Story of Prophet Isa (a.s.) for children

1. PROPHET ISA (‘a)
Prophets of Allah

2. A long time ago, there lived a pious young lady whose name was
Maryam (‘a). Maryam used to worship Allah from the time when she
was just a child. Allah loved Maryam (‘a) so much that He would
send food for her from Jannah.

3. One day, Allah sent Angel Jibra’il (‘a) to Maryam in the form of
a man. Jibra’il told Maryam (‘a): Allah wishes to give you a
son. Maryam replied: But how will I get a son when I am not
even married?! Jibra’il said: This is the command of Allah and
it shall come to pass. Then he gave her some dates. When
Maryam (‘a) ate the dates, she became pregnant.

4. As the days passed, Maryam (‘a) hid from the
people because she was afraid that they
would think ill of her. When the time for her
to give birth came near, she left the city and
went out all alone to a desert. She took rest
under a dry date tree and prayed to Allah to
help her in this difficult time.

5. At that very moment, she heard a voice
telling her: Do not be sad, your Lord
has made a spring of water flow forth
near your feet. And shake the dried
date palm, fresh dates will fall from it
for you! When Maryam (‘a) shook the
trunk of the tree, by a miracle, fresh
dates appeared on it and fell down to
her.

6. When she returned to the city, the people gathered around her and asked: Where did
you bring this child from Maryam?! Maryam (‘a) pointed towards the child as if to
say: Ask the child yourself! They began laughing and said: How can we ask a
newborn baby?! Suddenly, the baby spoke: I am the servant of Allah. He has given
me the Book and made me a prophet. He has made be blessed wherever I may be!...

7. When Isa (‘a) grew older, Allah commanded him
to start spreading His message to the people.
Prophet Isa would travel to different cities and
preach the message of Allah to the people.
However, only a few people accepted his
teachings and followed him.

8. Allah gave Isa (‘a) the miracle of healing the sick, giving
sight to the blind and even bringing the dead back to
life.

9. When people saw these miracles being performed by Prophet Isa (‘a), they all
flocked to him, seeking to be healed from their ailments. Some even followed him
from city to city.

10. Once the chief priests of the Jews came to know about
what Prophet Isa (‘a) was preaching and how popular
he had become, especially among the poor masses,
they became frightened of losing their authority over
the people. For this reason, they went to see the
emperor and convinced him that Isa (‘a) was a threat
and sought his permission to arrest Isa (‘a).

11. As the chiefs accompanied by the Roman
soldiers began searching for Prophet Isa
(‘a), one of his companions called Judas
was tempted by Shaytan to betray him in
order to get a reward. He informed the
Jewish chiefs where Isa (‘a) was staying
with his disciples.

12. At that very moment, Allah made Prophet Isa
(‘a) ascend to the heavens and made Judas
appear like Isa (‘a). The Roman soldiers
mistook him for Prophet Isa (‘a), arrested him
and crucified him.
F. T. Jaffer