The miraculous birth of Jesus Christ

In the name of God Most Gracious, Most Merciful

The miraculous birth of Jesus Christ

… a great lesson to Muslims

Jesus Christ……

·  …..The great soul revered by millions of staunch followers of two great religions of the world…… Islam and Christianity

·  …..He is the bridge connecting these two great faiths. …..His second coming is awaited with much eager by both Muslims and Christians

·  …..In his second coming, he will unite all believers together under one fold.

·  ….Who will not be jubilant about the birth of this great soul?

Jesus…. Our Jesus ...  Peace be upon him!

Our mankind is one! Our Almighty God is one!  Irrespective  of our belongingness of color, race, religion, country, language, etc the undeniable fact is we have originated from the first pair of male and female and we belong to one family….. the great family of humanity!  We should never forget this. In order to guide our family  our Creator has been sending His messengers at different periods of time to different nations spread across this globe.

in straight path, Almighty God sent different messengers at who are our own people at different times. If we approach this with broad view, we can bind together and bring back the lost universal brotherhood.

We should never make any distinction between the messengers of God. Almighty God say this in Holy Quran as:

Each one (of them) believe in God, His angels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction between one and another of His messengers."           

(Holy Quran 2:285)

= Jesus  (peace be upon him)) is one among Almighty God’s messengers.

= Jesus is one among the great messengers of God who came down to this world, to preserve the justice and truth. He performed many miracles right from his day of birth (day one). The great soul born to mother Mary was a tireless preacher of God’s truth.

= With a brave heart he fought strongly against injustice and atrocities.

= He stood strongly  against the faulty clergies and priests who exploited the people in the name of religion by interpolation of holy books , lied in name of God and thus were dividing the people.

= His enemies plotted against him, wanted to murder Jesus and stop his mission of peace and justice.

= But he was saved miraculously by Almighty God.....  Yes, Almighty raised him to heavens.

  Following his path, after 550 years Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to this world to preserve the truth of God. He was revealed with Holy Quran.

  In the Quran (final testament), Almighty God describes about the birth of Jesus which we are very happy to share with you.

There is a chapter in Holy Quran named “Mary” (this may surprise many Christians) which contains the verses below.

Almighty God sent the Holy Spirit (Gabriel) to Mary to give glad tidings about the miraculous birth of Jesus.

16.Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East.
17. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.
18. She said: "I seek refuge from thee to ((Allah)) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."
19. He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son.
20. She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?"
21. He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us':It is a matter (so) decreed."
                                                                                                                                -Holy Quran(19:16-21)

Being a virgin and conceived without a husband, imagine the sorrow and anguish she would have undergone in the society. Will the people simply leave her if a virgin woman becomes pregnant without a male intervention?

The Holy Quran narrates this concept very beautifully:

22. So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem).

23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a date-palm. She said: "Would that I had died before this, and had been forgotten and out of sight!"

24. So a voice came to her from beneath her: Grieve not, surely thy Lord has provided a stream beneath

thee. 25. "And shake the trunk of date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you."

26. "So eat and drink and be glad, and if you see any human being, say: 'Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day.'"

                                                                                                            Holy Quran(19:22-26)     

  Mother Mary conceived without any male partner and gave birth to Jesus (miraculous son) and now she has to carry this miraculous infant before her own people. Just think it over, in what state she would have been? How will she face the insults and sarcastic comments?

Mother Mary was in a great turmoil and the people also abused her very harshly as she expected.

27. Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariya (an unheard mighty thing).

28. "O sister of Harun! Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery, nor your mother was an unchaste woman."                                                                                Holy Quran(19:27-28)

POINT TO PONDER

Jews who were unaware of the miraculous birth of infant Jesus, alleged Mary with the charge of prostitution on seeing Mary with the child. According to Jewish custom she was about to be stoned to death.   
But suddenly a strange incident happened which changed the whole scene! What was it?  

The people who alleged mother Mary with the charge of prostitution, surprisingly changed their attitude towards her and started adoring her as Saint Mary. People believed in her virginity. They praised Infant Jesus as a paragon of virtue!
 Our reason tells us that it must be a major incident.  What was that?
Yes brothers and sisters, if you try answer this puzzle through the Old or New Testament you will never be able to.
Here only you will realise the importance of the Last and Final Testament.... that is Holy Quran!

Yes, Quran answer this puzzle!
Infant Jesus speaks...

29. Then she pointed to him. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"

30. "He ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: Verily! I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;"

31. "And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me Salat (prayer), and Zakat, as long as I live."

32. "And dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest.

33. "And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!"

Holy Quran(19:29-33)

 All those people who were slandering Mary, witnessed the miracle with their own eyes, the miracle of Infant Jesus speaking from the cradle! This is the miraculous incident which saved Mary from the charges against her! 
Almighty God is great! This miracle was the turning point! The words spoken by Infant Jesus is noteworthy.

·  = This is the first miracle performed by Jesus!

·  = These are the first words uttered by Jesus!

Such is 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (it is) a statement of truth, about which   they doubt (or dispute).  Holy Quran (19:34)

Holy Quran gives a striking reply to those who do not believe in the miraculous birth of Jesus through the verses below:

59. Verily, the likeness of 'Iesa (Jesus) before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he was.

60. (This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt.

Holy Quran (3:59-60)

Here God Almighty drives home the point that people can believe in the existence of the first man whose creation by itself was a miracle, how can they deny the miraculous birth of Jesus? Adam was created by Almighty from dust directly without father or mother. Likewise Jesus was created without a father! 

Our Almighty persuades us to use our sense to understand His mighty power of creation which includes this beautiful world and all things in this world.

Yes, my brothers and sisters, the Holy Quran was sent down to confirm the bible. The Quran is the Gods final testament confirming the Old Testament and New Testament. So come, let us join together and hold the rope of faith tightly and unite to build a strong universal brotherhood, love and communal harmony.

The prophecy of Jesus Christ, about the coming of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the bible in the 16^th chapter of John is quite interesting:

John: 16:7: Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

John: 16:8: And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

John: 16:10: Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

John: 16:11: Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

John: 16:12: I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

John: 16:13: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

John: 16:14: He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

And Almighty knows the best! May Almighty God guide us to right path and give us success here and in the hereafter!