Hazrat Uzair A.S / Ezra

Hazrat Uzair A.S

The man who slept for 100 years and was given his life back afterwards was Hazrat Uzair A.S or Prophet Ezra, reported Hazrat Abdullah bin salam R.A. Hazrat Wahab bin Munba R.A noted that as a saint and a wise man. He went out one day to his own farm, as was his custom. On his return, he passed through a ruined building. It was so hot out there that he decided to take refuge in the building.

He entered the ruined town and dismounted his donkey, taking figs and grapes in his basket. He took his bowl and squeezed the grapes in it to soak the dry piece of bread to make it edible. He then laid down to rest. He observed that the roof was still intact and looked at what remained of the ruins. The people had long been lost, and he saw bones. He said:

Oh! How will Allah ever bring it to life after its death?  Ch 2:259 Quran

He said this not out of doubt but out of curiosity. Allah sent the Angel of Death to take his life. He remained dead for one hundred years. During his sleep, so many incidences took place to bani Israel.

After one hundred years had passed and there had been changes in Israelite affairs, Allah sent an angel upon Ezra to revive his heart and his eyes in order for him to feel and see how Allah revives the dead. The angel said: "For how long did you sleep?" He said: "A day or part of a day." He said this because he knew he had slept early in the afternoon and woke up late in the afternoon. The angel said: "You remained asleep for one hundred years." He ate and drank the food which he had prepared before he was overtaken by that long sleep. Then the angel revived his donkey.

Almighty Allah said:

And look at your donkey! Thus We have made of you a sign for the people. Look at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was clearly shown to him he said: "I know now that Allah is able to do all things. Ch 2:259 Quran

Uzair replied I know Allah knows all and Allah can do anything.

Revisiting his home

He rode on his donkey and entered his native place, but the people did not recognize him, nor did his household, except the maid, now an old crippled woman. She was his servant. When he last saw her, she was 20yrs of age. He asked her: "Is this the house of Ezra?" She said: "Yes, but the people have long forgotten Ezra." He said: "I am Ezra, Allah had taken my life for a one hundred years and has now returned it to me." She said: "Subhan Allah! Ezra is missing from 100 years and no one seem to know his whereabouts. Ezra’s prayers were answered when he prayed to Allah. The sick used to get well when he prayed. Pray to cure me of blindness if you are Ezra." He prayed for her and massaged her eyes and took her by the hand. "Get up by the power of Allah," he said. The crippled woman stood up and walked; she opened her eyes and saw; her blindness was gone. She said: "I bear witness that you are Ezra."

Testimonies and copying torah

She rushed to the assembly of the Israelites. Ezra's son was one hundred eighteen years old, and his children's children now were lords of the assembly. She called out to them saying: "This is Ezra come to you." They accused her of lying. She said: "I am your old maid. He has just prayed to Allah for me, and here I am whole again, walking and seeing." The people stood up and looked at him. His son said: "My father had a mark between his shoulders, a black mole," and they discovered it. They said: "None among us memorized the Torah since Nabuchad nezzar (Bakht Nasr) burned it, except Ezra; and there was only one copy of the Torah, which was hidden by Uzair/Ezra’s father. He buried it in the days of Nabuchad nezzar in a place none but Ezra knows." Ezra led the people to the hidden place and took out that copy of the Torah. Its leaves had rotted, and the book itself crumpled.

Ezra sat under the shade of a tree surrounded by the children of Israel. Two stars shinned on him and entered his body. He readily remembered all the verses of torah and copied out the Torah for them. Henceforth, the Jews said that Ezra is the son of Allah, for two evidences which came down from Heaven and for his copying the torah and for his fighting the cause of the Israelites. For jews, Moses always had a prewritten script but Ezra had it in his heart due to this he was called as son of God. He had been copying the Torah for Ezekial in the land of darkness in the hermitage of Ezekiel. The village which was in ruins is said to be Sayrabadh.

Ibn Abbas commanded: " So it is as Allah said:

We have made of you a sign for the people. Ch 2:259 Quran

That is, for the Israelites, in that he was sitting among his children, the old men, and he a youth. He died as a forty year old, and Allah resurrected him at the same age on the day of his death."

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzair

http://storiesofquran.blogspot.com/2011/08/hazrat-uzair-as.html

http://www.ijunoon.com/islam/?section=Qasas+ul+Anbiya&ss=Hazrat+Uzair+%28A.S%29

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Generations of Adam- 40860 BC

In Heaven, Adam & Eve were just partners or husband & wife, there is no evidence available. But all the religious literature writers and researchers agree to the point that relationship between Adam & Eve started only after they were sent to earth and this is when they started their married life and their generations started.

If we consider that Adam was sent on earth in 4160 BC then he reconciled with Eve in 40960 BC because many myths and traditions lay that Adam spent 200 yrs crying, asking God’s forgiveness and searching for Eve. Some researchers believe that first baby was born even 100yrs after their reconciliation. Therefore the starting year of Adam & Eve’s generation is noted as 40860 BC.

By the God’s will, Eve gave birth to twins- a boy and a girl. Cain/ Qayin was Adam’s first child who is also known as Qabeel. His twin sister’s name was Eunda/Yunda. The very next set of twins’ names was Abel/Habel/Habeel and his sister’s name was Aclimba.

The pattern of marriages among them was that the boy was to marry with the girl from other set. Same was with the girls- who had to marry with the boy of other set. Historical literature relates that Cain and Abel wanted to marry with the girls born with them. According to one myth, the girl born with Cain was more beautiful and he wanted to marry with her. Aclimba was not very beautiful.

According to some traditions, Abel feared that if Cain married to Aclimba then he’ll own all the belongings of Aclimba and he will become more powerful then him. Cain had same reservations. When both seek their father’s advice on this matter, Adam suggested them to present some gifts to God. If God accepts your sacrifice then you can do whatever you like.

 

Both did what their father told them to do. Cain was land cultivator. He brought some fruits from his land and Abel was a shepherd. He offered some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions.

In those days, sacrifice or gifts were placed at some heighted place and fire from the sky burns the gifts as a code of acceptance by Lord. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offerings. Cain was furious on this and he was downcast. He attacked his brother and killed him.

This proved that the first murder of a human being was done for a woman. After killing his brother, Cain was confused as how to get rid of his body.

Because it was the very first incident of a death on earth and they had no clue as to what to do with the body. In a meanwhile, he saw a raven who scratched the ground to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. According to some traditions, two  ravens landed on earth fighting with each other out of which one killed the other and digged the ground to burry him in it. When Cain saw that he did the same with his brother.

The story of Abel’s murder is also mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Maida v 27-32. It’s been said that Cain buried Habel in the forests of Iraq. Whereas some people relay that he was killed and buried in the jungles of Syria. According to Shia Muslim belief, Abel is buried in Nabi Habeel Masjid, located west of Damascus in Syria. Adam was very disappointed by this event and was in a continuous state of mourn. Even it’s been traditionalized that Angels came to him for the condolence of his son.

The history shed no light on the fact whether Cain married to his sister or with Abel’s sister. But there is clear evidence in Torah about at least his 6 generations.

Hazrat Sheesh (A.S)/ Seth/Sheth

Adam’s third son was Seth. According to Ibne Kaseer, Seth means appointed one. According to some traditions, he was born after the death of Abel. This is why he is considered as appointed one. There is no bibliographical proof available to verify whether he had a twin sister or not. Some myths say, there was a difference of 30yrs between the ages of Cain and Seth.

There is one tradition about Hazrat Sheesh A.S that he is the only man on earth who was married to the woman from Heaven- houri.  According to some books her name was Aclima but as per some traditions it was Aclimba, not Aclima, who was twin sister of Abel.

Seth received the age of 912yrs. One grave in Ayodhya, India, is said to be the Seth’s grave but no written proof is available. He might have lot of children but the books list the name of his one son only. As per Islamic history, his name was Etosh/Atosh and Enos according to bible. Enos was 920yrs old when he died (or received the age of 905yrs).

Enos’s son’s name was Qaynain/Canain who died at the age of 910yrs.  It’s been said that the very first idol was created in the time of his son and Seth was the first person whose statue was worshiped.

Hazrat Idrees (A.S)/Enoch 

According to bible, when Idrees was born his father Jared/Yard, was 162yrs old. He had many brothers and sisters. He was 365yrs old when God/Allah took him to 4^th sky/ God took home to heaven without dying. When the Last Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) traveled to skies, he met Enoch at 4^th sky at the event of Miraj.

According to one prominent tradition, Enoch’s country was near Dajla o Firaat. This was ancient land of human culture and civilization. This land was also known as Babel/Babylon in ancient times. There is a tradition about Babel that it was populated by Canain’s son Mahalaleel but was destructed by Noah’s storm.

There is also one myth, according to which, Idrees was the inventor of mathematics, art of book-keeping, sewing, and units of measurement. It is also one proved fact that God sent a book on him which was popular and accepted as a book of Enoch in 3^rd century.

His son’s name was Methuselah who is said to have achieved the longest age in the world. When Methuselah was born, Enoch was 187yrs old and when Methuselah was 182yrs old, Lamech born to him. Methuselah died at the age of 777 and according to Bible, Lamech is the father of Noah.

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