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Ten facts you may not know about Jesus in Islam

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Most Christians imagine that Muslims dislike Jesus,

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or at best are neutral towards him,

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or view him in the same way as Christians view Muhammad(peace be upon him).

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The truth is totally different .Here are ten facts about the status Islam gives to Jesus,

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which you might have not heard before.

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1.As told in the Qur’an,the story of Jesus starts with his grandmother,

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‘Imran’s wife,who pledged her pregnancy to God’s service.

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This pledge was accordingly fulfilled when she gave birth to Mary,

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Jesus’s mother,who was the best woman of her age,and one of the best of God’s creation.

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The Qur’an says:

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‘[Imran’swife said:“My Lord,I vow to you that which is in my womb,to be devoted to Your service.

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Accept it from me.You alone are the One Who hears all and knowsall.

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”When she had given birth she said:“My Lord,I have given birth to afemale.”–

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God well knew to what she would give birth.–

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“The male is not like the female.

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I have named her Mary and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring against Satan

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the accursed.”Her Lord graciously accepted her.He made hergrow up a goodly child,

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and placed her in the care of Zachariah 

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.Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary he found her provided with food.

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He would say:“Mary,where has this come to you from?”She would answer:“It is from God.

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God gives sustenance to whom He wills,beyond all reckoning.’(3:35-7)

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2.Jesus’mother,Mary,is mentioned31 times in the Qur’an,

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and she is the only woman mentioned by name in theQur’an.

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Indeed the Qur’an does not refer to any woman,including Muslim women,more times than Mary.

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She is not mentioned as many times in the New Testament either.

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What is more is that the surah,or chapter,19 in the Qur’an is named after her,

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and you can easily read this surah on the internet.It is only seven pages. 

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3.Muslims believe that Jesus is not merely a prophet,

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but also one of the top five of God’s messengers to mankind.These five are given the description of being ‘Messengers of firm resolve’.

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A Muslim is not a true believer unless he believes that Jesus (peace be upon him)was God’s servant, 

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messenger and word which He gave to Mary and a soul from Him.

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4.Muslims believe in the virgin birth of Jesus.He had no father, 

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and his birth was a miracle to show God’s power and the special status of Jesus.

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It was also a test and honour to his mother who endured people’s criticism.The Qur’an quotes her words:

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She said:

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‘How shall I have a child when no man has ever touched me and I have never been a loose woman?’(19:20)

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5.Jesus spoke in infancy and this was his first miracle,

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and evidence of his prophet hood.The Qur’an records what he said in infancy to defend his mother:

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‘She pointed to the child.They said:‘How can we talk toa babe in the cradle?’Whereupon he said:

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‘I am a servant of God.He has vouchsafed to me revelations and made me a prophet,

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and made me blessed wherever I may be.He has enjoined on me prayer and charity as long as I live.

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He has made me kind to my mother,not haughty or bereft of grace.Peace was on me on the day when I was born

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and [will be on me]on the day of my death and on the day when I shall be raised to life again.’(19:29-33)

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6.According to Islam,Jesus’missionis very clear:

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to call on people to worship God alone,associating no partners with Him:

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‘Nothing did Itell them beyond what You bade me [to say]:“Worship God,who is my Lord andyour Lord.

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”I was witness to what they did as long as I lived in their midst.Then when You took me to Yourself,

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You have been watching over them.You are indeed a witness to all things.

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He also announced the forthcomingof God’s last messenger:

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‘Jesus,the son of Mary,said:

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“Children of Israel!I am God’s messenger to you,

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[sent]to confirm the Torah revealed before me,and to give news of a messenger thatwill come after me,

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whose name shall be Ahmad.”But when he came to them with all evidence of the truth,

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they said:“This is plain sorcery”.’(61:6)

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7.Muslims believe in the different miracles Jesus was given.He brought the dead back to life.

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(Yes,you heard that right).

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And he fashioned from clay the figure of a bird and breathed into it,and it became a living bird

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(Yes,you heard this right too).

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And he cured people who were sick with different illnesses.He did all this by God’s will.

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8.When Muslims mention Jesus,theysay (peace be upon him),

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in the same way as they do after mentioning the name of Prophet Muhammad or Prophet Abraham 

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or any other prophet.They do so to pay their respect to God’s prophets.

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9.According to Islam,Jesus (peacebe upon him)was not crucified.

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God raised him to Himself.This is the truth God has told us in the Qur’an

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‘For their disbelief and the monstrous calumny they utter against Mary,and their boast:‘We have killed the Christ Jesus,son of Mary,God’s Messenger.

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’They did not kill him,and neither did they crucify him,but it only seemed to them [as if it had been]so.

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Those who hold conflicting views about him are indeed confused,having no real knowledge about it,

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and following mere conjecture.For,of a certainty,they did not kill him.

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No!God raised him up to Himself.God is indeed almighty,wise.(4:156-8)

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10.This last fact may come as a surprise:Muslims believe that Jesus will return at the end of time

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and he will kill the Impostor

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He will spread justice and goodness among people.

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Everyone will have plenty,so that people would look at money and not take it.

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He will break the crucifix declaring the fallacy of the claim that the Jews crucified him.

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He will kill the pig in order to purge his message of distortion.

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These ten facts may come as a surprise,

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but you can easily find what the Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad say about Jesus,

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which is what Muslims believe.

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I promise that you will find even more surprising facts.