QASAS-UN-NABIYEEN VOLUME 4. THE STORY OF ESSA (JESUS) PEACE BE UPON HIM. CHAPTERS ONE AND TWO

قصة سيدنا عِيسَىٰ بن مريم عليه الصلوة و السلام

THE STORY OF ESSA SON OF MARYIAM (PEACE BE UPON HIM)

CHAPTER 1

قصة خارقة للعادة

AN EXTRAORDINARY (MIRACULOUS) STORY

VOCABULARY

absolute	مُطلقة	Extraordinary, mirculous	خارقة للعادة
intellect	الباب	Became baffled	حارَت
It became difficult	شَقٌ	Was abrogated	نُسِخَت
Does not change	لا يَحُولُ	Does not cease	لا يزولُ
Does not vary	لا يتغيرُ	law	ناموس
It became easy	هانَ	Does not change	لا يَتَبدلُ
lighter	أهون	One who determines	مُريد
		easier	أيسَر

 ENGLISH TRANSLATION

And then comes the period of Essa, peace be upon him, the last prophet before the Holy Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him. This is a story that shows the All compelling determination of Allah, SWT. It also shows His absolute Power and exact Wisdom. All of His commands are extraordinary, and the birth of Essa, peace be upon him, was extraordinary as well. The story of his birth baffles the intellect and overrules the laws of nature. It is difficult to believe for those who put their faith in the laws of nature as if they are “God” and that they not abate neither do they change. It is also difficult to believe for those who believe only through experimentation and observation and who consider the laws of medicine and physics as unalterable and unchangeable laws.

Such people are unaware of Allah’s power that comprehends everything and dominates everything. Nothing can stand before His intention. When He intends to do anything, He simply states, “Be”, and so it happens.

However, it is easy to believe for those who believe in Allah as the One who controls and determines everything. He is the Creator and the Maker.

He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

It is easy to believe for those who believe in the creation of Adam, peace be upon him, from water and clay, without any father or mother. Birth from a mother without the agency of a father is easier to believe in than the birth of a human being without both parents.

It is for this reason that Allah, SWT states:

The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: “Be”. And he was.

CHAPTER 2

امر كله عجب

A completely amazing event

Complete dominance

دولة وصولة

zenith

اوج

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

The matter of Essa, peace be upon him, was completely amazing. His birth took place in an era in which the Greece had reached its zenith in the fields of rational sciences and mathematics. Moreover, the medical science also commanded complete dominance.