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The 100 5x10 "The Warriors Will" Review

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Hello, fans of The 100, and welcome to another review. The last time you all heard from me I had the opportunity to write about Episode 6 of Season 5 “Exit Wounds” and this time I get to review what amounts to yet another filler episode in a season that has thus far been chock full of them. Episode 10, “The Warriors Will”, had huge potential, but it fell flat for me. As in my previous review, I’m going to abandon my preferred paragraph formatting and use lists. Without further ado, here are “The Ugly, the Bad, and the Decent.”

The Ugly:

1. This Seems Familiar

For the fifth episode in a row, we are again watching those in the bunker plot to get to Shallow Valley. It’s something they’ve done in every episode and we’ve finally come full circle (which isn’t a good thing). Just as in Episodes 5 “Shifting Sands” and 6 “Exit Wounds” in particular (although, as stated previously, every episode has given us the same dilemma), we are treated to Wonkru believing they have no alternative other than to go to war with the crew of Eligius, being shown another option that could work, doubting Octavia as their leader, Octavia destroying their possible sustenance and the Grounders believing they have no other option than to go to war.

“The Warriors Will” feels like an episode that should have happened much earlier in the season (perhaps even as early as Episode 6). Don’t believe me when I say we’re watching the same episode repeatedly (like we’re stuck in a demented time loop)? Have some proof:

We have someone presenting Octavia with proof of vegetation to prevent a war and Octavia destroying it.

We have Abby continuing to struggle with her drug addiction (with no real end in sight — because a drug addiction takes more than one episode to clear up and we only have 3 episodes to go).

We have Monty (and Harper) once again refusing to fight because there must be a better way than constantly murdering people.

We have Bellamy and Octavia sparring (with words this time) and Octavia not wanting to kill Bellamy but also still threatening his life.

Sandworms in a desert?

We have Clarke Griffin, our leading lady, appearing as a guest star in her own show.

Nothing is new this season. We’ve been facing the same dilemma, from the same characters, with the same motivations and no real plot movement since the midway point. Now that we’re about 80% of the way through the season, it’s really starting to become evident that there were a lot of big ideas in The 100 Writers’ Room, but no real way to stretch them out over the course of 13 episodes. Episode 10 of The 100 ends with Wonkru in the exact same place they were in Episode 5 and I don’t think I should have to explain why that’s not great.

2. Motherhood Doesn’t Make You Stupid…

But The 100 would surely have you believe that it does. Over the course of this season we’ve seen how devoted Clarke is to Madi, the Grounder child she met in her initial foray into the newly irradiated world, and it makes absolute sense that the two would be close as they only had each other for six years. Clarke has adopted Madi as her own child, fed her, clothed her, sent her off to school with water and more; no one is questioning that their bond is real.

The problems with their relationship (and therefore Clarke’s character development) only really show up when you bother to look at Clarke’s actions. Nothing she does (even under the pretense of protecting Madi) is logical or is even truly reflective of things that a real mother might do. It seems that Clarke’s intellect has fled the building (as has her previous desire to ensure that everyone stays safe, not just her own people — I’m looking at you especially, Season 3 and 4 Clarke) when she makes the decision to simply toss out the sandworm larvae she finds in the back of the rover, even though she is fully aware that the worms are capable of growing and surviving in the desert — she was the one who had to pull the worm out of Octavia’s arm in Episode 5 of this very season.

The smarter move would have been to ensure their destruction, but I suppose that wouldn’t work with the pretty obvious need to have the worms make a reappearance in the desert in Episode 11 (likely in a “turnabout is fair play” moment for Octavia — wherein the worms she plotted to use to level Diyoza’s army wind up leveling her own), but there were other ways of doing this without sacrificing your lead’s intelligence.

More, Clarke continues to try to bend Madi (a 13-year-old with full awareness of the choice that she made) to her own will because of her own fears. She even goes so far as to physically wrestle with Madi and later, she threatens Madi with the activation words for the Flame (something that makes Madi flinch away from her). As a mother myself, I understand loving your child, but I will never do so to the point of physically forcing them to do things my way. I understand we’re meant to see this as a lesson in how far gone Clarke is now, how much her priorities have shifted, but having children doesn’t fundamentally change who you are, at least not the way the show would have you believe it does.

It doesn’t help that Clarke herself seems unaware of the lessons she’s been teaching Madi herself. When Madi slits the miner’s throat Clarke looks horrified (and I’m tempted to believe she thinks Madi’s new ruthlessness is inspired by the Flame), but it’s Clarke herself — with her continued murdering of guards in front of Madi under the guise of “There are no good guys” — who has created this monster. Will the show finally have Clarke realize she might have gone overboard? At this point, I don’t know.

3. Sometimes a Villain…

Can just be a villain. I’ve never been Octavia’s biggest fan; even in Season 1 she didn’t appeal to me the way she did to the masses, and perhaps that’s because she always felt too well adjusted for someone who was forced to live under the floor with no human interaction outside of two people for her entire life. Her actions in later seasons only forced me further away from her (beating her brother, her mentor, her lover, telling Grounders about their culture, etc), as it felt like the show was still trying to make me see her as someone who was capable of redemption.

Season 5 seemingly threw redemption out of the window for Octavia and leaned full blast into her apparent psychosis. This is who Octavia should have always been: unbalanced, with a yearning for power (caused by her own years of helplessness) and a desire to keep it by any means necessary, but “The Warriors Will” felt like an odd mix of redemption and further destruction for Octavia. When she cried after meeting with Bellamy and almost ran the piece of glass across her own wrist, it seemed as if we were supposed to feel sympathy for her. When she begged Indra to show her another way, when she pleaded with Monty to speak with Bellamy about Indra’s weakness and reminisced about the good times trapped in their room with Bellamy; all of these moments felt as if we were supposed to be seeing Octavia under the guise of “Blodreina”.

Unfortunately for the show, I’ve already spent four years understanding why Octavia is who she is, and I didn’t need any more explanations. Yes, I can see that each of the “softer” moments I’ve listed above were then flipped on their heads by Octavia allowing Blodreina to creep out when people didn’t bend to her will, but a villain as bad as Octavia has become in those six years under the ground doesn’t need to be humanized further. This was always going to be her destination, because Octavia was doomed from the moment of her birth.

I hope that the writers fully give in to Octavia as a truly broken and destroyed individual, someone who has truly “died” on the inside, but Octavia has had a metaphorical death every season and I have no faith that the writers are finally ready to commit to the villain they’ve created.

The Bad:

1. Where are the Grounders, Who are the Grounders...

Why are the Grounders (love and miss you Dax!) written as so ridiculously idiotic? This show is full of MacGuffins (plot devices) but I can’t believe that an entire group of people are functioning as one. I cannot understand how an entire group of reasonably intelligent people are still following Octavia’s orders after she has betrayed them twice in one episode.

We have seen the Grounders turn against their Commander before (that was the entire plot of the front end of S3) and know that some will even resort to assassination attempts if necessary. We know that, in the first few months in the bunker, the Grounders didn’t respect Octavia as a true leader, likely because she isn’t a Nightblood and does not hold the Flame, and we know that dissent has been growing amongst them since the bunker was opened.

In this very episode, we see the Grounders lead a chant of “No more Blodreina” for almost a solid minute after the discovery that she’s been lying to them about the existence of food (and a way to grow their own sustainable plant life outside of the bunker), but after Octavia burns that very same sustenance to the ground, the Grounders are once again ready to march to their deaths for their Red Queen.

It’s just not realistic. No group of people is truly this stupid. Not when dissent was already beginning amongst them as early as “Exit Wounds”, not when Octavia doesn’t fit their idea of true Commander anyway, not when she continues to prove how little she values their lives over her own need for power, not when they know that they have a true Commander out there waiting for them (and at least half of the army believes in Madi) — and all of this is made even more offensive by the reminder that Grounders are coded as indigenous peoples.

2. Too Many Serial Killers…

Makes the show a bit dull. As much as I enjoy the inner turmoil that has boiled over in the Eligius crew, McCreary and his merry band of thieves and murderers don’t really bring the same punch when they aren’t facing off against fan favorites Diyoza and Zeke Shaw. The scene in the woods with McCreary murdering the defectors had absolutely no emotional impact (or even an impact on the overall plot) because the audience has no attachment to the characters he murdered.

I assume it was meant to show us once again that McCreary is a ruthless killer, but we already know that. He was on Eligius for a reason and it wasn’t because he handed out candy to crying babies. The scenes with his crew guarding Abby were also unfulfilling because, again, we didn’t know those miners, and because I didn’t know them, their gruesome deaths at the hands of the obviously cannibalistic Vinson (probably foreshadowing for next week’s episode, “The Dark Year”) fell flat as well. The filming choice for that scene was also atrocious as a viewer. I understand that we’re supposed to be “seeing” through Abby’s eyes, but a shaky, blurry camera doesn’t make for a good viewing experience.

I had to consistently force myself to pay attention to the action on the screen during these moments, and even in my rewatch I found nothing of note save Diyoza’s notebook (which mentions the Sword of Damocles — an allusion to the ever-present peril faced by those in power and the title of the two-part finale), which clearly foreshadows the use of the element mined all those years ago later in the season. I would have been more interested in seeing McCreary and his crew hunting for Zeke and Diyoza (as opposed to simply torturing defectors for information) interspersed with the escapees trying to get to safety or coming up with another plan of attack. Instead, the fan favorites were all missing this episode (Zeke, Diyoza, Raven, Murphy, Emori) and what was left was…not great.

3. Let the Past Die

Not to quote Kylo Ren (because…gross), but it’s just not a good thing to continue to harp on the Season 3 actions of one character and one character only. Yes, if you haven’t guessed by now, I am discussing the second mention this season of Bellamy’s participation in the Pike sponsored massacre. We are constantly framing this one moment as the defining moment of Bellamy’s character arc, all while ignoring that Pike actively used Bellamy’s PTSD as it relates to Grounders to coerce him into participating, that Bellamy immediately showed remorse for his actions (in trying to stop Pike from murdering the wounded and later his body language and facial expressions upon entering Arkadia) and that it has, in canon, now been six years since those events happened. It doesn’t help that each time that moment in Bellamy’s life is mentioned the camera pans slowly to his face and Bellamy always must look guilty for a few moments, so we can understand that he did “a bad thing”.

If we are going to dwell on the Bad Thing that Bellamy did in Season 3, why is that we don’t also focus on the Bad Things that almost every other character did in Season 3? Why don’t we ever discuss Octavia brutally beating her brother while those who were supposed to be Bellamy’s friends watched in silence? Why don’t we ever discuss Clarke abandoning her people to relax in the shade in Polis for two weeks under the guise of ambassadorship? Why don’t we discuss Monty being on Team Pike just as much as Bellamy was and even helping to lock the gates to prevent Pike defectors from leaving Arkadia? All of those actions have been excused by the narrative as OK and yet, six years later, we are still dwelling on one day in the life of a character who is meant to be one of our heroes. If Bellamy has grown past his actions and has matured into a head and heart leader, let the others around him do the same.

To be clear, this isn’t a problem that Bellamy alone faces, it’s simply that his actions are the only ones portrayed as negative. Here I’m discussing the show’s continued pandering to Lexa kom Trikru fans. Despite Lexa’s death six years ago, Clarke still holds onto to the memory of her lost love (which is fine! I want to be clear that I have no problem with Clarke being curious about Lexa and Madi’s ability to “commune” with her if you will). My problem here is that we now have a show that has stated that Clarke was canonically willing to allow her best friend (again — canon confirmed) to die for placing the Flame in her child’s head (something just last episode Clarke was referring to as a “thing”), but now can’t bring herself to destroy the Flame because, even six years later, she still believes Lexa is actually residing within it, even as she believes the Flame’s existence to be a clear and present danger to her child.

You can’t write Clarke as being fanatically protective of Madi, to the point where she will allow her best friend to die over a device, I cannot emphasize enough that Bellamy is her still-living best friend, and then turn around and have her use her daughter to inquire about a woman that she loved who has been dead for over six years now. We get it, you want us to understand how important Lexa was, but you should not do that at the expense of what has been deemed the “foundation of the show” by the showrunner himself.

The Decent:

1. Don’t Mess with Gaia…

Kom Trikru, that is. I have been a Gaia stan since her initial introduction and the religious warrior hasn’t let me down yet. Her every action for six years in the bunker has been done with the faith that one day a true Commander would return to them and lead the Grounders once more. In the interim period, she made sure to ingratiate herself to Octavia, becoming a trusted member of her group which allowed her to continue to protect the Flame and operate mostly unquestioned. I admired her plan in this episode, her staunch refusal to murder her mother or Bellamy and even her attempted assassination of Octavia. Now that Gaia knows Madi is out there, she will stop at nothing to place her in her rightful place.

Equally as exciting is that there are people who believe in her as well. Gaia’s faction of the faithful seems small now, but I have no doubt that as we get closer to the end of the season we’re going to see that number increase. It won’t be easy to walk through fifty miles of desert, especially not once the sandworms make their appearance, and the further they walk the more cracks will appear in Wonkru, and I have no doubt that’s when Gaia will strike. I believe in her mission and I hope that her faith will be rewarded.

2. Always Bet on Green…

Monty Green, that is. It comes as no surprise to any of us that Monty, who has been pushing for a peaceful solution since he got to the ground and realized what has become of the bunker, found a way to save the day. He knew he could regrow the hydrofarm, he said as much to Kara only a few episodes prior (in 5x08 “How We Get to Peace”) and he’s managed to do just that and more, expanding his idea into the ability to create sustainable flora even outside of the bunker, with the hope that perhaps they could create their own Eden. It’s a genius solution, one that wastes no more lives and, while it might take a few years to truly bloom, it was one that was workable. In fact, that shred of hope might have given the bunker group enough time to work out true peace with Eligius.

Instead, all of Monty’s hard work is burned to the ground by literal dictator Octavia, and it is heartbreaking to see Monty sitting outside the ruins of Polis, holding on to his last bit of algae. Monty’s one hope was that death could be avoided. He didn’t want to return to Earth if it meant having to kill to live, he didn’t want to march on Eden, and I believe that his words about “deserving Earth” will come back to haunt a few people. Monty’s algae in small doses was enough to put both Murphy and Octavia in a coma, in a large enough dose I fear it could prove lethal. The camera focus on the jar and Monty’s insistence this season on peace (and death before war) tell me that the facilitator of irradiation in Mt. Weather, the boy who killed his mother twice (one time for Octavia herself — methinks he might regret that now) might be planning something, and I don’t think it’s going to turn out well for everyone.

3. A Mother’s Love…

As much as I’ve bemoaned the presentation of motherhood on The 100 in general and this season in particular, they finally got it right with Indra. I have never been more in awe of her than I was when she told Octavia that Gaia would be walking out of that pit and that she would kill Bellamy to ensure it. There was no hesitation, and finally I saw a mother’s love that I recognize. Indra’s willingness to sacrifice herself (and everyone else in the ring with her) is exactly what motherhood is all about. What makes the moment even better are the facts that:

Indra considered Octavia a daughter and loves her still, but is unwilling to continue to allow that to take precedence over the continued survival of Gaia, and

Octavia truly believed that Indra would choose Bellamy (and thus Octavia herself) over Gaia, only to hear Indra reject her.

Just as Bellamy is Octavia’s blood, Gaia is Indra’s (and more — flesh of her flesh as well). There is no stronger bond than that of motherhood, no greater love than that of a mother for her child, and I will rewatch the moments that Indra told both Blake siblings that her child would be the one walking out of that ring alive until my DVR recording refuses to allow me to rewind again. There is true strength in motherhood that does not run from problems but faces them head on and when it realizes that the only option might be death, does not flinch. I love Indra kom Trikru, she deserves the world.

In conclusion, “The Warriors Will” was another filler episode that had little to no impact on the overall plot of the season. It’s beginning to seem as of the six-year time jump, which could have had huge emotional impact across several relationships, was only created to force a divide between two characters, as no other aspect of the show has changed. Octavia is darker, absolutely, but she was already dark. Abby has a severe medical condition, but she already had one of those. Kane is operating as a goodwill ambassador for Eligius, but he’s always done that. The Flame is still a MacGuffin that does whatever the plot needs it to, it’s always done that.

I believe an opportunity for actual character-driven plots (as opposed to the characters continuing to react to the plot) was missed and, with only 3 episodes left in the season, I have no idea how the show can successfully wrap up every loose end it’s created and also shoehorn in the introduction for next season. I hope the show can prove me wrong.

The 100 airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW.

April’s episode rating: 🐝🐝🐝

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Jesus (peace be upon him)  One of the Mightiest Messengers of God

Quick Introduction

Prophet Jesus sent to Israel and the Holy Quran also reported the name of the prophet. He is the fifth of the six prophets, who are the highest among the prophets and are called the Ululazm. His mother is Hazrat Maryam. Allah created him without a father. He was born in Jerusalem. He became a prophet at the age of thirty. The book called the Bible was sent to him. At the age of thirty-three, he was raised to heaven alive. He will descend on the earth close to the doomsday.

Hazrat Maryam – Mother of Jesus (PBUH)

Maryam Hatun, mother of Jesus (PBUH), was a righteous and clean lady from the descendants of Suleiman aleyhisselam. When Hazrat Maryam was fifteen years old, she was engaged to a person named Yusuf-i Neccar. But before marrying him, Allah announced that he would give a child without a father to Hazrat Maryam.

The Birth of Jesus (PBUH)

Hazrat Maryam, with the command and power of Allah, became pregnant with Jesus. After a while, normal pregnancies began to appear. Seeing these situations, the Israelites began to gossip. They made various slanders and said things that would not come to mind and would not be taken into account. Unable to tolerate these rumors, Hazrat Maryam retreated to Bayt-i Lahm, a quiet town about 10 km south of Jerusalem. Considering that everything happened with the discretion and can of Allah, she was patient with people's words about herself.

As the birth of Jesus (PBUH) approached, she came under a dried date palm tree while walking in the garden of his place. She leaned against this tree as her labor pains intensified. The dried date palm tree on which he leaned turned green. Although the season was winter, it bore fruit. Under his feet, a little water channel began to flow. This situation comforted Hazrat Maryam. Meanwhile, Hazrat Isa came to the world. When Jesus (PBUH) was born, all idols within the east and west were destroyed and fell to the bottom . The demons were surprised by this situation. Finally, their elders, Iblis, informed them that Jesus (PBUH) had come to the world. When he was born, a great star appeared in the sky.

Jesus Talks in the lap of Mary

The Israelites, who learned that the Prophet Jesus was born, came to Bayt-i Lahm. When saw the newborn child in the lap of Hazrat Maryam, they said;

“O Mary! What is this? You came here doing a really ugly job. Where did you get this child, even though you were a very young girl but without a husband? What a wonder and wonder is this? "

The Holy Virgin listened patiently to all or any that was said. She didn't answer at all. But; pointed to the Prophet Jesus.

“Let him inform you of the reality of the matter. Talk to him. Ask him and understand! "

When they said that the child in the arson could not speak, Jesus Christ, who was in the arson, raised his hand and said:

“O ignorant ones! Do not attack my high reputation and condemn my mother. Surely, I am the servant of Allah. He will give me the book and make me a Prophet. Wherever I was, he made me blessed and ordered me to pray and give zakat as long as I was alive. He made me respectful of my mother ... On the day I was born, on the day I die, and on the day, I will be lifted alive, my salvation is upon me. "

The Israelites, who were amazed at how Prophet Jesus spoke, seemed to swallow their tongues. They couldn't say anything. Despite this, they did not refrain from making the said-code and making various slanders. They did not hesitate to make various slanders.

Life Before Prophethood

The governor of Damascus of the Roman emperor wanted to kill the two of them because he was born without a father. His mother took him to Egypt. They stayed in Egypt until the Prophet Jesus was twelve years old. Then they came to Jerusalem again and settled in the city of Nasıra.

Prophethood and the Background of Killing Plan

When he turned thirty, he was declared a Prophet by the will of God. When his prophetic order was announced, he immediately started preaching. He wanted people to believe in Allah and to follow His orders and avoid his prohibitions and rebellion.

The Israelites did not accept this invitation. Jesus (PBUH) showed miracles to non-believers. Although Jesus (PBUH) made a great effort, very few people believed. Just as the Israelites didn't believe him, they opposed his invitation and have become angry day by day. Seeing the softness of Jesus Christ, they did not believe. They even went further and attempted to kill the Prophet Jesus. Thereupon, the Prophet Jesus took a word from the twelve people named as apostles, whom he chose among those who believed in him, that they would believe and worship Allah and help him.

Killing Plan

A group of Jews spoke to Isa (PBUH) and his mother Hazrat Maryam. When Jesus (PBUH) heard this, he made a curse about them. Allah accepted this prayer and turned those who prolonged his tongue to Jesus and his mother into monkeys and pigs.

Seeing this situation, the Jews discussed the event among them. All of them agreed to kill the Prophet Jesus. They started looking for Prophet Jesus. They tricked the Roman Emperor's Governor of Jerusalem Jones Pilot to believe that Jesus was against the Roman Empire which he was trying to determine a replacement government in Palestine.

The Last Talks of Jesus (PBUH)

For the last time, Jesus had a secret conversation with his Apostles one night and said to them, “Before the rooster crows (that is, before the morning) one of you will deny me and sell me for small money.”. In fact, the Apostle named Yahuda took some money from the Jews before morning. He informed the whereabouts of the Prophet Jesus.

So-Called Crucifixion

When Jesus entered the house with the Jews to catch the Prophet, Allah likened Yehuda to Isa. The Jews also caught him, saying Jesus (PBUH), and killed him by hanging him on the cross (crucifixion). Allah raised Jesus (PBUH) to heaven. Jesus (PBUH) was thirty-three years old at this point.

The Events after Jesus (PBUH)

Forty years after Jesus (PBUH) was raised to heaven, the Romans attacked Jerusalem. They killed most of the Jews and captured some of them. They plundered the city. They burned their books. As punishment for what they did against Jesus, they became despicable.

Christians’ Belief Vs. Muslims’ Belief

Christians believe that Jesus (PBUH) fell to the cross and died there, but then rose to heaven.

Muslims, on the other hand, believe that Jesus alaihis-salam was lifted directly to the sky.

This matter Quran 'In the 158th verse of the chapter of an-Nisa, it is stated as follows:

“They did not hang him, they did not kill him. On the contrary, Allah raised him to his level.”

In addition, it was stated in the hadiths:

“Jesus (aleyhisselam) did not die. He will return to you before doomsday. ",

"I am the closest of the son of Mary to Jesus (aleyhisselam) within the world and therefore the hereafter."

" there's no other prophet between me and Jesus (aleyhisselam) ."

The Start of Misconceptions about Jesus

Allah raised Isa as well as Idris at the age of 33. He invited people to religion for three years. Upon his will, the Apostles scattered around. They started to tell people about Christianity. It took 80 years for this true religion to spread.

Then Christians were perverted. Bible has changed. Just as the Jews slandered the Holy Virgin and Jesus, Christians got stuck in three wrong beliefs about him.

Some of them, "The son of Mary is God." said. Some say, "He is the son of God." said. Another group said, "He is one of the father, son and spirituality".

The Return of Jesus

Jesus aleyhisselam never married. He did not give value to the world. He will go down to the minaret of the Umayya Mosque in Damascus close to Doomsday, get married and have children. He will meet with Hazrat Mahdi, he will live for 40 years, die in Madinah, and be buried in the cell where the Prophet’s grave is located. He will be subject to the provisions of the religion of Islam and he will be judgmental.

European Books about Islamic Year and Christmas Night

It is written in European books that Plato died 347 years BC. Since Jesus (PBUH) came to the world secretly, remained a little in the world, and was raised to heaven, and only twelve apostles knew him and the Christians lived secretly for a couple of centuries, that is, Christmas night wasn't understood correctly.

It is written in books in various languages that the current Islamic year is less than five years, as it is supposed to be the twenty-fifth of the first law (December) or the sixth or other day of the second law (January). In that case, the Islamic year is not correct and definite, and its day and year are doubtful and wrong.

According to what Imam-i Rabbani (kuddis sirruh) and Burhan-ı Kati report, the Greek philosopher Plato lived in the time of Jesus aleyhisselam.According to this, the Islamic calendar is incomplete for more than 300 years, and therefore the time between Isa and Muhammad aleyhisselam isn't but a thousand years.

The Miracles of Jesus (PBUH)

There were nine types of miracles:

1.  1.   He spoke in his cradle.

2.  2.  He raised the dead. It is especially famous that he resurrected four dead. These are Sam bin Nuh, Shaddad bin Ad, Masan bin Malan and a child from Bani Israel.

3.  3. It would make the blind ones see as if they are healthy, and it would cure the baras disease, which is a skin disease. It would be nice if he touched the patient with his hand. He was called Isa-i Messiah because he cured the patients by anointment together with his hand. (Surat al-Maida: 110)

4.   4. As stated in the 49th verse of the chapter of Iml-i Imran, he informed about the things that his people ate or hid for eating.

5.   5. As stated within the 110th verse of chapter al-Maida, when a bird was made up of mud and blown thereon, it might become a bird with the permission of Allah.

6.   6. As stated in the 114th verse of chapter al-Maida, the Apostles offered to bring down a table containing food. When the Prophet Jesus raised his hands and prayed, a table with bread and meat came down.

7.    7. When Jesus was asleep, he knew everything that was spoken and done with him.

8.   8. Whenever he wanted, when he raised his hands to the sky and prayed, food and fruit would come before him.

9.   9. Jesus (PBUH) knew his words and secrets even though he was far from the Jews (Bani Israel).

The religion of Jesus Christ; Christianity:

The religion of Moses (peace be upon him) continued until the time of Jesus (PBUH). But when Jesus aleyhisselam came, it was not permissible to follow the religion of Moses, and until the religion of Muhammad aleyhisselam came, it was necessary to obey the religion of Jesus.

The Negative Role of Paul

Paul, one of the notables of the Jews and one of the greatest enemies of the Christians, made up the lie that he accepted Christianity and that

Jesus

(PBUH) made himself a lie to invite non-Jewish nations to Christians. He changed his name to Pavlos (Bolus). Appearing as a very good Isevi, he broke the religion of

Jesus

(PBUH). Tawhid (belief in one God), trinity (belief in three gods = Father-son-holy spirit); He converted Christianity to Christianity. Bible changed.

Jesus

is the son of God, he said.

Quotes of Jesus (PBUH)

“World love is the head of all evil. The eye gaze magnifies lust in the heart. (The greedy makes a person insatiable.) I swear that lust (to obey the desires of the soul) leaves its owner long-lasting trouble. Look through the world. Do not bother with repairs."

“Who wants the world is like those who drink sea water. The more he drinks, the more his thirst will increase, and eventually he will die. "

"Good news to those that cry once they remember their sins, who protect their tongue and who have enough house to stay their heads."

“The most beloved thing in the sight of Allah is righteous hearts. Allah keeps the world alive for their sake. When they are destroyed, they destroy the earth."

“Trees are many, but not all bear fruit. Fruits are many, but not all are sweet. The sciences are many, but not all of them are useful. "

“I cured the deaf and dumb, I revived the dead. But I could not find the cure of Jahl-i inkb (thinking ignorance of science and maturity). (Because that nobody is as if the knowledge and ripeness of ignorance.)

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151. What is louder and more annoying: 200 adults talking or one four-year-old screaming? >> I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard 200 adults talking at one time. Regardless, I’m sensory-defensive, so many things register as the same level of “too loud” for me. Both of these things would be simply “too loud”. 152. Do you believe the stories about planes, boats and people mysteriously disappearing into the Bermuda triangle? >> I find them vaguely interesting. I liked the X-Files episode about it, Gillian Anderson’s character (it wasn’t Scully, technically...) was excellent in it lol. 153. Who are you the most jealous of? >> I don’t know, I’ve never thought about it. 154. What is the happiest way you can start your day? >> In an Inworld cuddle pile. 155. Do you ever have moments where you feel like everything is all right in the world? >> Occasionally.

156. Who thinks that you are offensive? >> I don’t know who thinks I’m offensive. It’s not like people go out of their way to tell me that or anything. 157. If you had to teach a class in something, what would you be able to teach people? >> I’d rather not. I greatly prefer being a student, anyway. 158. Have you ever had a spiritual experience (an experience that cannot be explained by science)? >> I’m sure science could contrive a reasonable enough explanation for the things I experience (and if it can’t now, it probably will eventually). Regardless, I prefer my explanations, and I’ll stick to them. 159. Do you believe that this experience was truly mystical or do you think there is some scientific explanation for it, only you don’t know what it is? >> An experience being explained in a scientific fashion doesn’t prevent it from being mystical. There are plenty of mystical experiences that science has an explanation for, after all, but the people involved in those experiences keep their own counsel. I think both a mystical explanation and a scientific explanation can exist comfortably side-by-side in my brain; they’re both useful for different reasons, particularly when it comes to communicating the experience to others (I wouldn’t use a mystical explanation when speaking to a hard materialist, for example, because, like... what would be the point...?). 160. Do you get offended easily? >> I wouldn’t say that, no. But I tend to be automatically distrustful of people who seem to go out of their way to be “offensive”. Just because whatever they’re saying doesn’t directly hurt me doesn’t mean I want to hang out with someone who says the kinds of things they say. 161. Would you still love and stay with your significant other if he or she had to have a breast or testicle removed? >> I can’t imagine being affected by that sort of thing at all. 162. Do you believe in fate or free will? >> I don’t care to choose a side. I think the discourse around it is interesting. 163. Do you believe that only boring people get bored? >> Of course not. That’s a rude (and, of course, entirely inaccurate, but mostly rude) thing to say. 164. Can life change or are we all stuck in vain? >> What does this even mean? 165. What changes are you afraid of? >> The kind that cause me pain. 166. Are you a day person or nocturnal? >> I prefer to be awake in the daylight and asleep at night. 167. What one CD could you listen to for an entire week (no mixed CD’s, it must be an album)? >> Why would I even have to do this anymore? It’s 2020. 168. Which is worse, working in retail, food service, or an office? >> For me, all of them are equally bad. Well, okay, maybe food service is worse because there’s the added layer of having to handle food and be around mucky gross things. 169. What’s the coolest job you ever had? >> Manning merch tables at local shows. 170. What is one central idea that your thoughts seem to come back to? >> There is no central idea...? I’m not sure how one even determines this. 171. Have you ever wanted to be an actor/tress? >> I was one in Inworld’s first iteration, when I was physically a child. But I have never really had interest in being one in this world. 172. If you had the power to control one person and make this person do anything you wanted for a whole day, who would you pick and what would they do? >> Total power exchange is totally not my scene, I’d get bored of it way too easily. I could absolutely see myself snapping, “make a fucking decision for yourself for once” after like an hour or two, lmao. 173. What star sign are you and what is your sign like? >> Gemini. I’m not going to go into an explanation of Gemini’s commonly-recognised traits, Google can take care of that for you. 174. Did the Blair Witch Project scare you? >> I haven’t seen it. The new Blair Witch game looked vaguely interesting. 175. Are you in constant fear of death? >> Not constant. I did spend about a year or so like that, recently. It sucked pretty bad. 176. Does fear of death keep you from building a life? >> No. Sometimes I get that bone-deep “what’s the point” feeling, but like... that feeling will just have to exist on its own while I go ahead and keep doing stuff. I can’t give in to that. 177. Do you like all your movies to be in wide-screen? >> I’m not sure what the alternative is, or what the difference is or whatever. 178. Are you a fan of any comic books? >> Sure. 179. At what age did you attend your first funeral? >> I don’t remember. I vaguely recall one happening when I was young, but I have no idea what exact age I was. 180. What do you smell like (lotion, cologne, sweat)? >> Just... like, a person. I showered this morning, but the fragrances from soap and lotion don’t linger very long, and it hasn’t been long enough for me to start smelling like sweat or anything. So I’m somewhere in the middle. 181. What are your greatest sources for wisdom? >> Oh, you know. People. 182. When you were little, where did your parents tell you babies come from? >> My father never had that discussion with me, I figured it out from reading books. 183. What is your favorite band? >> I don’t have one. 184. What’s the best cheesy 80’s song? >> Come On Eileen. /picks one at random 185. What’s the best kind of movie to see on a date? >> I’m not the person to ask. 186. Do you like to sit in the front, middle or back of the Movie Theater? >> Back, absolutely. And woe unto the people who have the same idea and try to sit near me. 187. Have you ever been inside an abandoned building? >> Yeah. 188. Under what circumstances would you agree to work for free? >> The circumstances where I really just want to do whatever-it-is and it isn’t too intensive, I guess. And where I feel like my work is valued in some other way if not financially. 189. Candles or strobe lights? >> Candles. Although sometimes in a dark area, a candle flame dancing around on the wick will have a kind of strobe-y effect, and I hate it. 190. Do you think the Lord of the Rings movies are true to the books or did Hollywood change the story too much? >> I don’t know, I didn’t read the book. 191. When you see a stranger on the street does your first reaction lean towards thinking of this person as a potential friend or as a potential threat? >> I don’t think of them as a potential anything.  192. Is it natural for human beings to fear and distrust each other, or is it cultural? >> Obviously it’s cultural, or every human being in every society on earth would fear and distrust everyone else with or without cause... which... is not the case... 193. What do you really want to buy? >> Nothing. I don’t have the money to buy anything right now, anyway. 194. You have to choose. Would you be happier marrying someone rich for their money or living in the streets and subway tunnels with someone you love? >> God, do I hate this question. First of all, neither money nor love are “everything”, but “love” is work, not some kind of magic bubbly gushy feeling that happens no matter what, and that work starts to take a backseat when all one’s energy is devoted to simply surviving from day to day. How do I know? Take a wild guess. Second of all, the question doesn’t take into account whether you can also love someone you’ve married for the sake of financial security. (Spoiler: remember, love is action and will and intent, not magic, so yeah, you can.) Third of all, can I stress that there’s nothing fucking romantic and movie-like about being homeless? Because sometimes I feel like people imagine “we’ll share a cardboard box and be free of the shackles of modern society <3″ or some shit and meanwhile I’ve seen homeless couples, many homeless couples. I’ve been homeless couples. It sucks. That’s the end of the story. It sucks. (There’s probably similar romantic notions about marrying some tycoon and being a kept lady/boy, or whatever, which do not at all measure up to the reality. I’m sure a lot of people end up abused and neglected and miserable in their gilded-cage master bedrooms, afterwards. But since that’s not my experience, it wasn’t the focus of my fathomless ire with this question, lol.) 195. If someone wanted to understand you what book could they read that would help? >> That’s not going to happen. 196. Do you think it’s odd that Americans have freedom of religion and yet call themselves ‘one nation under god’? >> I don’t think it’s odd because I’m pretty used to how the United States works in that respect. I know it operates under conservative, Christian hegemony while playing the role of secular, progressive Western nation on the outside.

197. In what sense are you a minority? >> I’m Black, disabled/neuro-atypical, socially considered female, trans, and queer. I think that covers it. 198. Are you anti social? >> No. I have a few asocial behaviours and inclinations, but I’m not anti-social. 199. Do you photograph well? >> Sometimes. Not often, in my opinion. 200. Do you think that human beings would survive through a nuclear winter? >> I don’t know. I’m not knowledgeable enough about either human biology (and psychology) or the specifics of nuclear winter to say.

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The Balahyan Royal Family. ♫

Raeyn Bahadur su’na Geghard & Raeynia Laelia du’na Jibril. King Bahadur, son of Geghard, & Queen Laelia, daughter of Jibril. They have lived 324 and 303 Earth years, respectively. Though third in line for the throne, Bahadur showed the most potential out of his seven brothers, and thus was crowned king when their father passed. His deep reverence for propriety makes him a very austere, reserved person. He does, however, have a competitive streak, and a craving for glory. He obsesses over achieving more for his world. Warm-hearted sentimentality does not come easily to him. Mostly, he only shows such a side to his wife, and a few of his favorite children: Siran, Lusine, Aram, Albena, and Vartouhi. His hair is a blazing orange similar to his daughter Albena. Laelia is the daughter of one of the planet’s greatest researchers, and inherited a similarly sharp intellect. She is also very kind, and these traits often make her Bahadur’s voice of reason. During her pregnancy with Aram, she was involved in a terrorist attack on another planet she was visiting. She fell ill and became weak after the incident, and this combined with the other planet’s absolute refusal to take responsibility led Bahadur to declare war. She was not permitted to interact with Vartouhi much during her daughter’s childhood, as the royal medical team worried Vartouhi’s turbulent powers could cause fatal amounts of stress, or worse, a fatal accident. As a result, Vartouhi became the only child she is distant with--an ever-present regret for the queen. Her hair is a vibrant crimson, like her daughter Kohar.

Siran du’na Bahadur. The eldest daughter and child in general of the King and Queen; she has lived 103 Earth years. As the first child, she was raised in the strictest manner to best represent the family, and grew up to be rather mild-mannered as a result. She isn’t adverse to fun, but only in private with her very close friends and family, so she was often the killjoy for her siblings. Siran often helped take care of them, and became bossy and preachy in the process. Her marriage was arranged soon after her coming-of-age ceremony, as she was highly sought-after. She was unlucky; they fell in love--real, true love--and illness took him from her a decade later. She grieved, but, ever the dutiful princess, she agreed to remarry another prince from an allied country on the same planet. It is with this prince that she had her first child--a son, whom she named Albenan in honor of her deceased sister. Siran’s talents lie in research, debate, and lobbying. Due to their large age gap and the fact that Siran left Balah to live with her husband, her relationship with Vartouhi is shallower, not actually understanding her. Siran values family, however, and deeply wishes to understand her.

Afzal su’na Bahadur. He is a pampered pretty boy and the second-eldest of the royal heirs at 97 Earth years, though first in line for the crown. He’s about as interested in ruling as he is in monogamy. (That is to say, not at all.) Which is a shame, given he does show talent for negotiation. He’s a playboy who likes to live life for himself—very selfishly. Since he was the first son, he was spoiled relentlessly, which is probably why he’s so conceited, narcissistic, and self-centered. Afzal spends his days traveling, whether around Balah or to outside planets, sleeping with people, sampling the local vices, and impulsively doing whatever he thinks will make him feel good--make him forget the huge responsibility being demanded of him--make him that much less qualified for the crown so they’ll shove it at one of his siblings instead. He was the very least close to Vartouhi, because they often butted heads, and he teased her for his own amusement. He hated her because she was a constant representation of what he wasn’t: someone just as burdened with such great responsibilities and others’ contempt, and yet she picked herself up again and again, and carried on. Though he strived to be inadequate to rule, her presence reminded him that he was inadequate as a person, too. Even more infuriating, he wasn’t a bad enough person; rather than indifference at the notion, he felt depression when he thought about it. Which only led to more indulgence in a poor attempt to make himself feel better.

Lusine du’na Bahadur. She is the third eldest child at 85 Earth years. With Siran already taking marriage offers and Afzal in mind to rule, Lusine had much more freedom. And in that freedom, her head learned to fly off into the clouds during her studies, in the middle of repetitive tasks, and when she was just alone. With so much room to do what she wanted, her heart grew and grew, and despite how big it is now, it still overflows with love and compassion. Many of her daydreams involve finding the love of her life and marrying him, yes, but even more of them are daydreams of ways to improve life for her people. She works hard to make her dreams a reality, starting with declining a debut--the Balahyan ceremony in which royals announce they will be available for arranged marriages. She also participates in charity work regularly, and if there isn’t already something going on, she organizes something herself. Lusine has a talent in medicine, having acted as a medic regularly during the war. She is second closest to Vartouhi, often having filled her head with rosy fantasies of romance.

Zhirayr su’na Bahadur. At 83 Earth years, he is the fourth eldest child. Being close in age to Lusine meant he was born in that same “sweet spot” period where there was less pressure on the new additions to the family. As a result, he also flourished. With a sister not too much older than him, he often passed the time with lighthearted pranks, and the goofiness fostered in his childhood stuck with him into his adult life. Zhirayr is a social butterfly--outgoing and fun-loving, and quite talkative, too. He enjoys helping others and making people smile, and is often the one who suggests throwing grand parties, events, and festivals for the kingdom to enjoy themselves. He also helps his sister with her charity work and frequently visits commoners to lift their spirits. Zhirayr has great planning, organizational, and leadership skills, whether it be for party planning or helping plan new developments for Balah. He is the third closest to Vartouhi, giving her lots of advice and trying to help her where he could.

Raisa du’na Bahadur. She is the fifth eldest child and 80 years old. She’s bubbly and a bit ditzy. Unlike Lusine and Zhirayr, who developed work ethic for academia and a sense of duty to their people, Raisa is completely uninterested in serious matters. The only thing she puts work into is her body--specifically, in training in different sports, as she has a natural talent and affinity for athletics. Because she hates dull moments and being serious, her friendships are very superficial. Even amongst her siblings, she has a hard time connecting on a deeper level because she refuses to talk about more difficult, complex ideas and emotions. Luckily, she’s too oblivious to realize this, so it doesn’t get her down. Raisa is betrothed to a prince from another planet, and scheduled to marry within the next decade. Her attitude about the arrangement is rather nonchalant; as long as she gets to sleep with pretty ladies-in-waiting, she won’t complain. Her husband is okay with this, agreeing that as long as they can produce an heir through artificial insemination, he is content. She is the sixth closest to Vartouhi, but only in the sense that there is no animosity between them. Like all of Raisa’s relationships, it’s too superficial to count as being ‘close.’

Kohar du’na Bahadur. Kohar is 70 Earth years and the sixth eldest child. She is also the last child to be born before the war, meaning she was also part of the carefree period for royal children. She used her freedom to learn the ways of a seductress. Charisma, flirtation, presence--she has them all, and she uses them and her beauty to her advantage to get whatever it is she wants. Which is usually someone (or several people) in her bed. She was so good at convincing people to spoil her, that she grew up very bossy and opinionated. As a matter of fact, she dictated which princes and princesses she would be betrothed to. No, that is not an error. She has multiple fiancés, taking full advantage of Balah’s lax stance on polyamory and polygamy. Kohar isn’t dumb but rather just bored by most things academic. The only field of study that remotely captured her interest is psychology, and even then she may not have become interested if it wasn’t sexual psychology that led her to it. Kohar has the most fiancés at 6 in total, 4 men and 2 women. She is the fifth closest to Vartouhi, mostly because her bossy nature made Vartouhi uneasy sometimes.

Aram su’na Bahadur. He is the seventh eldest child at 55 Earth years. The most serious child of the bunch, by far. He wants the crown and takes his studies very seriously because of this. He is also the strongest son, able to best any soldier in his father’s army, and an expert in most kinds of weaponry. He doesn’t really have "hobbies," spending all of his free time taking up some new skill or area of study that will better prepare him to become king. Vartouhi and Aram are the “golden children,” if you will. Due to Aram’s serious nature and Vartouhi’s demureness, they were perfect for showing off at gatherings and representing the family in front of important people. He is the fourth closest to Vartouhi, not because they didn't get along as well as the first three, but because his seriousness simply makes him a bit awkward at times. For example, he has trouble knowing how to comfort others, so it was difficult for him to help Vartouhi when she was upset. He did, however, let her confide in him about many things, and he often helped her study, or tried to train her in the art of battle when she needed more one-on-one guidance. He is very, very protective of her, because after Albena, he was the sibling that spent the most time with her, due to the two of them being shown off at events and present for many political activities. 

Albena du’na Bahadur. She is the eighth eldest child, and the fraternal twin of Vartouhi, just 3 minutes older than her sister. She was well on her way to someday becoming the head of the Balahyan army, as she had always shown an uncanny talent for combat and battle strategy. Yet she was not so stoic as Aram, or cocky as Anoush. She was level-headed, but vivacious, and compassionate. She was held up on a pedestal as the woman for all young Balahyan girls to aspire to be, strong but kind-hearted, and the woman for all young Balahyan boys to hope to grow up to be good enough for. From their tender years, Albena would protect Vartouhi from bullying, teasing, lectures, and danger. She adored her sister wholeheartedly, because while Vartouhi looked up to her, she did so without the sense of pressure to be perfect that so many others put on Albena. They told each other everything, and though their differences in talents separated them through completely different schedules, they always found time for one another during breaks. Before Vartouhi's betrothal, she was sent to investigate a possible Galgidori sighting and exterminate any she came across. She became host to a Galgidori at this time, fighting off its influence for a week before she finally lost to it, and she was killed by the Balahyan guards when the Galgidori possessing her attacked her own sister. She was the closest to Vartouhi out of all the family.

Vartouhi du’na Bahadur. She is now 53 Earth years, and the second-youngest of her siblings. She was born with a defect--a slight misalignment of a particular lobe unique to Balahyan brains that holds the capacity for telekinetic and telepathic influence, as well as the lobe being the tiniest bit overgrown. As a result, her emotions have a drastic effect on her powers. Most Balahyan royals rarely experience involuntary activity in that lobe (the only instances being during full-blown panic attacks/mental breakdowns). Vartouhi, on the other hand, struggled to rein in involuntary episodes of telekinesis from a very early age. As a toddler, she was considered dangerous. The fear and disdain from others impacted her negatively, and she desperately sought to prove herself as good and useful for her people. When she failed out of the Knight Academy for being unable to control her powers, she did the only other useful thing available to her: she got engaged. It ended the war and finally, the general public accepted her.

Anoush du’na Bahadur. She is 40 Earth years, and the youngest child. Born in the midst of war and without a sibling close enough in age to lean on, she became self-reliant. She, like Aram and the twins before her, was expected to become a great warrior in a very short amount of time. She excelled at this, but the praise she got for aggression and ruthlessness impacted her character. She became cold, calculating, and manipulative. Intimidation and dominance are second-nature to her. All of this, in combination with her master swordsmanship and borderline genius, make for a very formidable opponent on the battlefield. Off the battlefield, she doesn’t know what to do with herself. War is what she knows. Violence is her answer. As a member of the royal family, she has to rein in all of the traits she gained to adapt to a world rife with war. Anoush has trouble coping. She’s angry and bitter that it had to happen like this, and that out of all the ruined childhoods, hers was the one probability twisted into something darker. Her only saving grace is that she is rational enough to recognize what’s happened to her psyche, and she seeks help to keep it under control. Anoush is not yet betrothed. She is the second-to-least in closeness to Vartouhi, because she can barely tolerate Vartouhi's meek nature, and envies how, despite how weak she believes her older sister to be, somehow Vartouhi made it out of the war still a real person with a real personality. In addition, she always thought that if she could be a hero in the war, all of her sacrifice would be worth it. So the fact that Vartouhi’s betrothal became the turning point really infuriates her.

Opanha’mit. Literally “all-three,” this is the noun referring to the symbol of Balah. 3 is a very important number to Balahyans. As people with plant-like traits, they cherish earth, water, and sunlight. They believe all things, at their most basic levels, come from earth, water, and sunlight combined. Thus, the meaning of the symbol is “All things be these three.” Triangles are a very prevalent shape on Balah, as a result, for their three points, especially isoceles triangles. Specifically, they feel the bottom line represents the earth. The two bottom points represent the mortal life and the afterlife, which are separate planes of existence on the same land. The line is shorter as a reminder that life is temporary and should be treasured. Water and sunlight are represented by the longer sides of the triangle, both coming from the heavens to bless the earth. The top point represents the Goddess Itzel, watching over the planet, guiding everything to happen as it should. There are 3 outlines of triangles--two thin black ones, and one thick white one--representing the cycle of the day. (Darkness in the early hours, light in the middle, and darkness again at the end of the day.) The flower represents the Balahyan people--3 petals to honor their favored number--and specifically in the same shape as lotus petals because their Goddess’s flower was the lotus. 3 sets of 3 circles--each with 1 larger circle and 2 smaller circles--representing the people and agents of the Goddess working together to perpetuate their prosperity. Three dark triangles pointing inward to the center of the flower represent everything coming together in perfect harmony for the Balahyan people.