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In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
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In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
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What do Muslims believe about Jesus?
A Muslim never refers to him simply as `Jesus', but always adds the phrase "peace be upon him." The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Qur'an is entitled `Mary') in her time, and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Qur'an describes the creation of Jesus as follows (interpretation of the meaning):
"Behold! the Angel said, `God has
chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. O
Mary, God gives you glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name shall be the
Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and the Hereafter, and one
that shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and shall be of
the righteous.' She said: `O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has
touched me?' He said: `Even so; God creates what He wills. When He decrees a
thing, He but says to it, "Be!" and it is."
[Qur'an 3:42-7]
Jesus (peace be upon him) was born miraculously through
the same power which had brought Adam (peace be upon him) into being without a
father:
"Truly, the likeness of Jesus unto Allah is as the
likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, `Be!' and he
was." [ Qur'an 3:59 ]
I you want to read in the Qur'an How Jesus was born and How that Happen (Qur'an, Chapter Maryam (Mary)) .
During his prophetic mission, Jesus (peace be upon him)
was granted and performed many miracles. The Qur'an tell Us that he said
(interpretation of meaning):
"I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for
you out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and
it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave. And I heal the blind and the lepers, and I
raise the dead by Allah’s leave." [Qur'an 3:49]
Other miracles include speaking soon after birth in
defense of his mother's piety. God's other gifts to him included healing the
blind and the sick, reviving the dead, and, most importantly, the message he was
carrying. These miracles were granted to him by God to establish him as a
prophet. According to the Qur’an, he was not crucified, but only appeared so;
instead, Allah raised him unto Heaven.
Neither Mohammad (peace be upon him), nor Jesus (peace be upon him), came to
change the basic doctrine of the belief in one God, brought by earlier prophets,
but to confirm and renew it. In the Qur'an Jesus (peace be upon him), is reported
as saying that he came:
" To attest the law which was before me. And to make
lawful to you part of what was forbidden you; I have come to you with a sign
form your Lord, so fear God and obey me." [Qur'an
3:50]
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