Jesus In Shia Hadith

[Qa'im]

(salam)

 

I wanted to dedicate this thread to traditions of Jesus (as) in Shi`i literature. Of course, the most famous English work that deals with this is Jesus Through Shiite Narrations.

 

More recently, I have been translating some of his traditions, and I wanted to share them with you all. Jesus' narrations in our literature focus on asceticism (zuhd), etiquette (akhlaq), bad scholars, intention (niyya), and sincerity towards Allah (ikhlas). Overall, Jesus' place in Shi`i Islam is an esoteric one: his mission was primarily to bring spiritual reform to the Children of Israel, who were practicing the outer aspects of their Law, but abandoned its principles. Jesus himself was called the Spirit of God (Ruhallah), and he was very much an immaterial person with his heart set on God and the Hereafter. He was called the Anointed [King] (al-Messih), but he had no castle, no soldiers, and no queen - this is because his kingdom was not of this world, but of the metaphysical world.

 

 

وَإِنْ شِئْتَ قُلْتُ فِي عِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ(عليه السلام)، فَلَقَدْ كَانَ يَتَوَسَّدُ الْحَجَرَ، وَيَلْبَسُ الْخَشِنَ، و يَاْكُلُ الجَشِبَ، وَكَانَ إِدَامُهُ الْجُوعَ، وَسِرَاجُهُ بَاللَّيْلِ الْقَمَرَ، وَظِلاَلُهُ في الشِّتَاءِ مَشَارِقَ الاْرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا، وَفَاكِهَتُهُ وَرَيْحَانُهُ مَا تُنْبِتُ الاْرْضُ لِلْبَهَائِمِ، وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ زَوْجَةٌ تَفْتِنُهُ، وَلاَ وَلَدٌ يَحْزُنُهُ، وَلاَ مَالٌ يَلْفِتُهُ، وَلاَ طَمَعٌ يُذِلُّهُ، دَابَّتُهُ رِجْلاَهُ، وَخَادِمُهُ يَدَاهُ!

 

Imam `Ali b. Abi Talib said:

"If you desire I will tell you about Jesus the son of Mary. He used a stone for his pillow, put on coarse clothes and ate rough food. His condiment was hunger. His lamp at night was the moon. His shade during the winter was just the expanse of earth eastward and westward. His fruits and flowers were only what grows from the earth for the cattle. He had no wife to allure him, nor any son to give grief, nor wealth to deviate [his attention], nor greed to disgrace him. His two feet were his conveyance and his two hands his servant."

 

 

عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن ابن فضال رفعه قال: قال الله عز وجل لعيسى (عليه السلام): يا عيسى اذكرني في نفسك أذكرك في نفسي واذكرني في ملا [ ك ] (1) أذكرك في ملاء خير من ملاء الآدميين، يا عيسى ألن لي قلبك وأكثر ذكري في الخلوات واعلم أن سروري أن تبصبص (2) إلي وكن في ذلك حيا ولا تكن ميتا.

 

Allah said to Jesus (as),

"O Jesus!
Remember Me in your self, and I will remember you in My Self.
Speak of Me in [your] public, and I will speak of you in [My] public,
which is better than man's public.

O Jesus!
Soften your heart for Me,
Remember Me very often in private,
And know that My pleasure is in your humility before Me,
Become alive in that, and do not be dead."

 

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن علي بن أسباط، عن عبد الرحمن بن حماد رفعه قال: قال الله تبارك وتعالى لعيسى ابن مريم (عليه السلام): يا عيسى ليكن لسانك في السر و العلانية لسانا واحدا وكذلك قلبك، إني احذرك نفسك وكفى بي خبيرا، لا يصلح لسانان في فم واحد ولا سيفان في غمد واحد ولا قلبان في صدر واحد، وكذلك الاذهان

 

Allah said to Jesus son of Mary [a]:

"O Jesus! You must have one tongue both in private and in public - same with your heart. I warn you of your own self, and My cognizance is sufficient for you. Two tongues are not proper for one mouth, nor are two swords proper for one sheath, nor are two hearts proper for one chest, and same with the minds."

 

قال عيسى بن مريم ( عليه السلام ) : الدينار داء الدين ، والعالم طبيب الدين ، فإذا رأيتم الطبيب يجر الداء إلى نفسه فاتهموه ، واعلموا أنه غير ناصح لغيره .

 

Jesus the son of Mary (as) said,

"Wealth is the disease of religion, and the scholar is the doctor of religion. So, if you see the doctor drawing the disease to himself, then suspect him, and know that he is not an adviser unto others."

 

 

وعن عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال، عن الحسن بن الجهم، عن إبراهيم بن مهزم، عمن ذكره، عن أبي الحسن الأول (عليه السلام) قال: كان يحيى بن زكريا يبكي ولا يضحك، وكان عيسى بن مريم (عليه السلام) يضحك ويبكي وكان الذي يصنع عيسى (عليه السلام) أفضل من الذي كان يصنع يحيى (عليه السلام).

 

 

Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as) said,

"John b. Zakaria [the Baptist] (as) used to cry and not laugh, and Jesus the son of Mary (as) used to cry and laugh. What Jesus did is better than what John did."
 

 

حسين بن محمد، عن معلى بن محمد، عن الوشاء قال: سمعت الرضا (عليه السلام) يقول: قال عيسى بن مريم (صلوات الله عليه) للحواريين: يا بني إسرائيل لا تأسوا على ما فاتكم من الدنيا كما لا يأسى (1) أهل الدنيا على ما فاتهم من دينهم إذا أصابوا دنياهم

 

 

Jesus son of Mary said to the apostles,

"O Children of Israel! Do not regret what you miss from this world, just as the people of this world do not regret what they miss from religion when the world befalls them."

 

 

محمد بن يعقوب ، عن عليّ بن إبراهيم ، عن أبيه ، وعن عدة من أصحابنا ، عن أحمد بن محمد ، عن أبي العبّاس الكوفي جميعا ، عن عمرو بن عثمان ، عن عبدالله بن سنان ، عن أبي عبدالله ( عليه السلام ) قال : اجتمع الحواريون إلى عيسى (عليه السلام) فقالوا له: يا معلم الخير أرشدنا، فقال لهم: إن موسى كليم الله (عليه السلام) أمركم أن لا تحلفوا بالله تبارك وتعالى كاذبين وأنا آمركم أن لا تحلفوا بالله كاذبين ولا صادقين، قالوا: يا روح الله زدنا، فقال: إن موسى نبي الله (عليه السلام) أمركم أن لا تزنوا وأنا آمركم أن لا تحدثوا أنفسكم بالزنا فضلا عن أن تزنوا، فإن من حدث نفسه بالزنا كان كمن أوقد في بيت مزوق فأفسد التزاويق الدخان وإن لم يحترق البيت

 

Jesus [a] was with his apostles, when his apostles said, "O Teacher of Goodness, guide us." ...

So Jesus said, "Moses [a], the prophet of Allah, commanded you to not fornicate, whereas I command you to not have thoughts of fornication in your mind, in addition to not fornicating. For one who has thoughts of fornication in his mind is like on who kindles a fire in a decorated house. The smoke ruins the decorations, even if the house does not burn."

 

 

وبهذا الإسناد، عن محمد بن خالد، عن محمد بن سنان، رفعه قال: قال عيسى ابن مريم عليه السلام: يا معشر الحواريين لي إليكم حاجة اقضوها لي، قالوا: قضيت حاجتك يا روح الله، فقام فغسل أقدامهم (1) فقالوا: كنا نحن أحق بهذا يا روح الله! فقال: إن أحق الناس بالخدمة العالم إنما تواضعت هكذا لكيما تتواضعوا بعدي في الناس كتواضعي لكم، ثم قال عيسى عليه السلام: بالتواضع تعمر الحكمة لا بالتكبر، وكذلك في السهل ينبت الزرع لا في الجبل

 

Jesus said, “O assembly of Apostles! I have a request of you. Fulfill it for me.”

They said, “Your request is fulfilled, O Spirit of God!” Then he stood up and washed their feet. They said, “It would have been more proper for us to have done this, O Spirit of God!”

Jesus said, “Surely it is more fitting for a scholar to serve the people. I humbled myself only so that you may humble yourselves among the people after me, just as I humbled myself among you.”

Then Jesus said, “Wisdom is developed by humility, not by pride, just as plants grow from soft soil and not from rock.”

 

 

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال : حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار ، وسعد بن عبد الله جميعا ، عن أيوب بن نوح ، عن عبد الله بن المغيرة ، عن سعد بن أبي خلف ، عن معاوية بن عمار قال : قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام : بقي الناس بعد عيسى بن مريم عليه السلام خمسين ومائتي سنة بلا حجة ظاهرة .

 

Ja`far as-Sadiq عليه السلام said: After `Isa b. Maryam عليه السلام, the people remained two hundred and fifty years without an apparent Proof (hujja).

 

 

حدثنا أبي رحمه الله قال : حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار ، عن يعقوب ابن يزيد ، عن محمد بن أبي عمير ، عن سعد بن أبي خلف ، عن يعقوب بن شعيب ، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال : كان بين عيسى وبين محمد عليهما السلام خمسمائة عام منها مائتان وخمسون عاما ليس فيها نبي ولا عالم ظاهر ، قلت : فما كانوا ؟ قال : كانوا متمسكين بدين عيسى عليه السلام ، قلت : فما كانوا ؟ قال : كانوا مؤمنين ، ثم قال عليه السلام : ولا يكون الارض إلا وفيها عالم.

 

Imam as-Sadiq said
 

Between `Isa and Muhammad عليهما السلام there was [a period of] five hundred years, from them were two hundred and fifty years in which there was no apparent prophet or sage (`alim). I said: So how were they? He said: They were grasping the religion of `Isa عليه السلام. I said: So how were they? He said: They were believers. Then, he عليه السلام said: And the Earth does not remain except with a sage (`alim) therein.

 

 

 

to be continued

Edited January 14, 2015 by Qa'im

[Sumerian]

Dude, I love you. That hadeeth by Imaam Ali (a.s) is truly marvelous...

[Ethics]

(salam) brother, thank you for this thread. Its marvelous. I have a side comment though, in regards to one hadith:

 

So Jesus said, "Moses [a], the prophet of Allah, commanded you to not fornicate, whereas I command you to not have thoughts of fornication in your mind, in addition to not fornicating. For one who has thoughts of fornication in his mind is like on who kindles a fire in a decorated house. The smoke ruins the decorations, even if the house does not burn."

 

I know this is not the place for an analysis on the context of this hadith but because it is a word of Isa A.S., I would like to ask, some say it is okay to have sexual thoughts as long as you do not act upon it, but clearly our Prophet condemns this and commanded us not to. I have sent this type of question to najaf.org and they said the same, that it is okay. So if you may provide your thoughts on this thread or privately, I would appreciate it.

 

(wasalam)

[siraatoaliyinhaqqun]

(salam) brother, thank you for this thread. Its marvelous. I have a side comment though, in regards to one hadith:

 

So Jesus said, "Moses [a], the prophet of Allah, commanded you to not fornicate, whereas I command you to not have thoughts of fornication in your mind, in addition to not fornicating. For one who has thoughts of fornication in his mind is like on who kindles a fire in a decorated house. The smoke ruins the decorations, even if the house does not burn."

 

I know this is not the place for an analysis on the context of this hadith but because it is a word of Isa A.S., I would like to ask, some say it is okay to have sexual thoughts as long as you do not act upon it, but clearly our Prophet condemns this and commanded us not to. I have sent this type of question to najaf.org and they said the same, that it is okay. So if you may provide your thoughts on this thread or privately, I would appreciate it.

 

(wasalam)

Salamalaikum

Even if you think or intend fornication, your rizq is decreased according to a hadees that I read from imam sadiq a.S.

[Qa'im]

عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عمن ذكره، رفعه، قال: «إن أصحاب عيسى (عليه السلام) سألوه أن يحيي لهم ميتا، قال: فأتى بهم إلى قبر سام بن نوح، فقال له: قم بإذن الله، يا سام بن نوح. قال: فانشق القبر، ثم أعاد الكلام فتحرك، ثم أعاد الكلام فخرج سام بن نوح، فقال له عيسى: أيهما أحب إليك تبقى أو تعود؟ قال: فقال: يا روح الله، بل أعود، إني لأجد حرقة الموت- أو قال: لذعة «1» الموت- في جوفي إلى يومي هذا».

 

The companions of `Isa عليه السلام asked him to revive a deceased person for them.  He said: So he brought them to the grave of Sam b. Nuh (i.e. Shem son of Noah).  So he said to him: Rise, by the permission of Allah, O Sam son of Nuh.  He said: So the grave was cracked, then the speech was repeated and it moved, then the speech was repeated and Sam b. Nuh came out.  So `Isa said to him: Which is more beloved to you, that you remain or that you return?  So he said: O Spirit of Allah, rather that I return.  Verily I find the burning of death – or he said: the conflagration of death – inside of me until now.

 

عن أبان بن تغلب، قال: سئل أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): هل كان عيسى بن مريم أحيى أحدا بعد موته حتى كان له أكل و رزق و مدة و ولد؟

فقال: «نعم، إنه كان له صديق مؤاخ له في الله، و كان عيسى يمر به فينزل عليه، و إن عيسى غاب عنه حينا ثم مر به ليسلم عليه، فخرجت إليه أمه لتسلم عليه، فسألها عنه، فقالت أمه: مات، يا رسول الله. فقال لها: أ تحبين أن تريه، قالت: نعم، قال لها: إذا كان غدا أتيتك حتى أحييه لك بإذن الله تعالى. فلما كان من الغد أتاها، فقال لها:

انطلقي معي إلى قبره، فانطلقا حتى أتيا قبره، فوقف عيسى (عليه السلام) ثم دعا الله فانفرج القبر، و خرج ابنها حيا، فلما رأته امه و رآها بكيا فرحمهما عيسى (عليه السلام) فقال له: أ تحب أن تبقى مع أمك في الدنيا؟ قال: يا رسول الله، بأكل و برزق و مدة، أو بغير مدة و لا رزق و لا أكل؟ فقال له عيسى: بل برزق و أكل و مدة، تعمر عشرين سنة، و تزوج و يولد لك قال: فنعم إذن. فدفعه عيسى (عليه السلام) إلى أمه، فعاش عشرين سنة و ولد له».

 

 

Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام was asked: Did `Isa b. Maryam revive anyone after his death until (or: in order that) there was eating, provision, a duration, and a child for him?

So he said: Yes, he had a friend who was as a brother to him in Allah, and `Isa would pass by him and lodge with him.  `Isa had been absent from him for a time, then he passed by him to greet him, but his mother came out to him to greet him.  So he asked her about him, and his mother said: He died, O Messenger of Allah.  So he said to her: Would you like to see him?  She said: Yes.  He said to her: When it is tomorrow, I will come to you that I might revive him for you by the permission of Allah تعالى.  So when it was the next day, he came to her, and he said to her:

Set out with me to his grave.  So they set out until they came to his grave.  So `Isa عليه السلام stopped, then prayed to Allah and the grave opened, and her son came out alive.  So when his mother saw him and he saw her, they cried and `Isa عليه السلام had mercy on them. So he said to him: Would you like to remain with your mother in the world?  He said: O Messenger of Allah, with eating, provision and a duration, or without a duration and not provision and no eating?  So `Isa said to him: Rather, with provision and eating and a duration.  You will live twenty years, and marry and a child be born for you.  He said: So yes then.  So `Isa turned him over to his mother, and he lived twenty years and a child was born for him.

 

 

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I know this is not the place for an analysis on the context of this hadith but because it is a word of Isa (عليه السلام)., I would like to ask, some say it is okay to have sexual thoughts as long as you do not act upon it, but clearly our Prophet condemns this and commanded us not to. I have sent this type of question to najaf.org and they said the same, that it is okay. So if you may provide your thoughts on this thread or privately, I would appreciate it.

It is not a sin to have these thoughts, but `Isa's instruction here is a spiritual prescription. To simply avoid fornication is to submit to the Law, but to avoid even thinking about fornication is to rise the ranks. Thinking about sin corrupts your mind, and it normalizes the sin, desensitizes you to it, and perhaps may even push you to commit it. So, Jesus here wants to purify the intentions and thoughts of the believers.

[Qa'im]

ابن مسرور، عن محمد الحميري، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي الخطاب، عن ابن أسباط عن عمه، عن الصادق عليه السلام قال: قال عيسى بن مريم عليه السلام لبعض أصحابه: مالا تحب أن يفعل بك فلا تفعله بأحد، وإن لطم أحد خدك الأيمن فأعط الأيسر

 

Jesus the son of Mary [a] said to some of his companions:

 

"Whatever you do not like to be done to you, then do not do it to others, and if someone hits you on your right cheek, then give him your left."

 

ابن الوليد، عن الصفار، عن ابن هاشم، عن ابن مرار، عن يونس، عن غير واحد، عن الصادق عليه السلام قال: قام عيسى بن مريم عليه السلام خطيبا في بني إسرائيل فقال: يا بني إسرائيل، لا تحدثوا الجهال بالحكمة فتظلموها، ولا تمنعوها أهلها فتظلموهم.

 

Jesus the son of Mary [a] said to the Children of Israel:

 

"O Children of Israel! Do not narrate wisdom to the ignorant, for you will oppress it, and do not keep it away from its [deserving] people, for you will oppress them."

 

عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن ابن محبوب، عن داود الرقي قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) يقول: اتقوا الله ولا يحسد بعضكم بعضا، إن عيسى بن مريم كان من شرايعه السيح في البلاد (2)، فخرج في بعض سيحه ومعه رجل من أصحابه قصير وكان كثير اللزوم لعيسى (عليه السلام)، فلما انتهى عيسى إلى البحر قال: بسم الله، بصحة يقين منه فمشى على ظهر الماء فقال الرجل القصير حين نظر إلى عيسى (عليه السلام): جازه بسم الله بصحة يقين منه فمشى على الماء ولحق بعيسى (عليه السلام)، فدخله العجب بنفسه، فقال: هذا عيسى روح الله يمشي على الماء وأنا أمشي على الماء فما فضله علي، قال: فرمس (3) في الماء فاستغاث بعيسى فتناوله من الماء فأخرجه ثم قال له: ما قلت يا قصير؟ قال: قلت: هذا روح الله يمشي على الماء وأنا أمشي على الماء فدخلني من ذلك عجب، فقال له عيسى: لقد وضعت نفسك في غير الموضع الذي وضعك الله فيه فمقتك الله على ما قلت فتب إلى الله عز وجل مما قلت، قال: فتاب الرجل وعاد إلى مرتبته التي وضعه الله فيها، فاتقوا الله ولا يحسدن بعضكم بعض

 

Ja`far as-Sadiq [a] said,

 

"Be pious before God and do not envy each other... during one of the journeys of Jesus, one of his companions, who was of short height, accompanied him very often. When they reached the sea, Jesus with correct certainty said, ‘In the name of God,’ and began to walk over the water. The short man, looking at Jesus walking over the water, also with correct certainty said, ‘In the name of God’, walked over the water and reached Jesus. At such time he felt proud of himself and said, ‘This is Jesus, the spirit of God who walks over the water, and I also walk over the water. Why then should he be more excellent than me?’

He then sunk in the water and cried for help from Jesus, who took him out of water and asked, ‘What did you say, O short man?’ He replied, ‘This is Jesus, the Spirit of God who walks over the water and I also walk over the water, and I sensed pride inside.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You placed yourself in a place where God had not placed it. God resented what you said. Repent and return to God, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, because of what you have said.’

The man repented and returned to his position that God had given him. Be pious before God and no one of you must envy the others."

[Qa'im]

عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد البرقي، عن شريف بن سابق، عن الفضل ابن أبي قرة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: قالت الحواريون لعيسى: يا روح الله! من نجالس؟ قال من يذكركم الله رؤيته، ويزيد في علمكم منطقه ويرغبكم في الآخرة عمله.

 

The apostles said to Jesus [a], "O Spirit of God, with whom should we keep company?"

Jesus said, "He the sight of whom reminds you of God, the speech of whom increases your knowledge, and the works of whom make you desirous of the other world."

 

عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن منصور بن العباس عن سعيد بن جناح، عن عثمان بن سعيد، عن عبد الحميد بن علي الكوفي، عن مهاجر الاسدي، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال مر عيسى ابن مريم (عليه السلام) على قرية قد مات أهلها وطيرها ودوابها فقال: أما إنهم لم يموتوا إلا بسخطة (2) ولو ماتوا متفرقين لتدافنوا، فقال الحواريون: يا روح الله وكلمته! ادع الله أن يحييهم لنا فيخبرونا ما كانت أعمالهم فنجتنبها، فدعا عيسى (عليه السلام) ربه فنودي من الجو: أن نادهم، فقام عيسى (عليه السلام) بالليل على شرف من الارض فقال: يا أهل هذه القرية فأجابه منهم مجيب: لبيك يا روح الله وكلمته، فقال: ويحكم ما كانت أعمالكم؟ قال: عبادة الطاغوت وحب الدنيا مع خوف قليل وأمل بعيد وغفلة في لهو ولعب فقال: كيف كان حبكم للدنيا؟ قال: كحب الصبي لامه، إذا أقبلت علينا فرحنا وسررنا وإذا أدبرت عنا بكينا وحزنا، قال: كيف كانت عبادتكم للطاغوت قال: الطاعه لاهل المعاصي قال: كيف كان عاقبة أمركم؟ قال: بتنا ليلة في عافية و أصبحنا في الهاوية، فقال: وما الهاوية؟ فقال: سجين قال: وما سجين؟ قال: جبال من جمر توقد علينا إلى يوم القيامة، قال: فما قلتم وما قيل لكم؟ قال: قلنا ردنا إلى الدنيا فنزهد فيها، قيل لنا: كذبتم، قال: ويحك كيف لم يكلمني غيرك من بينهم؟ قال: يا روح الله إنهم ملجمون بلجام من نار بأيدي ملائكة غلاظ شداد وإني كنت فيهم ولم أكن منهم، فلما نزل العذاب عمني معهم فأنا معلق بشعرة على شفير جهنم (3) لا أدري اكبكب فيها أم أنجو منها، فالتفت عيسى (عليه السلام) ى الحواريين فقال: يا أولياء الله أكل الخبز اليابس بالملح الجريش (1) والنوم على المزابل خير كثير مع عافية الدنيا والآخرة.

 

Once Jesus, son of Mary, passed by a town, in which people, birds and animals had all died. Jesus said, ‘They all have died from violence. Had they died individually they would have buried each other.’ The disciples said, ‘O Spirit of God and His word, pray to God to bring them to life so we may ask about their sins and avoid them.’ Jesus prayed to his Lord and from space he was told to call them. Jesus at night stood on a high ground that dominated the town and said, ‘O people of the town?’ A certain individual replied, ‘Yes, O the Spirit of God and His word.’

He [a] then said, ‘Woe upon you. What kind of deeds did you have?’ He said, ‘We worshipped the devil, loved the world with little fear, had long hopes and neglectfully engaged in useless and playful activities.’

Jesus asked, ‘How was your love of the world?’ He replied, ‘It was like a child’s love for his mother. When it came to us we rejoiced in happiness and when it went away we felt sad and cried.’

He [a] then asked, ‘How was your worship of the devil?’ He replied, ‘It was obedience to the sinful people.’ Jesus asked, ‘How were the consequences of your activities?’ He replied, ‘We spent one night in comfort and in the morning we found ourselves in Hawiyah (a place in hell).’ Jesus asked, ‘What is Hawiyah?’ He said, ‘It is Sijjin’ Jesus asked, ‘What is Sijjin?’ He said, ‘It is a mountain of burning coal that smolders upon us to the Day of Judgment.’

Jesus asked, ‘What did you say and what was said to you?’

 

He replied, ‘We said, ‘Return us to the worldly life so we can live piously, and it was said to us, “You are lying.”’

 

Jesus asked, ‘Why do not the others of you talk to me?’ He said, ‘O Spirit of God, they are harnessed with a harness of fire which is in the hands of stern and strong angels. I was among them, but not one of them. When punishment struck it took me with them. I am hanged by a hair on the brink of hell and I do not know if I will be saved or thrown into hell.’

Jesus then turned to the disciples and said, ‘Friends of God, eating dried up bread with unpleasant salt and sleeping on the trash collection sites (i.e. living an ascetic lifestyle) is much better in good health and safety in this world and in the next life.’

 

حميد بن زياد، عن الخشاب، عن ابن بقاح، عن معاذ بن ثابت، عن عمرو ابن جميع عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال: كان المسيح (عليه السلام) يقول: لا تكثروا الكلام في غير ذكر الله، فان الذين يكثرون الكلام في غير ذكر الله قاسية قلوبهم ولكن لا يعلمون (4).

 

The Messiah [a] would say,

 

"Do not increase your words except in your remembrance of Allah. Surely, those who increase their words in other than the remembrance of Allah are hard-hearted, but they do not know.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Qa'im

[NaveenHussain]

WS, 

The book has already been translated. What are you doing differently from the original author? Are you translating the same ahadeeth, or just sharing the author's works? 

Edited January 15, 2015 by NaveenHussain

[Qa'im]

Some of the hadiths I have posted do not appear in the author's book.

[rotten_coconut]

Salam bro Qa'im,

Is there any reliable hadith on what happened to `Isa (as) at the end of his life, in terms of the crucifixion and death?

[Ali Musaaa :)]

Salam bro Qa'im,

Is there any reliable hadith on what happened to `Isa (as) at the end of his life, in terms of the crucifixion and death?

 

If I recall correctly, there is a hadith attributed to the 8th Imam [as] which states that `Isa [as] was physically raised to Allah. I am not sure of its reliability though. I'll try and find the hadith, insha'Allah. 

[Ethics]

Salam bro Qa'im,

Is there any reliable hadith on what happened to `Isa (as) at the end of his life, in terms of the crucifixion and death?

 

Hadiths on his ascension: http://www.al-islam.org/jesus-though-shiite-narrations-mahdi-muntazir-qaim/his-ascension

 

Clear quranic verse: "0'Isa! I am going to take you away completely and cause you to ascend unto Me" (3:55).

 

Allamah Tabatabai: It was not that he had died and then his soul was raised to Allah, because the context of the verse doesn't agree with such a hypothesis; the adverb, 'rather', would be meaningless if it were to show that his soul was raised up after death, because such raising up could happen even after his murder or natural death.

 

The Allamah has much more evidence (including hadith) if you look in his Mizan for tafsir of 4:154

 

(wasalam)

[Sumerian]

^^^ Some say he was raised, then his soul was taken after he was raised, so he wouldn't be alive.

[Qa'im]

وبهذا الإسناد قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: قال عيسى ابن مريم على نبينا وآله وعليه السلام: ويل للعلماء السوء كيف تلظى عليهم النار؟!.

 

Jesus the son of Mary [a] said,

 

"Woe to bad scholars! How the fire will engulf them."

 

عدة من أصحابنا، عن سهل بن زياد، عن علي بن أسباط، عن بعض أصحابه، عن أبي الحسن (عليه السلام) قال: قال عيسى ابن مريم (عليه السلام): إن صاحب الشر يعدي (3) وقرين السوء يردي فانظر من تقارن.

 

Jesus [a] said,

 

"Surely, a companion of evil is harmful, and a consort of iniquity is destructive, so look to whom you accompany."

 

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن علي بن أسباط عنهم (عليهم السلام) قال: فيما وعظ الله عز وجل به عيسى (عليه السلام): يا عيسى أنا ربك ورب آبائك، إسمي واحد وأنا الاحد المتفرد بخلق كل شئ وكل شئ من صنعي وكل إلي راجعون. يا عيسى أنت المسيح بأمري وأنت تخلق من الطين كهيئة الطير بإذني وأنت تحيي الموتى بكلامي فكن إلي راغبا ومني راهبا ولن تجد مني ملجأ إلا إلي. يا عيسى اوصيك وصية المتحنن عليك بالرحمة (2) حتى حقت لك مني الولاية بتحريك مني المسرة (1) فبوركت كبيرا وبوركت صغيرا حيث ما كنت، اشهد أنك عبدي، ابن أمتي أنزلني من نفسك كهمك واجعل ذكري لمعادك وتقرب إلي بالنوافل وتوكل علي أكفك ولا توكل على غيري فآخذ لك. يا عيسى اصبر على البلاء وارض بالقضاء وكن كمسرتي فيك فإن مسرتي أن أطاع فلا أعصى. يا عيسى أحي ذكري بلسانك وليكن ودي في قلبك. يا عيسى تيقظ في ساعات الغفلة واحكم لي لطيف الحكمة. يا عيسى كن راغبا راهبا وأمت قلبك بالخشية. يا عيسى راع الليل لتحري مسرتي واظمأ نهارك ليوم حاجتك عندي يا عيسى نافس في الخير جهدك تعرف بالخير حيثما توجهت. يا عيسى احكم في عبادي بنصحي وقم فيهم بعدلي، فقد أنزلت عليك شفاءا لما في الصدور من مرض الشيطان. يا عيسى لا تكن جليسا لكل مفتون. يا عيسى حقا أقول: ما آمنت بي خليقة إلا خشعت لي ولا خشعت لي إلا رجت ثوابي فأشهد أنها آمنة من عقابي ما لم تبدل أو تغير سنتي. يا عيسى ابن البكر البتول ابك على نفسك بكاء من ودع الاهل وقلى الدنيا (2) وتركها لاهلها وصارت رغبته فيما عند إلهه. يا عيسى كن مع ذلك تلين الكلام وتفشي السلام، يقظان إذا نامت عيون الابرار، حذرا للمعاد والزلازل الشداد وأهوال يوم القيامة حيث لا ينفع أهل ولا ولد ولا مال. يا عيسى اكحل عينك بميل الحزن إذا ضحك البطالون. يا عيسى كن خاشعا صابرا، فطوبى لك إن نالك ما وعد الصابرون. يا عيسى رح من الدنيا يوما فيوما وذق لما قد ذهب طعمه، فحقا أقول: ما أنت إلا بساعتك ويومك، فرح من الدنيا ببلغة وليكفيك الخشن الجشب (1) فقد رأيت إلى ما تصير ومكتوب ما أخذت وكيف أتلفت. يا عيسى إنك مسؤول فارحم الضعيف كرحمتي إياك ولا تقهر اليتيم. يا عيسى ابك على نفسك في الخلوات وانقل قدميك إلى مواقيت الصلوات (2) واسمعني لذاذة نطقك بذكري فإن صنيعي إليك حسن. يا عيسى كم من امة قد أهلكتها بسالف ذنوب قد عصمتك منها. يا عيسى ارفق بالضعيف وارفع طرفك الكليل إلى السماء (3) وادعني فإني منك قريب ولا تدعني إلا متضرعا إلي وهمك هما واحدا فإنك متى تدعني كذلك اجبك. يا عيسى إني لم أرض بالدنيا ثوابا لمن كان قبلك ولا عقابا لمن انتقمت منه. يا عيسى إنك تفني وأنا أبقى ومني رزقك وعندي ميقات أجلك وإلي إيابك وعلي حسابك فسلني ولا تسأل غيري فيحسن منك الدعاء ومني الاجابة. يا عيسى ما أكثر البشر وأقل عدد من صبر، الاشجار كثيرة وطيبها قليل، فلا يغرنك حسن شجرة حتى تذوق ثمرها. يا عيسى لا يغرنك المتمرد علي بالعصيان يأكل رزقي ويعبد غيري ثم يدعوني عند الكرب فاجيبه ثم يرجع إلى ما كان عليه فعلي يتمرد أم بسخطي يتعرض، فبي حلفت لآخذنه أخذة ليس له منها منجا ولا دوني ملجأ، أين يهرب من سمائي وأرضي، يا عيسى قل لظلمة بني إسرائيل لا تدعوني والسحت تحت أحضانكم والاصنام في بيوتكم (4)، فإني آليت أن اجيب من دعاني وأن أجعل إجابتي إياهم لعنا عليهم حتى يتفرقوا. يا عيسى كم أطيل النظر وأحسن الطلب والقوم في غفلة لا يرجعون، تخرج الكلمة من أفواههم، لا تعيها قلوبهم، يتعرضون لمقتي ويتحببون بقربي إلى المؤمنين (1). يا عيسى ليكن في السر والعلانية واحدا وكذلك فليكن قلبك وبصرك واطو قلبك ولسانك عن المحارم وكف بصرك عما لا خير فيه فكم من ناظر نظرة قد زرعت في قلبه شهوة ووردت به موارد حياض الهلكة. يا عيسى كن رحيما مترحما وكن كما تشاء أن يكون العباد لك وأكثر ذكر [ ك ] الموت ومفارقة الاهلين ولا تله فإن اللهو يفسد صاحبه ولا تغفل فإن الغافل مني بعيد واذكرني بالصالحات حتى أذكرك. يا عيسى تب إلي بعد الذنب وذكر بي الاوابين وآمن بي وتقرب بي إلى المؤمنين ومرهم يدعوني معك وإياك ودعوة المظلوم فإني آليت على نفسي أن أفتح لها بابا من السماء بالقبول وان أجيبه ولو بعد حين. يا عيسى اعلم أن صاحب السوء يعدي وقرين السوء يردي، واعلم من تقارن و اختر لنفسك إخوانا من المؤمنين. يا عيسى تب إلي فإني لا يتعاظمني ذنب أن أغفره وأنا أرحم الراحمين اعمل لنفسك في مهلة من أجلك قبل أن لا يعمل لها غيرك واعبدني ليوم كألف سنة مما تعدون فيه اجزي بالحسنة أضعافها وإن السيئه توبق صاحبها (2) فامهد لنفسك في مهلة ونافس في العمل الصالح، فكم من مجلس قد نهض أهله وهم مجارون من النار. يا عيسى ازهد في الفاني المنقطع وطأ رسوم منازل من كان قبلك فادعهم وناجهم هل تحس منهم من أحد وخذ موعظتك منهم، واعلم أنك ستلحقهم في اللاحقين. يا عيسى قل لمن تمرد علي بالعصيان وعمل بالادهان (3) ليتوقع عقوبتي وينتظر إهلاكي إياه سيصطلم مع الهالكين (4) طوبى لك يا ابن مريم، ثم طوبى لك إن أخذت بأدب إلهك الذي يتحنن عليك ترحما (1) وبدأ النعم منه تكرما وكان لك في الشدائد. لا تعصيه يا عيسى فإنه لا يحل لك عصيانه قد عهدت إليكم ما عهدت إلى من كان قبلك وأنا على ذلك من الشاهدين. يا عيسى ما أكرمت خليقة بمثل ديني (2) ولا أنعمت عليها بمثل رحمتي. يا عيسى اغسل بالماء منك ما ظهر وداو بالحسنات منك ما بطن فإنك إلي راجع. يا عيسى أعطيتك ما أنعمت به عليك فيضا من غير تكدير وطلبت منك قرضا لنفسك فبخلت به عليها لتكون من الهالكين (3). يا عيسى تزين بالدين (4) وحب المساكين وامش على الارض هونا وصل على البقاع فكلها طاهر (5). يا عيسى شمر فكل ما هو آت قريب (6) واقرأ كتابي وأنت طاهر واسمعني منك صوتا حزينا. يا عيسى لا خير في لذاذة لا تدوم وعيش من صاحبه يزول، يا ابن مريم لو رأت عينك ما أعددت لاوليائي الصالحين ذاب قلبك وزهقت نفسك شوقا إليه، فليس كدار الآخرة دار تجاور فيها الطيبون ويدخل عليهم فيها الملائكة المقربون وهم مما يأتي يوم القيامة من أهوالها آمنون، دار لا يتغير فيها النعيم ولا يزول عن أهلها. يا ابن مريم نافس فيها مع المتنافسين فإنها أمنية المتمنين، حسنة المنظر، طوبى لك يا ابن مريم إن كنت لها من العاملين مع آبائك آدم وإبراهيم في جنات ونعيم لا تبغي لها بدلا ولا تحويلا كذلك أفعل بالمتقين. يا عيسى اهرب إلي مع من يهرب من نار ذات لهب ونار ذات أغلال وأنكال (1) لا يدخلها روح، ولا يخرج منها غم أبدا، قطع كقطع الليل المظلم من ينج منها يفز ولن ينجو منها من كان من الهالكين، هي دار الجبارين والعتاة الظالمين وكل فظ غليظ وكل مختال فخور. يا عيسى بئست الدار لمن ركن إليها وبئس القرار دار الظالمين إني أحذرك نفسك فكن بي خبيرا. يا عيسى كن حيث ما كنت مراقبا لي واشهد على أني خلقتك وأنت عبدي وأني صورتك وإلى الارض أهبطتك. يا عيسى لا يصلح لسانان في فم واحد ولا قلبان في صدر واحد وكذلك الاذهان. يا عيسى لا تستيقظن عاصيا ولا تستنبهن لاهيا (2) وأفطم نفسك عن الشهوات الموبقات وكل شهوة تباعدك منى فاهجرها، واعلم أنك مني بمكان الرسول الامين فكن مني على حذر واعلم أن دنياك مؤديتك إلي وأني آخذك بعلمي فكن ذليل النفس عند ذكري، خاشع القلب حين تذكرني، يقظانا عند نوم الغافلين. يا عيسى هذه نصيحتي إياك وموعظتي لك فخذها منى وإني رب العالمين. يا عيسى إذا صبر عبدي في جنبي كان ثواب عمله علي وكنت عنده حين يدعوني وكفا بي منتقما ممن عصاني، أين يهرب مني الظالمون. يا عيسى أطب الكلام وكن حيثما كنت عالما متعلما. يا عيسى أفض بالحسنات إلي حتى يكون لك ذكرها عندي وتمسك بوصيتي فإن فيها شفاءا للقلوب. يا عيسى لا تأمن إذا مكرت مكري ولا تنس عند خلوات الدنيا ذكري. يا عيسى حاسب نفسك بالرجوع إلي حتى تتنجز ثواب ما عمله العاملون اولئك يؤتون أجرهم وأنا خير المؤتين. يا عيسى كنت خلقا بكلامي (1) ولدتك مريم بأمري المرسل إليها روحي جبرئيل الامين من ملائكتي حتى قمت على الارض حيا تمشي، كل ذلك في سابق علمي. يا عيسى زكريا بمنزلة ابيك وكفيل أمك إذ يدخل عليها المحراب فيجد عندها رزقا ونظيرك يحيى (2) من خلقي وهبته لامه بعد الكبر من غير قوة بها أردت بذلك أن يظهر لها سلطاني ويظهر فيك قدرتي، أحبكم إلي أطوعكم لي وأشدكم خوفا مني. يا عيسى تيقظ ولا تيأس من روحي وسبحني مع من يسبحني وبطيب الكلام فقدسني. يا عيسى كيف يكفر العباد بي ونواصيهم في قبضتي وتقلبهم في أرضي، يجهلون نعمتي ويتولون عدوي وكذلك يهلك الكافرون. يا عيسى إن الدنيا سجن منتن الريح وحسن فيها ما قد ترى مما قد تذابح عليه الجبارون (3) وإياك والدنيا فكل نعيمها يزول وما نعيمها إلا قليل. يا عيسى إبغني عند وسادك (4) تجدني وادعني وأنت لي محب فإني أسمع السامعين أستجيب للداعين إذا دعوني. يا عيسى خفني وخوف بي عبادي، لعل المذنبين أن يمسكوا عما هم عاملون به فلا يهلكوا إلا وهم يعلمون (1). يا عيسى ارهبني رهبتك من السبع والموت الذي أنت لاقيه فكل هذا أنا خلقته فإياي فارهبون. يا عيسى إن الملك لي وبيدي وأنا الملك فإن تطعني أدخلتك جنتي في جوار الصالحين. يا عيسى إني إذا غضبت عليك لم ينفعك رضى من رضي عنك وإن رضيت عنك لم يضرك غضب المغضبين. يا عيسى اذكرني في نفسك أذكرك في نفسي (2) واذكرني في ملائك أذكرك في ملاء خير من ملاء الآدميين. يا عيسى ادعني دعاء الغريق الحزين الذي ليس له مغيث. يا عيسى لا تحلف بي كاذبا فيهتز عرشي غضبا، الدنيا قصيرة العمر طويلة الامل وعندي دار خير مما تجمعون. يا عيسى كيف أنتم صانعون إذا أخرجت لكم كتابا ينطق بالحق وأنتم تشهدون بسرائر قد كتمتموها وأعمال كنتم بها عاملين. يا عيسى قل لظلمة بني إسرائيل غسلتم وجوهكم ودنستم قلوبكم، أبي تغترون أم علي تجترئون، تطيبون بالطيب لاهل الدنيا وأجوافكم عندي بمنزله الجيف المنتنة كأنكم أقوام ميتون. يا عيسى قل لهم: قلموا أظفاركم من كسب الحرام وأصموا أسماعكم عن ذكر الخنا وأقبلوا علي بقلوبكم فإني لست أريد صوركم. يا عيسى افرح بالحسنة فإنها لي رضى وابك على السيئة فإنها شين وما لا تحب أن يصنع بك فلا تصنعه بغيرك وإن لطم خدك الايمن فأعطه الايسر وتقرب إلي بالمودة جهدك وأعرض عن الجاهلين. يا عيسى ذل لاهل الحسنة وشاركهم فيها وكن عليهم شهيدا وقل لظلمة بني إسرائيل: يا أخدان السوء (1) والجلساء عليه إن لم تنتهوا أمسخكم قردة وخنازير. يا عيسى قل لظلمة بني إسرائيل: الحكمة تبكي فرقا مني (2) وأنتم بالضحك تهجرون، أتتكم براءتي أم لديكم أمان من عذابي أم تعرضون لعقوبتي، فبي حلفت لاتركنكم مثلا للغابرين. ثم اوصيك يا ابن مريم البكر البتول بسيد المرسلين وحبيبي فهو أحمد صاحب الجمل الاحمر والوجه الاقمر، المشرق بالنور، الطاهر القلب، الشديد البأس الحيي المتكرم، فإنه رحمة للعالمين وسيد ولد آدم يوم يلقاني، أكرم السابقين علي وأقرب المرسلين مني، العربي الامين، الديان بديني، الصابر في ذاتي، المجاهد المشركين بيده عن ديني أن تخبر به بني إسرائيل وتأمرهم أن يصدقوا به وأن يؤمنوا به وأن يتبعون وأن ينصروه. قال عيسى (عليه السلام): إلهي من هو حتى ارضيه؟ فلك الرضا قال: هو محمد رسول الله إلى الناس كافة أقربهم مني منزلة وأحضرهم شفاعة، طوبى له من نبي وطوبى لامته إن هم (3) لقوني على سبيله، يحمده أهل الارض ويستغفر له أهل السماء، أمين ميمون طيب مطيب، خير الباقين عندي، يكون في آخر الزمان إذا خرج أرخت السماء عزاليها (4) وأخرجت الارض زهرتها حتى يروا البركة وابارك لهم فيما وضع يده عليه، كثير الازواج، قليل الاولاد، يسكن بكة موضع أساس إبراهيم. يا عيسى دينه الحنيفية وقبلته يمانية وهو من حزبي وأنا معه فطوبى له ثم طوبى له، له الكوثر والمقام الاكبر في جنات عدن يعيش أكرم من عاش ويقبض شهيدا، له حوض أكبر من بكة إلى مطلع الشمس من رحيق مختوم، فيه آنية مثل نجوم السماء وأكواب مثل مدر الارض عذب فيه من كل شراب وطعم كل ثمار في الجنة، من شرب منه شربة لم يظمأ أبدا وذلك من قسمي له وتفضيلي إياه على فترة بينك وبينة، يوافق سره علانيته وقوله فعله، لا يأمر الناس إلا بما يبدأهم به، دينه الجهاد في عسر ويسر تنقاد له البلاد ويخضع له صاحب الروم على دين إبراهيم يسمى عند الطعام (1) و يفشي السلام ويصلي والناس نيام، له كل يوم خمس صلوات متواليات، ينادي إلى الصلاة كنداء الجيش بالشعار ويفتتح بالتكبير ويختتم بالتسليم ويصف قدميه في الصلاة كما تصف الملائكة أقدامها ويخشع لي قلبه ورأسه، النور في صدره والحق على لسانه وهو على الحق حيثما كان أصله يتيم ضال برهة من زمانه عما يراد به (2)، تنام عيناه ولا ينام قلبه له الشفاعة وعلى امته تقوم الساعة، ويدي فوق أيديهم فمن نكث فإنما ينكث على نفسه ومن أوفى بما عاهد عليه أوفيت له بالجنة، فمر ظلمة بني إسرائيل ألا يدرسوا كتبه ولا يحرفوا سنته وأن يقرؤوه السلام فإن له في المقام شأنا من الشأن. يا عيسى كلما يقربك مني فقد دللتك عليه وكلما يباعدك منى فقد نهيتك عنه فارتد (3) لنفسك. يا عيسى إن الدنيا حلوة وإنما استعملتك فيها فجانب منها ما حذرتك وخذ منها ما أعطيتك عفوا (4). يا عيسى انظر في عملك نظر العبد المذنب الخاطئ ولا تنظر في عمل غيرك بمنزلة الرب، كن فيها زاهدا ولا ترغب فيها فتعطب. يا عيسى اعقل وتفكر وانظر في نواحي الارض كيف كان عاقبة الظالمين. يا عيسى كل وصفي لك نصيحة وكل قولي لك حق وأنا الحق المبين فحقا أقول: لئن أنت عصيتني بعد أن أنبأتك، ما لك من دوني ولي ولا نصير. يا عيسى أذل قلبك بالخشية وانظر إلى من هو أسفل منك ولا تنظر إلى من هو فوقك واعلم أن رأس كل خطيئة وذنب هو حب الدنيا فلا تحبها فإني لا أحبها. يا عيسى أطب لي قلبك وأكثر ذكري في الخلوات واعلم أن سروري أن تبصبص إلي، كن في ذلك حيا ولا تكن ميتا. يا عيسى لا تشرك بي شيئا وكن مني على حذر ولا تغتر بالصحة (1) وتغبط نفسك فإن الدنيا كفيئ زائل وما أقبل منها كما أدبر، فنافس في الصالحات جهدك وكن مع الحق حيثما كان وإن قطعت واحرقت بالنار، فلا تكفر بي بعد المعرفة فلا تكونن من الجاهلين، فإن الشئ يكون مع الشئ. يا عيسى صب لي الدموع من عينيك واخشع لي بقلبك. يا عيسى استغث بي في حالات الشدة فإني اغيث المكروبين واجيب المضطرين وأنا أرحم الراحمين.

 

From the instructions that Allah gave to Jesus [a]:

 

"O Jesus! I am your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers. My name is One, and I am the Only, Alone, who created everything, and all things are made by My making, and all will return to Me.

 

"O Jesus! You are the Messiah by My command, and you create from clay that which is in the form of a bird by My permission, and you revive the dead by My words. So, be attentive to Me, and devote yourself to Me, and you will not find a place of refuge except with Me.

 

O Jesus! I assign to you a compassionate wasiyya with mercy, until the wilaya is ordained from Me and I am pleased. You are blessed as an adult, and you are blessed as an infant, so long that you testify that you are My servant, the son of my maidservant. Bring Me into your self, like your concerns, and make My remembrance your retreat, and come closer to Me with voluntary prayers, and rely on Me and I will suffice for you, and do not rely on other than Me or I will abandon you.

 

O Jesus! Be patient upon calamities, and be pleased with destiny. Be like My felicity in you, for My felicity is in being obeyed and not disobeyed.

 

O Jesus! Give life to My remembrance with your tongue, and bring My love into your heart.

 

O Jesus! Be vigilant in the hours of neglect, and consider Me of gentle wisdom.

 

O Jesus! Be attentive, devoted, and set your heart upon fear [of Me].

 

O Jesus! Shepherd the night in search of My felicity, and glorify Me in your day for your needs from Me.

 

O Jesus! Strive to complete the good, and you will be known by the good wherever you may turn to.

 

O Jesus! Judge among My servants by My instructions, and stand among them by My justice, for I have descended a healing upon you for that which is in the chests from the illness of Satan.

 

O Jesus! Do not be seated with the infatuated.

 

O Jesus! Truly I say, no creature has believed in Me except that it gains humility towards Me, and it does not gain humility towards Me except that it hoped for My reward. Bear witness that it is safe from My punishment, and that I do not replace or change My Sunna.

 

O Jesus, son of the chaste virgin, weep for your self with a weeping like one who bids farewell to his family, and reject the world and leave it to its people, and be like one who has taken interest in that which is with his God.

 

O Jesus! Be, with that, soft-spoken, and offer peaceful greetings, and be vigilant when the eyes of the righteous are asleep. Be cautious of the Return, the severe earthquakes, and the horrors of the Day of Resurrection when neither the family, nor the sons, nor wealth will be of any benefit.

 

(to be continued, inshaAllah)

Edited January 15, 2015 by Qa'im

[Ethics]

^^^ Some say he was raised, then his soul was taken after he was raised, so he wouldn't be alive.

 

This is also refuted in Al-Mizan

 

QUR'AN: And there is not one of the People of the Book but he must certainly believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Resurrection, he ('Isa) shall be a witness against them: The third person singular pronouns in "believe in him" and "he shall be" refer to'Isa (a.s.).

 

But the verse with its two parts clearly shows that'Isa (a.s.) will be a witness on all of them on the Day of Resurrection as will all of them believe in him before death. And Allah has quoted the speech of'Isa regarding this evidence in a particular way: And I was a witness over them so long as I was among them; when You did take me up You were the watcher over them and You are witness over all things (5:117). In this verse,'Isa limits his evidence for the period when he was alive among them before his being taken away, and the verse under discussion says that he would be a witness over all those who could believe in him; now if all would believe in him it means that he would not die but after all of them. This brings us to the second interpretation, that is, he is alive until now and he will return to them again so that they could believe in him. Utmost that can be said is that the one who will not be present when he will return to them second time will believe in him at the time of his death and the one who will be present at that time will have to believe in him whether willingly or under compulsion.

 

This verse coming after the Divine words: and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like'Isa);... Rather Allah raised him up to Himself, and Allah is Mighty, Wise, indicates that'Isa has not died and is still alive; because there seems no useful purpose in saying that all of them would believe in him under compulsion. This supports the view that their believing in'Isa before death refers to their believing in him before'Isa's death.

 

Jesus the son of Mary (‘a) alone, for he was raised from the earth alive and his soul was taken between heaven and earth, then he was raised to heaven and his soul was returned to him, and that is what the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, is about:

When Allah said: “O Jesus! I will take you to Me, and I will raise you to Me (3:55), 19

[Sumerian]

"Our opponents (the Sunnites) have related that when the Mahdi, on whom be peace, will appear, Jesus, son of Mary, on whom he peace, will descend upon the earth and pray behind the Mahdi. Now the descent of Jesus to the earth is his return to the world after death, because Allah the Glorious and Mighty says: "Verily I will cause thee to die, and will take thee up to myself" [3, 48]."

Shaykh al-Sadooq (r.a)

Edited January 15, 2015 by Revolving Ace

[Qa'im]

O Jesus! Apply the kohl of grief to your eyes whilst the people of falsehood laugh.

 

O Jesus! Be humble and patient, for Tuba is for you if you achieve what has been prepared for the patient.

 

O Jesus! Leave this world day by day, and taste that which has become tasteless. I truly say, you are with nothing but your hour and your day, so leave this world with provision. Rough [clothes] and plain food will suffice for you, for you have seen what becomes of it. What you take and how you consume it is written.

 

O Jesus! You are the caretaker, so be merciful to the weak just like My mercy towards you, and do not subdue the orphan.

 

O Jesus! Weep over yourself in private, and move your feet to the timings of prayer, and let Me hear your sweet [supplication in] remembrance of Me, for My actions to you are good.

 

O Jesus! How many communities have I destroyed before you for their sins, while I have protected you from that.

 

O Jesus! Be gentle to the weak, and raise your tired eye towards the sky and supplicate to Me, for I am near you. Do not supplicate to Me unless you are beseeching Me, for your concern is one concern. If you supplicate to Me like that, I will answer you.

 

O Jesus! I was not pleased with presenting this world as a reward for those who came before you, nor as a punishment for those I wanted to seek vengeance from.

 

O Jesus! You shall be annihilated, and I shall remain. From Me is your sustenance, and with Me is the timing of your term. To Me is your return, and upon Me is your judgment, so ask from Me and do not ask from any other, for the best from you is the supplication, and from Me is its answering.

 

O Jesus! How numerous are the humans, yet how few in number are the patient. The trees are many, but the good ones are few, so do not be deceived by the beauty of the tree until you have tasted its fruit.

 

(to be continue iA)

Edited January 15, 2015 by Qa'im

[Qa'im]

O Jesus! Do not be deceived by a rebellious one who disobeys Me, who eats from My sustenance yet worships something other than Me, who then calls on Me during calamities and I answer him, who then returns to what which he was upon, rebelling against Me or exposing himself to My anger. For I swear by Myself, I will take him with a taking that he will not find a saviour from and find no refuge except in Me. Where will he run to, from My skies and My earth?

 

O Jesus! Say to the unjust of the Children of Israel, 'Do not supplicate to Me whilst your illegal earnings are under your hearts and the idols are in your houses, for I have undertaken that I shall answer he who supplicates to Me, and that I shall make my response a curse upon those [who disobey] until they disperse.'

 

O Jesus! How have I given them lengthy consideration, and goodly fulfillment, but the people are in neglect and they will not return. The words come out of their mouths, but their hearts are not congruent. They expose themselves to My abhorrence, yet display their love for my nearness to the believers.

 

O Jesus! Make your tongue one, both in private and in public, and do the same with your heart and your sight. Turn your heart and your tongue away from that which I have prohibited, and restrain your sight from that which has no good in it. How many glances of a looker have planted lust into his heart, and returned him by it to the fountains of destruction.

 

O Jesus! Be merciful and compassionate, and be as you would like the servants to be towards you. Increase your remembrance of death and the dispersal of families. Do not trifle, for trifling corrupts its doer. Do not neglect, for the neglectful is far from Me. Remember Me with righteous deeds so that I may remember you [in return].

 

O Jesus! Repent to Me after the sin, and remember Me by the penitence, and believe in Me, and come closer to the believers by Me, and urge them to supplicate to Me with you. Be weary of the supplication of the oppressed, for I have taken an oath upon Myself to open for it the doors of the skies in acceptance, and answer him even if after a while.

 

O Jesus! Know that the companion of evil infects, and the consort of evil destroys. Know the one whom you befriend, and choose brothers for yourself from the believers.

[Qa'im]

O Jesus! Repent to Me, for there is not a grand sin that I do not forgive, and I am the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. Work for yourself during your term before someone else works for it, and worship for a day [which will be counted] like a thousand years of your measurement, during which I will exponentially reward the good deeds, and the sins shall remain with their doers. Prepare yourself in this term, and complete the righteous deeds, for how many gatherings have dispersed and its people uprooted - and they are neighbours in the Fire.

 

O Jesus! Abstain from the fleeting, that which will be cut-off, and avoid the expenses of the houses of those who were before you. Call to them and whisper to them. Do [you think] any of them feel? Take up your protection from them, and know that you will follow them [in fleeting].

 

O Jesus! Tell he who rebels against Me with arrogance and opposing deeds to expect My punishment and to await My destruction of him, so that he will be joined with those who are destroyed.

 

Tuba is for you, O son of Maryam. Then, Tuba is for you if you take the etiquette of your God, who is compassionate towards you and Merciful. He initiated you with favours from Him honourably, and He was for you amidst difficulties, and you did not disobey Him.

 

O Jesus! So it is not lawful for you to disobey Him who has taken a covenant with you, just as He has taken a covenant to those who were before you. And I am one of witnesses over that.

 

O Jesus! I have not honoured any creature with the like of My religion, nor have I bestowed a favour unto it with the like of My mercy.

 

O Jesus! Wash what is apparent with the water with you, and heal what is hidden with your good deeds, for you will be returning to Me.

 

O Jesus! I have continually given to you what I had favoured you with. I sought from you a loan for your self, so if you are stingy with it, you will be with the destroyed ones.

 

O Jesus! Adorn yourself with religion and the love of the poor, and walk upon the earth with humility, and pray upon its places, for it is all pure.

 

O Jesus! Wrap up [your affairs], for all that comes is close by. Read My Book whilst you are pure, and make Me listen to your sorrowful voice.

 

O Jesus! There is no good in enjoyment that does not last. The life of the enjoyer is in decline.

[Noor al Batul]

Salam :)

Lol, I first read the title as "Je suis in Shia Hadith" :P

Very nice thread! I didn't know that book before... though, the hadiths are nice and it's great that you're making the effort to translate them and present them to us. I'll be saving the narrations. Thanks!

Wa salam.

[Qa'im]

O son of Maryam! If you were to see what I have prepared for My righteous friends, your heart would melt, and your being would leave you in desire for it. There is no abode like the Abode of the Hereafter, in which the neighbours are the righteous, and the Angels of Proximity enter upon them, and they are those who will meet the Day of Resurrection safe from its horrors. An Abode in which there is no change in its bliss, nor are its people in any decline.

 

O son of Maryam! Compete for it with the competitors, for it is the desire of the desirous, and it is of beautiful scenery.

 

Tuba is for you, O son of Maryam, if you are of the workers for it, along with your forefathers Adam and Ibrahim, in Paradise and Bliss, not seeking to exchange it or transfer from it. That is how I deal with the pious.

 

O Jesus! Flee to Me like those who flee from the flaming Fire; the Fire of chains and torture. No soul that enters it will ever be relieved from its grief. Its part is like the part of the dark night. He who is delivered from it is successful, and he who is not delivered from it will be of the destroyed. This is the Abode of the Tyrants, the hardened oppressors, and every harsh and rude one, and every arrogant boaster.

 

O Jesus! It is a calamitous abode for those who reside in it, and a calamitous dwelling for the unjust. I caution you so that you may be informed about it.

 

O Jesus! Be, wherever you are, an observer for Me, and bear witness that I have created you, and you are My servant, and I have formed you, and I have sent you down to the Earth.

 

O Jesus! Two tongues are not proper for one mouth, nor are two hearts proper for one chest, and same with the minds.

 

O Jesus! Do not wake up as a disobedient one, and do not indulge in vanities whilst awake, and turn yourself away from the tempting vices, and every desire that distances you from Me. So migrate from it, and know that you are to Me at the position of a Trustworthy Messenger. So be cautious of Me, and know that your world will deliver you to Me, and I will take you upon My knowledge. So humble your self with My remembrance, and have a revering heart whenever you remember Me - conscious whilst the neglectful sleep.

 

O Jesus! This is My advice to you and My trust to you, so take it from Me. I am the Lord of the Worlds.

 

O Jesus! If My servant is patient beside Me, the reward for his deeds will be upon Me. It is upon him to supplicate to Me, and I am sufficient in taking revenge from those who disobey Me. Where will the unjust run to from Me?

 

O Jesus! Speak good words, and be, wherever you are, a sagacious sage.

 

O Jesus! Bestow the good deeds towards Me until it is mentioned in My presence, and betake to My wasiyya, for there is a healing for the hearts therein.

 

O Jesus! Do not hesitate when you plan My plan, and do not forget My remembrance in the privacy of this world.

 

O Jesus! Take account of yourself by returning to Me until I distribute the rewards for what the workers have worked towards. Those are the ones who will receive their reward, and I am the best of givers.

[Qa'im]

O Jesus! You were created by My Word, and Maryam gave birth to you by My command, and the messenger I sent to her was My Spirit Jibra'il the Trustworthy from the Angels, until you stood upon the Earth alive and walking. All of that had been encompassed by My knowledge.

 

O Jesus! Zakariyya is at the status of your father and the guardian of your mother. When he entered her presence in the prayer-niche, he found [heavenly] sustenance there with her. Your counterpart Yahya is from My creatures, and I gifted him to his mother after old age had set in and she had no strength in her. I wanted, by that, to display My authority to her, and to display My power in you. The most beloved of you to Me is he who is obedient to Me and most fearful of Me.

 

O Jesus! Be vigilant, and do not despair from My Spirit. Glorify Me with those who glorify Me, and sanctify Me with good words.

 

O Jesus! How can the servants disbelieve in Me whilst their forelocks are in My grip, whilst they traverse My Earth, whilst they are ignorant of My favours, and whilst they align with My enemies? And like that, the disbelievers will be destroyed.

 

O Jesus! Verily, this world is a prison with a rotten smell. The bounty in it is in what you see the tyrants slaughter for. Be wary of this world, for every bounty in it will decline, and there is no bounty in it except for a little.

 

O Jesus! Reach for Me near your pillow, and you will find Me. Supplicate to Me, and you will be beloved to Me, for I am the most Hearing of the hearers. I answer the supplicant when he supplicates to Me.

 

O Jesus! Fear Me, and instill fear of Me in My servants so that the sinners may hold from what they are doing, so that no one would be destroyed except those who are aware of it.

 

O Jesus! Be in awe of Me as you are awed by the beasts and by the death you will encounter, for I created all of those things, so it is Me that they should be awed of.

 

O Jesus! The Kingdom is Mine and in My Hands, and I am the King, so if you obey Me, I shall enter you into My Paradise amidst righteous neighbours.

 

O Jesus! If I am angry at you, the happiness of those who are pleased with you will not avail you. If I am pleased with you, the anger of those who are angry will not harm you.

 

O Jesus! Remember Me in your self, and I will remember you in My Self. Speak of Me in [your] public, and I will speak of you in [My] public, which is better than man's public.

 

O Jesus! Supplicate to Me with the Supplication of the Drowning (Du`a' al-Ghareeq), the sorrowful one who has no helper.

 

O Jesus! Do not swear by Me falsely, for My throne shakes in anger. This world has a short life, but its hopes are protracted. With Me is an Abode that is better than that which you accumulate.

 

O Jesus! How will you be when I bring out a Book for you which speaks by the truth? You will testify to the secrets that you have concealed, and the deeds you have performed.

Edited January 16, 2015 by Qa'im

[Qa'im]

O Jesus! Say to the unjust of the Children of Israel, 'You have washed your faces, but left your hearts unclean. Are you trying to deceive Me, or are you being audacious against Me? You are applying fragrance for the people of this world, whilst your insides to Me are at the status of a rotten carcass. It is as if you are a dead people.'

 

O Jesus! Say to them, 'Cut your fingernails off from unlawful gains, and deafen your hearing from indecency, and turn towards Me with your hearts, for I am not after your appearances'.

 

O Jesus! Be happy with good deeds, for in them is My pleasure. Weep over sins, for they are a disgrace. Do not like to do for others what you do not like for them to do for you. If one slaps your right cheek, then give him your left. Come closer to Me with love and your striving, and keep away from the ignorant.

 

O Jesus! Be humble to the people of good deeds, and participate with them in goodness. Be a witness upon them, and say to the unjust of the Children of Israel, 'O companions of evil - who are seated upon it - if you do not desist, I will transfigure you into apes and swine.'

 

O Jesus! Say to the unjust of the Children of Israel, 'Wisdom weeps from its separation from Me, and you laugh whilst fleeing from Me. Has My disavowal come to you? Or have you found security from My punishment? Or are you exposing yourselves to My punishment? I swear by Myself that I will abandon you as an example for the coming generations.

 

Then I inform you, O son of Maryam the chaste virgin, of the [coming of] the Master of Messengers, My Beloved - he is Ahmad - the owner of the red camel, with a face illuminated with the light of the full moon, the pure heart, the stern in reprisal, the honourable and prestigious. Verily, he is the Mercy to the Worlds, the Master of the Children of Adam on the Day that he will meet Me. He is the most honourable to Me from those who came before, and the closest of the messengers to Me. The Arab, the Trustworthy, the trustee of My religion, the patient in that, the striving against the polytheists with his hands for the sake of My religion. Inform the Children of Israel of this, and order them to ratify him, believe in him, to obey him, and to support him.

 

Jesus said, "My God, who is he, whom if I please it would please You?"

 

Allah said: He is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah to all of the people. His status is nearest to Me, and He is the presenter of intercession. Tuba is for him from the prophets, and Tuba is for his Umma who will meet Me upon his way. The people of the Earth praise him, and the people of the skies seek forgiveness through him. The trustworthy, the entrusted, the pleasant, the pleasing, the best of the remaining ones to Me, who will come in the End Times. When he appears, the sky will loosen its rainfall, and the Earth will bring out its blossoms, until they see the blessing. I will bless for them whatever he places his hand upon. He will have many wives and few children. He will live in Bacca, the place of the foundation of Ibrahim.

 

O Jesus! His religion is uprightness, and his direction is right. He is from My party, and I am with him. So Tuba is for him, then Tuba is for him [again]. al-Kawthar is his, in the greatest position in the Gardens of Eden. His living is more honourable than any life, and he will pass away as a martyr (or witness). For him is a Pond that is larger than [the area between] Bacca and the Sunrise. Therein are springs of a Sealed Drink, similar in number to the stars of the sky, and cups similar in number to the grains of the Earth, sweetened therein from every drink and food of every fruit in Paradise. Whoever drinks from it will never thirst again, and that is from what I have apportioned for him and my favour for him upon the epoch between you and him. His private self will match his public self, his words are his actions, and he will not order [a thing to] the people except that he will do it first.

Edited January 16, 2015 by Qa'im

[Qa'im]

His religion is striving in hardship and in ease. The cities will surrender to him, and the Emperor of Rome will yield to him. He will be upon the religion of Ibrahim. He will mention My name when eating, and he will express the greeting of peace. He will pray when the people are asleep. He will pray five prayers every day, calling out to the prayer in sequence, just as an army is called out to with a slogan. He will begin [prayers] with the takbeer, and he will end [them] with a tasleem.  He will line his feet up in prayer just as angels line their feet up. His heart will be humble before Me, as well as his head. The light will be in his chest, and the truth will be upon his tongue - and he will be upon the truth wherever he is.

 

His origin will be as an orphan, wandering for a time required from him. His eyes will sleep, but his heart will never sleep. Intercession is for him, and the Hour will rise upon his Umma. My Hand will be above their hands, so whoever breaks [My covenant] will have broken it upon himself, and whoever fulfills My covenant to him, I will fulfill him with Paradise. So command the unjust of the Children of Israel to study his Books, and to not alter his Sunna, and to recite the greetings of peace to him, for his status is of great consequence.

 

O Jesus! All that brings you closer to Me, I have led you to it, and all that distances you from Me, I have prohibited you from it, so refer to it for your self.

 

O Jesus! Verily, this world is sweet, and I have utilized you in it, so leave aside that which I have cautioned you from, and take that which I have given to you in allowance.

 

O Jesus! Look to your actions with the consideration of a servant who has sinned and erred. Do not look to the actions of others with the position of the Lord. Be ascetic therein, and do not be allured therein lest you become corrupted.

 

O Jesus! Think, contemplate, and look around the Earth; see how the unjust have vanished.

 

O Jesus! All that I have described to you is advice, and all that I have said to you is truth. I am the Manifest Truth, so truth is what I speak, and if you were to disobey Me after I have informed you, there will be no guardian nor a helper for you.

 

O Jesus! Humble your heart with humility, and look to the one who is below you, and do not look to the one who is above you. Know that the head of all error and sin is love of this world, so do not love it, for I do not love it.

 

O Jesus! Soften your heart for Me, remember Me very often in private, and know that My pleasure is in your humility before Me, so become alive in that, and do not be dead.

 

O Jesus! Do not associate partners with Me, and be cautious of Me. Do not be deceived by [good] health, and do not be envious, for this world is like a fleeting shadow. What approaches it is like what it leaves behind. So compete in righteous deeds with your striving, and be with the truth wherever it may be, even if you are cut or burned with fire. Do not disbelieve in Me after knowing Me. Do not be of the ignorant, for a thing is with a [similar] thing.

 

O Jesus! Pour your tears out from your eyes for Me, and humble your heart for Me.

 

O Jesus! Cry out to Me during harsh conditions, for I help the broken, I answer the restless, and I am the Most Merciful of the merciful ones.

 

(end)

Edited January 17, 2015 by Qa'im

[StrugglingForTheLight]

He was called the Anointed [King] (al-Messih), but he had no castle, no soldiers, and no queen - this is because his kingdom was not of this world, but of the metaphysical world.

 

All the Prophets were that, but wasn't he also called that because he was the King from lineage of Dawood [as] that would rule the world with justice?

[Qa'im]

All the Prophets were that, but wasn't he also called that because he was the King from lineage of Dawood [as] that would rule the world with justice?

 

A few points:

 

• Some prophets were indeed kings, such as David and Solomon. Other prophets like Moses and Muhammad (pbuh) were not kings, but they were political leaders. Jesus neither a king nor a political ruler.

   

• Despite his lack of kingship and political rule, the title al-Messih was given to Jesus. The meaning of this must be reflected upon.

   

• There is a difference of opinion whether Mary was a descendant of David or not. The Islamic position seems to indicate that she was a descendant of Aaron, from the tribe of Levi, and not from David's tribe of Judah.

   

• Aaron and his descendants were the high priests of Judaism, and did not fill a kingly role. Thus, you can say that Jesus is expected to fulfill that priestly role in the worldly sense (a humble servant and minister), while being a king in the spiritual sense (anointed for the malakut).

   

• In Judaism, there were two types of Messiahs: priestly and kingly. This creates a dual-authority model - one who looks after the state, and one who looks after the spirit.

   

• In Shiiim, Jesus is not the one expected to rule the world with justice. He is the one expected to return and follow the Mahdi in prayer. The Mahdi will rule as David ruled, while Jesus' role will not be kingly.

Edited February 4, 2015 by Qa'im

[Gaius I. Caesar]

Salaam alaikun,

I like this thread, very interesting subject so far. I feel like I have learned something.

[rotten_coconut]

Hadiths on his ascension: http://www.al-islam.org/jesus-though-shiite-narrations-mahdi-muntazir-qaim/his-ascension

Clear quranic verse: "0'Isa! I am going to take you away completely and cause you to ascend unto Me" (3:55).

Allamah Tabatabai: It was not that he had died and then his soul was raised to Allah, because the context of the verse doesn't agree with such a hypothesis; the adverb, 'rather', would be meaningless if it were to show that his soul was raised up after death, because such raising up could happen even after his murder or natural death.

The Allamah has much more evidence (including hadith) if you look in his Mizan for tafsir of 4:154

(wasalam)

Thank you, but I'm interested more in the reliable ahadith to know what happened with `Isa (as) & unfortunately in the al-islam article, we don't know the grading of the ahadith.

Is there anyone who has collected the reliable ahadith on this episode?

[*]In Judaism, there were two types of Messiahs: priestly and kingly. This creates a dual-authority model - one who looks after the state, and one who looks after the spirit.

[*]In Shiiim, Jesus is not the one expected to rule the world with justice. He is the one expected to return and follow the Mahdi in prayer. The Mahdi will rule as David ruled, while Jesus' role will not be kingly.

While it's more logical for me that Judaism expecting two Messiahs (one priestly & one kingly as the Judaism dual leadership system of king-priest pair sucj as Musa (as) & Harun (as)), do we have a proof that apart from the Qumran community in the Dead Sea, there's another Jewish sect expecting 2 Messiahs? The prevailing belief of the Judaism this day seems to point out to a single Messiah fulfilling these 2 roles at the same time.

[Qa'im]

do we have a proof that apart from the Qumran community in the Dead Sea, there's another Jewish sect expecting 2 Messiahs? The prevailing belief of the Judaism this day seems to point out to a single Messiah fulfilling these 2 roles at the same time.

 

Yes, the expectation of two Messiahs is well-founded in Jewish mysticism. From the Zohar: http://www.zohar.com/beresheet/moses-and-two-messiahs

[Ali Musaaa :)]

Yes, the expectation of two Messiahs is well-founded in Jewish mysticism. From the Zohar: http://www.zohar.com/beresheet/moses-and-two-messiahs

 

The link requires a log-in. Are you able to post the relevant (or what you consider interesting) passages from the article?

[Qa'im]

It is a long selection, but here is its synopsis:

 

Rabbi Shimon describes the return of Moses at the End of Days, which is our current era. Alongside Moses are two Messiahs: Messiah who is the son of Joseph and Messiah who is the son of David. The Kabbalists teach that the Messiah is not someone whom we passively await. Rather, the word Messiah refers to our own individual spiritual actions that will hasten his arrival. Through spiritual growth, we must achieve aspects of the Messiah within ourselves in order to accelerate the arrival of the global Messiah. Recognition of this truth together with love for others and a strong visual connection to Aramaic words of the Zohar will hasten the arrival of the Messiah, universal peace, and immortality.

[nooru]

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If you like, I said in Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him), it has been Itusd stone, wears coarse, and eat Aljhb, and the perpetuation of hunger, and his light at night the moon, and the shadows in the winter all over the world, and its fruit and Rehana what grows the land of the beasts, and was not his wife It fascinates him, no child grieves him, no money that draws him, and no greed that humiliates him, his feet with his feet , his servant his hands!

 

Imam `Ali b. Abi Talib said:

"If you desire I will tell you about Jesus the son of Mary. He used a stone for his pillow, put on coarse clothes and ate rough food. His condiment was hunger. His lamp at night was the moon. His shade during the winter was just the expanse of earth eastward and westward. His fruits and flowers were only what grows from the earth for the cattle. He had no wife to allure him, nor any son to give grief, nor wealth to deviate [his attention], nor greed to disgrace him. His two feet were his conveyance and his two hands his servant. "

I'm new to Shi'ism. Had no idea these existed. Are these your translations then? If so, I wanted to be sure its ok with you if I post them elsewhere? They are amazing. Some of them are like the Gnostic Gospels. They are very profound.

Thank your for sharing them here. Masha'Allah.

Peace,

Noor

[Qa'im]

Yes, feel free to post these translations anywhere. Most of them are mine, others are from free online sources.

The Islamic Jesus is very ascetic and very spiritual, much like the Gnostic Jesus. There's no surprise that many Near Eastern Christians and Manichaeans became Shi`a.

[Qa'im]

On the origins of al-Kafi with its chain of transmission to Abd al-Hamid bin Abi al-Daylam on the authority of Abu Abdullah: peace be upon him a long hadith in which he says, peace be upon him: When God Almighty sent the Messiah, Christ, peace be upon him, said that a prophet named Ahmed from the son of Ishmael, peace be upon him, will come from after me. And your belief, my excuse, and your excuse.

Imam as-Sadiq said: When Allah raised the Messiah, the Messiah [a] said, "There will come a prophet after me whose name is Ahmad. He will be from the loins of Isma`il [a]. attest to me and attest to you (apostles), with my chastity and your chastity. "

[Chaotic Muslem]

On 8/4/2015 at 3:47 PM, Qa said:

On the origins of al-Kafi with its chain of transmission to Abd al-Hamid bin Abi al-Daylam on the authority of Abu Abdullah: peace be upon him a long hadith in which he says, peace be upon him: When God Almighty sent the Messiah, Christ, peace be upon him, said that a prophet named Ahmed from the son of Ishmael, peace be upon him, will come from after me. And your belief, my excuse, and your excuse.

 

Imam as-Sadiq said: When Allah raised the Messiah, the Messiah [a] said, "There will come a prophet after me whose name is Ahmad. He will be from the loins of Isma`il [a]. attest to me and attest to you (apostles), with my chastity and your chastity. "

how did you understand by virginity

and what are you supposing by saying "Chastity?"

I have no idea what the arabic script means to be honest, I'm curious.