Of Human Poverty
One of the Imams is reported to have said: “It was said to Jesus the son of Mary (‘a): ‘How did you begin the morning, O Spirit of Allah?’ He said: ‘I began the morning with my Lord, the Blessed and Supreme, above me and the fire (of hell) before me and death in pursuit of me. I do not possess that which I hope for and I cannot avoid what I hate. So which of the poor is poorer than me?’ ” 1 2 References:Bihar al-anwar, lxxvi, 17[↩]Words of the Word of God: Jesus Christ (a) Speaks through Shii Narrations, Mahdi Muntazir Qa’im andRead More →
Self-knowledge’
It is reported by Mufaddal, one of the companions of Imam al-Sadiq (‘a), from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, Peace be upon him, in a long hadith, that he said: “Jesus the son of Mary, Peace be upon our Prophet and upon him, used to spend some time with the disciples and advise them, and he used to say: ‘He does not know me who knows not his soul, and he who does not know the soul between his two sides, does not know the soul between my two sides. And he who knows his soul which is between his sides, he knows me. And he whoRead More →
Pride of the Sanctimonious
Jesus (‘a) said: “O group of Apostles! How many lamps the wind has put out, and how many worshippers pride has corrupted.!” (Bihar al-anwar, lxxii, 322) 1 References:Words of the Word of God: Jesus Christ (a) Speaks through Shii Narrations, Mahdi Muntazir Qa’im and Muhammad Legenhausen[↩][Quran Chapter 30:5-6] 5. In Allah’s support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful. 6. The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.Read More →
Looking at the Bright Side
It is reported that he [Jesus (‘a)] passed by a carcass with his disciples. Then the disciples said: “How putrid the smell of this dog is!” Then Jesus (‘a) said: “How intense is the whiteness of his teeth!” 1 2 References:Bihar al-anwar, xiv, 327[↩]Words of the Word of God: Jesus Christ (a) Speaks through Shii Narrations, Mahdi Muntazir Qa’im and Muhammad Legenhausen[↩][Quran Chapter 30:5-6] 5. In Allah’s support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful. 6. The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.Read More →
Hope And Fear
It is reported that Abu ‘Abd Allah Imam Sadiq said: “Jesus the son of Mary (‘a) sent two of his companions on an errand. Then one of them returned thin and afflicted and the other fat and chubby. He said to the one who was thin: what did this to you, that I see you this way?’ He said: ‘The fear of Allah.’ And he said to the other who was fat: ‘What did this to you, that I see you this way?’ He said: ‘A good opinion of Allah.’ ” 1 2 References:Bihar al-anwar, lxx. 400[↩]Words of the Word of God: Jesus Christ (a)Read More →
Death
It is reported from Imam Sadiq, Peace be upon him, from his father that he said: “Jesus, Peace be upon him, used to say: ‘Regarding the terror which you do not know when you will encounter [i.e. death], what prevents you from preparing for it before it comes upon you suddenly?’ 1 2 References:Bihar al-anwar, xiv, 330[↩]Words of the Word of God: Jesus Christ (a) Speaks through Shii Narrations, Mahdi Muntazir Qa’im and Muhammad Legenhausen[↩][Quran Chapter 30:5-6] 5. In Allah’s support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful. 6. The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people doRead More →
