1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:02,459 Stories of the Prophets, 2 00:00:02,459 --> 00:00:05,580 Stories of the Prophets, 3 00:00:05,580 --> 00:00:07,580 peace be upon them. 4 00:00:07,580 --> 00:00:09,679 May the blessings of Allah, 5 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:11,679 followed by His 6 00:00:11,679 --> 00:00:13,679 peace, 7 00:00:13,679 --> 00:00:15,679 be upon the best 8 00:00:15,679 --> 00:00:17,679 of all creation, 9 00:00:17,679 --> 00:00:20,260 the resolute Messengers 10 00:00:20,260 --> 00:00:22,260 whose rank 11 00:00:22,260 --> 00:00:24,539 is exalted. 12 00:00:24,539 --> 00:00:28,050 The Story of Jesus, 13 00:00:28,050 --> 00:00:30,050 peace be upon him. 14 00:00:30,050 --> 00:00:34,700 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 15 00:00:34,700 --> 00:00:36,700 All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation, 16 00:00:36,700 --> 00:00:38,700 and may peace and blessings 17 00:00:38,700 --> 00:00:40,700 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 18 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:42,700 and upon his family and Companions 19 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:44,700 all together. 20 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:46,700 To proceed: 21 00:00:46,700 --> 00:00:49,020 The speech of the Prophet of Allah, Jesus, 22 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:51,020 peace be upon him, 23 00:00:51,020 --> 00:00:53,020 while he was still in the cradle, 24 00:00:53,020 --> 00:00:55,020 was a miracle demonstrating 25 00:00:55,020 --> 00:00:57,020 the power of Allah Almighty 26 00:00:57,020 --> 00:00:59,020 and His choosing of him 27 00:00:59,020 --> 00:01:01,020 from among mankind. 28 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:03,020 Yet it was not 29 00:01:03,020 --> 00:01:05,019 the only miracle granted to him, 30 00:01:05,019 --> 00:01:07,019 peace be upon him; 31 00:01:07,019 --> 00:01:09,019 for Allah Almighty supported him 32 00:01:09,019 --> 00:01:11,019 with numerous clear 33 00:01:11,019 --> 00:01:13,019 signs and wondrous, 34 00:01:13,019 --> 00:01:15,150 dazzling miracles. 35 00:01:15,150 --> 00:01:17,150 When Jesus, peace be upon him, grew up 36 00:01:17,150 --> 00:01:19,150 and reached the age of moral responsibility, 37 00:01:19,150 --> 00:01:21,150 Allah Almighty sent him 38 00:01:21,150 --> 00:01:23,150 to the Children of Israel, 39 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:25,150 calling them to Allah Almighty, 40 00:01:25,150 --> 00:01:27,150 enjoining what is right, 41 00:01:27,150 --> 00:01:29,150 forbidding what is wrong, 42 00:01:29,150 --> 00:01:31,150 and making lawful for them 43 00:01:31,150 --> 00:01:33,150 that which had previously been forbidden to them 44 00:01:33,150 --> 00:01:35,150 because of their wrongdoing, 45 00:01:35,150 --> 00:01:37,150 disbelief, and transgression. 46 00:01:37,150 --> 00:01:39,150 As Allah Almighty said concerning them: 47 00:01:39,150 --> 00:01:41,150 "For the wrongdoing 48 00:01:41,150 --> 00:01:43,150 of the Jews, 49 00:01:43,150 --> 00:01:45,150 We made unlawful for them 50 00:01:45,150 --> 00:01:47,150 good things 51 00:01:47,150 --> 00:01:49,150 that had been lawful to them, 52 00:01:53,150 --> 00:01:55,150 and for their hindering 53 00:01:55,150 --> 00:01:57,150 from the path of Allah 54 00:01:57,150 --> 00:01:59,150 so much, 55 00:01:59,150 --> 00:02:01,150 and for their taking of usury 56 00:02:01,150 --> 00:02:03,150 while they had been forbidden from it, 57 00:02:03,150 --> 00:02:05,150 and for their consuming the wealth of people 58 00:02:05,150 --> 00:02:07,150 unjustly; 59 00:02:07,150 --> 00:02:09,150 and We have prepared 60 00:02:09,150 --> 00:02:11,150 for the disbelievers among them 61 00:02:11,150 --> 00:02:15,740 a painful punishment." 62 00:02:15,740 --> 00:02:17,740 Allah Almighty brought 63 00:02:17,740 --> 00:02:19,740 Jesus, peace be upon him, into existence through a word 64 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:21,740 from Him, which is His command: 65 00:02:21,740 --> 00:02:23,740 "Be!" 66 00:02:23,740 --> 00:02:25,740 Thus, he is the Word of Allah. 67 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:27,740 He was given the title of the Messiah (al-Masih) 68 00:02:27,740 --> 00:02:29,740 due to his frequent wandering 69 00:02:29,740 --> 00:02:31,740 in the land and worshipping within it; 70 00:02:31,740 --> 00:02:33,740 and it is also said: 71 00:02:33,740 --> 00:02:35,740 because whenever he wiped 72 00:02:35,740 --> 00:02:37,740 over someone afflicted with an ailment, 73 00:02:37,740 --> 00:02:39,740 they were cured by the permission of Allah Almighty. 74 00:02:39,740 --> 00:02:41,740 Allah gave him the patronymic 75 00:02:41,740 --> 00:02:43,740 "the son of Mary," 76 00:02:43,740 --> 00:02:45,740 which indicates that his lineage 77 00:02:45,740 --> 00:02:47,740 is established solely through his mother and no one 78 00:02:47,740 --> 00:02:49,740 else, 79 00:02:49,740 --> 00:02:51,740 and that he is not the son of Allah Almighty 80 00:02:51,740 --> 00:02:53,740 as the misguided ones 81 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:56,030 among the Christians claim. 82 00:02:56,030 --> 00:02:58,030 Allah Almighty bore witness 83 00:02:58,030 --> 00:03:00,030 to the high standing of Jesus, peace be upon him, 84 00:03:00,030 --> 00:03:02,030 and his exalted status in this world, 85 00:03:02,030 --> 00:03:04,030 and that is 86 00:03:04,030 --> 00:03:06,030 because of his immense impact 87 00:03:06,030 --> 00:03:08,030 in guiding people, 88 00:03:08,030 --> 00:03:10,030 bringing them out of darkness 89 00:03:10,030 --> 00:03:12,030 into the light, 90 00:03:12,030 --> 00:03:14,030 calling them to the oneness of Allah Almighty 91 00:03:14,030 --> 00:03:16,030 and to noble 92 00:03:16,030 --> 00:03:18,030 character, 93 00:03:18,030 --> 00:03:20,030 and upholding the Torah after 94 00:03:20,030 --> 00:03:22,030 they had differed over it. 95 00:03:22,030 --> 00:03:24,030 And in the Hereafter, 96 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:26,030 by accepting his intercession 97 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:28,030 and granting him high rank therein; 98 00:03:28,030 --> 00:03:30,030 He chose him 99 00:03:30,030 --> 00:03:32,030 and made him among those brought near 100 00:03:32,030 --> 00:03:34,030 to Him, Blessed and Exalted is He. 101 00:03:34,030 --> 00:03:36,030 What a magnificent attribute that is, 102 00:03:36,030 --> 00:03:38,030 the ultimate aspiration 103 00:03:38,030 --> 00:03:40,030 of all souls 104 00:03:40,030 --> 00:03:42,030 and the deepest longing of hearts! 105 00:03:42,030 --> 00:03:44,740 Allah described Jesus, 106 00:03:44,740 --> 00:03:46,740 peace be upon him, as being 107 00:03:46,740 --> 00:03:48,740 among the righteous in his words 108 00:03:48,740 --> 00:03:50,740 and deeds, 109 00:03:50,740 --> 00:03:52,740 and that he would speak to people 110 00:03:52,740 --> 00:03:54,740 as an infant before his time, 111 00:03:54,740 --> 00:03:56,740 and speak to them as a mature man 112 00:03:56,740 --> 00:03:58,740 after his descent at the end 113 00:03:58,740 --> 00:04:00,740 of time, 114 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:02,740 addressing them with what rectifies 115 00:04:02,740 --> 00:04:04,740 their religious and worldly affairs. 116 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:06,740 Above and beyond that, Allah Almighty taught him 117 00:04:06,740 --> 00:04:08,740 writing 118 00:04:08,740 --> 00:04:10,740 and script, 119 00:04:10,740 --> 00:04:12,740 and granted him wisdom, which is 120 00:04:12,740 --> 00:04:14,740 understanding the inner secrets of the divine law 121 00:04:14,740 --> 00:04:16,740 and placing things in their proper places. 122 00:04:16,740 --> 00:04:18,740 He also taught him 123 00:04:18,740 --> 00:04:20,740 the Torah and the Gospel: 124 00:04:20,740 --> 00:04:22,740 the Torah being the scripture 125 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:24,740 that Allah revealed to 126 00:04:24,740 --> 00:04:26,740 Moses, peace be upon him, 127 00:04:26,740 --> 00:04:28,740 and the Gospel 128 00:04:28,740 --> 00:04:30,740 being the scripture that Allah revealed 129 00:04:30,740 --> 00:04:32,740 to him. Thus, Jesus, 130 00:04:32,740 --> 00:04:34,740 peace be upon him, memorized both this 131 00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:37,019 and that. 132 00:04:37,019 --> 00:04:39,019 Allah bestowed immense favor 133 00:04:39,019 --> 00:04:41,019 upon Jesus, peace be upon him, 134 00:04:41,019 --> 00:04:43,019 choosing him as a Messenger to the Children of 135 00:04:43,019 --> 00:04:45,019 Israel, 136 00:04:45,019 --> 00:04:47,019 and making him among the Messengers of Strong Resolve, 137 00:04:47,019 --> 00:04:49,019 alongside Noah, Abraham, 138 00:04:49,019 --> 00:04:51,019 Moses, and Muhammad, 139 00:04:51,019 --> 00:04:53,019 may peace and blessings be upon them all. 140 00:04:53,019 --> 00:04:55,120 All the aforementioned 141 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,120 were glad tidings with which Allah gave good news 142 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,120 to Mary, peace be upon her, 143 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,120 and comforted 144 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,120 her heart, she who 145 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,120 had said in heartbreak: 146 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,120 "Oh, would that I had died 147 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,120 before this 148 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,120 and become a thing completely forgotten!" 149 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,410 Allah, 150 00:05:13,410 --> 00:05:15,980 the Exalted, said: 151 00:05:15,980 --> 00:05:17,980 "[And mention] when the angels said, 152 00:05:17,980 --> 00:05:19,980 'O Mary, 153 00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:21,980 indeed Allah gives you glad tidings 154 00:05:21,980 --> 00:05:23,980 indeed Allah gives you glad tidings 155 00:05:23,980 --> 00:05:25,980 of a word from Him, 156 00:05:25,980 --> 00:05:27,980 whose name will be the Messiah, 157 00:05:27,980 --> 00:05:29,980 Jesus, the son of Mary, 158 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:31,980 whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, 159 00:05:31,980 --> 00:05:33,980 the son of Mary, 160 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:35,980 held in honor 161 00:05:35,980 --> 00:05:37,980 in this world 162 00:05:37,980 --> 00:05:39,980 and the Hereafter, 163 00:05:39,980 --> 00:05:41,980 held in honor 164 00:05:41,980 --> 00:05:43,980 in this world 165 00:05:43,980 --> 00:05:45,980 and the Hereafter, 166 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:47,980 and among those brought near [to Allah]. 167 00:05:47,980 --> 00:05:49,980 He will speak to the people 168 00:05:49,980 --> 00:05:51,980 in the cradle 169 00:05:51,980 --> 00:05:53,980 and in maturity, 170 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:55,980 and will be of the righteous.' 171 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:57,980 She said, 'My Lord, 172 00:05:57,980 --> 00:05:59,980 how will 173 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:01,980 I have a child 174 00:06:01,980 --> 00:06:03,980 when no man 175 00:06:03,980 --> 00:06:05,980 has touched me?' 176 00:06:05,980 --> 00:06:07,980 He said, 'Such is Allah; 177 00:06:07,980 --> 00:06:09,980 Allah creates 178 00:06:09,980 --> 00:06:11,980 what He wills. 179 00:06:11,980 --> 00:06:14,079 When 180 00:06:14,079 --> 00:06:16,079 He decrees a matter, 181 00:06:16,079 --> 00:06:18,079 He only says 182 00:06:18,079 --> 00:06:20,079 to it: "Be," 183 00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:22,079 and it is. 184 00:06:22,079 --> 00:06:24,079 And He will teach 185 00:06:24,079 --> 00:06:26,079 him the Book and wisdom 186 00:06:26,079 --> 00:06:30,079 and the Torah and the Gospel, 187 00:06:30,079 --> 00:06:32,079 and [make him] a messenger to 188 00:06:32,079 --> 00:06:34,079 the Children of Israel, [saying]: 189 00:06:34,079 --> 00:06:36,079 "Indeed, 190 00:06:36,079 --> 00:06:38,079 I have come to you 191 00:06:38,079 --> 00:06:40,079 with a sign; 192 00:06:40,079 --> 00:06:42,079 indeed, I have come to you 193 00:06:42,079 --> 00:06:44,079 with a sign; 194 00:06:44,079 --> 00:06:46,079 with a sign 195 00:06:46,079 --> 00:06:48,079 from your Lord: 196 00:06:48,079 --> 00:06:50,079 that I design 197 00:06:50,079 --> 00:06:52,079 for you 198 00:06:52,079 --> 00:06:54,079 out of clay 199 00:06:54,079 --> 00:06:56,079 "[fashioned] like the shape 200 00:06:56,079 --> 00:06:58,079 of a bird, and I breathe 201 00:06:58,079 --> 00:07:00,079 into it, 202 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:02,079 and I breathe 203 00:07:02,079 --> 00:07:04,079 into it, and it becomes 204 00:07:04,079 --> 00:07:06,079 a bird 205 00:07:06,079 --> 00:07:08,079 by Allah's permission; 206 00:07:08,079 --> 00:07:10,079 and I heal the blind 207 00:07:10,079 --> 00:07:12,079 and the leper, and I revive [the dead] 208 00:07:12,079 --> 00:07:14,079 by Allah's permission; 209 00:07:14,079 --> 00:07:16,079 and I inform you 210 00:07:16,079 --> 00:07:18,079 of what you eat 211 00:07:18,079 --> 00:07:20,079 and what you store up 212 00:07:20,079 --> 00:07:22,079 in your houses. 213 00:07:22,079 --> 00:07:24,459 Surely in that 214 00:07:24,459 --> 00:07:26,459 is a sign for you, 215 00:07:26,459 --> 00:07:28,459 if you are [believers]; 216 00:07:28,459 --> 00:07:32,670 and confirming 217 00:07:32,670 --> 00:07:34,670 what came before me 218 00:07:34,670 --> 00:07:36,670 of the Torah, 219 00:07:36,670 --> 00:07:38,670 and to make lawful for you 220 00:07:38,670 --> 00:07:40,670 some of 221 00:07:40,670 --> 00:07:42,670 that which was forbidden 222 00:07:42,670 --> 00:07:44,670 to you. 223 00:07:44,670 --> 00:07:46,670 And I have come to you 224 00:07:46,670 --> 00:07:48,670 with a sign 225 00:07:48,670 --> 00:07:50,670 from your Lord; so fear 226 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:52,670 Allah and obey me. 227 00:07:52,670 --> 00:07:55,279 Indeed, Allah is my Lord 228 00:07:55,279 --> 00:07:57,279 and your Lord, so worship Him; 229 00:07:57,279 --> 00:07:59,279 this 230 00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:01,279 is a straight 231 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:03,279 path.'" 232 00:08:03,279 --> 00:08:05,699 Jesus, 233 00:08:05,699 --> 00:08:07,699 peace be upon him, began calling 234 00:08:07,699 --> 00:08:09,699 his people, the Children of Israel, 235 00:08:09,699 --> 00:08:11,699 to the worship of Allah alone. 236 00:08:11,699 --> 00:08:13,699 So he said to them: 237 00:08:13,699 --> 00:08:15,699 "Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord..." 238 00:08:15,699 --> 00:08:17,699 “They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will be no helpers.” (5:72) 239 00:08:17,699 --> 00:08:19,699 "...Allah has forbidden 240 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:21,699 Paradise for him, 241 00:08:21,699 --> 00:08:23,699 and his refuge is the Fire; 242 00:08:23,699 --> 00:08:25,699 and there are no helpers 243 00:08:25,699 --> 00:08:27,759 for the wrongdoers." 244 00:08:27,759 --> 00:08:29,759 But as is the habit of nations that reject 245 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:31,759 their messengers, 246 00:08:31,759 --> 00:08:33,759 they demanded proofs of his truthfulness. 247 00:08:33,759 --> 00:08:35,759 So Allah supported him 248 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,330 with extraordinary miracles. 249 00:08:39,330 --> 00:08:41,330 During the time of Jesus, 250 00:08:41,330 --> 00:08:43,330 peace be upon him, the science of medicine flourished, 251 00:08:43,330 --> 00:08:45,330 physicians became widespread, 252 00:08:45,330 --> 00:08:47,330 and the prevailing topic among 253 00:08:47,330 --> 00:08:49,330 people was about the latest 254 00:08:49,330 --> 00:08:51,389 medical discoveries. 255 00:08:51,389 --> 00:08:53,389 Therefore, Allah Almighty supported Jesus, 256 00:08:53,389 --> 00:08:55,389 peace be upon him, with miracles 257 00:08:55,389 --> 00:08:57,389 of the very nature of their interests, 258 00:08:57,389 --> 00:08:59,389 yet beyond the reach of any 259 00:08:59,389 --> 00:09:01,389 among them. 260 00:09:01,389 --> 00:09:03,389 Among these 261 00:09:03,389 --> 00:09:05,389 was that Jesus, peace be upon him, said 262 00:09:05,389 --> 00:09:07,389 to them: "I am able 263 00:09:07,389 --> 00:09:09,389 to fashion for you from clay 264 00:09:09,389 --> 00:09:11,389 an image in the shape of a bird, 265 00:09:11,389 --> 00:09:13,389 then I breathe into it, 266 00:09:13,389 --> 00:09:15,389 and it becomes a real bird 267 00:09:15,389 --> 00:09:17,389 by Allah's permission." 268 00:09:17,389 --> 00:09:19,519 So they said to him, 269 00:09:19,519 --> 00:09:21,519 by way of challenge: 270 00:09:21,519 --> 00:09:23,519 "Fashion for us a bat 271 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:25,519 and impart life into it, 272 00:09:25,519 --> 00:09:27,519 if you are truthful in what you say." 273 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:29,549 And they only 274 00:09:29,549 --> 00:09:31,549 asked for the creation of a bat 275 00:09:31,549 --> 00:09:33,549 because it is among the most wondrous of creatures; 276 00:09:33,549 --> 00:09:35,549 among its wonders 277 00:09:35,549 --> 00:09:37,549 is that it is made of flesh and blood, 278 00:09:37,549 --> 00:09:39,549 flies without feathers, 279 00:09:39,549 --> 00:09:41,549 gives birth just as mammals do, 280 00:09:41,549 --> 00:09:43,549 and does not lay eggs 281 00:09:43,549 --> 00:09:45,549 as other birds do; 282 00:09:45,549 --> 00:09:47,549 and it has udders 283 00:09:47,549 --> 00:09:49,679 that produce milk. 284 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,679 So Jesus, peace be upon him, took 285 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,679 clay and fashioned from it 286 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,679 the shape of a bat, 287 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,679 then breathed into it, 288 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,679 and suddenly it was flying between 289 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,679 the sky and the earth 290 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,500 while they were watching. 291 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:07,500 Jesus, peace be upon him, said to them: 292 00:10:07,500 --> 00:10:09,500 "And among the miracles that 293 00:10:09,500 --> 00:10:11,500 attest to my truthfulness 294 00:10:11,500 --> 00:10:13,500 is that I heal and restore 295 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:15,500 sight to whoever is born 296 00:10:15,500 --> 00:10:17,500 blind, and I cure whoever 297 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:19,500 is afflicted with leprosy. 298 00:10:19,500 --> 00:10:21,500 Yet I do not do that 299 00:10:21,500 --> 00:10:23,500 through my own power or knowledge, 300 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:25,500 but rather I do it by the permission of Allah." 301 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:26,500 And he singled out 302 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,500 the healing of the blind and the leper 303 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:30,500 for mention because they were 304 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:32,500 two intractable diseases 305 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:34,500 for which medicine, up to that point, 306 00:10:34,500 --> 00:10:36,500 had found no path to cure. 307 00:10:36,500 --> 00:10:38,500 A number of them were cured 308 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:40,500 after Jesus, peace be upon him, 309 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:42,500 supplicated for them 310 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:44,500 and wiped over them, 311 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:46,500 while the Children of Israel looked on. 312 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:49,750 Jesus, peace be upon him, 313 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:51,750 also said to them: 314 00:10:51,750 --> 00:10:53,750 "Indeed, among the miracles with which 315 00:10:53,750 --> 00:10:55,750 Allah has supported me 316 00:10:55,750 --> 00:10:57,750 is that I bring the dead back to life by the permission of 317 00:10:57,750 --> 00:10:59,750 Allah." 318 00:10:59,750 --> 00:11:01,750 So he revived four persons for them: 319 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:03,750 Lazarus, 320 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:05,750 who was a friend of his, 321 00:11:05,750 --> 00:11:07,750 an old woman's son, the tax collector's daughter, 322 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:09,750 and Shem, the son of Noah; 323 00:11:09,750 --> 00:11:11,750 and Allah knows best. 324 00:11:11,750 --> 00:11:13,850 As for Lazarus, 325 00:11:13,850 --> 00:11:15,850 he was a friend of his; 326 00:11:15,850 --> 00:11:17,850 his sister sent word to Jesus, 327 00:11:17,850 --> 00:11:19,850 peace be upon him, 328 00:11:19,850 --> 00:11:21,850 saying, "Your brother Lazarus is dying." 329 00:11:21,850 --> 00:11:23,850 Between them was 330 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,850 a three-day journey. 331 00:11:25,850 --> 00:11:27,850 So he came to him and found 332 00:11:27,850 --> 00:11:29,850 that he had already died. 333 00:11:29,850 --> 00:11:31,850 He said to his sister, 334 00:11:31,850 --> 00:11:33,850 "Take us to his grave." 335 00:11:33,850 --> 00:11:35,850 So she went with them 336 00:11:35,850 --> 00:11:37,850 to his grave, 337 00:11:37,850 --> 00:11:39,850 and he supplicated Allah Almighty, 338 00:11:39,850 --> 00:11:41,850 whereupon he arose from his grave, 339 00:11:41,850 --> 00:11:44,100 lived on, and had children. 340 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:46,100 As for the old woman's son, 341 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:48,100 Jesus passed by him as he was being carried 342 00:11:48,100 --> 00:11:50,100 on his funeral bier, 343 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:52,100 so he supplicated Allah for him, 344 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:54,259 and he arose and returned to his family. 345 00:11:54,259 --> 00:11:56,259 As for the tax collector's daughter, 346 00:11:56,259 --> 00:11:58,259 her father was a man 347 00:11:58,259 --> 00:12:00,259 who collected tithes; 348 00:12:00,259 --> 00:12:02,259 his daughter had died the previous day, 349 00:12:02,259 --> 00:12:04,259 so Jesus supplicated Allah, Glorious and Exalted, 350 00:12:04,259 --> 00:12:06,259 and Allah Almighty revived her, 351 00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:08,259 and she lived on after that 352 00:12:08,259 --> 00:12:10,259 for a time and bore children. 353 00:12:10,259 --> 00:12:12,259 When the Children 354 00:12:12,259 --> 00:12:14,259 of Israel saw that, 355 00:12:14,259 --> 00:12:16,259 they said, "You only revive 356 00:12:16,259 --> 00:12:18,259 those whose death was recent; 357 00:12:18,259 --> 00:12:20,259 perhaps they were not truly dead. 358 00:12:20,259 --> 00:12:22,259 Revive for us Shem, the son of Noah!" 359 00:12:22,259 --> 00:12:24,259 So he said to them, 360 00:12:24,259 --> 00:12:26,259 "Show me to his grave." 361 00:12:26,259 --> 00:12:28,259 He went out, 362 00:12:28,259 --> 00:12:30,259 and the people went out with him, 363 00:12:30,259 --> 00:12:32,259 until he reached his grave; 364 00:12:32,259 --> 00:12:34,259 he then supplicated Allah for him, 365 00:12:34,259 --> 00:12:36,259 and he emerged from his grave 366 00:12:36,259 --> 00:12:38,389 with gray hair. 367 00:12:38,389 --> 00:12:40,389 All of this took place right before 368 00:12:40,389 --> 00:12:43,799 their eyes as they watched. 369 00:12:43,799 --> 00:12:45,799 We notice in these miracles 370 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,799 how they progressively advanced 371 00:12:47,799 --> 00:12:49,799 from difficult to even more difficult, 372 00:12:49,799 --> 00:12:51,799 yet despite that, 373 00:12:51,799 --> 00:12:53,799 none believed except a few 374 00:12:53,799 --> 00:12:55,860 of them. 375 00:12:55,860 --> 00:12:57,860 Then they demanded yet another sign from him, 376 00:12:57,860 --> 00:12:59,860 saying: 377 00:12:59,860 --> 00:13:01,860 "Tell us what we eat in our homes 378 00:13:01,860 --> 00:13:03,860 and what we store up 379 00:13:03,860 --> 00:13:05,860 of food for tomorrow." 380 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:07,860 So he informed them, saying: 381 00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:09,860 "O so-and-so, 382 00:13:09,860 --> 00:13:11,860 today you ate such-and-such, 383 00:13:11,860 --> 00:13:13,860 and you stored up such 384 00:13:13,860 --> 00:13:15,860 and such; 385 00:13:15,860 --> 00:13:17,860 and you ate such-and-such, 386 00:13:17,860 --> 00:13:19,860 and you stored up such-and-such." 387 00:13:19,860 --> 00:13:21,899 And this too was 388 00:13:21,899 --> 00:13:23,899 among his miracles, peace be upon him. 389 00:13:23,899 --> 00:13:25,899 Yet despite that, 390 00:13:25,899 --> 00:13:27,899 they accused him of sorcery 391 00:13:27,899 --> 00:13:29,899 and did not believe him. 392 00:13:29,899 --> 00:13:32,120 Allah Almighty said: 393 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,409 "[Remember] when Allah will say, 394 00:13:34,409 --> 00:13:36,409 'O Jesus, 395 00:13:36,409 --> 00:13:38,409 son of Mary, remember 396 00:13:38,409 --> 00:13:40,409 My favor upon you and upon 397 00:13:40,409 --> 00:13:42,409 your mother when 398 00:13:42,409 --> 00:13:44,409 "I strengthened you 399 00:13:44,409 --> 00:13:46,409 with the Holy Spirit, 400 00:13:46,409 --> 00:13:48,409 so that you spoke to the people 401 00:13:48,409 --> 00:13:50,409 in the cradle 402 00:13:50,409 --> 00:13:52,409 and in maturity; 403 00:13:52,409 --> 00:13:54,409 and when I taught you the Scripture, 404 00:13:54,409 --> 00:13:56,409 wisdom, the Torah, 405 00:13:56,409 --> 00:13:58,409 and the Gospel; 406 00:13:58,409 --> 00:14:00,409 and when you designed 407 00:14:00,409 --> 00:14:02,409 from clay the shape of 408 00:14:02,409 --> 00:14:04,409 a bird by My permission, 409 00:14:04,409 --> 00:14:06,409 then breathed 410 00:14:06,409 --> 00:14:08,409 into it, 411 00:14:08,409 --> 00:14:10,409 and breathed into it, 412 00:14:10,409 --> 00:14:12,409 and it became a bird 413 00:14:12,409 --> 00:14:14,409 by My permission; 414 00:14:14,409 --> 00:14:16,409 and you healed the blind 415 00:14:16,409 --> 00:14:18,409 and the leper by My permission; 416 00:14:18,409 --> 00:14:20,409 and when you brought forth 417 00:14:20,409 --> 00:14:22,409 the dead by My permission; 418 00:14:22,409 --> 00:14:24,409 and when I restrained 419 00:14:24,409 --> 00:14:26,409 the Children of Israel 420 00:14:26,409 --> 00:14:28,409 from you 421 00:14:28,409 --> 00:14:30,409 when you came to them 422 00:14:30,409 --> 00:14:32,409 with clear proofs, 423 00:14:32,409 --> 00:14:34,409 when you came to them 424 00:14:34,409 --> 00:14:36,409 with clear proofs, 425 00:14:36,409 --> 00:14:38,409 and those who disbelieved among them said, 426 00:14:38,409 --> 00:14:40,409 “When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cradle as in maturity; and how I taught thee the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and how thou didst shape of clay as it were the likeness of a bird by My permission, and didst blow upon it and it was a bird by My permission, and thou didst heal him who was born blind and the leper by My permission; and how thou didst raise the dead by My permission; and how I restrained the Children of Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto them with clear proofs, and those of them who disbelieved exclaimed: This is naught else than mere magic;” (5:110) 427 00:14:40,409 --> 00:14:42,409 'This is nothing but clear 428 00:14:42,409 --> 00:14:44,409 magic!'" 429 00:14:44,409 --> 00:14:48,039 The Children of Israel stubbornly resisted 430 00:14:48,039 --> 00:14:50,039 the message of their Prophet Jesus, 431 00:14:50,039 --> 00:14:52,039 peace be upon him, 432 00:14:52,039 --> 00:14:54,039 accusing him of sorcery and falsehood, 433 00:14:54,039 --> 00:14:56,039 as was their customary habit with 434 00:14:56,039 --> 00:14:58,039 their Prophets: 435 00:14:58,039 --> 00:15:00,039 a group of them they denied, 436 00:15:00,039 --> 00:15:02,039 and another group they killed. 437 00:15:02,039 --> 00:15:04,039 So Jesus said to them, 438 00:15:04,039 --> 00:15:06,039 peace be upon him, 439 00:15:06,039 --> 00:15:08,039 "O Children of Israel, 440 00:15:08,039 --> 00:15:10,039 indeed I am a messenger of Allah 441 00:15:10,039 --> 00:15:12,039 sent to you; I have come to you 442 00:15:12,039 --> 00:15:14,039 confirming what came before me with Moses, 443 00:15:14,039 --> 00:15:16,039 peace be upon him, from the Torah 444 00:15:16,039 --> 00:15:18,039 and divine laws. 445 00:15:18,039 --> 00:15:20,039 Were I a false claimant 446 00:15:20,039 --> 00:15:22,039 to prophethood, I would have brought something contrary, 447 00:15:22,039 --> 00:15:24,039 yet you read in the Torah 448 00:15:24,039 --> 00:15:26,039 that it foretold my coming 449 00:15:26,039 --> 00:15:28,039 and gave glad tidings of me. 450 00:15:28,039 --> 00:15:30,039 Thus I have come confirming 451 00:15:30,039 --> 00:15:32,039 it, and I 452 00:15:32,039 --> 00:15:34,039 bring you glad tidings of a messenger who will come 453 00:15:34,039 --> 00:15:36,039 after me, whose name 454 00:15:36,039 --> 00:15:38,039 is Ahmad." For I am like all Prophets: 455 00:15:38,039 --> 00:15:40,039 every 456 00:15:40,039 --> 00:15:42,039 one of them confirms the preceding Prophet 457 00:15:42,039 --> 00:15:44,039 and brings glad tidings of the succeeding 458 00:15:44,039 --> 00:15:46,139 Prophet. 459 00:15:46,139 --> 00:15:48,139 Yet they did not believe 460 00:15:48,139 --> 00:15:50,139 and persisted in their disbelief. 461 00:15:50,139 --> 00:15:52,139 Then Muhammad was sent, 462 00:15:52,139 --> 00:15:54,139 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 463 00:15:54,139 --> 00:15:56,139 with clear signs, 464 00:15:56,139 --> 00:15:58,139 but they said, "This 465 00:15:58,139 --> 00:16:00,139 is merely the sorcery of previous times." 466 00:16:00,139 --> 00:16:02,139 Thus they were like cattle, 467 00:16:02,139 --> 00:16:04,139 nay, even more astray 468 00:16:04,139 --> 00:16:07,419 from the path. 469 00:16:07,419 --> 00:16:09,419 It is narrated that a group 470 00:16:09,419 --> 00:16:11,419 of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, 471 00:16:11,419 --> 00:16:13,419 peace be upon him, said to him, 472 00:16:13,419 --> 00:16:15,419 "O Messenger of Allah, 473 00:16:15,419 --> 00:16:17,509 tell us about yourself." 474 00:16:17,509 --> 00:16:19,509 He replied, "Yes; 475 00:16:19,509 --> 00:16:21,509 I am the supplication of my forefather Abraham 476 00:16:21,509 --> 00:16:23,740 and the glad tidings of Jesus." 477 00:16:23,740 --> 00:16:25,740 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas, 478 00:16:25,740 --> 00:16:27,740 may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 479 00:16:27,740 --> 00:16:29,740 "Allah never sent any Prophet 480 00:16:29,740 --> 00:16:31,740 except that He took a covenant from him: 481 00:16:31,740 --> 00:16:33,740 if Muhammad were to be sent 482 00:16:33,740 --> 00:16:35,740 while he was alive, 483 00:16:35,740 --> 00:16:37,740 he must believe in him and support him; 484 00:16:37,740 --> 00:16:39,740 and He commanded him to take 485 00:16:39,740 --> 00:16:41,740 a covenant from his nation: 486 00:16:41,740 --> 00:16:43,740 if Muhammad were to be sent 487 00:16:43,740 --> 00:16:45,740 while they were alive, 488 00:16:45,740 --> 00:16:47,740 they must believe in him and support him." 489 00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:49,740 And if all the Prophets, 490 00:16:49,740 --> 00:16:51,740 peace and blessings be upon them, 491 00:16:51,740 --> 00:16:53,740 were destined 492 00:16:53,740 --> 00:16:55,740 to be gathered at one time 493 00:16:55,740 --> 00:16:57,740 and live alongside our Prophet Muhammad, 494 00:16:57,740 --> 00:16:59,740 peace be upon him, 495 00:16:59,740 --> 00:17:01,740 it would not be permissible for them 496 00:17:01,740 --> 00:17:03,740 to do anything except believe in him and follow him. 497 00:17:03,740 --> 00:17:06,890 Jesus, 498 00:17:06,890 --> 00:17:08,890 peace be upon him, sensed disbelief 499 00:17:08,890 --> 00:17:10,890 from the Children of Israel 500 00:17:10,890 --> 00:17:12,890 and saw their resolve to kill him, 501 00:17:12,890 --> 00:17:14,890 so he stood among them and said, 502 00:17:14,890 --> 00:17:16,890 "Who are my helpers 503 00:17:16,890 --> 00:17:18,890 for the sake of Allah?" 504 00:17:18,890 --> 00:17:20,890 The disciples answered him— 505 00:17:20,890 --> 00:17:22,890 and they were his sincere companions 506 00:17:22,890 --> 00:17:24,890 who believed in him, 507 00:17:24,890 --> 00:17:26,890 affirmed his truthfulness, and dedicated 508 00:17:26,890 --> 00:17:28,890 their lives to Allah— 509 00:17:28,890 --> 00:17:30,890 saying, "We are 510 00:17:30,890 --> 00:17:32,890 the helpers of Allah, 511 00:17:32,890 --> 00:17:34,890 and we will stand by your side 512 00:17:34,890 --> 00:17:36,890 to support the truth. 513 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,890 For we have truly believed in Allah 514 00:17:38,890 --> 00:17:40,890 with profound faith, 515 00:17:40,890 --> 00:17:42,890 and we ask you to bear witness to 516 00:17:42,890 --> 00:17:44,890 our faith." 517 00:17:44,890 --> 00:17:46,890 And so they said to their people on the Day of Resurrection... 518 00:17:46,890 --> 00:17:48,980 and these words of theirs, 519 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:50,980 which the Qur'an relates 520 00:17:50,980 --> 00:17:52,980 regarding them, demonstrate 521 00:17:52,980 --> 00:17:54,980 that they had reached a 522 00:17:54,980 --> 00:17:56,980 lofty degree of firm faith 523 00:17:56,980 --> 00:17:58,980 and sincere certainty. 524 00:17:58,980 --> 00:18:00,980 They were twelve 525 00:18:00,980 --> 00:18:02,980 men in number. 526 00:18:02,980 --> 00:18:04,980 Allah Almighty praised them 527 00:18:04,980 --> 00:18:06,980 and commanded the Muslims to be 528 00:18:06,980 --> 00:18:08,980 like them, as helpers of Allah 529 00:18:08,980 --> 00:18:12,140 and of His religion. 530 00:18:12,140 --> 00:18:14,140 During the time of Jesus, peace be upon him, 531 00:18:14,140 --> 00:18:16,140 they said to Jesus, peace be upon him, 532 00:18:16,140 --> 00:18:18,140 "Can your Lord, O Jesus, 533 00:18:18,140 --> 00:18:20,140 send down to us 534 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:22,140 a feast spread with food from heaven?" 535 00:18:22,140 --> 00:18:24,140 It was said 536 00:18:24,140 --> 00:18:26,140 that they only requested this 537 00:18:26,140 --> 00:18:28,170 due to their dire need and poverty, 538 00:18:28,170 --> 00:18:30,170 so they asked him to bring down for them 539 00:18:30,170 --> 00:18:32,170 a table of food from which they could eat 540 00:18:32,170 --> 00:18:34,170 and gain strength 541 00:18:34,170 --> 00:18:36,170 for acts of worship. 542 00:18:36,170 --> 00:18:38,170 Jesus said to them, 543 00:18:38,170 --> 00:18:40,170 peace be upon him, 544 00:18:40,170 --> 00:18:42,200 "Fear Allah, 545 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,200 and do not make such a request, 546 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,200 for it may prove to be 547 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,200 a trial for you; 548 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,200 rather, rely upon Allah 549 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,200 in seeking your sustenance, 550 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,200 if you are truly believers." 551 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,200 The disciples said, 552 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,200 "We only requested this 553 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,200 because 554 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,200 we are in desperate need of eating 555 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,200 from it, 556 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,200 especially after our enemies have restricted 557 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,200 our supply of food; 558 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,200 and also that 559 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,200 our hearts may be set at ease when we witness 560 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,200 its descent from heaven, 561 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,200 and that we may increase in faith in you 562 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,200 and in knowledge of your message, 563 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,200 and bear witness that it is a sign 564 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,200 from Allah 565 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,200 and a clear proof 566 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,299 of the truth of what you have brought." 567 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:28,299 When Jesus, 568 00:19:28,299 --> 00:19:30,299 peace be upon him, heard that 569 00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:32,299 and understood their intention, 570 00:19:32,299 --> 00:19:34,299 he consented to their request. 571 00:19:34,299 --> 00:19:36,299 He stood up and supplicated Allah, 572 00:19:36,299 --> 00:19:38,299 "O Allah, our Lord, 573 00:19:38,299 --> 00:19:40,299 “Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, Lord of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from heaven, that it may be a feast for us, for the first of us and for the last of us, and a sign from Thee. Give us sustenance, for Thou art the Best of Sustainers.” (5:114) 574 00:19:40,299 --> 00:19:42,299 let the time of its descent be 575 00:19:42,299 --> 00:19:44,299 a recurring festival and an occasion 576 00:19:44,299 --> 00:19:46,299 through which we commemorate 577 00:19:46,299 --> 00:19:48,299 this magnificent sign, 578 00:19:48,299 --> 00:19:50,299 and grant it as sustenance for us." 579 00:19:50,299 --> 00:19:52,420 So Allah answered 580 00:19:52,420 --> 00:19:54,420 the supplication of Jesus, peace be upon him, 581 00:19:54,420 --> 00:19:56,420 and said, 582 00:19:56,420 --> 00:19:58,420 "I will indeed send down to you 583 00:19:58,420 --> 00:20:00,420 this feast that you have requested; 584 00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:02,460 but whoever disbelieves 585 00:20:02,460 --> 00:20:04,460 among you after it is sent down 586 00:20:04,460 --> 00:20:06,460 should blame no one 587 00:20:06,460 --> 00:20:08,460 but himself, 588 00:20:08,460 --> 00:20:10,460 for I shall punish him with a severe 589 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:12,460 torment the like of which I have not inflicted 590 00:20:12,460 --> 00:20:14,460 upon anyone in the worlds." 591 00:20:14,460 --> 00:20:16,549 And Allah fulfilled for them 592 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,549 His promise, and sent it down 593 00:20:18,549 --> 00:20:20,579 upon them. 594 00:20:20,579 --> 00:20:22,579 The angels came flying down 595 00:20:22,579 --> 00:20:24,579 with a feast from heaven, 596 00:20:24,579 --> 00:20:26,579 carrying seven fish 597 00:20:26,579 --> 00:20:28,579 and seven loaves of bread, 598 00:20:28,579 --> 00:20:30,579 Until I placed it between 599 00:20:30,579 --> 00:20:32,579 their hands, 600 00:20:32,579 --> 00:20:34,579 so the last of the people ate, 601 00:20:34,579 --> 00:20:36,579 just as the first of them ate from it. 602 00:20:36,579 --> 00:20:38,579 And they were commanded not to betray the trust 603 00:20:38,579 --> 00:20:40,579 nor to save any of it for tomorrow, 604 00:20:40,579 --> 00:20:42,579 but some of them misappropriated from it 605 00:20:42,579 --> 00:20:44,579 and said, 606 00:20:44,579 --> 00:20:46,579 "Perhaps it will not descend tomorrow." 607 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:48,579 So they betrayed the trust, hoarded it, 608 00:20:48,579 --> 00:20:50,579 and stored it away, whereupon the table 609 00:20:50,579 --> 00:20:52,579 was withdrawn, and they were transformed 610 00:20:52,579 --> 00:20:54,579 into apes and swine. 611 00:20:54,579 --> 00:20:56,809 It was said that 612 00:20:56,809 --> 00:20:58,809 when those who doubted it reached the evening 613 00:20:58,809 --> 00:21:00,809 and went to their beds 614 00:21:00,809 --> 00:21:02,809 in the finest form 615 00:21:02,809 --> 00:21:04,809 with their wives, feeling secure— 616 00:21:04,809 --> 00:21:06,809 when it was 617 00:21:06,809 --> 00:21:08,809 the last part of the night, 618 00:21:08,809 --> 00:21:10,809 Allah transformed them into swine, 619 00:21:10,809 --> 00:21:12,839 and by morning they were picking through 620 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:14,839 offal in garbage dumps. 621 00:21:14,839 --> 00:21:16,839 They remained in that state for 622 00:21:16,839 --> 00:21:18,839 three days, 623 00:21:18,839 --> 00:21:21,099 and then they perished. 624 00:21:21,099 --> 00:21:23,220 Allah Almighty said: 625 00:21:23,220 --> 00:21:25,220 "And [remember] when I inspired 626 00:21:25,220 --> 00:21:27,220 to the disciples, 627 00:21:27,220 --> 00:21:29,220 “And when I inspired the disciples, (saying): Believe in Me and in My messenger, they said: We believe. Bear witness that we have surrendered (unto Thee) "we are muslims".” (5:111) 628 00:21:29,220 --> 00:21:31,220 'Believe in Me and in My Messenger.' They said, 'We have believed, 629 00:21:31,220 --> 00:21:33,220 and bear witness that 630 00:21:33,220 --> 00:21:35,220 we are Muslims.' 631 00:21:35,220 --> 00:21:37,220 [Remember] when 632 00:21:37,220 --> 00:21:39,220 the disciples said, 633 00:21:39,220 --> 00:21:41,220 'O Jesus, 634 00:21:41,220 --> 00:21:43,220 “When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of Mary! Is thy Lord able to send down for us a table spread with food from heaven? He said: Observe your duty to Allah, if ye are true believers.” (5:112) 635 00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:45,220 can your Lord send down 636 00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:47,220 to us 637 00:21:47,220 --> 00:21:49,220 a table spread with food 638 00:21:49,220 --> 00:21:51,220 from heaven?' 639 00:21:51,220 --> 00:21:53,220 He said, 640 00:21:53,220 --> 00:21:55,220 'Fear Allah, 641 00:21:55,220 --> 00:21:57,220 if you are 642 00:21:57,220 --> 00:21:59,220 if you are 643 00:21:59,220 --> 00:22:01,579 believers.' 644 00:22:01,579 --> 00:22:03,579 They said, 'We wish 645 00:22:03,579 --> 00:22:05,579 to eat 646 00:22:05,579 --> 00:22:07,579 from it, that our hearts may be satisfied, 647 00:22:07,579 --> 00:22:09,579 our hearts, 648 00:22:09,579 --> 00:22:11,579 and that we may know 649 00:22:11,579 --> 00:22:13,579 that 650 00:22:13,579 --> 00:22:15,579 you have indeed told us the truth, 651 00:22:15,579 --> 00:22:17,579 and that we may be among 652 00:22:17,579 --> 00:22:19,579 the witnesses to it.' 653 00:22:19,579 --> 00:22:21,579 Jesus, 654 00:22:21,579 --> 00:22:23,579 son of Mary, said, 'O Allah, 655 00:22:23,579 --> 00:22:25,579 our Lord, 656 00:22:25,579 --> 00:22:27,579 send down to us 657 00:22:27,579 --> 00:22:29,579 a table spread with food 658 00:22:29,579 --> 00:22:31,579 a table spread with food 659 00:22:31,579 --> 00:22:33,579 from heaven 660 00:22:33,579 --> 00:22:35,579 to be 661 00:22:35,579 --> 00:22:37,579 for us a festival— 662 00:22:37,579 --> 00:22:39,579 to be for us 663 00:22:39,579 --> 00:22:41,579 a festival for the first of us 664 00:22:41,579 --> 00:22:43,579 and the last of us, 665 00:22:43,579 --> 00:22:45,579 and a sign from You. 666 00:22:45,579 --> 00:22:47,579 And provide for us, 667 00:22:47,579 --> 00:22:49,579 for You are 668 00:22:49,579 --> 00:22:51,579 the best of providers.' 669 00:22:51,579 --> 00:22:53,579 Allah said, 670 00:22:53,579 --> 00:22:55,579 'Indeed, I am 671 00:22:55,579 --> 00:22:57,579 sending it down to you. 672 00:22:57,579 --> 00:22:59,579 So whoever 673 00:22:59,579 --> 00:23:01,579 disbelieves after [that] 674 00:23:01,579 --> 00:23:03,579 among you—then indeed I will 675 00:23:03,579 --> 00:23:05,579 punish him with a 676 00:23:05,579 --> 00:23:07,579 punishment 677 00:23:07,579 --> 00:23:09,579 then indeed I will 678 00:23:09,579 --> 00:23:11,579 punish him with a punishment 679 00:23:11,579 --> 00:23:13,579 such as I have not punished 680 00:23:13,579 --> 00:23:15,579 anyone among 681 00:23:15,579 --> 00:23:17,579 the worlds.'" 682 00:23:17,579 --> 00:23:20,059 'Abdullah 683 00:23:20,059 --> 00:23:22,059 Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, 684 00:23:22,059 --> 00:23:24,059 "Indeed, the most severely punished of people 685 00:23:24,059 --> 00:23:26,059 on the Day of Resurrection 686 00:23:26,059 --> 00:23:28,059 will be the hypocrites, 687 00:23:28,059 --> 00:23:30,059 those who disbelieved among the companions of the table spread with food, 688 00:23:30,059 --> 00:23:32,059 and the family of Pharaoh." 689 00:23:32,059 --> 00:23:35,460 After all these signs 690 00:23:35,460 --> 00:23:37,460 that the Children of Israel had witnessed, 691 00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:39,460 and this table spread with food 692 00:23:39,460 --> 00:23:41,460 from which they had eaten, 693 00:23:41,460 --> 00:23:43,460 along with the punishment of those who disbelieved in it 694 00:23:43,460 --> 00:23:45,460 right before their eyes— 695 00:23:45,460 --> 00:23:47,460 namely transformation and destruction— 696 00:23:47,460 --> 00:23:49,460 it only increased them 697 00:23:49,460 --> 00:23:51,460 in resentment against the Prophet of Allah, 698 00:23:51,460 --> 00:23:53,460 Jesus (peace be upon him). 699 00:23:53,460 --> 00:23:55,460 So they gathered together and plotted 700 00:23:55,460 --> 00:23:57,460 to kill him, setting out 701 00:23:57,460 --> 00:23:59,460 determined to carry it out. 702 00:23:59,460 --> 00:24:01,460 But they plot, 703 00:24:01,460 --> 00:24:03,460 and Allah plots; 704 00:24:03,460 --> 00:24:05,460 and Allah is the best of plotters, 705 00:24:05,460 --> 00:24:07,460 as Allah protected His Prophet 706 00:24:07,460 --> 00:24:09,460 and raised him up to Himself, 707 00:24:09,460 --> 00:24:11,460 turning them back in their scheme, 708 00:24:11,460 --> 00:24:13,460 sinful and disgraced. 709 00:24:13,460 --> 00:24:15,460 Regarding this, 710 00:24:15,460 --> 00:24:17,460 Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: 711 00:24:17,460 --> 00:24:19,559 "When Allah 712 00:24:19,559 --> 00:24:21,559 Almighty intended to raise Jesus 713 00:24:21,559 --> 00:24:23,559 to heaven, 714 00:24:23,559 --> 00:24:25,559 Jesus (peace be upon him) came out 715 00:24:25,559 --> 00:24:27,559 to his companions while his head 716 00:24:27,559 --> 00:24:29,559 was dripping with water. 717 00:24:29,559 --> 00:24:31,559 In the house there were twelve men 718 00:24:31,559 --> 00:24:33,559 from among the disciples. 719 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:35,559 He said to them, 720 00:24:35,559 --> 00:24:37,559 'Which of you is willing to have my likeness cast 721 00:24:37,559 --> 00:24:39,559 upon him, 722 00:24:39,559 --> 00:24:41,559 so that he may be killed in my place, 723 00:24:41,559 --> 00:24:43,660 and be with me in my rank 724 00:24:43,660 --> 00:24:45,660 in Paradise?' 725 00:24:45,660 --> 00:24:47,660 A young man, the youngest among them, stood up 726 00:24:47,660 --> 00:24:49,660 and said, 'I will.' 727 00:24:49,660 --> 00:24:51,660 Jesus said to him, 'Sit down.' 728 00:24:51,660 --> 00:24:53,660 Then he repeated it to them, 729 00:24:53,660 --> 00:24:55,660 and the young man stood up and said, 730 00:24:55,660 --> 00:24:57,660 'I will.' 731 00:24:57,660 --> 00:24:59,660 So Jesus (peace be upon him) said to him, 732 00:24:59,660 --> 00:25:01,660 'You it shall be.' 733 00:25:01,660 --> 00:25:03,660 Thus, the likeness of Jesus was cast upon him, 734 00:25:03,660 --> 00:25:05,660 and Jesus (peace be upon 735 00:25:05,660 --> 00:25:07,660 him) was raised through an opening 736 00:25:07,660 --> 00:25:09,819 in the house into heaven. 737 00:25:09,819 --> 00:25:11,819 The search party of the Jews arrived, 738 00:25:11,819 --> 00:25:13,819 took the man made to resemble him, 739 00:25:13,819 --> 00:25:15,819 thinking he was Jesus, 740 00:25:15,819 --> 00:25:17,819 and killed him, then crucified him. 741 00:25:17,819 --> 00:25:19,819 Thus they went astray thereby, 742 00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:21,819 led many astray, 743 00:25:21,819 --> 00:25:23,819 and strayed from 744 00:25:23,819 --> 00:25:25,819 the right path." 745 00:25:25,819 --> 00:25:28,299 Allah Almighty said: 746 00:25:28,299 --> 00:25:30,420 "So for their breaking 747 00:25:30,420 --> 00:25:32,420 of their covenant, 748 00:25:32,420 --> 00:25:34,420 and their disbelief 749 00:25:34,420 --> 00:25:36,420 in the signs of Allah, 750 00:25:36,420 --> 00:25:38,420 and their disbelief 751 00:25:38,420 --> 00:25:40,420 in the signs of Allah, 752 00:25:40,420 --> 00:25:42,420 and their killing of 753 00:25:42,420 --> 00:25:44,420 the prophets, 754 00:25:44,420 --> 00:25:46,420 and their killing of the prophets 755 00:25:46,420 --> 00:25:48,420 without right, 756 00:25:48,420 --> 00:25:50,420 and their saying, 757 00:25:50,420 --> 00:25:52,420 'Our hearts are 758 00:25:52,420 --> 00:25:54,420 wrapped'— 759 00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:56,420 rather, Allah has sealed them 760 00:25:56,420 --> 00:25:58,420 because of their disbelief, 761 00:25:58,420 --> 00:26:00,420 so they do not believe, 762 00:26:00,420 --> 00:26:02,420 except a few— 763 00:26:02,420 --> 00:26:04,420 and for their disbelief 764 00:26:04,420 --> 00:26:06,420 and their saying against Mary 765 00:26:06,420 --> 00:26:08,420 a great slander, 766 00:26:08,420 --> 00:26:10,420 and their saying, 767 00:26:10,420 --> 00:26:12,420 'Indeed, we have killed 768 00:26:12,420 --> 00:26:14,420 the Messiah, Jesus, 769 00:26:14,420 --> 00:26:16,420 son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.' 770 00:26:16,420 --> 00:26:18,420 And they did not kill him, 771 00:26:18,420 --> 00:26:20,420 and they did not kill him, 772 00:26:20,420 --> 00:26:22,420 nor did they crucify him, 773 00:26:22,420 --> 00:26:24,420 but another was made to resemble him to them. 774 00:26:24,420 --> 00:26:26,420 And indeed, 775 00:26:26,420 --> 00:26:28,420 those who differ 776 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:30,420 over it are in doubt 777 00:26:30,420 --> 00:26:32,420 about it; 778 00:26:32,420 --> 00:26:34,420 they have no knowledge of it, 779 00:26:34,420 --> 00:26:36,420 “And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.” (4:157) 780 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:38,420 except the following of assumption. 781 00:26:38,420 --> 00:26:40,420 And they did not kill him, for certain. 782 00:26:40,420 --> 00:26:42,420 Rather, 783 00:26:42,420 --> 00:26:44,420 Allah raised him 784 00:26:44,420 --> 00:26:46,420 to Himself, 785 00:26:46,420 --> 00:26:48,420 and Allah is Ever-Mighty, 786 00:26:48,420 --> 00:26:51,960 All-Wise." 787 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,960 The Children of Israel split 788 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:55,960 after Jesus (peace be upon him) 789 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,089 into three sects. 790 00:26:58,089 --> 00:27:00,089 One sect said, 791 00:27:00,089 --> 00:27:02,089 "Allah was among us as long as He willed, 792 00:27:02,089 --> 00:27:04,119 then He ascended into heaven." 793 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,150 Another sect said, 794 00:27:06,150 --> 00:27:08,150 "The Son of Allah was among us 795 00:27:08,150 --> 00:27:10,150 as long as Allah willed, 796 00:27:10,150 --> 00:27:12,220 then Allah raised him up to Himself." 797 00:27:12,220 --> 00:27:14,279 And the third sect were the Muslims. 798 00:27:14,279 --> 00:27:16,279 So the two disbelieving factions combined 799 00:27:16,279 --> 00:27:18,279 against Muslims, 800 00:27:18,279 --> 00:27:20,279 so they killed her. 801 00:27:20,279 --> 00:27:22,279 Thus Islam remained 802 00:27:22,279 --> 00:27:24,279 effaced 803 00:27:24,279 --> 00:27:26,279 until Allah sent Muhammad, 804 00:27:26,279 --> 00:27:28,279 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 805 00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:30,279 To be continued, 806 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:32,279 Allah willing. 807 00:27:32,279 --> 00:27:34,279 And another group said: 808 00:27:34,279 --> 00:27:36,279 "Among us was the servant of Allah 809 00:27:36,279 --> 00:27:40,549 and His Messenger, for as long as Allah willed." 810 00:27:40,549 --> 00:27:42,549 To be continued, 811 00:27:42,549 --> 00:27:44,549 Allah willing. 812 00:27:44,549 --> 00:27:46,549 And Allah knows best. 813 00:27:46,549 --> 00:27:48,549 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 814 00:27:48,549 --> 00:27:50,549 And may Allah send blessings and peace 815 00:27:50,549 --> 00:27:52,549 upon our Prophet Muhammad, 816 00:27:52,549 --> 00:27:54,549 and upon his family and Companions, 817 00:27:54,549 --> 00:27:57,480 all of them. 818 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,480 You were listening to Stories of the Prophets.