
1408.ThisisconsideredoneofthefourmostimportantcollectionsofShi'i'hadithsofthemodern
period,thatis,aftertheeleventh/seventeenthcentury,theothersbeingAlWfi'byFaydKshni',
BihralAnwrbyAllmahMajli'si'andWasilalShi'ahbyShaykhHurralA`mili'.Itwaswritten
inordertocompletethenarrationsnotincludedintheWasilalShi'ah.([11])
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MuhammadLegenhausen
TheImamKhomeiniEducationandResearchInstitute,Qom
Muharram1425/March
2004
Notes:
[8]ThisinfomationisgiveninthearticleBihralAnwrbyBahalDi'nKhoramshhi'inDayirah
alMarifTashshayyu,Vol.3,(Tehran:MuassasahDayirahalMarifTashshayyu,1371/1992),p.
9198.
[9]SeethearticleTuhafalUqulbySayyidMahdi'Hiri'inDayirahalMarifTashshayyu,Vol.4,
(Tehran:MuassasahDayirahalMarifTashshayyu,1373/1994),p.169.
[10]TuhafalUqul,p.392.
[11]IwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoAbbasHusayniforassitanceinthetranslationofsome
ofthehadithsandtoMuntazarQaimforhisguidanceinthetranslationofallofthem.Thanksalso
areduetoProf.Tofighi,HadiYusufiGharavifortheirSuggestions.WearealsogratefultotheImam
KhoeminiEducationandResearchInstituteforprovidingtheopportunityforthiswork
Introduction
IntheNameofGod,theCompassionate,theMerciful
JesusthesonofMary(a)hasalwaysbeenreveredandheldinhighesteemamongChristiansand
Muslims,buttherearedifferencesaswellascommonpoints.Thosewhoarefamiliarwiththe
characterofChrist,whetherMuslimorChristian,willfindmanysuchpointsbyreadingthisbook.
Priortothepublicationofthiscollection,thevaluablebookofTarifKhalidi,TheMuslimJesus,
SayingsandStoriesinIslamicLiterature,hasintroducedJesusasunderstoodmostlythrough
narrationsfoundinthecollectionsofSunniMuslims.Today,thepresentbook,JesusthroughShiite
Narrations,introduces
Jesus
from
the
perspective
of
the
Imams
of
the
Household
of
the
Prophet,
peacebewiththem.
AccordingtoShiitenarrations,ImrnandHannahweretheparentsofMary;andAllahrevealedto
Imrn:Iwillgrantyouaboy,blessed,whowillcuretheblindandtheleperandwhowillraisethe
deadbyMypermission.WhenMarywasbornHannahsaid:OmyLord!VerilyIhavedelivereda
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female,andwhenMarygrewup,theangelssaidtoher,
OMary!VerilyAllahhaschosenyouandpurifiedyouandchosenyouabovethewomenofthe
worlds.(3:42)
Thenthe
Sure
Spirit
(al
Ruh
al
Ami'n)
came
down
at
noon
on
aFriday
and
said
to
her:
IambutamessengercomefromyourLord,togiveyouaboymostpure.(19:19)
ThenheblewintoherbreastandshebecamepregnantwithJesus.WhenJesus,thespiritofAllah
andHisword,wasborn,onthenightofthetwentyfifthofthetwelfthlunarmonth,DhualQadah,
Marysaid:
Oh!WouldthatIhaddiedbeforethis,andhadbeenforgotteninoblivion(19:23).
ThenAllahopenedthetongueofJesusandhesaid:
Verily,IamaservantofAllah.HehasgivenmetheBook,andhasmademeaprophet,andhas
mademeblessedwhereverImaybe.AndHehasenjoinedonmeprayerandcharity(zakh)aslong
asIlive.(19:3031)
Allahmadehisspeechasanexonerationofhismother.
ThatnightIbli's(thedevil)wenttotheEastandWestinsearchofhim.Thenhefoundhiminaroom
ofaconvent,withtheangelssurroundinghim.Hetriedtogetclosetohim.Theangelsshouted,
Getaway!Hesaidtothem,Whoishisfather?Theyanswered,HiscaseislikethatofAdam.
Ibli'ssaid,Verily,Iwillmisleadfourfifthsofthepeoplebyhim.Allah,themightyandmagnificent,
onlywantedtomakehisaffairasasignandmarkforittobeknownbythisthatHehaspowerover
allthings.
Jesusstoodasanauthority(hujjah)whenhewasthreeyearsold.Whenhereachedsevenyearshe
spokeasaprophetandmessenger,whilehereceivedrevelationfromAllah,theExalted.When
Allahcommissionedhim,Hebestoweduponhimlight,knowledgeandwisdom,andtheknowledge
ofalltheprophetsbeforehim,andHeaddedtothistheGospel.Hecommissionedhimto
Jerusalem(BaytalMaqdis)forthechildrenofIsraeltoinvitethemtoHisbookandwisdomandto
faithinAllahandHisprophet.AccordingtoShiitebelief,ifonedeniesJesusthesonofMary(a),
butconfessestoalltheotherprophets,heisstillnotconsideredabeliever.
Jesuswasnoble,aworshipper,anascetic,anitinerant,possessorofsplendor,waslovingtoallthe
believersandexcellentinhisconductwithothers.Hisringwasengravedwithtwosayingshetook
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fromtheGospel,BlessedistheservantbecauseofwhomAllahisremembered,andwoeuntothe
servantbecauseofwhomAllahisforgotten.
Hisshariah(law)includedtawhi'd(divineunity),ikhls(purity),thedismissalofpeers[forAllah],
andtheliberaluprightnessofhumannature.Hemadelawfulwhatispureinit,andprohibited
whatis
filthy,
and
He
removes
from
them
their
burdens
and
the
shackles
that
were
upon
them.([12])Hislawincludedtheprayer,alms,andalsorestrictingmarriagetoonewoman,forthe
sakeofwomensaffairs.
AdmonitionsandparablesweresentdowntohimintheInji'l,buttherewasnolawofretaliation
(qiss)initnorpreceptsofretribution(ahkmalhudud),andnoobligationsforinheritance.What
wassentdowntohimwasamitigationofwhatwassentdowntoMosesintheTorah.Jesus
commandedthosewithhimwhowerebelieversandfollowedhimthattheybelieveinthelawof
theTorah,thelawsofallprophetsandtheInji'l.
TheChristiansdifferedamongthemselvesaboutJesus(a).Someofthemsaid,theEternal,the
MightyandMagnificent,isunitedwithChrist,Hisson.ButtheEternaldoesnotbecomenon
eternalbythiscreaturewhoisJesus,andJesusdoesnotbecomeeternalbytheEternalwhois
Allah.Hispeoplesplitintothreesects:asectofbelievers,andtheywerethedisciples,asectofhis
enemies,andtheyweretheJews,andasectthatexaggeratedabouthim,andtheyleftthefaith.
Theapostlesweretwelvemenandtheywerehisfollowersandhelpers.WhenJesus(a)asked,
WhoaremyhelpersforAllah?Thedisciplessaid,WewillbethehelpersofAllah.[13]So,they
werecalledNasrbecauseoftheirhelptothereligionofAllah.
Jesuslivedforthirtythreeyears;hewasnotkillednorcrucified,butitwasmadetoappearsoto
theChristians.OnthenightofthetwentyfirstofRamadnhewasraisedwhiletherewerenine
thousandsthreehundredthirteenangleswithhim.Hewasraisedfromtheearthaliveandhissoul
wastakenbetweenheavenandearth,thenhewasraisedtoheavenandhissoulwasreturnedto
him.HewillcomedowntotheworldbeforetheResurrectiondaywiththetwelfthImamofthe
HouseholdoftheProphet,andinvitethepeopletoAllah.Intheresurrectionwillcomeamanina
groupandtheangelswillbearoundhimwithwingsoutspreadandthelightwillbeinfrontofthem.
ThenthepeopleoftheGardenwillcranetheirneckstowardhimandsay,Whoisthiswhoisthus
allowedbyAllah?Theangelswillsay,ThisisthespiritofAllahandHisword!ThisisJesustheson
ofMary!
Jesusoncesaidabouthimself,IsleepwhileIhavenothingandIrisewhileIhavenothing,andyet
thereisnooneonearthmorewealthythanI,andhesaidanothertime,Ibeganthemorningwith
myLord,theBlessedandSupreme,abovemeandthefire(ofhell)beforemeanddeathinpursuit
ofme.IhavenotobtainedthatforwhichIwishedandIcannotkeepawaythethingsIhate.Sowho
ofthepoorispoorerthanI?
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Jesus(a)passedbyamanwhowasblind,leprousandparalytic,andJesusheardhimgivingthanks
andsaying,PraisebetoAllahWhohasprotectedmefromthetrialswithwhichHeafflictsthe
majorityofmen.Jesus(a)said,Whattrialremainswhichhasnotbeenvisiteduponyou?He
said,Heprotectedmefromatrialwhichisthegreatestoftrials,andthatisdisbelief.ThenJesus
(a)touchedhim,andAllahcuredhimfromhisillnessesandbeautifiedhisface.Thenhebecamea
companionof
Jesus
(a)
andworshipped
with
him.
Thesetwostoriesabouthimsufficetoshowhishumility.HeservedamealtotheApostles,and
whentheyhadeatenit,hehimselfwashedthem,andanothertimehestoodupandwashedtheir
feet.Theysaid,Itwouldhavebeenmoreproperforustohavedonethis,OSpiritofAllah.He
said,Verily,itismorefittingforonewithknowledgetoservethepeople.Indeed,Ihumbled
myselfonlysothatyoumayhumbleyourselvesamongthepeopleaftermeevenasIhavehumbled
myselfamongyou.
TheconversationsofJesus(a)withtheDisciplesareveryinteresting.Theyaskedhim,Ospiritof
Allah,sowithwhomshouldwekeepcompany?Hesaid,Hethesightofwhomremindsyouof
Allah,hisspeechincreasesyourknowledgeandhisactionmakesyoudesirousoftheotherworld.
AndamanaskedJesusthesonofMary(a),Whichpeopleisthebest?Hetooktwohandfulsof
earthandsaid,Whichoftheseisthebest?Thepeoplearecreatedfromearth,sothemost
honorableofthemisthemostGodwary.
GodalsointroducedHimselftoJesus,HedescribedHisendlessmercytohim,andHegavehim
necessaryinstructions.OnceHesaidtohim,OJesus!IdonotforgetthosewhoforgetMe,sohow
couldIforgetthosewhorememberMe!IamnotstingywiththosewhodisobeyMe,sohowcouldI
bestingywiththosewhoobeyMe.Andhesaidanothertime,Betothepeopleliketheearth
belowinmeekness,liketheflowingwateringenerosity,andlikethesunandthemooninmercy,
whichshineonthegoodandsinneralike.
TheadviceattributedtoJesusinShiitenarrationsisfullofwisdom,guidanceanddirection.Among
theadvicehegivesinordertoimproverelationsamongpeopleis:Thatwhichisnotlovedbyyou
forsomeonetodotoyou,donotdothattoothers,andifsomeonestrikesyouontherightcheek,
turntohimyourleftcheekalso.
TheShiahbelievethattheBibleasitexiststodayhasbeendistorted,butthatdespitethis,muchof
whatitcontainsisconsistentwiththespiritoftheteachingsofJesus(a),andthisisconfirmedby
manyofthenarrationsattributedtotheImams,peacebewiththem.Anexampleofthisisthat
Jesus(a)said:
IntruthIsaytoyou,whoeverlooksatasnakethatintendstostrikehisbrotheranddoesnotwarn
himuntilitkillshim,hewillnotbesecurefrompartnershipinhismurder.Likewise,whoeverlooks
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athisbrotherdoingsomethingwrong,anddoesnotwarnhimofitsconsequencesuntilit
encompasseshim,hewillnotbesecurefrompartnershipinhissin.
Thenarrationspresentedherehavebeenselectedfrommorethanonehundredtwentybooksof
Shiitenarrations.Ithasbeenarrangedintonineparts.Inthefirstpart,aboutthelifeofJesus(a),
wefind
afew
narrations
that
conflict
with
each
other.
Some
of
the
chains
of
narration
through
whichthenarrationsarereportedareweak.Attheendoftheeighthparttherearefournarrations
reportedtobefromtheGospel,butwedonotknowfromwhichGospeltheyhavebeenreported.
ThelastnarrationinthisbookisabouttherespectgiventoJesusbytheChristiansofonethousand
threehundredsixtyfouryearsago.Thisnarrationhasseveralambiguities.Ontheotherhand,the
contentsofpartstwothrougheightareconsideredfirmandarebeautiful.Mostly,theMuslimand
Christianbeliefsareconsistentwitheachotherhere.WedonotbelieveinthedivinityofJesus(a),
butwedobelievethathewasinseparablefromGod.Theyhaveanattractioninsuchawaythat
theyhaveaneffectontheheartsofthosereadytoreceivethem,andincreaseloveforJesus(a).
Wewouldliketothankourreadersandsolicittheirassistanceiftheyfindanyerrorsinthetextor
itstranslation.[14]
MahdiMuntazirQaim
Muharram1425/March2004
Notes:
[12]See(7:157).
[13]See(61:14).
[14]Theworkofcollecting,sorting,editingandtranslatingthesenarrationsintoEnglish,beganten
yearsago.Ithasbeencompletedwiththehelpofsomeofmyteachersandfriends.Prof.
MuhammadHdi'Yusufi'Gharavi'reviewedtheArabictextofthenarrations.HjjMuhammad
LegenhausenwasthemaintranslatorofthenarrationsintoEnglish.SayyidMuhammad
NaSi'hatkonhelpedwiththeArabicvocalizationmarks.MuhammadJavdNajafi'andAbdal
Kari'mAnsri'alsohaveashareinhelpingwiththisproject.Likewise,mywifealsoshowedmuch
patiencewiththiswork.Ithankallofthem.IwouldespeciallyliketothanktheCenterforShiite
Studies,inwhoselibraryaportionofthisworkwascarriedout.IhopeitmaybeacceptedbyAllah,
andIoffertheblessingsforittothosewhohavearightoverus,especiallymyparentsand
brothers.Wasalm.
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Chapter1:TheLifeofJesus
1.It
is
reported
that
Abu
Basi'r
said,
I
asked
Abu
Jafar
(a)
about
Imrn,
whether
he
was
a
prophet.Hesaid,Yes.Hewasaprophetandanapostletohispeople.AndHannah,thewifeof
ImrnandHannah,thewifeofZachariahweresisters.MarywasborntoImrnfromHannah,
andJohnuwasborntoZachariahfromHananah.MarygavebirthtoJesus(a)andJesus(a)wasthe
sonofthedaughterofJohnsaunt.JohnuwasthesonoftheauntofMary.Andtheauntofones
motherislikeonesaunt.(Bihr,14,202,14)
2.ItisreportedthatYaqubibnJafaribnIbrhi'msaid,IwasclosetoAbualHasanMusuwhena
Christiancametohim.WewereatUraid.TheChristiansaidtohim,Icametoyoufromafarland
andhavehadadifficultjourney.IhavebeenaskingmyLordforthirtyyearstoguidemetothebest
religionand
the
best
servants
and
the
most
knowledgeable
of
them.
In
adream
someone
came
to
meanddescribedamanformewhowasintheupperregionsofDamascus.IwentuntilIreached
him.ThenIspokewithhim.Hesaid,Iamthemostknowledgeableamongthepeopleofmy
religion,butthereisonewhoismoreknowledgeablethanI.
Isaid,Guidemetotheonewhoismoreknowledgeablethanyou.Idonotcarehowlongthe
journey;alongdistanceisnottoofarforme.IhavereadtheGospels,allofthem,thePsalmsof
David,andIhavereadfourbooksoftheTorah,andIhavereadtheQuranoutwardly,untilI
learnedallofit.
Thenthe
scholar
said
to
me,
If
you
want
to
study
about
Christianity,
Iam
the
most
knowledgeable
personamongtheArabsandnonArabs.IfyouwanttostudyaboutJudaism,BTi'ibnShurahbi'lal
Smiri'isthemostknowledgableofmentoday.IfyouwantknowledgeofIslam,knowledgeofthe
TorahandknowledgeoftheGospelandthePsalms,andthebookofHud,andallofwhathasbeen
sentdowntoeveryprophetinyourtimeandthetimesofothersIwillguideyoutohim,sogoto
him,evenifyouhavetowalk...
AbuIbrhi'm[ImamMusKzim]saidtohim,Iwillinformyouofsomethingthatonlyafew
peopleknowwhohavereadthebooks.TellmewhatisthenameofthemotherofMary,andthe
dayonwhichMarywasbreathedinto,andwhathouroftheday,andonwhatdayMarygavebirth
toJesus
(a)
and
what
hour
of
the
day?
The
Christian
said,
I
do
not
know.
AbuIbrhi'msaid,AsforthemotherofMary,hernamewasMirtha,inArabic,Wahibah(gift).As
forthedayonwhichMaryconceived,itwasFridayatnoon,andthatwasthedaythattheRuhal
Ami'n(thetrustworthyspirit)camedown,andthereisnofestivalbetterthanthisforMuslims.
Allah,theBlessedandAlmighty,magnifiedit,andMuhammad(s)magnifieditandHeorderedthat
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itshouldbeaholiday,anditwasFriday.AsforthedayonwhichMarywasborn,itwasTuesday,at
fourthirtyintheafternoon.AnddoyouknowwhatwastheriverbesidewhichMarygavebirthto
Jesus(a)?Hesaid,No.Hesaid,ItwastheEuphrates,andbesideitweredatepalmsandgrape
vines.ThereisnothinglikethegrapesanddatepalmsneartheEuphrates(Kfi',1,478,4)
3.It
is
reported
that
Abu
Abd
Allah
(a)
said,
If
we
tell
you
something
about
one
of
us,
but
you
do
notfinditso,butitissoofhischildorgrandchild,thendonotdenywhatwesaid.Verily,Allah
revealedtoImrn,Iwillgrantyouaboy,blessed,whowillcuretheblindandtheleperandwho
willraisethedeadbyMypermission.AndIwillsethimasanApostletotheChildrenofIsrael.Then
herelatedthistohiswifeHannah,themotherofMary.WhenshebecamepregnantwithMary,she
thoughtthatherburdenwasaboy.Whenshedeliveredafemale,shesaid,OmyLord!VerilyI
havedeliveredafemale,andthemaleisnotlikethefemale,foragirlwillnotbeaprophet.Allah
said,AndAllahknowsbetterwhathasbeendelivered.(3:36)WhenAllahgrantedJesus(a)to
Mary,itwasheofwhomAllahhadgivengladtidingstoImrnandhadpromisedhim.
So,ifwetellyousomethingaboutoneofus,butitisinhischildorgrandchild,donotdenyit.When
Marybecamegrown,shewentintothecloister(mihrb)andputacoveringoverherselfsonoone
sawher.Zachariahcametoherinthecloister,andfoundthatshehadsummerfruitinthewinter
andwinterfruitinthesummer.Hesaidtoher,Whencetoyouisthis?Shesaid,ItisfromAllah.
VerilyAllahprovidesforwhomsoeverHewantswithoutmeasure.Whentheangelssaid,OMary!
VerilyAllahhaschosenyouandpurifiedyouandchosenyouabovethewomenoftheworlds.
(3:42)HesaidthatMarywastwicechosen.Thefirstchoosingwasherselection[withgladtidings
giventoImrn],butthesecondwasthatshebecamepregnantwithoutaman.So,shewaschosen
overallthewomenoftheworld.
(Bihr,14,199,8)
4.ItisreportedthatIsmi'lalJufi'saidthatAbuJafarsaid,WhenthewifeofImrnvowedthat
whatwasinherwombwouldbededicated,[andwhatwasmeantwasthathewouldbe]dedicated
tothemosque,whenhewasdeliveredhewouldenterthemosqueandneverleave,(thenwhen
Marywasborn,[hermother]said,
MyLord!Ihavedeliveredafemale.AndAllahknowsbestwhatshedelivered.Andthemaleisnot
likethefemale,andIhavenamedherMary,andIcommendhertoYourprotectionfromthecast
offSatanandalsoheroffspring.(3:36)
ThentheprophetscastlotsandthelotfelltoZachariah,andhewasthehusbandofhersisterand
hercustodian,andshewasbroughttothemosque.Whenshematuredtowhenawoman
menstruates,shewasthemostbeautifulofwomen,andwhensheprayed,thecloisterbecame
brightbyherlight.ThenZachariahenteredandfoundthatbeforehertherewaswinterfruitinthe
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summerandsummerfruitinthewinter.Thenhesaid,Fromwhenceisthis?Shesaid,Itisfrom
Allah.(3:37)Becauseofthis,ZachariahprayedtohisLord,AndverilyIfearmykindredafterme,
andmywifeisbarren.(19:5),andsoonwithwhatAllahmentionedofthestoryofZachariahand
John.
(Bihr,14,
204,
18)
5.LaythibnSadsaid,IsaidtoKab,whowaswithMuawi'yah,Howwouldyoudescribethebirth
oftheProphet(s)?Doyouseeanyexcellenceinhisprogeny?ThenKabturnedtoMuawi'yah,to
seewhathewanted.Allah,theMightyandMagnificent,put[thesewords]onhistongue,OAbu
Ishq,mayAllahhavemercyonyou,saywhateveryouknow!Kabsaid,Ihavereadseventytwo
booksallofwhichweresentfromheaven,andIhavereadtheentirescriptureofDaniel.Inallof
themIhavefoundmentionofthebirthoftheProphetandhisprogeny.ThenameoftheProphetis
alsoknownthere.Noprophetwasbornwithangelsbeingsentdown,exceptJesusandAhmad,
maytheblessingsofAllahbewiththemboth.Thecoveringofheavenwasnotdrawnforany
womanexceptMaryandA`minah,themotherofAhmad1.Angelsguardednopregnantwomen
exceptMary,themotheroftheMessiah,andA`minah,themotherofAhmad(s).
(Bihr,15,261,12)
6.ItisreportedthatImmRid(a)saidtoalMukri',Doyounotknowthat,verily,Allah,the
BlessedandExalted,revealedtoImrn,Iwillgrantyouaboy,butHegrantedhimMaryandHe
grantedJesustoMary.So,JesusisfromMaryandMaryisfromJesus.JesusandMaryareasingle
thing.Iamfrommyfatherandmyfatherfromme.Iandmyfatherareasinglething.
(Faqi'h,3,155,3564)
7.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdullah(a)said,ByAllah!IntheQurnAllahrelatedJesusthesonof
MarytoAbrahamufromhismothersside.Thenherecitedthisverse,
andofhis[Abrahams]descendantsDavidandSolomonandJobandJosephandAaron,andthusdo
Werewardthosewhodogood./AndZachariahandJohnandJesusandElias,everyonewasofthe
good.(6:8485)
(Bihr,93,243,8)
8.AbuBsi'rsaid,IsaidtoAbuAbdAllah(a),WhydidAllahcreateJesuswithoutanyfatherand
createdtheotherpeoplebyfathersandmothers?Hesaid,Sothatthepeoplewouldknowallof
Hispoweranditsperfection,andsothattheywouldknowthatHehaspowertocreateacreature
withoutamale.Likewise,Hehaspowertocreateonewithoutamaleorfemale,andHe,the
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MightyandMagnificent,didthatsoitwouldbeknownthatHehaspoweroverallthings.
(Bihr,14,218,23)
9.SalmnalFrsi'reportedthatwhentheProphetdied,thecatholicoscameHesaidtoAli'the
sonof
Abu
Tlib,
This
is
true.
Inform
me
about
what
your
prophet
said
about
the
Christ
and
his
beingacreature.Howdidheconfirmthecreationforhimandrejectthedivinityfromhimand
madenecessaryimperfectionforhim?TheCommanderoftheFaithfulsaid,Heconfirmedthe
creationforhimbyhisdestinyandshape,thatisnecessaryforhim,chaingingfromonestateto
another,increaseanddecreasethatarenotseparatedfromhim.Hedidnotrejecthis
prophethood,infallibility,perfectionandconfirmation.ItisrevealedfromAllahthatJesusislike
AdamwhomAllahcreatedhimfromclay,thensaidtohim,Be.Sohewas.
(KharijWaalJarih,2,554)
10.AlAhwalsaid,IaskedAbuAbdAllah(a)aboutthespiritthatwasinAdam(a)[mentionedin
theyah]inwhichAllahsays,WhenIstraightenedhimandblewinhimfromMysprit.Qurn
(15:29and38:72)Heanswered,ThisisacreatedspritandthespritthatwasinJesuswas
created.
(Kfi',1,133,1)
11.HamrnibnAyansaid,IaskedAbuJafaraboutwhatAllah,theMightyandMagnificent,said,
andaboutthespiritfromHim.Hesaid:ItissomethingcreatedthatAllahcreatedwithHiswisdom
inAdamandJesus.
(Bihr,4,12,4)
12.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllah(a)said,Verily,MaryboreJesusforninehours,eachhourof
whichwasamonth.
(Kfi'8,332,516).
13.AbuMuhammadalHasanibnAli'alThni'(thesecond)said,AlHusaynwasborninal
MadinahTuesday,fivedaysbeforeJamdi'alUl,threeyearsafteralHijrah.Hismotherbecame
pregnantwithalHusaynfifteennightsafterhisbirthdayandshewaspregnantduringsixmonths
andthensheborehim.AndnobabywasborninsixmonthsexepthimandJesusthesonofMary.
(DalilalImma,71)
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14.Shmi'askedtheCommanderoftheFaithfulaboutthesixcreaturesthatwereneverina
womb.Hesaid,AdamandEve,theramofAbraham,thesnakeofMoses,theshecamelofSlih
andthebatthatJesusthesonofMarymadeandthenitflewbythepermissionofAllah.
(Bihr,11,385,9)
15.ItisreportedthatalSdiq(a)said,WhenChristwasborn,Allahkepthisbirthsecret,andhid
him,forMary,whensheborehim,shewithdrewtoaremoteplace.(19:22)ThenZachariahandher
auntcamesearchingforher,untiltheycameuponherwhensheputdownwhatwasinherbelly
andsaid,
Oh!WouldthatIhaddiedbeforethis,andhadbeenforgotteninoblivion(19:23).
ThenAllah,mayhisremembrancebeexalted,openedthetongueofJesustoexcusehismotherand
tomanifestherauthority.Whenheappearedcalamitiesandpersecutionhadbecomeintense
againstthechildrenofIsrael,andthetyrantsandoppressorsfelluponthem,untiltheaffairof
ChristasreportedbyAllahtookplace...
(Bihr,14,213,10)
16.ItisreportedthatWahabalYamni'said:AJewaskedtheProphetthisquestion:O
Muhammad!Wereyou,accordingtotheMotheroftheBook,aprophetbeforeyouwerecreated?
Heanswered,Yes.Hesaid,Andwerethese,yourfaithfulcompanions,withyoubeforetheywere
created?Heanswered,Yes.Hesaid,Whatwasthematterwithyouthatyoudidnotspeak
wisdomwhenyoucameoutofyourmothersbelly,likeJesusthesonofMaryspoke,asyouclaim,
whileyouwereaprophetbeforethat?
TheProphet(s)answered,Verily,myaffairwasnotliketheaffairofJesus(a).Allah,theMighty
andMagnificent,createdJesusthesonofMaryofamotherwithoutanyfather,justasHecreated
Adamwithoutafatherormother.AndifJesus(a)didnotspeakwisdomwhenhecameoutofhis
mothersbelly,therewouldnothavebeenanyexcuseforhismotherbeforethepeople,because
shehadbroughthimwithoutafather,andthepeoplewouldtakeherastheydothosewomenwho
hadmarried[outsidethelaw].So,Allah,theMightyandMagnificent,madehisspeechasanexcuse
forhismother.
(Bihr,14,215,16)
17.AlShmi'askedtheCommanderoftheFaithful,WhichoftheprophetswerecreatedbyAllah
circumcised?Hesaid,AllahcreatedAdam(a)circumcised,andSethuwasborncircumcised,and
Idri's,Noah,SmibnNuh,Abraham,David,Solomon,Lot,Ismael,Moses,JesusandMuhammad,
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maytheblessingsofAllahbewithallofthem.
(Bihr,15,296,32)
18.ItisreportedthatHasanibnAli'alWashshsaid,IwaswithmyfatherandIwasayouth,and
wespent
the
night
with
Imam
Rid
(a).
It
was
the
night
of
the
twenty
fifth
of
Dhu
al
Qadah
and
heusaidtomyfather,OnthenightofthetwentyfifthofDhualQadahAbrahamwasbornandon
itJesusthesonofMarywasborn,andonittheearthbeneaththeKabahbecamebroadened.
Whoeverfastsofthatday,itisasifheweretofastforsixtymonths.
(Faqi'h,2,89,1814)
19.ItisreportedthatImamBqir(a)said,WhentheCommanderoftheFaithfulwasreturning
frombattlewiththeKharajiteshecameuponamonkinamonestary.Hesaid,Omonk!MayI
comedown?Themonksaidtohim,Donotcomedownherewithyourtroops.Hesaid,Why
not?Hesaid,Becausenooneshouldcomedownhereexceptaprophetorthesuccessorofa
prophetalongwithhistroopswhofightinthewayofAllah.Wehavereadthisinourbooks...
Hecontinued,IhavefoundyourcharacteristicsintheGospel,andthatyouwillcomedowninthe
landofBurth,thehouseofMary,theplaceofJesus.TheCommanderoftheFaithfulsaid,Stop!
Donotsayanythingtous.Thenhewenttoaspotandhesaid,Stampyourfeethere.Andhe
himselfdidthis.Aspringgushedupfromthere.Hesaid,ThisisthefountainofMary,towhereshe
wasled.Dighereseventeencubits.Awhiterockwasdiscovered.Heusaid,MaryputJesusdown
fromhershoulderontothisrock,andtheresheprayed.ThentheCommanderoftheFaithful
placedtherocksomewhereandprayedbesideit.Hestayedthereforfourdaysandsaidhisprayers
thereintheircompleteform.Thetentsofthetroopswereplacedarounditwithinearshot.Thenhe
said,ThelandofBurthishere,thehouseofMary.Thisisaholyplaceatwhichtheprophets
prayed.
(Bihr,33,438,645)
20.MufaddalreportedinalengthynarrationfromalSdiq(a),ThenAbuAbdAllah(a)tooka
breathandsaid,OMufaddal!Theplacesontheearthboastedamongthemselves,
Allahrevealed,It[Karbala]isablessedplacefromwhichMoseswascalledfromabush,itisa
hillwhereMaryandChristfoundrefuge,atwhichthereisariverwheretheheadofHusaynwas
washedandwhereMarywashedJesus(a),andwhereMarywashedherselfaftergivingbirthto
Jesus.ItisthebestplacefromwhichtheApostleofAllah(s)ascendedwhenhewasabsent,and
forourShi'ahthereareblessingsuntiltheappearanceoftheQim(a).
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(Bihr,53,111)
21.TheProphet(s)said,Whenawomangivesbirth,thefirstthingsheshouldeatisasweetfresh
halfripedate(ruTab)oraripedate(tamr).Iftherewereanythingbetterthanthis,Allah,the
Exalted,wouldhavegivenittoMarywhenJesus(a)wasborn.
(Bihr,59,295)
22.Itisreportedthat(forhardshipwithlabor)alSdiq(a)said,Afterthebismillhitshouldbe
written,MaryboreJesus.HeitisWhocreatedyoufromdust,thenfromalifegerm,thenfroma
clot,thenHebringsyouforthasababe,thenthatyoumayreachyourfullstrenght,thenthatyou
maybeold(40:67);Verily,withdifficultyisease/Verilywithdifficultyisease(94:56);andmaythe
blessingsofAllahbewithMuhammadandhisprogenyandmayHeofferhimgreetingsofpeace.
(Misbh,159)
23.AlBqir(a)said,Verily,itwasannouncedtoMary[thatshewouldbear]Jesus.Shewasinthe
sanctuarywhentheSureSpirit(alRuhalAmi'n)becamelikeasoundhuman.Shesaid,Itake
refugeintheMercifulfromyou,ifyouareGodwary.Hesaid,Iambutamessengercomefrom
yourLord,togiveyouaboymostpure.Thenheblewintoherbreastandshebecamepregnant
withJesus.Buthedidnotstayuntilshebore[thechild]
Ibli'scamethatnightanditwassaidtohimthatachildhadbeenbornthatnight,andthatthere
wasnoidolontheearththatdidnotfallonitsface.Ibli'swenttotheEastandWestinsearchof
him.Thenhefoundhiminaroomofaconvent.Theangelssurroundedhim.Hetriedtogetcloseto
him.Theangelsshouted,Getaway!Hesaidtothem,Whoishisfather?Theysaid,Hiscaseis
likethatofAdam.Ibli'ssaid,Verily,Iwillmisleadfourfifthsofthepeoplebyhim.
(Bihr,14,215,14)
24.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllahalSdiq(a)said,Thedevil,mayAllahcursehim,usedtopass
throughthesevenheavens.WhenJesuswasborn,hewasbarredfromthreeheavens....
(Bihr,15,257,9)
25.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllah(a)said,TheProphet(s)prohibitedMuslimsfromhaving
fournames:([15])AbuI's(fatherofJesus),AbualHakam(fatheroftheGovernor),AbuMlik
(fatheroftheKing),andAbualQsim(fatherofQsim)ifhisfirstnameisMuhammad.([16])
(Bihr,16,401)
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26.ItisreportedthattheProphet(s)said,BetweenMosesandDavidtherewerefivehundred
years,andbetweenDavidandJesus,onethousandonehundredyears.
(Bihr,13,363,1)
27.AbualRabi'reportedthatNfisaid,OMuhammadibnAli'!IhavereadtheTorah,theGospel
andthePslamsandtheFurqn,andIhavelearnedwhatispermittedandforbiddeninthem.Ihave
cometoaskyouaquestionthatnonecananswerbutaprophet,thesuccessorofaprophetorthe
progenyofaprophet.
ThenAbuJafarraisedhisheadandsaid,Askwhateverisonyourmind.Hesaid,Informmehow
manyyearswerebetweenJesusandMuhammad?Hesaid,ShouldIinformyouaccordingto
whatIsay,oraccordingtowhatyousay?Hesaid,Informmeofboth.Hesaid,Accordingto
whatIsay,therewerefivehundredyears,butaccordingtowhatyousay,thereweresix
hundred....
(Kfi',8,120,93)
28.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllah(a)said,BetweenJesusandMuhammadtherewerefive
hundredyears,ofwhichtwohundredfiftywerewithoutanyprophetoranymanifestteacher(lim
zhir).[Thenarratorsaid,]Isaid,Whatwerethey?Hesaid,TheyclungtothereligionofJesus
(a).Isaid,Whatwerethey?Hesaid,Believers.Thenhesaid,Theearthisneverwithouta
teacher(lim)init.
(Bihr,23,33,54)
29.YaqubibnShuaybsaidIsaidtoAbuAbdAllahu,Whatdoyousayaboutagroupwhose
leaderhasdied?Hesaidtome,DonotyoureadtheBookofAllah(Qurn)
Whyshouldnotacompanyfromeverypartyofthemgoforththattheymayacquireunderstanding
inreligion,andthattheymaywarntheirpeoplewhentheyreturnuntothemsothattheymaybe
cautious?(9:122)
IsaidMayIbeyoursacrifice!Thenwhatshouldthosewhoarewaitingdountilthescholarscome
back?Hesaidtome,Didyounotknowthatthereweretwohundredfiftyyearsbeetween
MuhammadandJesus(mayAllahblessbothofthem)?Duringthistimesomgroupsdiedbleaving
thereligionofJesusexpectingthereligionofMuhammad,andAllahgavethemtheirwagestwice.
(Bihr,27,298,10)
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30.ItisreportedthatAbualHasanalRid(a)said:AndalloftheelevenImamsafterthe
prophetwerekilled,somebythesword,theCommanderoftheFaithfulandHusayn,peacebewith
them,andtherestbypoison.Thetyrantsoftheirtimeskilledeveryoneofthem,andindeedthis
wasdonetothem,truly,notlikeanythingtheextremists(ghulh)orthedelegators(mufawidah),
mayAllah
curse
them.
They
say,
They
(the
Imams)
were
not
really
killed,
and
it
was
only
alikeness
oftheiraffairthatappearedtothem.So,theylied,maythewrathofAllahbeuponthem.Indeed,
theaffairofnoneoftheprophetsofAllahandHisauthorities,peacebewiththem,appeared
doubtfultothepeople,excepttheaffairofJesusthesonofMary(a)alone,forhewasraisedfrom
theearthaliveandhissoulwastakenbetweenheavenandearth,thenhewasraisedtoheaven
andhissoulwasreturnedtohim,andthatiswhatthesayingofAllah,theMightyandMagnificent,
isabout:
WhenAllahsaid:OJesus!IwilltakeyoutoMe,andIwillraiseyoutoMe(3:55).
AndAllah,theMightyandMagnificent,said,narratingthespeechofJesusontheResurrectionDay,
AndIwasawitnessoverthem,solongasIwasamongthem,butwhenYoutookmetoYourself,
YouwereYourselfthewatcheroverthem.YouYourselfarewitnessovereverything.(5:117)
AndsinceitispermittedthatalloftheprophetsandHismessengersandauthoritiesafterAdam(a)
werebornoffathersandmothers,butamongthemJesuswasbornwithoutanyfather,itwillbe
permittedthathisaffairappeareddoubtfultothepeople,butnottheaffairsoftheotherprophets
andauthorities,peacebewiththem.Likewise,itwaspermittedforhimtobebornwithouta
father,butnottheothers.Allah,themightyandmagnificent,onlywantedtomakehisaffairasa
signandmarkforittobeknownbythisthatHehaspoweroverallthings.
(Bihr,25,117)
31.ItisnarratedthatYsiralKhdimsaid:Iheard[Imam]Rid(a)say,Themostterrifyingevents
forcreaturesarethree:thedayoneisbornandcomesoutofhismothersbellyandseestheworld,
thedayhediesandseestheafterlifeanditspeople,andthedayheisraisedandseeslawshedid
notseeinthisworld,andAllahmadeJohnsecureinthesethreeeventsandprotectedhimfrom
fear,andHesaid,
Peacebewithhimthedayhewasbornandthedayhediesandthedayheisraisedtolife(19:15).
AndJesusthesonofMarymadehimselfsecureinthesethreeevents,andhesaid,
PeacebewithmethedayIwasbornandthedayIdieandthedayIamraisedtolife(19:33).
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Notes:
[15]The
kind
of
name
mentioned
here
is
the
konyah,
which
is
used
as
aterm
of
respect
and
takes
theformfatherof,sonof,motherof,etc.
[16]NooneispermittedtohavethenameMuhammadAbualQsimbecausethesearethefirst
namesandqunyaoftheProphet(s).
Chapter2:TheLifeofJesus
1.ItisreportedthatAbuJafar[ImamBaqir(a)]said:WhenJesusthesonofMarywasborn,when
hewasonedayoldhewaslikeatwomontholdboy.Whenhewassevenmonthsold,hismother
tookhishandandbroughthimtoaschoolandsathimbeforeateacher.Theteachersaidtohim,
Say:IntheNameofAllah,theMerciful,theCompassionate.Jesussaid,IntheNameofAllah,
theMerciful,theCompassionate.Theteachersaidtohim,Sayabjad.([17])Jesusraisedhishead
andsaid,Doyouknowwhatisabjad?Theteacherraisedthelashtohithim.Jesussaid,Omy
teacher!Donothitmeifyouknowit,andifnot,askmesothatImayexplainit.Hesaid,Explain
ittome.Jesussaid,Asforthealif,itisablessing(l)ofAllah,andthebisthebliss(bahjah)of
Allah,
and
the
ji'm
is
the
beauty
(jaml)
of
Allah,
and
the
dal
is
the
religion
(di'n)
of
Allah.
Hawwaz:
thehistheterror(hawl)ofhell,andthewwisWoe(wayl)tothepeopleofthefire,andthez
isthemoaning(zafi'r)ofhell.Hutti':Thesinsareforgiven(huttat)ofthosewhoasktheforgiveness
ofAllah.Kaliman:Thespeech(kalm)ofAllah,thereisnoonewhocanchangeHiswords.Saafis:
Measureformeasure(s)andwagesforwages.Qarashat:Hewillgatherthem(qarashahum)and
resurrectthem.Thentheteachersaid,Owoman!Takeyoursonshand,indeedhealready
knows,andhehasnoneedofateacher.
(Bihr,14,286,8)
2.Abu
Abd
Allah
(a)
said,
Verily,
Jesus
the
son
of
Mary,
used
to
cry
intensely,
so
that
Mary
was
at
witsendregardinghisprofusecrying.Hesaidtoher,Getsomeofthebarkofthattree,makea
tonicfromitandfeedmewithit.Whenhedrankit,hecriedintensely.Marysaid,Whatsortof
prescriptiondidyougiveme?Hesaid,Omymother!Knowledgeofprophethoodandweaknessof
childhood.
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Notes:
[17]AnoldSemiticsequenceofletters,calledabjad,isusedinHebrewandArabicinwhicheach
letteris
used
to
represent
anumber
in
addition
to
its
vocal
value.
Chapter3:TheLifeofJesus
1.ItisreportedthatImamSdiq(a)said,FollowtheApostleofAllah,andconfesstowhathas
beensentdownfromAllah,andfollowthesignsofguidance,fortheyarethesignsof
trustworthinessandGodwariness;andknowthatifonedeniesJesusthesonofMary(a),but
confessestoalltheprophetsbuthim,hedoesnotbelieve...
(Bihr,23,96,3)
2.TheApostleofAllah(s)said,Verily,Gabrielbroughtdownabooktomeinwhichtherewas
informationaboutthekingsbeforeme,andinformationabouttheprophetsandapostleswho
werecommissionedbeforeIwas:AshbakhibnAshjnwasakingcalledalKayswhoruledfortwo
hundredsixtysixyears.InthefiftyfirstyearofhisruleAllahcommissionedJesusthesonofMary
(a)
and
bestowed
upon
him
light,
knowledge
and
wisdom,
and
the
knowledge
of
all
the
prophets
beforehim,andHeaddedtothistheGospel.HecommissionedhimtoJerusalem(BaytalMaqdis)
forthechildrenofIsraeltoinvitethemtothedivinebookandwisdomandtofaithinAllahandthe
prophet.Mostofthemturnedawayfromhimrebelliouslyanddisbelieving.
Whentheyfailedtobelieve,JesuscalledhisLordandwasadamant,andsomeofthemwere
transformedintodevilstoshowthemasignfromwhichtheycouldtakealesson;butthisdidnot
increaseinthemanythingbutrebellionanddisbelief.So,JesuscametoJerusalem,invitedthem
andencouragedthemtowhatisneartoAllahforthirtythreeyears,untiltheJewssoughthimand
(afterward)claimedtohavepunishedhimandburiedhimalive.Someofthemclaimedtohave
killedhim
and
to
have
crucified
him.
Allah
did
not
let
them
gain
sovereignty
over
him,
but
it
was
amistaketheymade.
Theywerenotabletochastisehimorburyhim,andtheycouldnotkillhimorcrucifyhim,because
ofthesayingofAllah,themightyandmagnificent,Iamgoingtotakeyouawayandliftyouupunto
Meandpurifyyouofthosewhodisbelieve(3:55).So,theywerenotabletokillhimorcrucifyhim,
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foriftheyhadbeenabletodoso,thiswouldbelieHissaying,AllahraisedhimupuntoHimself
(4:158),afterAllahtookhim.WhenAllahwantedtoraisehim,Herevealedtohimtoentrustthe
lightofAllah,HiswisdomandtheknowledgeofHisbooktoSimonibnHamunalSaf,hissuccessor
amongthebelievers.So,hedidthis....
(Bihr,14,515,4)
3.SafwnibnYahysaid,IsaidtoImamRid(a),Weusedtoaskyou[abouttheImamafteryou],
beforeAllahhadgrantedyouAbuJafar,andyouusedtosay,Allahwillgrantmeason.Now,
Allahhasgivenhimtoyou.Oureyeshavebeenbrightened!MayAllahnevershowustheday[of
yoursorrow]!Butifitshouldhappen,whomshouldwefollow?Hepointedwithhishandtoward
AbuJafar,whowasstandingbeforehim.ThenIsaid,MayIbeyoursacrifice!Thisboyisonlythree
yearsold.Hesaid,Thatdoesnotmatter.Jesusstoodasanauthority(hujjah)whenhewasthree
yearsold.
(Kfi',1,321,10)
4.Beforehisson(MuhammadalTaqi')wasborn,alRid(a)said,ByAllah,Hewillmakefromme
somethingbywhichthetruthanditsfollowersareproven,andHewilldestroybyitwhatiswrong
anditsfollowers,thenalTaqiuwasbornafterayear.Thenhesaid,ThisisAbuJafar.Iputhimin
myseat,andIsethiminmyplace.WearetheFolkoftheHouseholdwhosechildreninheritfrom
theireldersexactly.Itwassaidtohim,Thissonisonlythreeyearsold.Hesaid,Itdoesnot
harmhim.Jesusstoodasanauthority(hujjah)whenhewaslessthanthreeyearsold.
(KharijWaalJarih,2,899)
5.Itisreportedthat[Imam]Rid(a)said,VerilyAllah,theExalted,authorizedJesus(a)whenhe
wastwoyearsold.
(Bihr,14,257,54)
6.AbualHasanusaid,OntheResurrectiondaytherewillbefourpeoplefromamongthefirst
onesandfourpeoplefromamongthelastonesontheThroneofAllah,theMightyand
Magnificent.Asforthefourofthefirst,theyareNoah,Abraham,MosesandJesusandthelastare
Muhammad,Ali',alHasanandalHusayn,peacebewiththem.
(Tahdhi'b,6,84,3)
7.AbuDhar,mayAllahhavemercyuponhim,said,TheApostleofAllahwassittinginthemosque
alonewhenIenteredit.SoItookadvantageofhissolitudeandsaid,OApostleofAllah!How
manyprophetswerethere?Hesaid,Onehundredtwentyfourthousand.Isaid,Howmany
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apostleswerethere?Threehundredandthirteenalltogether.Isaid,Whowasthefirst
prophet?Hesaid,Adam.Isaid,Washeanapostleamongtheprophets?Hereplied,Yes,
AllahcreatedhimbyHishandandblewintohimfromHisspirit.Thenhe1continued,OAbuDhar
thesefourprophetsamongtheprophetsareSiryni':Adam,Seth,Ukhnukh,thatis,Idri's,whowas
thefirstpersontowritewithapen,andNoah,peacebewiththem.AndfourofthemareArab:
Hud,Slih,
Shuayb
and
your
prophet
Muhammad.
The
first
prophet
from
the
children
of
Isreal
was
MosesandthelastofthemwasJesus,andsixhundredprophetswerebetweenthem.Isaid,O
theApostleofAllah!HowmanybooksdidAllahsend?HerepliedOnehundredandfourbooks.
HesentfiftyscrollstoSeth,thirtyscrollstoIdri's,andtwentyscrollstoAbraham.AndHesentthe
Torah,Bible,PsalmsandFurqn.
(Khisl,2,524)
8.JafaribnMuhammadusaid,GabrielremainedfortydaysanddidnotdescendtotheProphet.
Hesaid,OmyLordmyyearningforyourProphethasbecomeintense,allowme.Allahthe
Exaltedrevealedtohim,OGabrieldescendtoMyfriendandMyProphet,thengivehimMy
greetingsofpeace,andinformhimthatIhavedistinguishedhimwithprophethoodandmadehim
surpassalltheprophets,andgivemygreetingsofpeacetohissuccessorandinformhimthatIhave
distinguishedhimwithsuccessionandmadehimsurpassallthesuccessors.Gabrieldescendedto
theProphetandsaid,OMuhammad!WhoeverfollowedSethwouldbesavedbySeth,Sethwas
savedbyAdamandAdamwassavedbyAllah.
WhoeverfollowedShemwouldbeensavedbyShem,ShemwassavedbyNoahandNoahwad
savedbyAllah.WhoeverfollowedA`SifwouldbesavedbyA`Sif,andA`SifwassavedbySolomon.
WhoeverfollowedYushawouldbesavedbyYusha,andYushawouldbesavedbyMoses,and
MoseswassavedbyAllah.WhoeverfollowedSimonwouldbesavedbySimon,andSimonwould
besavedbyJesus,andJesuswassavedbyAllah.WhoeverfollowedAli'wouldbesavedbyAli'and
Ali'wouldbesavedbyyou,andyouaresavedbyAllah.Verily,allthingsarebyAllah.Verily,the
angelsandguardiansarehonoredamongalltheangelsforbeinginthecompanyofAli'.Hesaid,
ThenAli'(a)satdownwhilehearingthespeechofGabrielu,althoughhedidnotseehim.
(Tafsi'rFurtalKufi',378).
9.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllah(a)said,Allahdidnotraiseamessengerwithouttherebeing
twodevilsconcurrentwhocausedhimsufferingandtemptedhim,andmisledthepeopleafterhim.
AsforthefivePossessorsofDetermination(UlualAzm)ofthemessengers,theyareNoah,
Abraham,Moses,JesusandMuhammad,peaceandblessingsbewiththem.Asforthecompanions
ofNoah,theywereFayTi'fusandKhirm.ForAbrahamtherewereMaki'landRadhm.ForMoses,
therewereSmiri'andMaraqi'b.ForJesus,therewereBulusandMari's.AndforMuhammad,
therewereHabtarandZuraiq.
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10.ItisreportedthatIbnAbuYafursaid,IheardAbuAbdAllah(a)say,Thechiefsofthe
prophetsandapostlesarefiveandtheyarethepossessorsofconstancyamongtheapostles,and
theyare
the
axis
about
which
[the
other
prophets]
turn:
Noah,
Abraham,
Moses,
Jesus
and
Muhammad,peacebewithhimandhisdescendantsandalloftheprophets.
(Kfi',1,175,3)
11.AmongthequestionsofShmi'isthatheaskedtheCommanderoftheFaithfulaboutthesix
prophetswhohad[special]names.Hesaid,YushaibnNunwasDhualKifl,YaqubibnIshqwas
Isri'l,KhidrwasHilqiy,YunuswasDhualNun,JesuswastheMessiahandMuhammadwas
Ahmad,maytheblessingsofAllahbewithallofthem.
(Bihr,16,90,22)
12.Itisreportedthat[Imam]Bqir(a)said,AllahsentJesusespeciallytothechildrenofIsrael,
andhisprophecywasinJerusalem,andafterhimthereweretwelveapostles.
(Bihr,14,250)
13SufynibnUyaynahreportedthatMujhidnarratedthissayingoftheProphet(s),Thereare
fourantecedents[whoarethefirstfollowersoftheprophets.]YushatoMoses,ShibYsi'nto
JesusandAlitotheProphet(s).
(SirtalMustaqi'm,3,158)
14.AlHusaynibnalKhlidnaratedthatAbualHasanalRidsaid,Itwasengravedontheringof
Adam,ThereisnogodbutAllah.MuhammadistheApostleofAllah.Hecontinueduntilhesaid,
ThenNoahengravedonhisring,ThereisnogodbutAllah,onethousandtimes.OmyLord!
Reformme.
Hecontinueduntilhesaid,AndAllahsentaringtoAbrahamonwhichtherewerethesesixletters,
ThereisnogodbutAllah.MuhammadistheApostleofAllah.Thereisnopowerandnostrength
saveinGod.IentrustmyworktoAllah.IleanonAllah.Allahissufficientforme.ThenAllah,may
HisMagnificencebemagnified,revealedtohimWearthisring.Iwillchangethefireintocoldness
andpeace.AndtheringofMoseswasengravedwiththesetwoletters,thathetookthemfrom
Torah,Havepatience,youwillbegivenwages.Tellthetruth,youwillbesaved.Theringof
Solomonwasengravedwithtwolettershetook,GloryistoHimWhoputthebridleontheJinnby
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Hiswords.TheringofJesuswasengravedwithtwolettershetookfromtheGospel,Blessedisthe
servantbecauseofwhomAllahisremembered,andwoeuntotheservantbecauseofwhomAllah
isforgotten.TheringofMuhammadwasengravedwithThereisnogodbutAllah.Muhammadis
theApostleofAllah.
(Wasilal
Shi'ah,
5,
101,
6041.)
Chapter4:TheLifeofJesus
1.TheApostleofAllah(s)said,IsawAbraham,MosesandJesus.Moseswasatallman,andhis
hairwashangingdown,likethemenoftheZuT,andlikethemenoftheShanuah.([18])Jesuswasa
ruddyfacedmanwithcurlyhairandmediumheight.Thenhewassilent.Theysaidtohim,O
ApostleofAllah!WhataboutAbraham?Hesaid,Lookatyourcompanion[me].
(Bihr12,10,24)
2.A`minah[themotheroftheProphet]said,WhenthebirthoftheApostleofAllahbecamenearI
wouldhearasound,BringMuhammad(s)aroundtheEastandWestandshowhimtothejinn,
people,birdsandwildanimalsandgivehimtheclarityofAdam,thetendernessofNoah,the
lovelinessofAbraham,thetongueofIsmi'l,theperfectionofJoseph,thegoodnewsofYaqub,
the
voice
of
David,
the
asceticism
of
John
and
the
nobility
of
Jesus.
Then
he
appeared
[i.e.,
the
Prophet(s)wasborn].So,Ifacedhim....
(Bihr,15,272,17)
3.TheApostleofAllah(s)said,EveryonewhowantstolookatAdaminhisknowledge,Noahin
hispiety,Abrahaminhisperseverance(hilm),MosesinhisaweandJesusinhisworshipshould
lookatAli'ibnAbi'Tlib.
(Bihr,39,39)
4.ItisreportedfromAbualHamrthattheProphet(s)said,Everyonewhowantstolookat
Adaminhisdignity,Mosesintheintensityofhisgrip,([19])andJesusinhisasceticism,shouldlook
attheonecoming.ThenAli'(a)came.
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5.ItisreportedthatAbuDhrralGhifri'said,OnedaywewerebeforetheApostleofAllah(s)
whenhestood,bowed,andprostratedinthankstoAllah,theExalted.Thenhesaid,OJundab!
WhoeverwantstolookatAdaminhisknowledge,Noahinhisunderstanding,Abrahaminhis
friendship,Mosesinhisintimateprayers,andJesusinhisjourneying,Jobinhispatienceand
calamity,look
at
the
man
coming
who
is
like
the
sun
and
the
moon
in
radiance,
and
stars
shining
bright,whoseheartisbravestofallpeople,andwhosehandismoregenerous,sothatmaythe
curseofAllah,theangelsandthepeoplebeuponthosewhohatehim.Hesaid,Thepeopleturned
toseewhowascomingwhenAli'ibnAbi'Tlib(a)came.
(Bihr,39,38,9)
6.IbnAbbssaid,GabrielwasneartheProphetattherightsideofhim,thentheCommanderof
theFaithfulcame.Gabriellaughedandsaid,OMuhammad!IfyouyearnforthefaceofJesus
andhisworship,theasceticismofJohnandhisobedience,theinheritenceofSolomonandhis
generosity,lookatthefaceofAli'ibnAbuTlib.ThenAllahtheExaltedsent:(Andwhenthe
exampleofthesonofMaryisgiven,theylaughedandexclaimedtheirsurprise)(43:57),thatis,the
sonofMaryislikeAli'ibnAbuTlibandAli'islikeJesus.
(Bihr,35,47)
7.WhenacomparisonwasmadebeforetheApostleofAllah,inhisloudestvoicehesaid,O
servantsofAllah!WhoeverwantstolookatAdaminhismajesty,tolookatSethinhiswisdom,to
lookatIdri'sinhisnobilityanddignity,tolookatNoahinhisthankstohisLordandhisworship,to
lookatAbrahaminhisfrendshipandloyalty,tolookatMosesinhishatredtoeveryenemyofAllah
andhisopposingthem,andtolookatJesusinhisloveofeverybelieverandhisgoodrelations,look
atAli'ibnAbuTli'b,here.
(Tafsi'ralImmalAskari',498)
8.TheApostleofAllah(s)said,HewhowantstolookattheasceticismofJesusthesonofMary,
lookatAbuDhar.
(Bihr,22,343)
9.ItisreportedthattheApostleofAllahsaid,Theimamsaftermearetwelve,thenumberofthe
monthsoftheyear,andfromusistheMahdi'ofthiscommunitywhowillhavetheawesomeness
ofMoses,themagnificenceofJesus,thejudgmentofDavidandthepatienceofJob.
(Bihr,36,303,141)
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10.ZaydalKunsi'said,IheardthatAbuJafarwouldsay,IntheShibhdhalamr[thetwelfth
Imm]thereisanattribute(sunnah)ofJoseph,anattributeofMoses,anattributeofJesusandan
attributeofMuhammad.AsthoughhislikenesstoJosephisthathisbrothersacknowledgehimasa
leaderandaddresshimwhiletheydonotknowhim.HislikenesstoMosesisthatheisfearful.His
likenessto
Jesus
is
journeying
and
his
likeness
to
Muhammad
is
the
sword.([20])
(DalilalImmah,291)
11.Sai'dibnJubayrreported,IheardthesayingofAli'ibnalHusayn,Therearemanyattributes
(sunnah)ofsixprophetsinouralQim:Noah,Abraham,Moses,Jesus,JobandMuhammad.Asfor
theattributefromNoah,itislonglife,fromAbraham,itishavingahiddenbirthandbeing
separatedfromthepeople,fromMoses,itisfearandabsence,fromJesus,itisthedisagreementof
peopleabouthim,fromJob,itisreleaseaftersufferingandfromMuhammad(s),itisgoingout
withthesword.
(AlSirtalMustaqi'm,2,238)
12.JbirreportedthatAbuJafar(a)said,VerilytheLord,theblessedandalmighty,says,Enter
intoheavenbymymercy,saveyourselvesfromtheFirebymypardonanddividetheheaven
accordingtoyourdeeds.ByMyglory!Iwillsendyoudownintheeverlastingandnobledwelling.
WhentheyenterittheywillbecomelikeAdamwithhisheight,likeJesus,withtheyouthofthirty
threeyears,likeMuhammadwiththeArabiclanguage,likeJoseph,withabeautifulfigureshining
withlight,andlikeJob,withaheartofpurityfromhatred.
(Bihr,8,218,207)
13.AbuAbdullah(a)said,ThenNoahtooktheArk(ofthecovenant)andburieditinalGhari',
thepartofthemountainonwhichAllahtalkedwithMoses,onwhichHesanctifiedJesus,onwhich
HetookAbrahamasafriend,tookMuhammadasabeloved,andmadeitadwellingforthe
prophets.
(JmialAkhbr,21)
14.AmongtheintimateconversationsbetweenAllahandMosesibnImrnis,OMoses!I
recommendtoyouasOneWhoiskindandcompassionatetoyouIbnBaTul,JesusthesonofMary,
whohasadonkeyandaburnoose,oliveoilandolivesandaprayerniche.
(Bihr13,332,13)
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15.TheProphet(s)said,WhoeversaystheprayerofTuesdaynightwiththirtyrakaandineach
rakahereadsSuraHamdandtheversealKursi'onetimeandSuraTawhi'dseventimes,Allahwill
givehimtherewardofJob,thepatient,JohnthesonofZachariahandJesusthesonofMary.
(MustadrakalWasil,6,370,7014)
Notes:
[18]TheZutareatribefromIndia,withwidefaceswithlittlefacialhair,andtheShanwaharelike
theQahtaniyahoftheArabs.Majli'si'
[19]Comparethelanguagein(85:12).
[20]Theswordisusedasasymbolofauthority,notasasymbolofwarorviolence.
Chapter5:The
Life
of
Jesus
1.AlSdiq(a)saidaboutHehasenjoinedonmeprayerandthepoorratesolongasIlive.
(19:31)thatbythepoorratewhatismeantiszakahalruus,([21])becausenotallpeoplehave
wealth,butthefitrahis[tobepaid]bythepoorandtherich,thelittleandthebig.
(Tafsi'ralQumi',2,50)
2.ItisreportedthattherewasretaliationintherevealedlawofMosesandbloodmoneywas
necessaryintherevealedlawofJesus.Sothetrueandtolerantreligion[Islam]camedown
permittingbothofthem.
(Awli'alLali',1,387)
3.Itisreportedintruenarrationsthatgettingmarriedwithoutlimit[tothenumberofwives]was
permittedintherevealedlawofMosesforthesakeofmensaffairs;andintherevealedlawof
Jesusonlyonewaspermittedforthesakeofwomensaffairs.Sothisrevealedlaw[ofIslam]came
forthe
sake
of
both.
(Awli'alLali',1,446)
4.ItisreportedthatAbualHasanalRidusaid,EveryprophetwhowasinthetimeofMosesu
andafterhimhadtherevealedlawofMosesandhisritesandfollowedhisBookuntilthetimeof
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Jesus(a).AndeveryprophetwhowasinthetimeofJesusandafterhimhadtheritesofJesusand
hisrevealedlawandfollowedhisBookuntilthetimeofourProphetMuhammad(s).Thenthese
fiveprophetswhopossessedresolution(ulualazm)arethemostnobleprophetsandapostles,
peacebeuponthem.AndtherevealedlawofMuhammadwillnotbeabrogateduntilthe
ResurrectionDayandtherewillbenoprophetafterhimuntiltheResurrectionDay.
(IlalalShari,1,122)
5.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllahnarratedfromhisfathers,inorder,untiltheCommanderofthe
Faithfulpeacebeuponallofthem,thatonedaythepeopleoffivereligions,theJews,the
Christians,theNaturalists(dahriyah),theDualistsandtheArabIdolatersgatheredbeforethe
ApostleofAllah.TheJewssaid,Wesay,EzraisthesonofAllah.OMuhammad!Wecametoyou
toseewhatyousay.Ifyoufollowus,wewererightpriortoyouandbetterthanyou,andifyou
opposeus,wewillarguewithyou.
TheChristianssaid,Wesay,VerilyJesusisthesonofAllahwhounitedwithHim.Wecametoyou
toseewhatyousay.Ifyoufollowus,wewererightpriortoyouandbetterthanyou,andifyou
opposeuswewillarguewithyou.TheNaturalistssaid,Wesay,Thereisnobeginingofthings
andtheyareeverlasting.Wecametoyoutoseewhatyousay.Ifyoufollowus,wewererightprior
toyouandbetterthanyou,andifyouopposeuswewillarguewithyou.TheDualistssaid,We
say,Verilythelightandthedarknessaretheadministrators.Wecametoyoutoseewhatyousay.
Ifyoufollowus,wewererightpriortoyouandbetterthanyou,andifyouopposeuswewillargue
withyou.TheArabIdolaterssaid,Wesay,Verilyouridolsaregods.Wecametoyoutosee
whatyousay.Ifyoufollowus,wewererightpriortoyouandbetterthanyou,andifyouopposeus
wewillarguewithyou.
TheApostleofAllah(s)said,IbelieveinGodalone.ThereisnopartnerforHim,andIdenyevery
godbutHim.Thenhesaidtothem,VerilyAllahtheExaltedraisedmeforallofthepeopleasa
bearerofgoodnews,awarnerandasanauthorityfortheinhabitantsoftheworld,andAllahwill
turnthedeceptionsofthosewhodeceiveinHisreligionbackonthem.
ThenhefacedtheChristiansandsaidtothem,YousaidthattheEternalisunitedwithChrist,His
son.Whatdoyoumeanbythissaying?DoyouwanttosaythattheEternalbecamenoneternalby
thiscreaturewhoisJesus,orthatthenoneternal,whoisJesus,becameeternalbytheEternalwho
isAllah,oryoursaying,HeunitedwithhimmeansthatHedistinguishedhimbynobilitywhileHe
didnotennobleanyonebuthim.IfyoumeanthattheEternal,theExalted,becamenoneternal,
youarewrong.Foritisimpossiblefortheeternaltochangeandbecomenoneternal,andifyou
meanthatthenoneternalbecameeternalyouarewrongforitisimpossibletooforthenon
eternaltochangetotheeternal,andifyoumeanthatHeunitedwithhimwherebyHe
distinguishedhimandchosehimamongHisotherservants,youconfesstotheoriginalityofJesus
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andeverythingthatisunitedwithhimforhisownsake.BecauseifJesusisnoncreatedandAllahis
unitedwithhimandchangedhimtothebestcreaturebeforeHim,JesusandHimwouldhavebeen
noneternal,andthisisoppositetowhatyousaidinthebegining.
TheChristianssaid,OMuhammad!AllahtheExaltedmanifestedsomestrangethingsbythehand
ofJesus,
so
He
took
him
as
His
son
for
the
sake
of
nobility.
The
Apostle
of
Allah
said,
You
heared
whatIsaidtotheJewsaboutwhatyousaid.Thenherepeatedallofthat.Theysaidnothingexcept
oneofthemwhosaid,OMuhammad!Donotyousay,Abrahamiskhali'lAllah(thefriendof
Allah)?Sowhenyousaythiswhydoyourejectoursaying,JesusisthesonofAllah.
TheApostleofAllahsaid,Thesearenotalikeforkhali'lAllahistakenfromkhallahorkhullahand
themeaningofkhallahispovertyandneediness.HewasafriendofhisLordandneedyofHim,
chastely,abstemiouslyandindependentlyseparatedfromallbutHim.Becausewhentheywanted
tothrowhimintothefireandtocasthimwithacatapult,Allah,theExalted,raisedGabrielandsaid
tohim,CatchMyservant!Gabrielcametohim,methimintheair,andsaid,Commissionmefor
whathappenedtoyou,forAllahtheExaltedrisedmetohelpyou.Hesaid,ButAllahissufficient
formeandHeisthebestTrustee(waki'l).IasknoonebutHimandthereisnoneedformeunless
ofHim.
ThenHenamedhimHisfriend(khali'l),thatmeansHispoorandneedy,andwhoisseparatedfrom
allbutHim.Whenthemeaningofkhali'listakenfromneed(khullah)andheisneedy(takhalal)of
HimandknowsHissecretsthatnooneelseknows,itmeansthatheknowsHimandHisaffairs.And
itdoesnotcausethelikenessofAllahtohim.Donotyouseethatifhedidnotseparatefromallbut
Him,hewouldnothavebeenHisfriend,andifhedidnotknowHissecretshewouldnothavebeen
Hisfriend.Onesfatherisheofwhomoneisborn,evenifhisfatherslandershimandsendshimfar
away,forthemeaningofbeingbornofhimremains.
ThenifitisnecessaryforyoutocompareJesuswithAbrahamandsayJesusisHissonforHesaid,
AbrahamisMyfriend,itisnecessaryforyoutosay,MosesisHisson,Forhismiracleswereno
lessthanthemiraclesofJesus.SoyoushouldsayMosesisHissontoo.Anditispermittedforyou
tosay,Heishisshaykh,master,uncle,chiefandcommander,inthemeaningthatIsaidittothe
Jews.ThensomeoftheChristianssaid,AccordingtotherevealedbooksJesussaid,Igotomy
father.TheApostleofAllahsaid,Ifyoudoaccordingtothatbook,youshouldsay,Allofthe
peoplethatHeaddressedwereHissonsasJesuswashisson.Foraccordingtothatbook,Jesus
said,IgotoHimwhoismyfatherandyours.Thensomethingthatisinthatbookmakesinvalid
whatyouthink,thatonlyJesusisHissonbecausehewassodistinguished.Foryousaid,JesusisHis
sonbecauseHe,theExalted,distinguishedhimbythatwhichHedidnotdistinguishtheothers.But
youknowthatJesuswaschosenforsomethingthatthisgroupwasnotchosenfor,andJesussaid
tothisgroup,IgotoHimwhoismyfatherandyours.SoitiswrongthatonlyJesusischosen.For
thisisprovenforyou[thatJesusisnotdistinguishedasHisson]bythesayingofJesustothosewho
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werenotsodistinguished.YounarratedthewordsofJesusbutyouinterpreteditwrongly.For
whenhesaid,myfatherandyourshewantedtosaysomethingyoudonotsayandimpute.What
doyouknow?Perhapsitwasinhismind,IgotoAdamandNoah.Allahraisesmetothemand
gathersmewiththem.Adamismyfatherandyourfather,andNoahislikewise.Buthedidnot
meananythingbutthismeaning.TheChristiansbecamesilent;thentheysaid,Wedidnotseea
disputantor
an
opponent
like
what
we
saw
today,
and
we
will
think
about
our
affairs.
(Tafsi'ralImmalAskari',530535,323)
6.ImamalAskari'reportedthatabouttheverse,
ItisnotrighteousnessthatyouturnyourfacestowardtheEastandtheWest,butrighteousnessis
this,thatoneshouldbelieveinAllah,theLastDay,theangels,theBookandtheprophets,give
awaywealthoutofloveforhimtothenearofkin,theorphans,theneedy,thewayfarer,beggars
andfortheemancipationofcaptives,keepuptheprayersandpaythepoorrate(2:177)
AliIbnalHusayn(a)said,TheApostleofAllahfavoredAli'uandinformed[hispeople]abouthis
majestybeforehisLord,theMightyandMagnificent,andrevealedthefavorforhisfollowersand
thehelpersofhiscallingandrebukedtheJewsandChristiansfortheirdisbliefandtheirconcealing
thementionofMuhammad,Ali'andtheirdescendents,peacebewiththem,abouttheirbeing
favoredandgooddeeds.ThentheJewsandChristiansbecameproud[thinkingthemselvesbetter].
TheJewssaid,Weprayedtothisourqiblahmanyprayers.Therearesomepeopleamonguswho
stayawakenightswithprayingtothisqiblahwhichistheqiblahofMoses;andAllahcommanded
usaboutit.TheChristianssaid,Weprayedtothisourqiblahmanyprayers.Therearesome
peopleamonguswhostayawakenightswithprayingtothisqiblahwhichistheqiblahofJesus;and
Allahcommandedusaboutit.Eachofthesetwosectssaid,DoyouthinkthatourLordmakes
invalidournumerousworksandourprayerstoourqiblah,becausewedonotfollowthedesireof
Muhammadforhimselfandhisbrother?ThenAllahtheExalted,sent,OMuhammad!Say,
Righteousnessisnottheobediencebywhichyoureachheavenandmeritforgivenessandsanctity.
InyourprayersyouturnyourfacestotheEast,OChristians!AndtotheWest,OJews!Butyou
opposethecommandofAllahandyouareangrywiththefriend(wali')ofAllah.Butrighteousishe
whobelievesinAllah,inHisbeingone,aloneandunique,impermeable(Samad);Whomakes
whomHewantsgreat,makeshonorforwhomHewants,makesdespicableandhumblewhomHe
wantsnoonecanrefuteHisorderandnonecanreproveHisjudgement.Alsorighteousishewho
believesintheLastDay,theResurrectionDay.
(Tafsi'ralImmal Askari',589)
7.ItisreportedthatAbuAbdAllah(a)said,Verily,Allah,theblessedandexalted,gaveto
MuhammadthelawsofNoah,Abraham,MosesandJesus:tawhi'd(divineunity),ikhlS(purity),
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thedismissalofpeers[forAllah],theliberaluprightnessofhumannature,thereisnomonasticism
andnomendicancy,whatispureismadelawfulandwhatisfilthyisprohibited,andHeremoves
fromthemtheirburdensandtheshacklesthatwereuponthem.([22])So,Hemadeknownhis
excellencewiththis.ThenHemadeobligatoryforhimtheprayer,alms,fasting,thepilgrimage,
enjoiningthegood,prohibitingevil,theallowable(hall)andtheforbidden(harm),thelawsof
inheritance,the
penal
laws,
the
obligations,
jihad
in
the
way
of
Allah,
and
He
added
the
minor
ablution,HemadehimexcellentbytheopeningoftheBook,([23])theclosingpartofsurah
Baqarah,andthedetailedsuwar,([24])Hemadelawfulforhimthespoilsofwarandbooty,He
aidedhimwithfear[intheheartsofhisenemies],Hemadetheearthforprostrationandmadeit
purifying,Hesenthimuniversally,tothewhiteandtheblack,thejinnandthehumans,andHe
gavehimthejizyah(polltaxfornonMuslims),andtakingthepagansascaptivesandreleasing
them.ThenHemadeithisdutywhatwasnotthedutyofanyoftheotherprophets,Hesenthima
swordfromheavenwithoutascabbord,anditwassaidtohim,(FightinthewayofAllah,andyou
arenotobligedforanyonebutyourself.).(4:84)
(Bihr,16,330,26)
8.ItisreportedthatSamaahibnMahransaidthatheaskedAbuAbdAllah(a)aboutthesayingof
Allah,themightyandmagnificent,So,bearwithpatienceasdidthosewhohadresolution(Ulual
azm)(46:35).Hesaid,Noah,Abraham,Moses,JesusandMuhammad(s).Isaid,Howdidthey
becomethosewhohadresolution?Hesaid,BecauseNoahwasraisedasaprophetwithabook
andadivinelaw,andallwhocameafterNoahheldtohisbook,lawandhiswayuntilAbrahamu
camewithascriptureandresolution,andhewasobligedtoleavethebookofNoahwithout
disbelievinginit.
TheneachoftheprophetswhocameafterAbrahamheldtothelawofAbrahamandhiswayand
hisscripture,untilMosescamewiththeTorahandhislawandwayandresolutionandhewas
obligedtoleavethe[previous]scripture.TheneachoftheprophetswhocameafterMosesuheld
totheTorahandhislawandway,untiltheMessiahcamewiththeGospelandresolution,andhe
ha