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When Allah Almighty sent Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him, He instructed him to deliver the message of truth to everyone. However, the Bani Isra’eel refused to accept his message. In fact, they actually did not allow him to live with them. They banished him from their area.

 

Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – then travelled with his mother to various places seeking shelter. They arrived in a certain area where a person took great care of them and displayed immense hospitality towards them. The King of that area was also a great tyrant.

 

One day, the host of Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – and his mother came home extremely worried and concerned. Sayyidah Maryam – may Allah be pleased with her – then asked the wife of the host, “What has happened with your husband that he looks so worried and troubled?”

 

The wife replied, “If you do not ask, it would be better.”

However Sayyidah Maryam – may Allah be be pleased with her – replied, “Please explain to me and perchance Allah Almighty would remove this difficulty.”

 

The female replied, “The King of this area has made it law that once every year, a certain family takes the responsibility of feeding him and his entire army for that one day. He was also to give them something to drink as well. If the person does not do this, he will be severely punished. Today, this responsibility has fallen upon us and we do not have the means to fulfil this command.”

 

However, Sayyidah Maryam – may Allah be be pleased with her – replied, “There is no need to worry. I will instruct my son to help and assist in this matter. If he makes Du’a, there is no doubt that your difficulty will be removed.”

 

When his mother asked Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – to help these people, he replied, “If I perform such a thing, the result at the end will not be good.”

 

However, his blessed mother insisted that since these people had been so kind and hospitable to them, it was only fair that they help them in this dire need of theirs. Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – then commanded the female to fill her containers and pots with water and when the time came, she was to call him.

 

They then filled these containers with water and called Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him. Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – then made Du’a and the water in the pot changed to gravy, meat and bread. As for the water, it also changed to a drink. The taste of all this was something which no one had tasted before.

 

When the King arrived with his army and tasted the food and drink, he wanted to know where this person was who had prepared the drink. The host replied that it was prepared at a certain distillery. However the King replied that his drink was also prepared at the same place but never once did it have the same taste. He then mentioned another place. The King then began to threaten him and he finally revealed that there was a person living with them through whom all of this had been achieved.

 

When the King heard about this miracle, he mentioned to the host, “I also have a son who has died and my intention was to make him my successor. He was also a beloved child of mine. If this person who lives with you can perform such miracles, then surely he can bring my son back from the dead.

 

When Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – was a called forward, he replied, “Do not ask for this miracle. If the son is brought back, there will be immense mischief and fitna.”

 

However, the King insisted that he was not concerned about any fitna and would be able to handle whatever came in front.

 

Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – then asked him, “If I am able to bring your son back from the dead, will you allow me and mother to go wherever we want?”

 

The King agreed to this. Nabi ‘Isa – peace be upon him – them made Du’a and this young man was brought back from the dead.

 

However, when the people saw that this son of the King had come alive, they all started to arm themselves. The also began to scream to another, “This King had certainly oppressed us and now when he is going to die, he will continue to oppress us through is son. There is no doubt that the son will also oppress us as the father had done.” They then killed the father and the son. (This is mentioned in most of the Tafseers)