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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
fresh, ripe dates will drop down onto you.

Eat and drink and delight your eyes. If you should see
anyone at all, just say, 'I have made a vow of abstinence
to the All-Merciful and today I will not speak to any
human being.'" (Surah Maryam: 23-26)

The Prophet Jesus (as) Spoke While Still in the
Cradle

And she (Maryam) who guarded her chastity. We
breathed in her some of Our Spirit and made her and
her son a Sign for all the worlds. (Surat al-Anbiya: 91)

The birth of the Prophet Jesus (as), which was an unusual
event for people, was a test both for Maryam (as) and her people.
In reality, the way the Prophet Jesus (as) was born was a miracle
Allah employed to summon people to true faith and one of the
most explicit evidences of the existence of Allah. Yet, her people
failed to grasp it and were suspicious. As mentioned in the
Qur'an:
She brought him to her people, carrying him. They
said, "Maryam! You have done an unthinkable thing!
Sister of Harun (Aaron), your father was not an evil
man nor was your mother an unchaste woman!" (Surah
Maryam: 27-28)

As explained in the verses above, upon Maryam's (as)
return from the distant place with the Prophet Jesus (as), her
people did not let her explain. They simply slandered Maryam
(as) in an ugly manner. However, those who spread these slan-
ders about Maryam (as) knew her almost from the day she was
born and were aware of her purity and piety (taqwa), like the