Quran: Jesus Christ, Honour in This World and the Hereafter
What follows is the text of a memo provided by Dr. Yahya Jahngiri and published on the Australian Muslim Times:
Christmas, as everyone knows, commemorates the birth of Jesus and is a major religious celebration for Christians around the world.
But what many people don't know is that Jesus is an important figure in Islam
Muslims believe that Jesus Christ (called “Isa al-Masih” in Arabic) was a prominent prophet of God and was born to a virgin Mary. They also believe he will return to Earth before the Day of Judgment to restore justice.
The only chapter in the Quran named for a female figure is about Mary (called “Maryam” in Arabic). In fact, Mary is the only woman to be mentioned by name in the entire Quran. Mary is mentioned more times in the Quran than in the entire New Testament of the Bible. An entire chapter, Surah 19, is dedicated to her.
Just as they do with all the other prophets, including Mohammed, devout Muslims recite “peace be upon him” after every time they refer to Jesus by name.
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Muslims believe that Jesus performed miracles: The Quran discusses several of Jesus’s miracles, including giving sight to the blind, healing lepers, raising the dead, and breathing life into clay birds.
The story of Jesus’s birth as told in the Quran is also the story of his first miracle, when he spoke as an infant in the cradle
According to what we found there are 37 verses that cover many of the different abilities that Allah gave Jesus, as well as what people thought about him, his attributes, and his history regarding the period he lived in.
Quran calls Jesus as a sign ‘Ayah’ and a mercy (Quran, 19:21). He is entitled by the holy book of Quran as the word ‘Kalimah’ and highly honoured ‘Wajeeh’ (Quran, 3:45):
إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْهُ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَجِيهًا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah;”
By Dr. Yahya Jahangiri, Islamic scholar and researcher
