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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Jesus through Shiite Narrations The Religion of Jesus Al-Sadiq (‘a) said about …He has enjoined on me prayer and the poor-rate so long as I live (19:31) that by the “poor-rate” what is meant is zakah al-ru’us ,[^1] because not all people have wealth, but the fitrah is [to be paid] by the poor and the rich, the little and the big.[^2] It is reported that there was retaliation in the revealed law of Moses and blood money was necessary in the revealed law of Jesus.

So the true and tolerant religion [Islam] came down permitting both of them.[^3] It is reported in true narrations that getting married without limit [to the number of wives] was permitted in the revealed law of Moses for the sake of men’s affairs; and in the revealed law of Jesus only one was permitted for the sake of women’s affairs.

So this revealed law [of Islam] came for the sake of both.[^4] It is reported that Abu al-Hasan Al-Ridha’ (‘a) said, “Every prophet who was in the time of Moses (‘a) and after him had the revealed law of Moses and his rites and followed his Book until the time of Jesus (‘a). And every prophet who was in the time of Jesus and after him had the rites of Jesus and his revealed law and followed his Book until the time of our (S).

Then these five prophets who possessed resolution ( ulu al-‘azm ) are the most noble prophets and apostles, peace be upon them.

And the revealed law of Muhammad will not be abrogated until the Resurrection Day and there will be no prophet after him until the Resurrection Day.[^5] It is reported that Abu ‘Abd-Allah narrated from his fathers, in order, until the Commander of the Faithful peace be upon all of them, that one day the people of five religions, the Jews, the Christians, the Naturalists ( dahriyah ), the Dualists and the ‘Arab Idolaters gathered before the Apostle of Allah.

The Jews said, “We say, ‘Ezra is the son of Allah.’ O Muhammad! We came to you to see what you say. If you follow us, we were right prior to you and better than you, and if you oppose us, we will argue with you.” The Christians said, “We say, ‘Verily Jesus is the son of Allah who united with Him.’ We came to you to see what you say.

If you follow us, we were right prior to you and better than you, and if you oppose us we will argue with you.” The Naturalists said, “We say, ‘There is no begining of things and they are everlasting.’ We came to you to see what you say.