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The Sayings of Jesus Christ in Shia Traditions 1 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Sayings of Jesus Christ in Shia Traditions 1 2022-11-10 383 Views Jesus Christ , The Messiah , Prophet Isa There are several sayings of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) documented in the Shia hadith sources, we shall therefore discuss some of them under various headings in these series. Contents Divine Omnipotence On Human Poverty The World and the Hereafter Divine Omnipotence 1.

It is said that Jesus the son of Mary (‘a) was sitting and an old man was working with a small shovel tilling the earth. Jesus (‘a) said: O Allah! Extract his desire from him. The old man put down the small shovel and slept for an hour. Then Jesus (‘a) said: O Allah! Return the desire to him. Then he stood up and began to work. Jesus (‘a) asked him about it.

He said: When I was working my soul said to me: ‘How long will you work, being that you are an old man?’ Then I put down the small shovel and slept.’ Then my soul said to me: ‘By Allah! You have no alternative but to live as long as you remain.’ Then I stood up with my small shovel . (1) 2.

It is reported that Abu ‘Abd Allah [Imam Sadiq] (‘a) said: The Devil (2) said to Jesus the son of Mary: ‘Does your Lord have the power to put the earth into an egg without reducing the size of the earth or enlarging the egg?’ Then Jesus (‘a) said: ‘Woe unto you, for weakness is not attributed to Allah. Who is more powerful than He Who makes the earth subtle and makes the egg great?’ (3) 3.

It is reported that Imam Sadiq (‘a) said: Iblis came to Jesus (‘a), then he said: ‘Do you not claim that you can revive the dead?’ Jesus said: ‘Yes.’ Iblis said: ‘Then throw yourself down from the top of the wall.’ Then Jesus said: ‘Woe unto you! Verily the servant does not try his Lord.’ And Iblis said: ‘O Jesus!

Can your Lord put the earth in an egg while the egg remains in its form?’ Then he said: ‘Verily impotence is not attributed to Allah, the Supreme, but what you said cannot be.’ (4) On Human Poverty 4. 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?’ (5) The World and the Hereafter 5.