Jesus: The Least Known of All Prophets
At this point in time, the nearest to Islam is the Prophet of God, Jesus Christ (peace be upon him). His followers are known to be greater in number than those of any other religion in the world. You will be shocked to learn that **biographically, he is the least known of all the prophets** and founders of well-known religions.
It is interesting to note that Christian scholars in modern Europe have made astounding discoveries in their chosen fields of antiquity and archaeology. They have unearthed and made known the ancient secrets of:
• The Assyrian and Babylonian empires
• Arabia and Syria
• Egypt and Africa
• India
• Turkistan of the old
They have excavated the ancient ruins and studied old books and parchments to rewrite the lost pages of human history. However, the
miracle of modern research has failed to resurrect the actual events of the life of Jesus Christ, lost to the passage of time forever. Professor Renan did all he could but failed to produce any authentic account of Christ's life.
According to Rev. Dr. Charles Anderson Scot in the Encyclopaedia Britannica:
"The attempt to write a 'life of Jesus' should frankly be abandoned. The material for it certainly does not exist."
He has calculated that the **total number of days of life for which we have any record does not exceed fifty**. According to the Bible, Jesus had a life of 33 years.
What we know from the Bible:
1. His birth and move to Egypt
2. A few miracles in early youth
3. *Then disappearance*
4. Reappearance at 30 years of age
5. Baptizing and sermons
6. Discussions with Jews
7. Capture and crucifixion
8. Empty grave on the third day
The world will never know what happened during a period of 25 to 30 years of his life.
Even the last years of the Bible's account do not contain more than his few miracles, a few sermons, and finally his crucifixion.
Khutbat e Madras: p. 26
Sheikh Abdus Salam al-Madani