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Jesus in Islam

Here are some sayings of and about Jesus from Islam. Really interesting.

A., 47; M., 49.--
Jesus (Peace be upon him!)said, "Verily I say unto you, as a sick man looks at food and takes no delight in it because of the severity of the pain, so he who loves the world takes no delight in worship and does not discover its sweetness along with what he finds of love of the world. And verily I say unto you, if a riding-beast is not ridden and taken into service, it becomes intractable and its nature changes; similarly when hearts are not softened by the thought of death and the discipline of worship, they become hard and coarse. And verily I say unto you, as long as a skin is not torn or shrivelled it may nearly serve as a receptacle for honey; similarly hearts, as long as desires do not tear them, or greed defile them, or comfort harden them, may be vessels for wisdom."

A., 172.--It is related that Jesus (Peace be upon him!) went out one day and met Iblîs [Satan] with honey in one hand and ashes in the other; so he said, "What are you doing, O enemy of God, with this honey and ashes?" He replied, "As regards the honey, I put it on the lips of slanderers that they may become eloquent from it; and as regards the ashes, I put them on the face of orphans that men may hate them."

A., 208.--I saw in a book that Jesus (Blessing and peace be upon him!) passed a man who was making donkey-saddles and saying in his worship, "O Lord, if I knew where Thine ass is on which Thou ridest, I would make a saddle for it and inlay it with jewels." Then the Messiah shook p. 126 him and said, "Woe to you! Has God (Exalted is He!) an ass?" Then God (Exalted is He!) revealed to Jesus (Blessing and peace be upon him!), "Leave the man alone, for he has glorified Me according to his ability."

And one for thanksgiving:

A., 186.--It is mentioned concerning Jesus (Peace be upon him!) that he said, "O Lord, how can I thank Thee when my thanks is a favour from Thee for which I must give thanks?" Then God said, "When you have recognised this, you have thanked Me."

11:45 a.m. - November 22, 2007

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