'Īsā al-Masīh (hpbuu) teaches about du'ā
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At one place 'Īsā was praying, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Master, teach us to pray, just as Yahyā taught his disciples.’2 'Īsā said to them, ‘When you pray, say:
“Heavenly Father,a
may your name be revered as holy,
may your kingdomb come.
3 Give to us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into the time of testing.”’
5 Then he said to them, ‘Which of you has a friend like this? Someone comes to him at midnight and asks him, “Friend, please lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a guest who is on a journey has arrived, and I've got nothing to give him.”
7 ‘The friend answers from inside his house, “Don't cause me trouble. My door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you bread.”
8 ‘I tell you, even if he won't get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet to preserve his honour he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
9 ‘I tell you, ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened for you. 10 For all who ask receive, and all who seek find, and to all who knock it will be opened.
11 ‘Which father among you, when your son asks you for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or when he asks for an egg, will you give him a scorpion? 13 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!’
'Īsā al-Masīh (hpbuu) and the jinn
14 'Īsā was driving out a jinnc that was mute. When the jinn came out, the person who was mute began to speak,d and the crowd were astonished.e 15 But some of them said, ‘He is driving out jinn by Beelzeboul,f the ruler of the jinn.’
16 Others were testing him by demanding a sign from heaven. 17 But 'Īsā knew what they were thinking and said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself will be devastated, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 And if the Shaytan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I'm saying this because you are accusing me of driving out jinng by Beelzeboul. 19 But if I drive out jinn by Beelzeboul, by whom do your people drive them out? So, they will be your judges. 20 But if by the fingerh of Allah I drive out jinn, then the kingdom of Allah has come to you.
21 ‘Imagine a strong man who is fully armed, guarding his own house. His possessions are safe. 22 But when a stronger man attacks and defeats him, he takes away the weapons and armour the strong man was relying on, and he divides up his plunder.
23 ‘Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.
24 ‘When an evil jinni has come out of a person, it passes through desert places looking for a resting place, but it does not find one. Then it says, “I'll go back to my house which I left.” 25 So it returns and finds the house clean and in order. 26 Then it goes and takes along another seven jinnj more evil than itself, and they all go in and live there. So the last state of that person is worse than the first.’
True blessedness
27 While 'Īsā was saying these things, a woman in the crowd said to him in a loud voice, ‘Blessed is the womb that gave you birth and the breasts that nursed you!’
28 But 'Īsā said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of Allah and obey it.’
The sign of Prophet Yunus (pbuh)
29 As the crowd grew, 'Īsā said, ‘This is an evil generation. It looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Yunus.k 30 For just as Yunus was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. 31 The queen of the south will be raised up at the judgement with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Sulaymān;l and now something greater than Sulaymān is here! 32 The people of Nineveh will rise at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Yunus preached; and now something greater than Yunus is here!
Parables about light
33 ‘Nobody lights a lamp and puts it where it can't be seen. Instead they put it on a lamp-stand, so that those who go inside can see the light.
34 ‘The lamp of the body is your eye. When your eye is generous,m your whole body too is full of light. But when your eye is evil,n your body too is full of darkness. 35 Make sure, then, that the light in you is not darkness. 36 So then, if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be completely full of light, as when a lamp shines its light on you.’
Woes on the Pharisees and experts in the Taurat
37 While 'Īsā was speaking, a Phariseeo invited him for dinner, so he went in and took his place at the meal. 38 The Pharisee was surprised to notice that 'Īsā did not first have a ritual wash before the meal.p 39 The Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees purify the outside of the cup and plate, but inside you are full of greed and evil! 40 How foolish! Did not he who made the outside also make the inside? 41 However, give what is inside to the poor, then everything will be pure for you.
42 ‘But woe to you Pharisees! You donate a tenth of your mint, rue and all your vegetables,q but neglect justice and the love of Allah. These are what you must do, without neglecting the former things.
43 ‘Woe to you Pharisees! You love the place of honour in the synagogues and to be greeted respectfully in the market places.
44 ‘Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk on them without realising.’
45 ‘Teacher,’ one of the experts in the Taurat replied, ‘when you say these things, you insult us too.’
46 'Īsā said, ‘And woe to you experts in the Taurat! You load people down with burdens that are hard to bear, and you yourselves won't lift a finger to help them.
47 ‘Woe to you! You build mazars for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So then, you are witnesses that you approve of your ancestors' actions - they killed them, and you build their mazars. 49 Because of this, Allah's wisdom said, “I will send prophets and apostles to them. They will kill some of them and persecute others.” 50 So this generation may be charged for the blood of all the prophets shed since the creation of the world, 51 from the blood of Habilr to the blood of Zakarīyā,s who was martyred between the place for offering qurbānī and the house of Allah. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.
52 ‘Woe to you experts in the Taurat! You have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have held back those who are entering.’