jesus in islam

CONVERTED TO ISLAM · Post by **CONVERTED TO ISLAM** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:20 am

The Islamic view of Jesus lies between two extremes. The Jews, who rejected Jesus as a prophet, called him an imposter, while the Christians, on the other hand, considered him to be the son of God and worship him as such. Islam considers Jesus to be one of the greatest and most forbearing of prophets, in addition to Noah, Abraham, Moses and Muhammad, may God praise them. Jesus is also considered to be the Messiah as well. This is in conformity with the Islamic view of the Oneness of God, the Oneness of Divine guidance, and the complementary role of the subsequent mission of God’s messengers.

The message of God to humanity, which is to worship God and God alone and to live according to His instruction, was revealed to Adam (peace be upon him), who passed it on to his children. All the subsequent revelations to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and, finally, Muhammad are in conformity with that message. Thus, Islam views any contradictions among revealed religions as man-made elements introduced into these religions. The position of Jesus in the three major creeds- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam- is not an exception.

Although the Quran does not present a detailed life-story of Jesus, it highlights the important aspects of his birth, his mission, his ascension to heaven. It also passes judgment on the Christian and Jewish beliefs concerning him. We will look at some of the truths which God revealed about Jesus in the Quran.

Born of a Virgin Mother
Like Christians, Muslims believe that Mary, Maria in Spanish, or Maryam as she is called in Arabic, was a chaste, virgin woman, who miraculously gave birth to Jesus. Jesus’ birth in itself was a miracle in that he had no father. God describes his birth in the Quran as follows:

“And mention in the Book (the Quran), Mary, when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing east. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her a spirit from Us, (the angel Gabriel), and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects. She said: ‘Verily, I seek refuge with the Most Gracious (God) from you, if you do fear God.’ (The angel) said: ‘I am only a messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.’ She said: ‘How can I have a son, when no man hath touched me, nor am I unchaste?’ He said: ‘So (it will be), your Lord said That is easy for Me (God): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (God), and it is a matter (already) decreed (by God).’” (Quran 19:16-21)

This fact, however, does not necessitate that Jesus is divine in essence or spirit, nor is he worthy of worship, for Adam’s existence was more miraculous than that of Jesus. If his miraculous birth were a proof that Jesus was God incarnate or His son, then Adam would have more right over this divinity than him. Rather, both are prophets who were inspired with revelation from God Almighty, and both were servants to Him living according to His commandments.

“Indeed, the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said to him: ‘Be!’ and he was.’” (Quran 3:59)

Miracles
Muslims, like Christians believe that Jesus performed miracles. These miracles were performed by the will and permission of God, Who has power and control over all things.

“Then will God say: ‘O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favor to you and to your mother. Behold! I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit (the angel Gabriel) so that you did speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught you the Book and Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. And behold: you make out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and you breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by My leave, and you heal those born blind, and the lepers by My leave. And behold! You bring forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to you) when you did show them the Clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’” (Quran 5:110)

God sent all prophets with miracles specific to the nation to whom they were sent to prove the veracity of their message. These miracles were not performed of their own accord; rather, they were only manifest in their hands by God's will. The miracles performed by Jesus were no different. The Jews were well advanced in the field of medicine, and the miracles which Jesus brought were of this nature, proving the truth of His message and in order to convince the Jews.

mar · Post by **mar** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:42 am

You guys have to read the quran as a Whole! not just one surah! The quran as a whole proves the existence of GOD. Im not gunna post the whole quran on this forum. Why not read the quran for your self.

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:50 am

mar wrote:You guys have to read the quran as a Whole! not just one surah! The quran as a whole proves the existence of GOD. Im not gunna post the whole quran on this forum. Why not read the quran for your self.

If the koran is shown to be wrong(as it has)doesn't that mean allah is wrong since you folk keep saying it is the unaltered word of god?

McCulloch · Post by **McCulloch** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:07 pm

mar wrote:You guys have to read the quran as a Whole! not just one surah! The quran as a whole proves the existence of GOD. Im not gunna post the whole quran on this forum. Why not read the quran for your self.

This is tiresome. I got the same speech from the Urantia Book readers. Actually, the real message from God is contained in the Oxford English Dictionary, but you must read the entire set. 20 volumes, comprising 21,730 pages, with 291,500 entries.

You cannot take that all or nothing approach. I have read the first two surahs and nothing in them has given me any motivation to read further. If this book is so wonderful, then there must be some pretty great excerpts that should be able to entice us to read further.

CONVERTED TO ISLAM · Post by **CONVERTED TO ISLAM** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:42 pm

McCulloch wrote:
mar wrote:You guys have to read the quran as a Whole! not just one surah! The quran as a whole proves the existence of GOD. Im not gunna post the whole quran on this forum. Why not read the quran for your self.
This is tiresome. I got the same speech from the Urantia Book readers. Actually, the real message from God is contained in the Oxford English Dictionary, but you must read the entire set. 20 volumes, comprising 21,730 pages, with 291,500 entries.

You cannot take that all or nothing approach. I have read the first two surahs and nothing in them has given me any motivation to read further. If this book is so wonderful, then there must be some pretty great excerpts that should be able to entice us to read further.

it is so horrible to say like that !!

quraan is not looks like your books because quraan made by allah
you can know that by using your head
the evolution science is written in quraan
the beggining of life is written in quraan
any thing found in quraan
(the science of mountains,earths,skies,fire,iron,...etc)
just learn how to read the quraan

McCulloch · Post by **McCulloch** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:36 pm

ou cannot take that all or nothing approach. I have read the first two surahs and nothing in them has given me any motivation to read further. If this book is so wonderful, then there must be some pretty great excerpts that should be able to entice us to read further.

CONVERTED TO ISLAM wrote:it is so horrible to say like that !!

It is my honest impression. Do you want me to lie?

quraan is not looks like your books because quraan made by allah

I have seen no evidence to support this assertion.

you can know that by using your head

I don't quite know what you are implying with this other than to insult everyone who disagrees with your unsupported assertions. I am using my head. I have seen no reason to believe that the Qu'ran has divine authorship.

the evolution science is written in quraan

[citation needed]

the beggining of life is written in quraan

[citation needed]

any thing found in quraan
(the science of mountains [citation needed], earths[citation needed], skies[citation needed], fire[citation needed], iron[citation needed], ... etc)

Please take careful note. Every [citation needed] marks a place where you have made a claim that is without any support. You may have noticed that in the Rules you agreed to when you registered on this site include, "5. Support your assertions/arguments with evidence. Do not make blanket statements that are not supportable by logic/evidence. " I would guess that Mohammad (may Allah's blessing and peace be upon him) taught that you should honor such agreements that you have entered into legally and voluntarily. Please don't continue to be a liar.

Pazuzu bin Hanbi · Post by **Pazuzu bin Hanbi** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:40 pm

You WILL find the ‘science’ of mountains in the Qur’ân. It turns out that they DON’T represent the instability of the earth’s mantle through tectonic movement. NO. Apparently allâh made them to hold the ground in place so that it doesn’t move. They act exactly like tent pegs. Even the description used for them utilises the word for pegs ‘Arabs used to pitch their tents.

XAtheistX · Post by **XAtheistX** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:01 pm

CONVERTED TO ISLAM wrote:i have a very nice way
you can proof to your self the real and true religion
just follow me

i want you to ask god ( allah ) and beg him to show you the right way
just say
O god O allah i dun really know if islam is the true religion
somebody says yeah and somebody says nup
so plz god iam begging you to help me

allah will never leave you if you really want the truth

lestin guys

every body will die but what will happen after that!!

plz save your silves
plz save your silves

There is such thing as a spell check by the way. It is VERY useful.

So your telling me that I should pray to "Allah" to ask him if Islam is the true religion?
Well that makes a lot of sense *sarcasm*. You go further to say "please save yourselves"

I'm sorry, but this is just absolutely ridiculous. All we have here is another typical Muslim who's so encased in their own world.

CONVERTED TO ISLAM · Post by **CONVERTED TO ISLAM** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:23 pm

XAtheistX wrote:
CONVERTED TO ISLAM wrote:i have a very nice way
you can proof to your self the real and true religion
just follow me

i want you to ask god ( allah ) and beg him to show you the right way
just say
O god O allah i dun really know if islam is the true religion
somebody says yeah and somebody says nup
so plz god iam begging you to help me

allah will never leave you if you really want the truth

lestin guys

every body will die but what will happen after that!!

plz save your silves
plz save your silves
There is such thing as a spell check by the way. It is VERY useful.

So your telling me that I should pray to "Allah" to ask him if Islam is the true religion?
Well that makes a lot of sense *sarcasm*. You go further to say "please save yourselves"

I'm sorry, but this is just absolutely ridiculous. All we have here is another typical Muslim who's so encased in their own world.

it is up to you
your religion is yours and my religion is mine

allah will collect us and he will judge us
there will be a paradise and hell
allah knows who will get the paradise or hell

Fallibleone · Post by **Fallibleone** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:45 am

Which part of 'Atheist' is it which is causing the misunderstanding? Atheists have no religion.

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:27 am

Fallibleone wrote:Which part of 'Atheist' is it which is causing the misunderstanding? Atheists have no religion.

To be more precise, atheists have not God. There are non-theistic religions out there.