Why do some people believe that Jesus was a messenger of Islam? And how do they come to this conclusion?

Question

Educator - Which Bible are you reading and what scriptures state that Jesus was Islamic? I am curious to know...

Answer 1

.His Divinity
Muslims believe in the Absolute Oneness of God, Who is a Supreme Being free of human limitations, needs and wants. He has no partners in His Divinity. He is the Creator of everything and is completely separate from His creation, and all worship is to be directed towards Him alone.

This was the same message brought by all prophets of God, including Jesus. He never claimed any qualities of divinity, nor did he claim that he deserved to be worshipped. He did not say that he was the “son” of God or part of the “Trinity”, but rather that he was only a servant of God sent to the Jews to bring them back to the true religion, worshipping One God and following his instruction. The majority of the verses in the Quran which mention Jesus discuss this aspect. They prove that he was only taken as an object of worship as a result of lies which people invented against him. It confirms accounts of his life where Jesus himself clearly denies that he deserved any worship, and it supports the notion that the parables and examples which God has given showed his mortal nature, not his divinity or filial relationship to God. God narrates of Jesus in the Quran:

“They have certainly disbelieved who say, ‘God is the Messiah, the son of Mary’ while the Messiah has said, ‘O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord.’” (Quran 5:72)

God says about the belief that Jesus is part of a “Trinity”:

“They have certainly disbelieved who say, ‘God is the third of three.’ (Rather) there is none worthy of worship except One (God). And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. So will they not repent to God and seek His forgiveness? And God is Forgiving and Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger before whom many Messengers have passed away; and his mother adhered wholly to truthfulness, and they both ate food (as other mortals do). See how We make Our signs clear to them; and see where they are turning away!” (Quran 5:73-75)

And also:

“O People of the Book (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, and attribute to God nothing except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of God, and His command that He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and in His Messengers, and do not say: ‘God is a Trinity.’ Give up this assertion; it would be better for you. For God is indeed (the only) One God. Far be it from His glory that He should have a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. And God is sufficient for a guardian” (Quran 4:171)

God deems this belief as an enormity against His Essence:

“And they say: ‘The Most Merciful (God) has taken (for Himself) a son.’ Assuredly you utter a hideous thing, whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins; That they ascribe unto the Most Merciful a son, when it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Merciful that He should take a son. There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Merciful as a slave.” (Quran 19:88-93)

On the Day of Judgment, Jesus again will free himself from this false attribution. God gives us a glimpse of what he will say when he is asked about why people worshipped him:

“And (beware the Day) when God will say, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, ‘Take me and my mother as deities besides God?’” He will say, ‘Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. I said not to them except what you commanded me – to worship God, my Lord and your Lord…’” (Quran 5:116-117)

In these verses, God proclaims that ascribing to Jesus the attribute 'son of God' or 'part of a Trinity' is indeed a great blasphemy. The reason for this returns to the key fundamental assertion that God is Unique and unlike any of his creation; as well as in His Essence, He is Unique in His Divinity, His Attributes and His Lordship. All of the above make up the strict monotheism which He revealed in His Scriptures, from them the first of the Ten Commandments:

“I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:1-3)

Ascribing a son to God is in clear opposition to that principle for which He created the Creation and sent prophets. God says in the Quran:

“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me...” (Quran 51:56)

He also said:

“And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, (saying), ‘Worship God and avoid all false objects of worship.’” (Quran 16:36)

His Mission
As discussed earlier, the Quran clearly affirms that Jesus was a prophet, as well as the fact that he was no more than that. Prophets are indeed the best of creation. They are those whom God chooses to receive His revelation, yet at the same time, they are mere emissaries of God and do not deserve to receive worship. Jesus, as mentioned in the Quran, is no different than any of them in this respect.

Throughout the Quran, Jesus is identified fundamentally as a prophet of God sent to the Jews who had over time deviated from the teachings of Moses and other messengers.

“And (remember) when Jesus, son of Mary, said: ‘O Children of Israel, I am the Messenger of God sent to you, confirming the Torah (which came) before me.’” (Quran 61:6)

Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, was the last in the line of Jewish prophets. He lived according to the Torah, the Law of Moses, and taught his followers to do likewise. In Matthew 5:17-18, Jesus stated:

“Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the (way of) the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

In this aspect, he and his message was no different than the previous prophets chosen by God, who all called to the worship of God and God alone, as well as to obedience to His commandments. As he was miraculously supported by God in his conception, birth, and childhood, he was also supported by numerous miracles to prove that he was a messenger from God. However, the majority of the Jews rejected his prophethood.

Not only did Jesus affirm the scriptures revealed before him, but he also foretold of another prophet to come after him. God says:

“And when Jesus, son of Mary, said: ‘O Children of Israel! Indeed I am the messenger of God unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is the Praised One.’” (Quran 61:6)

This fact is also mentioned in the New Testament. Careful study shows that Jesus, peace be upon him, refers to the same prophet in John 14:16-17:

“And I will give you another Counselor (the Prophet Muhammad, may God praise him), to be with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth.”

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Answer 2

Because the Quran and the Bible says so. When I say the Bible, I refer to the authentic Bible, not the corrupted one which is present today. Jesus was very simply a man, who ate drank and slept just like any of us. The fact that he was born without a father is insignificant as Adam was created without both father and mother. He was chosen as a prophet to the Jews. Interestingly, both Christians and Muslims believe in the 2nd coming of Jesus. Think about the Logical reasoning of Islam. Jesus will come down to earth again because He did not die. God's rule or condition on earth is every life which is born in earth Must die. Thus, Jesus will come again, live and Die a natural death cos he is a human and Not GOD. Islam is The Logical Faith, for people who try or want to understand it.

Answer 3

Hello, Lizzie C:

This was taken from Wikipedia, Islamic view of Jesus

Islam holds Jesus (Arabic: عيسى‎ `Īsā) to have been a messenger and a prophet of God.[1] The Qur'an gives him the unique title of the Messiah.[2] According to the Qur'an, Jesus was one of God's most beloved messengers, a precursor to Muhammad,[3] and was sent to guide the Children of Israel.[4] The Qur'an tells of his miraculous birth to Mary (Arabic: Maryam), cites the miracles he performed by God's permission, and states that God raised him to his presence. Neal Robinson a historian of Islam, states that the Qur'an probably alludes to Jesus's future return.[2] The Qur'an rejects Jesus's divinity and does not attach any significance to the cross. According to the traditional Muslim interpretation, the Qur'an also denies that Jesus was crucified.[2]

IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE SHIITE AND SUNNI BOTH EXPECT ANOTHER MESSIAH TO COME, AND HE WILL TEACH JESUS A THING OR TWO.

ISHMAELITES DO NOT BELIEVE THAT JESUS WAS GOD, THE SON OF MARY. TO BELIEVE THAT, A CHRISTIAN LOOSES HIS FAVORED STATUS AND IT TO BE TREATED AS AN INFIDEL--THAT MEANS CONVERT TO ISLAM OR LOOSE YOUR HEAD.

BY THE WAY, LIZZIE, MOST CHRISTIANS DO NOT KNOW THAT THE RISE OF ISLAM AND CONQUEST OF CHRISTIANS NATIONS FOR 1,400 YEARS IS EXPLAINED IN THE BIBLE. CHECK OUT A SITE: "www.revelado.org/islam.htm

Blessings and AGAPE, One-Way

Answer 4

Some people believe that Jesus was a messenger of Islam because He is mentioned multiple time in the qua'ran. There have also been noted simalarites between Islam and Christianity. But the bottom line is,He wasn't. One of the most dangerous things has happened with Islam,they have twisted God's word to fit their own ends,It's exactly what Lucifer does.

Answer 5

because it says so in The Koran which came from Muhammed's mind or the archangel Gabriel. However, The Bible says "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!" Galatians 1:8-9

Jesus called God another name besides Allah, Jesus called God Father. Some people say Jesus spoke Hebrew. http://www.sharesong.org/JESUSSPOKEHEBREW.htm
http://answer-islam.org/Jesusspoke.html

Answer 6

Allah ( Ilah ) is the name for God in Aramaic the language that Jesus spoke.

Jesus never prayed to God or even referred to God using any word but Allah.

People who say that Allah is a false God do not know what they are talking about, and they are most certainly not following the true teachings of Jesus.

Love and blessings.
don

Answer 7

some people will believe anything...after all, isnt this exactly what religion counts on to gain adherents??
obviously though, even if jesus did exist, he was executed six hundred years before islam was invented and therefore could not have been a 'messenger' for it.

Answer 8

as a muslim i believe that there is only one God. that one God sent down messengers and prophets to guide mankind. I believe that the one true God sent Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) as guides and teachers. I believe that they all carried the same message-there is only one God, He is one and has no partners!

Answer 9

Why not ?

What is wrong about it ?

When Jesus said Abraham, Moïse, Issac , Jacob and all of the messengers in Jewish , all of them is messengers in Christainisme , why you don't say " And how do they come to this conclusion ? "

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