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.

Fallibleone · Post by **Fallibleone** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:55 am

I stand corrected.

XAtheistX · Post by **XAtheistX** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:54 pm

CONVERTED TO ISLAM wrote:
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

Yup, OK... we'll see what happens then.
Because I don't believe in a "God" or your "Allah"
There is no Paradise and there is no Hell.

Your arguments hold no merit and you don't know what your talking about half the time. Why am I wasting my time?

"Allah" is not real. Religion is just another way to have control over people. But you are just another simple minded Muslim who will not believe anything but what is being driven down your throat.

Good day.

muhammad rasullah · Post by **muhammad rasullah** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:09 pm

XAtheistX wrote:
CONVERTED TO ISLAM wrote:
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
Yup, OK... we'll see what happens then.
Because I don't believe in a "God" or your "Allah"
There is no Paradise and there is no Hell.

Your arguments hold no merit and you don't know what your talking about half the time. Why am I wasting my time?

"Allah" is not real. Religion is just another way to have control over people. But you are just another simple minded Muslim who will not believe anything but what is being driven down your throat.

Good day.

XAtheistX wrote:"Allah" is not real. Religion is just another way to have control over people.

Well my friend what is the purpose of man's existence then? Why are we here?

Fallibleone · Post by **Fallibleone** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:15 am

Has it ever crossed your mind for a milisecond that we might not have a purpose? If not, why not?

muhammad rasullah · Post by **muhammad rasullah** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:22 pm

Fallibleone wrote:Has it ever crossed your mind for a milisecond that we might not have a purpose? If not, why not?

No it has never crossed my mind that we don't have a purpose. The thought of it is hard to grasp. Everything on earth serves a purpose for it's existence and to think that man with the highest intellect and capability has no purpose for existing makes me then ask the question for what why are we here? what is the point of doing good and why does a person feel guilty when he doesn't? If there is no purpose then there would be no right or wrong actions we could just do whatever we wanted. and not be punished right?

Fallibleone · Post by **Fallibleone** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:37 pm

muhammad rasullah wrote:
Fallibleone wrote:Has it ever crossed your mind for a milisecond that we might not have a purpose? If not, why not?
No it has never crossed my mind that we don't have a purpose. The thought of it is hard to grasp.

Lots of things are hard to grasp. That doesn't mean they're not true.

Everything on earth serves a purpose for it's existence and to think that man with the highest intellect and capability has no purpose for existing makes me then ask the question for what why are we here?

Yep many people have asked the same thing. Still, it is a possibility that there is no 'why'.

what is the point of doing good and why does a person feel guilty when he doesn't?

Personally speaking, I do good because I would like people to do good for me, and also I feel compassion towards my fellow human beings. I feel guilty if I make a person feel bad because I know that feeling bad feels...bad.

If there is no purpose then there would be no right or wrong actions we could just do whatever we wanted. and not be punished right?

Well no. If you are one of those people who believes that there is no purpose, you do not suddenly become exempt from punishment if you do something 'wrong'. Of course if you believe that 'right' and 'wrong' is decided by a creator, then it would follow that you would believe that this creator punishes you for doing 'wrong'. The judicial system punishes people for what has been decided as 'wrong', and this changes from time to time. For example, it used to be a criminal offence in the UK to be a practicing homosexual. It no longer is. I'm aware that many peple believe human morals to originate with God, but there are also many people who do not believe this to be the case.

Why has it never crossed your mind that there might not be a purpose? Have you ever considered that the search for meaning and purpose is a uniquely human characteristic? I don't expect you to chage your whole perspective on life, but it might be quite an interesting exercise to at least throw these ideas about for a while. You might realise that even without a God-given purpose, this life can be quite fulfilling.