The Disciples Give Their Support to `Isa
Allah said,
﴿ÝóáóãøóÂ ÃóÍóÓøó ÚöíÓóì﴾
(Then when `Isa came to know), meaning, `Isa felt that they were adamant in disbelief and continuing in misguidance. He said to them,
﴿ãóäú ÃóäÕóÇÑöì Åöáóì Çááøóåö﴾
(Who will be my helper in Allah's cause) Mujahid commented, "Meaning, who would follow me to Allah'' However, it appears that `Isa was asking, "Who would help me convey the Message of Allah''
The Prophet said during the Hajj season, before the Hijrah,
«ãóäú ÑóÌõáñ íõÄúæöíäöí ÍóÊøóì ÃõÈóáøöÛó ßóáóÇãó ÑóÈøöí¿¡ ÝóÅöäøó ÞõÑóíúÔðÇ ÞóÏú ãóäóÚõæäöí Ãóäú ÃõÈóáøöÛó ßóáóÇãó ÑóÈøöí»
(Who will give me asylum so that I can convey the Speech of my Lord, for the Quraysh have prevented me from conveying the Speech of my Lord.) until he found the Ansar. The Ansar helped the Prophet and gave him refuge. He later migrated to them, they comforted the Prophet and protected him from all his enemies, may Allah be pleased with them all. This is similar to what happened with `Isa, for some of the Children of Israel believed in him, gave him their aid and support and followed the light that was sent with him. This is why Allah said about them;
﴿Ýóáóãøó ÃóÍóÓøó ÚöíÓóì ãöäúåõãõ ÇáúßõÝúÑó ÞóÇáó ãóäú ÃóäÕóÇÑöì Åöáóì Çááøóåö ÞóÇáó ÇáúÍóæóÇÑöíøõæäó äóÍúäõ ÃóäúÕóÇÑõ Çááøóåö ÁóÇãóäøóÇ ÈöÇááøóåö æóÇÔúåóÏú ÈöÃóäøóÇ ãõÓúáöãõæäó - ÑóÈøóäó ÁóÇãóäøóÇ Èöãó ÃóäÒóáóÊú æóÇÊøóÈóÚúäóÇ ÇáÑøóÓõæáó ÝóÇßúÊõÈúäóÇ ãóÚó ÇáÔøóÜåöÏöíäó ﴾
(Al-Hawariyyun said: "We are the helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims. Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger; so write us down among those who bear witness.'') Hawari in Arabic - means `support'. The Two Sahihs recorded that when the Prophet encouraged the people to fight during the battle of Al-Ahzab, Az-Zubayr came forward, and again, when the Prophet asked for fighters a second time. The Prophet said,
«Åöäøó áößõáøö äóÈöíó ÍóæóÇÑöíøðÇ¡ æóÍóæóÇÑöíøöí ÇáÒøõÈóíúÑ»
(Every Prophet has a Hawari, and Az-Zubayr is my Hawari)
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said about,
﴿ÝóÇßúÊõÈúäóÇ ãóÚó ÇáÔøóÜåöÏöíäó﴾
(so write us down among those who bear witness) "Meaning among the Ummah of Muhammad.'' This Hadith has a good chain of narration.