Laflets for Muslims

Laflets for Muslims – 2

(Prepared by Bro. Ciniraj Mohamed)

*Can Jesus bear our burden?*

(Qur’an 35:18; 39:7; 53;38)

Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful reminds the human kind, “And we created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in vain” (Qur'an 38:28).

Almighty God created man out of dust and gave him life through the Word to be the overseer of all creations. He had a defenite plan to glorify His name through the mankind. For that God wanted man to be surrendered unto Him.

To obey each and every law of God is total surrendering. But Adam disobeyed, eaten of the tree of which God commanded not to eat. So he was sinned.

Suppose you appoint a new servant for your household. He is bonded to obey your rules. Do you ever like if he doesn't obey your commands, moving as his own ways and making friendship with your enemies? You will fire him out immediately and will be very curious not to get him any support from your subordinates and friends.

If God was like us, He had been removed man and would not be allowded to spread the making in this universe forever more. But the merciful God did not destroy Adam. He just cast him from the paradise as a punishment of the sin and granted permission to live on earth (that is also God's creation) with the sweat of his face to eat. Also He promise Messiah Jesus, who is the Word from Allah, Son of (woman)Mary, illustrious in the world and hearafter as the deliverer from sin.

The Qur'an says: “Lo! the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him out of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is. (This is) the Truth from Thy Lord. (O Muhammad), so be not thou of those who waver” (Qur'an 3:59-60).

How Jesus is likeness of Adam?

Adam was created as a faultless man. The Prophet David says in the book of Zabur (Psalms): “What is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him? Yet thou hast made him little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honour. Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea” (Ps 8:4-8).

Allah asked the angels to prostrate before Adam. All fell prostrate; but Iblis (Lucifer) demurred through pride, and so became Satan (Qur'an 2:34). Hence Satan made Adam disobediant; so he too became as a sinner. From him all the generations became under the sin.

Prophet David says in Zabur: “Behold I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Ps 51:5).

The Injil (The New Testament of the Bible) also says very clearly: “For there is no distinction; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). But the same word promised a remedy too: “They are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus”.

The Qur'an says in several verses: “No burdened soul can bear anothers burden” (35:18; 39:7; 53:38).

That means unladen soul can bear anothers burden.

Both the Bible and the Qur'an says that Jesus was born as a faultless man.

“He (Archangel Gabriel) said (to Mary): I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son” (Qur'an 19:19). The Hadith (traditions of Islam) also says that all the children of Adam are touched by Satan at their birth, except Jesus, son of Mary.

The Bible says about Jesus: “For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, seperated from sinners, exalted above the heavens” (Heb 7:26).

Once Jesus directly asked to the Jews, “Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God” (Jn 8:46).

Yes! Jesus was faultless by birth and life. He can carry the laden of sin from each one of the world.

Jesus said in the New Testement: “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28). Prophet Yahya (John the baptist) was borne witness of Jesus. He declared about Jesus, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (Jn 1:29).

In the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians we read: “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousnss of God” (2Cor 5:21). No doubt! Jesus took all our sins and died on the cross to give us eternal life. “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses” (Eph 1:7).

In the letter to the Hebrews also we can see as it is: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sins which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb 12:1-2).

In the book of Qur'an Jesus said: “And (I come) confirming that which was before me of the Torah (the law of Moses), and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden unto you. I come unto you with a sign from your Lord, so keep your duty to Allah and obey me” (Qur'an 3:50).

“When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allahs sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me” (Qur'an 43:63).

What do you think? Isn't it a must to obey Jesus?

But the children of Israel denied Jesus, though they were the chosen people of Allah. They lost eternity. Because they at the time looked for a warrior king savior they were blind to the truth that Jesus Christ was that Messiah promised by their own prophets.

What about you?

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