266 Jesus, Prophetof Islam
It is said that Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him,
met a man and said to him, 'What are you doing?' He
replied, '1am devoting myself to God.' He said, 'Who is
giving you what you need?' He said, 'My brother.'
Jesus said, 'He is more devoted to God than you.'Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him, said, 'The world
consists of three days: yesterday which has passed, from
which you have nothing in your hand; tomorrow of
which you do not know whether you will reach it or
not; and today in which you are, so avail yourself of it.'The disciples said to Jesus, peace be upon him, 'How is
it that you can walk on water and we cannot?' Then he
said to them, 'What do you think of the dinar and the
dirham?' (pieces ofmoney).Theyreplied,'Theyare good.'
He sai d, 'But they and mud are alike to me.'When Jesus was asked, 'How are you this morning?',
he would answer, 'Unable to forestall what 1hope, or to
put off what 1 fear, bound by my works, with all my
good in another's hand. There is no poor man poorer
than L'And he said also, 'Theworld is both seeking and sought.
He who seeks the next world, this world seeks him un
til his provision in it is complete; and he who seeks the
present world, the next world seeks him until death
cornes and seizes him by the neck.'If you wish, you may follow him who was the Spirit
and the Word, Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him,
for he used to say, 'My seasoning is hunger, my under
garment is fear of God, my outer-garment is wool, my
fire in winter is the rays of the sun, my lamp is the moon,
my riding beast is my feet, and my food and fruit are
what the earth brings forth (i.e. without cultivation). At
night 1 have nothing and in the morning 1 have nothing,
yet there is no one on earth richer than L'http://www.islamicbulletin.com