Dear Christian Brothers & Sisters R U Seeking the Truth, Then Read It THE TRUE MESSAGE OF JESUS (PBUH)

Dear Christian Brothers & Sisters

R U Seeking the Truth, Then Read It

THE TRUE MESSAGE OF JESUS (PBUH)

Allah (SWT) says in Holy Quran, Surah 61:6 as-Saff “AND [MENTION] WHEN JESUS, THE SON OF MARY, SAID, “O CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, INDEED I AM THE MESSENGER OF GOD TO YOU CONFIRMING WHAT CAME BEFORE ME OF THE TORAH AND BRINGING GOOD TIDINGS OF A MESSENGER TO COME AFTER ME, WHOSE NAME IS AHMAD.” BUT WHEN HE CAME TO THEM WITH CLEAR EVIDENCES, THEY SAID, “THIS IS OBVIOUS MAGIC.”

Allah (SWT) says in Holy Quran, Surah 2:41 al-Baqarah, "AND BELIEVE IN WHAT I HAVE SENT DOWN CONFIRMING THAT WHICH IS [ALREADY] WITH YOU, AND BE NOT THE FIRST TO DISBELIEVE IN IT. AND DO NOT EXCHANGE MY SIGNS FOR A SMALL PRICE, AND FEAR [ONLY] ME."

Allah (SWT) continuing in Surah 2:42 al-Baqarah "AND DO NOT MIX THE TRUTH WITH FALSEHOOD OR CONCEAL THE TRUTH WHILE YOU KNOW [IT]".

We are Muslims, and we have already established that Jesus (PBUH), son of Mary, Eissa ibn Maryam, performed his first miracle while cradled in Mary‟s arms. By the permission of God he spoke, and his first words were “[JESUS] SAID, “INDEED, I AM THE SERVANT OF GOD. HE HAS GIVEN ME THE SCRIPTURE AND MADE ME A PROPHET (Holy Quran 19:30). “AND HE HAS MADE ME BLESSED WHEREVER I AM AND HAS ENJOINED UPON ME PRAYER AND ZAKAH AS LONG AS I REMAIN ALIVE (Holy Quran 19:31).”

He did not say “I AM GOD” or even “I AM THE SON OF GOD”. His first words established the foundation of his message, and his mission: to call the people back, to the pure worship of One God.

At the time of Jesus (PBUH), the concept of One God was not new to the Children of Israel. The Torah had proclaimed “HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORD YOUR GOD IS ONE,” (Deuteronomy: 4).

However, God‟s revelations had been misinterpreted and abused, and hearts had become hardened. Jesus (PBUH) came to denounce the leaders of the Children of Israel. Jesus‟ (PBUH) mission was to confirm the Torah, to make lawful things that were previously unlawful and to proclaim and reaffirm the belief in One Creator.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “EVERY PROPHET WAS SENT TO HIS NATION EXCLUSIVELY, BUT I WAS SENT TO ALL MANKIND,” (SAHEEH BUKHARI).

Allah (SWT) says in Holy Quran, Sura 34:28 “AND WE HAVE NOT SENT YOU (O MUHAMMAD (PBUH)) EXCEPT AS A GIVER OF GLAD TIDINGS AND A WARNER TO ALL HUMANITY”. Thus, Jesus (PBUH) was sent to the Israel.

Allah (SWT) says in Holy Quran, that He would teach Jesus (PBUH) the Torah, the Gospel and the Wisdom. “AND HE WILL TEACH HIM THE BOOK AND THE WISDOM, THE TORAH AND THE INJEEL.” (Holy Quran 3:48) In order to effectively spread his message, Jesus (PBUH) understood the Torah, and he was provided with his own revelation from God – the Injeel, or Gospel. God also endowed Jesus (PBUH) with the ability to guide and influence his people with signs and miracles.

Allah (SWT) supports all of His Messengers with miracles that are observable and make sense to the people the Messenger has been sent to guide. At the time of Jesus (PBUH), the Israelites were very knowledgeable in the field of medicine.

Consequently, the miracles Jesus (PBUH) performed (by the permission of God) were of this nature and included returning sight to the blind, healing lepers and raising the dead. “AND YOU HEAL THOSE BORN BLIND AND THE LEPERS BY MY LEAVE. AND BEHOLD! YOU BRING FORTH THE DEAD BY MY LEAVE.” (Holy Quran 5:10).

Neither the Quran nor the Bible refers to the boyhood of Jesus (PBUH). We can imagine, however, that as a son in the family of Imran, he was a pious child devoted to learning and eager to influence the children and adults around him. After mentioning Jesus (PBUH) speaking in the cradle, the Holy Quran immediately recounts the story of Jesus (PBUH) moulding the figure of a bird from clay. He blew into it and by God‟s leave it became a bird.

Allah (SWT) Says in Holy Quran, 3:49 “AND [MAKE HIM] A MESSENGER TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, [WHO WILL SAY], „INDEED I HAVE COME TO YOU WITH A SIGN FROM YOUR LORD IN THAT I DESIGN FOR YOU FROM CLAY [THAT WHICH IS] LIKE THE FORM OF A BIRD, THEN I BREATHE INTO IT AND IT BECOMES A BIRD BY PERMISSION OF GOD. AND I CURE THE BLIND [FROM BIRTH] AND THE LEPER, AND I GIVE LIFE TO THE DEAD – BY PERMISSION OF GOD. AND I INFORM YOU OF WHAT YOU EAT AND WHAT YOU STORE IN YOUR HOUSES. INDEED IN THAT IS A SIGN FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE BELIEVERS”.

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, one of a set of texts written by early Christians but not accepted into the tenet of the Old Testament, also refers to this story. It recounts in some detail the story of the young Jesus (PBUH) fashioning birds from clay and breathing life into them. Although fascinating, Muslims believe the message of Jesus (PBUH) only as it is recounted in the Holy Quran and the narrations of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Muslims are required to believe in all the books revealed by God to mankind. However, the Bible, as it exists today, is not the Gospel that was revealed to Prophet Jesus (PBUH). The words and wisdom of God given to Jesus (PBUH) have been lost, hidden, changed and distorted.

The fate of the texts of the Apocrypha of which the Infancy Gospel of Thomas is one is testament to this. In 325AD, the Emperor Constantine attempted to unify the fractured Christian Church by calling a meeting of Bishops from all over the known world. This meeting became known as the Council of Nicaea, and its legacy was a doctrine of Trinity, previously inexistent, and the loss of somewhere between 270 and 4000 gospels. The council ordered the burning of all gospels not deemed worthy to be in the new Bible, and the Infancy Gospel of Thomas was one of them. However, copies of many Gospels survived, and, although not in the Bible, are valued for their historical significance.

Dear Christian Brothers and Sisters, Allah (SWT) Says in Holy Quran, Sura 3:61-62 “THEN WHOEVER ARGUES WITH YOU ABOUT IT AFTER [THIS] KNOWLEDGE HAS COME TO YOU – SAY, “COME, LET US CALL OUR SONS AND YOUR SONS, OUR WOMEN AND YOUR WOMEN, OURSELVES AND YOURSELVES, THEN SUPPLICATE EARNESTLY [TOGETHER] AND INVOKE THE CURSE OF GOD UPON THE LIARS [AMONG US].” “INDEED, THIS IS THE TRUE NARRATION. AND THERE IS NO DEITY EXCEPT GOD. AND INDEED, GOD IS THE EXALTED IN MIGHT, THE WISE”.