I am trying to do some research about how other religions see Jesus Christ. Can someone who is Muslim please give me some scriptural references from the Qu'ran about Jesus Christ & any info on how Muslims view him as opposed to how Christians do?
2007-01-23 07:25:52 · 11 answers · asked by Vyctorya 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Islam, Jesus (`Isa in Arabic) is considered one of the greatest prophets sent by God to mankind. In the Qur'an, Jesus is referred to as `Isa ibn Maryam, or Jesus son of Mary. The story of Mary and Jesus is best described in the Qur'an primarily in the surahs of Aal `Imran and Maryam.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is described in the Qur'an as being special. She is born into the pious household of Aal `Imran, and her childhood is marked by a unique piety that everyone around her could sense.
The uniqueness of Mary was spelled out to her by the angels:
*{Behold! The angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee — chosen thee above the women of all nations. O Mary! Worship thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down."}* (Aal `Imran 3:42-43)
The Prophet Muhammad had also related in a hadith reported byAl- Bukhari that Mary was one of the best of the women Allah had created.
The Birth of Jesus
In relating the story of Jesus, the Qur'an describes how Mary, the mother of Jesus, was approached by an angel from God, bringing her tidings she had never imagined: that she would give birth to a son, a Messiah, who would be of the righteous and would be a prophet of God, calling the Children of Israel (the Israelites) to the straight path of God.
*{(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is of the righteous.}* (Aal `Imran 3:45-46)
Naturally, for the chaste Mary, this news was both strange and seemingly impossible.
*{She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel.}* (Aal `Imran 3:47-48)
The very nature of Jesus's birth is so special that God compares the uniqueness of his creation to that of the first man and prophet, Adam.
*{Lo! The likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is.}* (Aal `Imran 3:59)
However, we are told in the Qur'an of a miracle that Jesus performed when he was a baby.
When Mary carried the baby Jesus to her people, they questioned her; and as a baby in her arms, Jesus gave them the answer. The Qur'an describes this scene in detail:
*{He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; (He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!"}* (Maryam 19:26-33)
And so the baby Jesus defended his mother from any accusations of adultery, and in a nutshell, explained who he was and why he was sent by God.
Jesus and His Miracles
Jesus was sent to the Children of Israel in order to confirm the teachings of his predecessor, the Prophet Moses. Jesus's birth was a miracle, and, like all prophets of God, he was granted several miracles. He approached his people, telling them —
*{Lo! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by Allah's leave. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's leave. And I announce unto you what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses. Lo! herein verily is a portent for you, if ye are to be believers.
And (I come) confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden unto you. I come unto you with a sign from your Lord, so keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
Lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.}* (Aal `Imran 3:49-51)
In another incident, after which an entire surah of the Qur'an is named, the disciples of Jesus asked him for another miracle.
*{Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Jesus said: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith."
They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle."
Jesus the son of Mary said: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us — for the first and the last of us — a solemn festival and a sign from Thee; and provide for our sustenance, for Thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)."}* (Al-Ma'idah 5:112-114)
God sent them the table they had asked for, but not without a warning.
*{Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples."}* (Al-Ma'idah 5:115)
The End of the Story?
The story of Jesus never really ends in the Qur'an, as we are told that Jesus was not killed, but that rather, God raised His beloved prophet up to Him.
*{Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto Me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.}* (Aal `Imran 3:53)
The Qur'an also points out that Jesus was neither killed nor crucified. Speaking of the Children of Israel, Allah faults their accusations against Mary as well as their claim that they killed Jesus.
*{That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge;
And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger — they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! Those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.
Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.}* (An-Nisaa' 4:156-158)
The Qur'an confirms that Jesus was raised up by God, and the Prophet Muhammad reassured us that Jesus will be sent down to earth once again before the Day of Judgment in order to re-establish justice and the proper worship of the one Creator.
2007-01-23 07:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, ideas may vary in sects, but for the most part it is believed that jesus was a not the son but a prophet of God, not the first and definetly no the last. He brought upon us a holy book called the Bible (this discounts the new testament as this has been edited by christian priests etc, so it is not the word of GOD). We also believe that he was crucified yet didnot die on the cross, he was taken off due to some Jewish holy day (as no one could be punished on that day). He was kept underground with his mother, Mary, and a few followers and brought back to health. He then travelled across asia in search of the four lost tribes of israel, and later died in Kashmir.
2007-01-23 08:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by uraan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a muslim ,we beleive that Jesus Christ was the son of The Virgin Mary ,he is the word of god carried to her by the holy spirit
,he is a prophet from god to Jews who lived at that time ,he had many miracles which he performed by the order and permission of God,he is NOT the son of God.
Read the sura of Mariam in the Quran.
2007-01-23 07:36:41 · answer #3 · answered by gogo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we do. I remember in Revelation chapter 7 it talks about the great crowd having palm branches in their hands. What this shows is that the great crowd honor Jesus as the King of God's kingdom. Just as when Jesus rode into Jerusalem they acknowledged Jesus as king, we as Witnesses do the same; Matthew 21:1-11. We also honor Jesus when we continue in the work he started, preaching the good news of God's kingdom; Luke 4:43 Really it's good to honor righteous people.
2016-05-24 01:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
islam teaches that jesus is just another prophet just like the many other prophets that came before him and that he didn't die on the cross for mankinds salvation and that there is only one god and not three parts to him and that god didn't have a son and they don't believe in the trinity
2007-01-23 07:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm not a muslim but i heard muslims view jesus as a prophet rather
than a savior
2007-01-23 07:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
islam accepts he was born of a vigin but their account of the birth is very different to the bible. Mary was struck dumb after the birth and the new born jesus quoted a list of old testiment prophets.
2007-01-23 07:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not crucified. Not buried. Jesus ascended before crucifixion. Not God. Not son of God. Just prophet and messenger.
2015-06-21 23:18:07 · answer #8 · answered by Geoffrey McNiel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some believe he was a prophet and a teacher, but not the son of God.
Some just believe he was a teacher.
2007-01-23 07:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
christians see him as a target for a suicide bombing, he was jewish after all.
2007-01-23 07:29:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2013-10-02 06:51:33 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋