Wednesday, December 26, 2018

THE STORY OF THE PROPHET JESUS - Da'wah and Prophethood of the Prophet Jesus

Jesus lived his childhood and grew up in Egypt. One time, a despotic ruler who wanted to kill him (Herodus of Rome) had died. So Mary and Jesus decided to return to Palestine. In Palestine, the Jews continued to make mischief and lies. They continue to commit crimes for their own sake and make the weaker people suffer even more.

Until in Palestine, Mary and Jesus chose to live in a village called Al Nasirah (Nazaret) located between Mount Al Jalil. That is where Jesus will receive the commands of Allah SWT through His angels to deliver the message of Allah SWT. Jesus lived with glory. Jesus lived his life by often remembering Allah SWT and doing good. He is not afraid of anything except to Allah SWT. Jesus has absolutely no desire to gain worldly pleasure and power. Jesus often left alone and thought about the fate of the Jews who continued to do injustice. It occurred to his mind to be able to guide the Israelites (Jews) to the right path.

Jesus often went to Jewish places of worship. Jews have a very sanctified day, Saturday (Sabat). On that day they worshiped and there were restrictions for them, even the Jews added their own restrictions which made problems. When Jesus walked to the place of worship, his hair looked soft until it reached his shoulders. The clothes he wore were also simple, it is white clothes made of coarse wool (fleece). While other people go to places of worship by exhibiting their best and luxurious clothes. When Jesus was in the place of worship, the place was full of people going back and forth. The place of worship was luxuriously decorated and beautiful, very contrary to the real darkness of the hearts of the people.

One day, angels suddenly appeared before Jesus and conveyed the command of Allah SWT to teach His message to humans, especially Jews. At that time Jesus was appointed a Prophet and Messenger. According to history he was appointed as a Prophet at the age of thirty. Thus, Prophet Jesus had borne enormous responsibility to spread the message of Allah SWT. Allah SWT and Ruhul Qudus always supported him.

When people were busy with various jobs, Prophet Jesus gathered people to listen to his preaching and good news, including news about the coming of the Last Prophet or the End Times Prophet.

Surah Ash-Shaff verse 6:

وَإِذۡ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُم مُّصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرَۢا بِرَسُولٖ يَأۡتِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِي ٱسۡمُهُۥٓ أَحۡمَدُۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ  ٦

6.  And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic."

Da'wah of Prophet Jesus always invites people so that they only believe and worship Allah SWT and lead them back to the right path. The hypocritical Jewish monks did not like the contents of the message conveyed by Prophet Jesus. They refused because Prophet Jesus called on people to help the poor and feed those who were starving. Prophet Jesus stated that the Jewish monks had deviated from the Torah. Indeed, the Jewish monks like to cheat by always taking the property of the poor on the pretext that the property is an offering to God.

At the time of Prophet Jesus, the Jewish hypocrites reneged on the end and resurrection day. They do not believe in reckoning, punishment, and reward. They display faith while hiding their disbelief. The Jewish monks opposed Prophet Jesus. They spread slander by saying that Jesus Christ was a deceiver and did not believe. They also accused Mary of committing adultery, even though Mary was a holy woman.

The Jewish monks do not believe in spirit and prefer materialistic life, that is money is everything. They assume that spirit is actually material that circulates through the arteries. Therefore, Prophet Jesus corrected the heretical thoughts by calling on the Israelites to believe in the spirit and not be materialistic. He stated that spirit is the word of Allah SWT. But the monks continued to deny this.

To prove the true nature of the spirit, Prophet Jesus showed a handful of clay that he held to the monks.

"What is this?" Asked the Messiah.
"Clay." Replied the monk.
"Does clay contain spirits?" Asked Prophet Jesus again.
"No." replied the monk.

Prophet Jesus said, "I will form a bird from this clay, and I will blow it and with Allah's permission this object will become a living bird. God gives life to all creation, and He has power over everything."

Then Prophet Jesus formed the clay into the shape of a bird and blew it. Miraculously, suddenly the clay in his grip turned into a bird that flew high by flapping its wings. This is one proof of the power of Allah SWT through Prophet Jesus.

Surah Ali Imran verse 49:

وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنِّي قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِ‍َٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ أَنِّيٓ أَخۡلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيۡ‍َٔةِ ٱلطَّيۡرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيۡرَۢا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۖ ....  ٤٩

49.  And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah....

Allah SWT has revealed the holy book to Prophet Jesus, namely the Gospel  (Injil) to justify the previous book, the Torah. The book is as a guide for the people of Prophet Jesus in his time.

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.


Reference:
·    As Sayyid, Kamal and Anis, Selma (Translator). 2005. Kisah-kisah Terbaik Alquran. Jakarta: Pustaka Zahra.
·       mafiadoc.com_25-kisah-para-nabi_5a17d36a1723ddce5c8a2001 (PDF)


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