Page 74 - The Glad Tidings of the Messiah

72 The Glad Tidings of the Messiah (pbuh)

When Mary returned to her people together with the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh), her people slandered her with ugly accusations
based on speculation, even though they knew her and her dedica-
tion, as well as that of her family, to Allah, and her chastity. The
circumstances of the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) birth are, in reality, a
miracle that Allah granted to Mary's people and proof of His exis-
tence. However, her people failed to understand this, and so made
unfounded allegations against her and tried to make their slander
stick:
She brought him to her people, carrying him. They ex-
claimed: "Mary! You have done an unthinkable thing!
Sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man nor was
your mother an unchaste woman!" (Surah Maryam, 27-28)
In reality, Mary was being tried with these ugly alle-
gations. For such a devout and chaste person to be slan-
dered in this way is a test from Allah. When confronted
this situation, she turned to Allah and placed her trust in
Him, knowing that He would help her against her
people's accusations. She sought only His help
and support and received His favor and mercy.
Allah helped His chosen servant in her
time of trouble with another miracle: He re-
vealed to her that she should not speak when
her people wanted her to, but to point to the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) when they accuse her.