These 10 marks or themes will keep appearing and re-appearing as you follow Jesus in these 100 readings. They are like silken threads, woven together to form an unbreakable cord that is both soft to the touch and steel-like at the core.

Roberto Tottoli Biblical Prophets in the Qur'an and Muslim Literature Routledge, 11 January 2013 ISBN 978-1-136-12314-6 p. 121 Allen C. Myers, ed. (1987). "Aramaic". The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans. p.72. ISBN 978-0-8028-2402-8. It is generally agreed that Aramaic was the common language of Palestine in the first century AD. Jesus and his disciples spoke the Galilean dialect, which was distinguished from that of Jerusalem (Matt. 26:73)Scholars believe Jesus was about 5 feet, 5 inches (1.7 meters) tall, which is about the average height for an adult male at the time. [3] Even Jesus needed "alone time." The Gospels frequently mention that Jesus needed to withdraw from the crowds. One cave where he spent some time is called the Eremos Cave, from which the word "desolate" and "hermit" derive. [4]

Esposito, J. L. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512558-0.According to Islamic tradition, having ascended to heaven and dwelled there for 2000+ years, Jesus will descend to earth shortly before Judgement Day, in the midst of wars fought against al-Masih ad-Dajjal ('The False Messiah") and his followers, to come to the aid of the Mahdi and his Muslim followers. [81] Dressed in saffron robes with his head anointed, Jesus will descend at the point of a white minaret, in eastern Damascus, which is believed to be the Minaret of Isa in the Umayyad Mosque. [82] He will then greet the Mahdi and (being a Muslim) pray beside him. Eventually, Jesus will slay the Dajjal at Lod. [83] Jesus speaking from the cradle is one of six miracles attributed to him in the Quran, an account which is also found in the Syriac Infancy Gospel, a sixth-century work. [9] [10] According to various hadiths, Jesus and Mary did not cry at birth. [11] Birth narratives Little, John T. (3 April 2007). "Al-Insan Al-Kamil: The Perfect Man According to Ibn Al-Arabi". The Muslim World. 77 (1): 43–54. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-1913.1987.tb02785.x. Ibn al-'Arabi uses no less than 22 different terms to describe the various aspects under which this single Logos may be viewed. Peters, Francis E. (1990). Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: The Classical Texts and Their Interpretation, Volume 3. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691020556. Wherry, E. M.; Sale, G. (2000). A Comprehensive Commentary on the Qurán: Comprising Sale's Translation and Preliminary Discourse (vol. II). Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23188-6.

And today he is the most loved, well known and influential celebrity on the world stage. He has transformed more lives, inspired more world changes and humanitarian movements than anyone else in human history. Music has been composed, pictures painted, books written and cathedrals and cities built, all in his name. Before Jesus died, he said, "I am thirsty." In response, he was offered wine mixed with myrrh or gall to drink. He refused it. [9] Phipps, William (28 May 2018) [2016]. "5 Scriptures". Muhammad and Jesus: A Comparison of the Prophets and Their Teachings. Bloomsbury Publishing. p.101. ISBN 978-1-4742-8934-4. Mannheim, Ivan (2001). Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 1-900949-90-3. Flavius Josephus Historian Flavius Josephus wrote one of the earliest non-biblical accounts of Jesus.Al-Bukhari. "Sahih al-Bukhari» Oppressions – كتاب المظالم» Hadith 2476. 46 Oppressions (31) Chapter: The breaking of the cross and the killing of the pigs". sunnah.com . Retrieved 2022-05-22. Perhaps you are reading this as a curious explorer, or as a new Christian, or as someone who has already spent years faithfully following Jesus. Here you have a 100 days to find him for the first time, or for the first time in a long time. A 100 days to change your life journey, to follow his path. A 100 days to actually become more like him.

A second early high image of Jesus is an end-time figure. This concept arises mostly from the Hadith. Muslim tradition constructs a narrative similarly found in Christian theology, seeing Jesus arriving at the end of time and descending upon earth to fight the Antichrist. This narrative is understood to champion the cause of Islam, with some traditions narrating Jesus pointing to the primacy of Muhammad. Most traditions state Jesus will then die a natural death. [27] Barker, Gregory A.; Gregg, Stephen E. (2010). Jesus Beyond Christianity: The Classic Texts. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Jesus is believed to have raised people from the dead, as mentioned in al-Imran (3) 49. Although no detail is given as to who was raised or the circumstance, at least three people are mentioned in detail in the Christian Gospel (a daughter of Jairus, a widow's son at Nain, and Lazarus). [38] Prescience The first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, who according to Ehrman “is far and away our best source of information about first-century Palestine,” twice mentions Jesus in Jewish Antiquities, his massive 20-volume history of the Jewish people that was written around 93 A.D. Islamic reformer Muhammad Rashid Rida agrees with contemporary commentators interpreting the physical killing of Christ's apostleship as a metaphorical interpretation. [77]The Hadiths are reported sayings of Muhammad that developed a canonical status in the third Muslim century as a source of authority for the Muslim community. The Muslim perception of Jesus emerging from the Hadiths is of a miraculous, sinless, and eschatological figure, pointing people, again according to the Muslim's perspective of prophethood, to the Muslim faith ( Muslim; one who submits to the will of God). [127] Even in a modern secular state like Britain where we don’t quite know what to do with him, he is still the most remembered, admired and respected person in our shared culture and memory. In a record by the Sunni exegete Tabari, before the last supper, the threat of death made him anxious. Therefore, Jesus invited his disciples for the last supper. After the meal, he washed their hands and performed their ablutions to wipe their hands on his clothing. Afterwards Jesus replied to them: "As for that I have done to you tonight, in that I served you the meal and washed your hands in person, let it be an example for you. Since you indeed consider me to be better than you, do not be haughty in relation to each other but rather expand yourselves for each other as I have expanded myself for you." After instructing the disciples in his teachings, Jesus foretells that one of them would deny him and another betray him. However, in accordance with Islamic views on Jesus' death, just a corpse in semblance of Jesus was crucified and Jesus himself was raised to God. [42] Other miracles