He urged the people to observe the Fast and Prayers. For the same reason he has been called a sign of or pointer to Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him). The same thing has been said about him in the Quran: He (John) will come to confirm a command from Allah. By this he meant that very soon Prophet Jesus was going to start his mission of Prophethood. He would say: Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle about his loins and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Prophet Jesus said about John: Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a man greater than John the Baptist.” (Mat. He thus came to be known as John the Baptist, and the Israelites held him as a prophet. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. (John, I: 23)Īccording to Mark: John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptizm of repentance for the remission of sins. He would say: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.
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He was appointed a Prophet at the age of 30 years, and according to the Gospel of John, he started his mission of inviting the people toward God in Jordan.
Surah maryam 19:15 full#
In order to have a full understanding of the mission and the pure character of Prophet John, about which brief references have been made in this Surah and Surah Aal- Imran, it will be useful to study this story as given in different Books of the New Testament in the following order:Īccording to Luke, Prophet John was older than Prophet Jesus (peace be upon them) by six months and their mothers were cousins.
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(19:15) Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he will die, and the day he will be raised up alive.