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Jesus Christ (PBUH) in the Shi'a Sources - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Jesus Christ (PBUH) in the Shi’a Sources 2022-09-20 815 Views Jesus Christ , The Messiah In Islam, Hazrat Isa ibn Maryam (i.e., Jesus Christ) is believed to be the penultimate Prophet and Messenger of Allah and the Messiah. He is also considered to be the Prophet sent to guide the Children of Israel (Banī Isra’īl) and given the Holy Book called the Injīl.

In this article, we shall look at some of the narrations from the Shi’a reliable sources about the lifestyle of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him). It is reported that Imam ‘Ali (a.s) said in one of his sermons: If you like, I will tell you about Jesus the son of Mary, Peace he upon him. He used a stone as his pillow, wore course clothing and ate rough food. His stew was hunger and his lamp in the night was the moon. His cover in the winter was the east of the earth and its west.

His fruit and his basil were that which grows from the earth for the cattle. He had no wife to try him, and no son to grieve him. He had no wealth to distract him, nor greed to abase him. His mount was his feet and his servant was his hands. (1) Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s) said: John the son of Zachariah (a.s) cried and did not laugh, and Jesus the Son of Mary (a.s) laughed and cried, and what Jesus did was more excellent than what John did.

(2) It is also documented that: Jesus, Peace he upon him, served a meal to the Apostles, and when they had eaten it, he himself washed their hands. They said: O Spirit of God! It would have been more proper for us to wash yours! He said: I did this only that you would do this for those whom you teach.

(3) It is reported that Abu ‘Abd Allah [Imam Sadiq], Peace he upon him, said: Verily, Jesus the son of Mary, Peace be upon him, came to the tomb of John the son of Zachariah, Peace he upon him, and he asked his Lord to revive him. Then he called him, and he answered him and he came out from the grave and said to him: ‘What do you want from me?’ And he said to him: ‘I want you to be friends with me as you were in this world’ Then he said to him: ‘O Jesus!

The heat of death has not yet subsided, and you want me to return to the world and the heat of death would return to me. So he Jesus left him, and he returned to his grave.’ (4) It is documented that: Jesus, Peace he upon him, passed by a grave whose occupant was being chastised. Then he passed it the following year when he was not being chastised.