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Who is Jesus in Islam? Do Muslims believe in Jesus? Do they believe that he was crucified, or that he is alive and will retun as the Messiah? Here are 8 things to know.
Authored by Yaqeen Institute
Published: December 22, 2022 •Jumada al-Awwal 28, 1444
Updated: October 20, 2023 •Rabi al-Thani 5, 1445
Read time: 5 min
So who is Jesus in Islam? Here are 8 things to know:
1. He comes from a lineage of prophets.
“The best of women was Mary.”
2. His birth was miraculous.
“It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us” [Qur’an, 19:21].
“Do not be sad… eat, drink and be comforted” [Qur’an, 19:23-26].
“Verily, I am the servant of God. He has given me the book and made me a prophet” [Qur’an, 19:29-33].
3. He is the Messiah.
4. He is the Word from God.
5. He is the Spirit from God.
6. He is the bearer of miracles.
7. He is the servant of God and the bearer of the Gospels.
“Jesus said, ‘Verily, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him; that is the straight path’” [Qur’an, 3:51].
“Blessed is he whose speech is the remembrance of God, whose silence is reflection, and whose observation is a lesson; who controls his tongue, whose house is sufficient, who weeps for his sins, and from whose evil the people are safe.”
“God will say, ‘O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?’ 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’” [Qur’an, 5:116].
8. He will restore justice on Earth.
So who is Jesus?
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