Remembrance of the Blessed Birth of Jesus Christ


Jesus 
is 
Here!

 
For his Peace is here. His fragrance is wafting amidst us. Be close to him, come near him and touch his flowing garment and cure yourself of every sickeness of your body and spirit.

He left his peace with the world, the peace of God that he was an embodiment of, has left that peace for us as a precious and timeless gift.

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. Never let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
~ saying of Christ, John 14:27


The Peace 
of Christ
is Here!


May our Hearts be the abode of Divine Peace, may our mind be the abode of Divine Tranquility.



Wish you a blessed occasion of Christmas to remember the momentous birth of Isa Naseriyye (Jesus of Nazareth) as he was known in his Aramaic language in his land and time, now more by his latinized name Jesus Christ, may God's everlasting peace be his.
 

In the Gospel of Mark 8:29 Christ asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”
 
Just as God wills that the disciples know who Jesus Christ really was, God wants now, for His Will is Eternal and Timeless. God has veiled Jesus from the world, his close companions are no longer in the world, their accounts were destroyed, got buried and obscured from humanity. What we are left with to trace the fragrance of the personality of the incomparable Christ is the New Testament and the Last Testament, that is the Qur'an. Christians are well aware of what Bible says about Jesus and quotes from Jesus, but very little do we know about the Last Testaments account of Christ.

Here is a Mind-Map below that connects a composite picture of the outward reality of Jesus Christ. His inward reality is known fully only to God. You may click on the

click above to view large size (the number in braces are chapter and verses of Qur'an)

The Aramaic/ Arabic name of Jesus appears about 25 times in the Qur'an unveiling different facets of his hidden life and clearing some of the misconceptions. Qur'an Corpus has the list of all the verses when Jesus is mentioned by his name.

Below are the verses from Qur'an as interpreted by Yusuf Ali's translation: 


2:87 We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit.

2:136 We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them . . .

2:253 . . . To Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holy spirit.

3:45 O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah.

3:46 “He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous.”

3:48 And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel.

3:49 And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): “I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah’s leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe.”

3:50 (I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me.

3:52 When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: “Who will be My helpers to (the work of) Allah?” Said the disciples: “We are Allah’s helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims.”

3:55 Behold! Allah said: “O Jesus! 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: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.”

3:59 The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam . . .

3:84 . . . and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord.

4:157 That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”;—but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not.

4:163 We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.

4:171 O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not “Trinity”: desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth.

4:172 Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship Allah . . .

5:17 In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary.

5:46 And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah.

5:72 They do blaspheme who say: “Allah is Christ the son of Mary.” But said Christ: “ Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode.

5:75 Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food.

5:78 Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.

5:110 O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’

5:112 Behold! the disciples, said: “O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a
table set (with viands) from heaven?” Said Jesus: “Fear Allah, if ye have faith.”

5:114 Said Jesus the son of Mary: “O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us—for the first and the last of us—a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs).”

5:116 Allah will say: “O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah’?” He will say: “Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart . . .”

6:85 And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous.

9:30 The Jews call ‘Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah.

9:31 They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).

19:19
He said: “Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son.”

19:20 She said: “How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?”

19:21 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.”

19:22 So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place.

19:27 At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: “O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!”

19:30 He said: “I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet.”

19:31 “And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live.”

19:32 “(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable.”

19:33 “So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)”!

19:34 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.

19:88 They say: “(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!”

19:91 That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.

19:92 For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son.

21:91 And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.

23:50 And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs.

33:7 And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant.

42:13 The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah—the which We have sent by inspiration to thee—and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him).

43:57 When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!

43:61 And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way.

43:63 When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: “Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me.”

57:27 We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him the Gospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassion and Mercy . . .

61:6 And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: “O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.” But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, “this is evident sorcery!”

61:14 O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of Allah: As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples, “Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah?” Said the disciples, “We are Allah’s helpers!” then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved: But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed.


In of this teachings Christ said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.  For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?  Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” (Mark 8:34-38

This sums up the central teachings of Christ: A true follower of Christian must posses these characterists:

a) He, she should annihilate their self, make if fana, "deny themselves" indicates that reality of the negation of the self.

b) "Taking up their cross" - here cross is further the symbol of self-negation, fana. The vertical line represents selfhood, lower self, the ego - which is crossed off by the horizontal line. When the self is negated in perfection then one reaches the station of "Not mine but Thy Will be done." Each individual / seeker has his, her unique journey / life experiences through which the spirit grows, has the opportunity to know the self and hence each must take up "his / her cross".

c) "follow me" - demands that one give their heart and soul to that person (the life of the close companions and the apostles of Christ will make clear to what extent that commitment is necessary). And this giving of heart and soul - prerequisites that one's love for that person is perfected - which prerequisites that one must know that person. Thus its essentially a journey that begins with knowledge, gnosis, recognition and goes through the stages of perfected love, to following the footstep in total harmony and finally this harmonization annihilates the one who follows into the object.


d) "whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it." - this is the paradoxical nature of reality where those who are deluded by this world of appearance and wish to cling to this passing life will surely lose it and whoever give their life to truth, the truth brought by the Messengers of God will gain eternal life. Gospel symbolizes the Message of Christ and his Messengership.

May God bless us with the opportunity to know the reality of Christ and may God aspire our hearts to  his lofty spiritual station. Amen

Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala Sayyedina Isa, wa Sayyeda Maryam, wa Sahabi al-akram.

O Allah bestow Your blessings, peace and grace to Master Jesus and Lady Mary and their noble companions.



Below is a roundup of past posts on blessed Christ as published at Technology of the Heart over the last few years:

































































~

The house of Jesus was the banquet
of the followers of the heart
Oh, the suffering one! Don’t quit his door.
From all sides people gathered around his house
Some were blind, some lame, and some insane.
Each morning they went to his door
So that their defects could be healed by Jesus’ Breath

Jesus, that man of the good path, would say his prayers
And would come out, seeing many groups of sick and weak people
Sitting and waiting at his door of hope.
Jesus would say: Oh, the stricken ones!
God has granted your needs and cures.

The people would then walk, with no pain and trouble,
Toward the blessings and mercy of the Divine.
Like the camel whose chains were lifted from their feet
The people would walk freely and joyfully toward home.
They all were cured by the prayers of Jesus.

And now, you, my friend!
and now you!

Have you examined your own defects?
Have you found a healthy state of being
In the presence of the masters of the good path?
Has your lame walking on the spiritual path been cured?
Has your soul been free from the sufferings and sorrows of this world?

~

In the fire of the Divine love, behold
I saw a whole universe
Each particle there possessed Jesus’ Breath.

Hu, Hu, Hu!

~ Rumi ~

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