In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful The Name of Book THE MESSIAH Isa Son of Maryam the Complete Truth Author Dr. Ali Mohammad al-Sallabi Publication Number 26 Editor Recep Songül Translator Alai Mohammad Awwad Translation Editor Anas Altikriti Graphics and Design AsaletAjans ISBN No 978-605-7721-00-6 Certificate Number 40687 Printing 1st Edition, İstanbul, March 2020 Print and Cover StepAjans Matbaa Ltd. Şti. Göztepe Mh. Bosna Cd. No:11 Bağcılar / İST. Certificate Number: 45522 Publishers Asalet Eğitim Danışmanlık Yayın Hizmetleri İç ve Dış Ticaret Publisher Address Balaban Ağa Mh. Büyük Reşit Paşa Cd. Yümni İş Hanı, 16B/16 (Vezneciler) Fatih / İSTANBUL-TÜRKİYE 0090 212 511 85 47 www.asaletyayinlari.com [email protected] © 2020 Asalet Publications This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of an part may take place without the written permission of the publisher. THE MESSIAH Isa Son of Maryam the Complete Truth Dr. Ali Mohammad al-Sallabi The views and opinions expressed in this book are those of the author and not necessarily those of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for the accuracy of the information presented. Table of Contents Introductory words for “Isa son of Maryam, the Complete Truth” 13 Introduction 21 Chapter One Historical roots of Prophet Isa’s homeland First: The history of Palestine 33 Second: Israelites’ Eras 35 1 Era of Judges: 35 2 Era of Kings: 36 3 Era of Division “Demise of Israelites’ Kingship”: 36 Third: Political and social situation 37 Fourth: Intellectual Life: 40 1 Greek civilisation: 42 2 The Roman State: 45 Fifth: Jewish sects at the advent of Prophet Isa 47 1 The Samarians: 48 2 Sadducees: 49 3 The Pharisees: 50 4 Qumranians (Wadi Qumran group): 52 5 The Asanians: 54 6 The Temple and the clergy: 55 Sixth: Definition of key words: 56 1 Nasraanis: 56 2 Christianity: 58 3 Why Jesus was named the Messiah: 58 4 Difference between Christians and Nasraanis: 60 Chapter Two Isa (pbuh) in the Holy Qur’an Occurrences of the name “Maryam” (pbuh) in the Holy Qur’an: 68 Occurrences of the name “Isa” (pbuh) in the Holy Qur’an: 69 First: The family of the Messiah (pbuh) in the Holy Qur’an: 71 1 Who are Aal-Imran and why were they mentioned in the Surah? 71 2 Who are Imran I and Imran II? 72 3 Who were the family of Imran who God chose as purest from among all mankind? 73 4 The birth of Maryam (pbuh): 75 5 Imran’s wife’s delivery of a female: 78 6 God’s acceptance of Maryam and rooting her well: 81 7 Zakariya’s patronage of Maryam (pbuh): 85 8 Dignifying Maryam (pbuh): 87 Second: Zakariya prays to The Almighty to be blessed with righteous progeny: 89 1 Zakariya beseeches God in secret: 90 2 Beautiful prelude to a supplication: 90 3 {And make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!}: 92 4 Zakariya’s wife: From barren to pregnant: 93 5 God’s glad tidings to Zakariya as he was at the Mihrab: 94 6 Zakariya requests a sign from God: 94 7 The traits of Yahiya (pbuh) as stated in the Holy Qur’an: 96 8 Reason for mentioning Yahya son of Zakariya (pbut): 102 Third: God’s choosing of Maryam from among all other women on Earth: 103 1 (Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee”): 103 2. (“And purified thee”): 104 3 (“Chosen thee above the women of all nations”): 105 4 Maryam’s submittal to prostrating and bowing down in prayer: 108 5 (This is of the tidings of things unseen, which We reveal unto thee by inspiration): 109 6 The Angels’ ushering of glad tidings to Maryam of giving birth to Isa, and a number of his traits: 113 7 Maryam’s response to these glad tidings: 119 8 Dialogue between Jibreel and Maryam prior to the bestowing of breath: 121 9 Breathing life into Maryam (pbuh): 126 10 Meaning of Isa being (God’s Word and Spirit from Him): 129 11 Maryam gives birth to Isa (pbut): 136 Fourth: Isa (pbuh) speaks to the people while still an infant: 147 1 Maryam carries her son and heads to her people: 147 2 Her family’s righteousness and that of her brother Haroun: 149 3 Maryam’s parents’ astonishment when she pointed to her baby: 150 4 New-born Isa’s introductory statement of belief: 151 5 The Holy Qur’an’s commentary on Isa’s birth: 155 6 Al-Najaashi’s stance when hearing verses of Surat Maryam: 161 7 Maryam (pbuh) and her role in the history of humanity: 163 Fifth: Isa (pbuh), a Messenger to the Israelites: 167 1 Obligation to believe that Isa is God’s servant and messenger: 171 2 Isa is the last link in the chain of prophets to the Israelites: 172 Sixth: Isa’s call to Monotheism (Tawheed): 173 1 Prophet Isa’s humanity: 175 2 God is not the Messiah nor is He the third of three: 185 3 Prophets Dawoud and Isa damn Israelite blasphemers: 191 4 Allah is far more supreme than to have a son or partner: 192 5 God’s Great Inquisition of Isa (pbuh) on Judgment Day: 200 6 Prophet Isa son of Maryam was a blessed servant of God who called for the worship of his Master, the One and Only God: 204 Seventh: Isa (pbuh) in the procession of prophets and messengers: 211 1 Prophet Isa’s teachings emanate from The Almighty: 214 2 Isa (pbuh) is among the prophets of Inflexible Purpose: 216 3 Origin of worship rites: 217 4 Faith fundamentals: 221 5 Basics of ethics and virtues: 226 6 Preferential endowment among prophets: 233 Eighth: Islam is the religion of all prophets, messengers and their true followers: 235 1 Nouh and the prophets who preceded him followed Islam: 236 2 Prophet Ibrahim carried forth Islam’s message after Nouh: 236 3 Prophets Ismaeel & Ibrahim carried forth the message of Islam: 237 4 The religion of Prophet Lot was Islam: 237 5 Prophets Ishak, Yacoub and the Tribes were Muslim: 237 6 Prophet Yusuf was Muslim: 238 7 Prophet Mousa called on his people to embrace Islam: 238 8 Prophets sent to the Israelites called to Islam: 239 9 Dawoud and Suleiman called to Islam: 239 10 The Messiah Isa son of Maryam called for embracing Islam: 240 11 Continuity of Islam till the descending of the Holy Qur’an: 240 12 Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) called to Islam: 241 Ninth: Prophet Isa’s confirmation of the Torah: 244 1 The Torah: 244 2 The Torah’s description in the Holy Qur’an: 245 Tenth: The Injeel (Bible) and the gospels 260 1 The gospel of Matthew: 265 2 The gospel of Mark: 265 3 The gospel of Luke: 265 4 The gospel of John: 266 Eleventh: Prophet Isa brings glad tidings of Prophet Mohammad (pbut): 273 1 Traits of Mohammad (pbuh) in the Torah and Injeel: 275 2 Isa (pbuh) brings glad tidings of Mohammad (pbuh): 276 3 Some traits of believers in Mohammad (pbuh) from the Torah and Injeel: 287 4 False priesthood: 289 CHAPTER III The Miracles of Prophet Isa (pbuh) and Raising him to the Heavens First: Miracles and conditions thereof: 291 1. Miracle definition: 291 2 Miracle conditions: 291 3 Miracles support the Message: 292 4 God’s Wisdom in choosing prophets’ miracles: 292 5 Difference between Miracles and Graces: 293 6 Difference between Graces and Magic: 294 Second: The Miracles of Prophet Isa son of Maryam (pbuh): 294 The miracles of Prophet Isa (pbuh) are as follows: 297 1 Born fatherless of only a mother: 297 2 Strengthening him with the Holy Spirit: 297 3 Teaching him the Book, Wisdom, the Torah and the Injeel: 297 4 Curing the born blind and the lepers with God’s Permission: 297 5 Resurrecting the dead with God’s Permission: 298 6. Breathing life into clay figurines with God’s Permission: 299 7 Reporting matters unseen through God’s Revelation: 302 8 God Descends a table from the Heavens in answering Hawaaris’ request: 303 Third: Isa (pbuh), his Hawaaris and the Repast: 304 1 The Hawaaris – Disciples: 304 2 God Speaks of the Table He Descended and of the Blessings He will Bestow upon Isa on Judgment Day: 311 Fourth: Conspiring to Kill Isa (pbuh) and raising him to the Heavens: 317 1 (I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection): 319 2 The two meanings of “Death” in the Qur’an, i e Actual Death & Sleep: 320 3 God Captures Isa’s soul twice, i e in Sleep & in Death: 321 4 God Cast sleep on Isa then Raised him: 322 Fifth: (But they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them): 322 1 Some of the Jews’ crimes: 324 2 Some reasons for God Damning the Jews: 325 3. The Jews neither killed nor crucified Isa(pbuh) : 326 4 Sequence of events on night when lookalike was captured: 326 5 Sequence of that night’s events: 330 6 Holy Verses on the killing of the lookalike: 332 7 Gospels disagree on events of that night, closest is Barnabas’s: 334 8. Meaning of Crucifixion and Sacrifice to Nasraanis: 337 Sixth: Prophet Isa’s Descending at the End of Days: 347 1 Appearance of Isa (pbuh): 348 2 Evidence from the Holy Qur’an attesting to the descending of Isa: 348 3 Evidence from the Sunnah attesting to the descending of Isa: 349 4 Wisdom behind descending Prophet Isa, not another: 350 5 By what shall Isa (pbuh) rule?: 351 6 Security and Blessings shall abound: 351 7 Prophet Isa’s most important actions after his descending: 352 8 Prophet Isa remains 40 years on Earth after descending to it: 355 Chapter IV Najran’s Nasraanis – from Arguing to Mubahala First: Najraanis’ stance on Prophet Mohammad’s calling: 357 Some Najran Nasraanis travel to Prophet Mohammad and acknowledge the truth of his prophethood: 358 A number of matters beckon attention here: 358 Second: Appearance of Najran’s emissaries: 361 Third: