THE STORY OF THE PROPHET JESUS - Mary and Jesus went to Egypt

Prophet Jesus was born from the womb of a holy woman. He was born as Ruhullah and Kalam Allah SWT. He was born without a father and  carrying extraordinary miracles. Mary proved that she was a holy woman because of Jesus' miracle. The people, especially the Jews, had learned about the baby Mary who was still in the cradle who could speak and deliver good news about the gift of Allah SWT, namely prophethood and salvation. Believers strengthen their hearts to believe in Allah SWT.

Surah Al Baqarah verse 87:

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَقَفَّيۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ بِٱلرُّسُلِۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَا عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدۡنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلۡقُدُسِۗ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولُۢ بِمَا لَا تَهۡوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُكُمُ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ فَفَرِيقٗا كَذَّبۡتُمۡ وَفَرِيقٗا تَقۡتُلُونَ  ٨٧

87.  And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed.

Surah Al Maidah verse 46:

وَقَفَّيۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم بِعِيسَى ٱبۡنِ مَرۡيَمَ مُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلۡإِنجِيلَ فِيهِ هُدٗى وَنُورٞ وَمُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِ وَهُدٗى وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ  ٤٦

46.  And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.

However, Jewish infidels, especially the monks, felt that this incident was a sign of the destruction of their power. The monks actually deceived people by "selling forgiveness" which was paid for with money that made the monks get rich. This is very contrary to the actual Shari'a of the Torah. Religious life is only an image, even though in their hearts they have denied the truth. Jesus came to invite people to return to the right path according to the Shari'a of Allah SWT. But the monks denied the miracle of Jesus and still accused Mary of having sinned. Jews do conspire to commit crimes. Before the birth of Isa, they always fought the prophets because the truth of their teachings was contrary to the heretical rules they had made themselves.

The Babylonian king named Bakht Nasr once occupied Palestine and made Jews as prisoners of war. Since then, they have felt revenge and intend to rule the world. They wrote a book of their own engineering, the Talmud. They assume that this book is more sacred than the Torah. They really have made a great crime by deviating from the word of Allah SWT and the teachings of Prophet Moses. Therefore, Jesus was born without a father as an extraordinary miracle and guided the Children of Israel to the right path. However, the Jews always regarded the prophets as a liar because of their truth teachings.

The news about talking babies born without a father became more widespread and arrived in the Roman Empire. Government officials find out about the truth of the vague news. For the Roman government, the words of the baby they knew from the news could be a threat to their power. Their informants gave a statement that the possibility of the news was just exaggerated. But there are also those who give the news that the Magi has seen a brightly lit star as a sign that a child has been born who will save his people.

The Roman government was still not satisfied with the news they received. So they called on the leaders of the Jews to ask about the baby who could speak. Jewish leaders are a little lying when answering questions, because if they tell the truth they might get into trouble. They claimed to hear the news but doubted it, even though they really knew the incident. Roman governments who only cared about their own power without thinking of the truth teachings still doubted their statements. So they sent several envoys to find the baby who could speak.

Someone had come to meet Mary to tell her that the Roman Government was looking for her son to be killed. Mary was worried about the safety of her son. Therefore, Mary decided to take Jesus away with her to Egypt. They lived in Egypt for several years.

Reference:

·    As Sayyid, Kamal and Anis, Selma (Translator). 2005. Kisah-kisah Terbaik Alquran. Jakarta: Pustaka Zahra.

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