Hadith 174

tributed upon you-asws from His-azwj Bounties what neither the notifiers have been notified of it, nor have the concealer concealed it, nor can he belie with regards to it, the one who belies. My word to you-asws regarding it is that the truth is what you-asws mentioned like what you-asws mentioned’. Abu Ibrahim-asws said to him: ‘I-asws can give you news as well which none recognise it except for a few from the ones who read the Books. Inform me-asws, what is the name of the mother of Maryam-as, and in which day was (the spirit of) Maryam-as blown into her, and at what time of the day, and in which day did Maryam-as place (was blessed with) Isa-as, and at which time of the day? ’ The Christian said, ‘I don’t know’. Abu Ibrahim-asws said to him: ‘As for the mother of Maryam-as, her name was Martha, and it is ‘prestige’ in Arabic, and as for the day in which Maryam-as was born, it was the day of Friday at midday, and it is the day in which the Trustworthy Spirit descended, and there isn’t an Eid (festival) for the Muslims which was higher than it. Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Magnified it, and Muhammad-saww magnified it, so he-saww ordered that it be made to be an Eid, and so it is a day of gathering. And as for the day in which Maryam-as was born, it is the day of Tuesday, four and half hours from the day. And the river at which Maryam-as gave birth to Isa-as, do you know it? ’ He said, ‘No’. He-asws said: ‘It is the Euphrates, and upon it was a palm tree and the dates, and there isn’t a place equal to the Euphrates for the dates and the palm trees. As for the day in which she veiled her-as tongue, and Qaydous (the Chief of the Israelites) called his sons and his adherents, so they supported him and threw out the Family of Imran-as in order to look at Maryam-as. They said to her, ‘What is the story of Allah-azwj upon you-as in His-azwj Book, and against us in His-azwj Book? ’
Do you understand it? ’ He said, ‘Yes, and I recited it today, a while ago’. He-asws said: ‘Then you should not be standing from your seat until Allah-azwj Guides you’. The Christian said, ‘What was the name of my mother in Assyrian and in Arabic? ’ He-asws said: ‘The name of your mother in Assyrian was Anqaliya, and Unqoura was the name of your grandmother of your father’s side; and as for the name of your mother in Arabic, so it is Mayya, and as for the name of your father, so it was Abdul Maseeh, and it is Abdullah in Arabic, and there is no worshipper for the Messiah’. He said, ‘You speak the truth and are vindicated. What was the name of my grandfather? ’ He-asws said: ‘The name of your grandfather was Jibraeel and it is Abdul Rahman. I-asws name him in this gathering of mine-asws’. He said, ‘But, was he a Muslim? ’ Abu Ibrahim-as said: ‘Yes, and he was killed a martyr. The army came upon him, and they killed him in his house in an assassination, and the forces were from the people of Syria’. He said, ‘So what used to be my name before my teknonym? ’ He-a