THE 100 KHUTBAH DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AT
MASJID ABUJA, BY YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 30TH
DEC, 2016/ 1ST R/THANI 1438
AFTER HIJRA
PROPHET ISA A.S (JESUS P.B.U.H) IN THE LIGHT OF QUR’AN
We give thanks to Allah
(SWT), we ask Him the most high to continue to shower His mercy upon the leader
of humanity, Prophet Muhammad (SAW). His house hold, His companions and those
who follow his guidance until the day of accountability.
To proceed;
Islam, besides Christianity, is the
only major world religion that believes in Jesus (AS). Islam respects and regards Jesus (peace be upon Him) in
such a way that consider him one of the greatest Allah’s messengers to mankind.
The Qur’an confirms his virgin birth, and
chapter 19th of the Holy Quran named after his mother ‘Maryam’ (A.S). A Muslim’s
belief considered incomplete without believing in prophet Isa A.S (Jesus) as a
servant and messenger of Allah (SWT).
The messenger of Allah [SAW] said "If anyone testifies that none has the right
to be worshipped but Allah alone. Who has no partners, and that Muhammad is His
servant and His Messenger. And that Jesus is Allah’s servant and His Messenger
and His Word which He bestowed on Mary and a Spirit from Him. And that Paradise
is true, and Hell is true, Allah will admit him into Paradise with the deeds
which he has done even if those deeds were few” Imam Bukhari.
Some of the Verses and ahadith on prophet
Isa (AS) includes.
1. Prophet Isa A.S [Jesus peace be upon Him] is one of the five (5)
prominent messengers of Allah known as[‘Ulul azmi]. Allah [SWT] says “ and
[ mention, o muhammad], when we took from the prophets their covenant and from
you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, the son of Mary, and We took
from them a solemn covenant.” Q.33:8
2. Believing in all messengers [including Jesus] is one of the six
articles of faith in Islam. Allah
(SWT) says: “ The Messenger has believed
in what was revealed to him from His lord, and [so have ] the believers. All of
them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His
messengers,[saying], “ we make no distinction between any of His messengers.”
And they say, we hear and we obey. [ we seek] Your forgiveness, our lord, and
to you is the [final] destination.” Q2:286
and the messenger of Allah was
reported to have said “… Iman [belief] it is to believe in Allah, His Angels
His books, His messengers, and the last day and to believe in divine destiny
[qadr] both the good and the bitter of it….” Imam muslim
3. His miraculous birth: Allah
[SWT] says: “And mention,[o Muhammad], when the angels said, “o Mary, indeed
Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Marry-
distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to
Allah]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be
of the righteous.” She said, “ my Lord, how will I have a child when no man has
touched me? [the angel] said, “such is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He
decrees a matter, He only says to it, Be, and it is.”Q3:47
4. Jesus prayed and table
Laden with Food was sent down to them.
In the fifth chapter of the Quran,
"The Table Laden with Food" – named after the miracle of Jesus, Allah
[SWT] narrates how the disciples of Jesus requested him to ask Allah to send
down a table loaded with food. "When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of
Mary! Is your Lord able to send down for
us a table spread with food from heaven?
He said: Observe your duty to Allah, if you are true believers. They said: We desire to eat of it and our
hearts be at rest, and that We may know that you have spoken truth to us, and
that We may be witnesses thereof. Jesus,
son of Mary, said: 'O Allah, our Lord, send down for us a Table laden with food
out of heaven, that shall be for us a recurring festival, the first and last of
us, and a miracle from You. And provide
us our sustenance, for You are the best of providers!" (Quran 5:112-114)
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He speak While Still in the Cradle
One of the miracles mentioned in the
Quran, is that fact that Jesus, while still in the cradle, spoke out to protect
his mother Mary from any accusations people may have placed on her due to
having a child without a father. When
she was approached about this strange incident after her childbirth, Mary
merely pointed to Jesus, and he miraculously spoke, just as Allah had promised
her before.
Jesus said to the people:"I am
indeed a servant of Allah. He has given
me the Book and made me a Prophet, and He has made me blessed wherever I may
be. And He has enjoined upon me prayers,
and to pay the alms, as long as I live and (He has made me) kind to my mother,
and He has not made me insolent, unblessed.
And may Peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and on
the Day I shall be raised to life." (Quran 19:30-33)
5. Miracle of creating bird of
clay:
Allah [SWT] mentions a miracle given
to none of the prophet in the Quran but Jesus,it is one that no one
can argue its greatness. Allah mentions in the Quran that Jesus says:
"I create for you out of clay
the likeness of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with God’s
permission." (Quran 3:49)
4. Healing the Blind and the Leper “I also heal the blind and the leper."
(Quran 3:49) The people during the time of Jesus were quite advanced in the
science of medicine and were quite proud of their achievements. For this reason, Allah gave miracles of this
nature to Jesus, ones that the people could well understand that no force in
nature could perform its like.
5. The Resurrection of the Dead
"…and I bring to life the dead,
by the permission of Allah." (Quran 3:49)
This, like the creation of a bird,
was a miracle of incomparable nature, one which should have caused the people
to believe in the prophet hood of Jesus peace be upon him without doubt.
6. Giving Information concerning Provisions
of Today and Tomorrow
Jesus [pbuh] was given the miracle of
knowing what people had just eaten, as well as what they had in store for the
coming days. Allah says: "I inform
you too of what things you eat, and what you store up in your houses. Surely in that is a sign for you, if you are
believers." (Quran 3:49)
7.
Jesus peace be upon Him is a servant of Allah and His messenger: Allah
says: “ O people of the scriptures, do not commit excess in your religion or
say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of mary, was but
a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to mary and a soul [created
at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say,
“three; desist- it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is
He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heaven and whatever is
on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs. Never would the
Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor would the angels near [ to Him.
And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant- He will gather them to
Himself all together.”Q:172-173
8. Jesus will reject those regard him
as son of God
And [beware the Day] when Allah will
say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my
mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It
was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You
would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is
within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. I said not to them except what You commanded
me - to worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as
long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over
them, and You are, over all things, Witness.
If You should punish them - indeed
they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the
Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Allah will say, "This is the Day
when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are
gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide
forever, Allah being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great
attainment. Q5 117-119.
Conclusion
Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which
makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is a Muslim
if he does not believe in Jesus (pbuh). We believe that he is one of the
greatest Messengers of Allah (swt), born miraculously, without any male
intervention. Muslims also believe he was the Messiah translated Christ (pbuh)
and he gave life to the dead with
Allah’s permission. We believe that he healed those born blind, and the lepers also
with Allah’s permission.Top of
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We ask Allah the most high,
to continue to guide and protect our Iman. May He [SWT] assist us and ease our
tasks in this world and in the hereafter. O Allah grant us peace in our
hearts, peace in our homes, peace in our
working places and peace in our country Nigeria. Ameen Contact: yahyalyolawi@gmail.com
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