Muslims believe that 'Isa (Jesus),
peace be upon him, was born a virgin birth and a noble Prophet of Allah/God,
swt.
Birth
Announcement
The Noble Qur'an Al-'Imran 3:42-63
42. And (remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily,
Allâh has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief),
and chosen you above the women of the 'Alamîn (mankind and jinns) (of
her lifetime)."
43. O Mary! "Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allâh,
by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and Irkâ'i
(bow down etc.) along with Ar-Râki'ûn (those who bow down etc.)."
44. This is a part of the news of the Ghaib (unseen, i.e. the news
of the past nations of which you have no knowledge) which We inspire you
with (O Muhammad SAW). You were not with them, when they cast lots with their
pens as to which of them should be charged with the care of Maryam (Mary);
nor were you with them when they disputed.
45. (Remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allâh
gives you the glad tidings of a Word ["Be!" - and he was! i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus)
the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him, his name will be the Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus),
the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter,
and will be one of those who are near to Allâh."
46. "He will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and
he will be one of the righteous."
47. She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched
me." He said: "So (it will be) for Allâh creates what He wills. When
He has decreed something, He says to it only: "Be!" and it is.
48. And He (Allâh) will teach him ['Iesa (Jesus)] the Book and
Al-Hikmah (i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless speech of the Prophets, wisdom,
etc.), (and) the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).
49. And will make him ['Iesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children
of Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that
I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe
into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh's Leave; and I heal him who
was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allâh's
Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses.
Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.
50. And I have come confirming that which was before me of the
Taurât (Torah), and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden
to you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord. So fear Allâh
and obey me.
51. Truly! Allâh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (Alone).
This is the Straight Path.
52. Then when 'Iesa (Jesus) came to know of their disbelief, he said:
"Who will be my helpers in Allâh's Cause?" Al-Hawâriûn
(the disciples) said: "We are the helpers of Allâh; we believe in
Allâh, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to
Allâh)."
53. Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow
the Messenger ['Iesa (Jesus)]; so write us down among those who bear witness
(to the truth i.e. Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh - none has the right
to be worshipped but Allâh).
54. And they (disbelievers) plotted [to kill 'Iesa (Jesus) <],
and Allâh planned too. And Allâh is the Best of the planners.
55. And (remember) when Allâh said: "O 'Iesa (Jesus)! I will
take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that
'Iesa (Jesus) is Allâh's son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make
those who follow you (Monotheists, who worship none but Allâh) superior
to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allâh, or disbelieve in
some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad SAW, 'Iesa (Jesus), Mûsa (Moses),
etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel),
the Qur'ân] till the Day of Resurrection[10]. Then you will return
to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute."
56. "As to those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a severe
torment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."
57. And as for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh) and
do righteous good deeds, Allâh will pay them their reward in full.
And Allâh does not like the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong-doers).
58. This is what We recite to you (O Muhammad SAW) of the Verses and
the Wise Reminder (i.e. the Qur'ân).
59. Verily, the likeness of 'Iesa (Jesus) before Allâh is the
likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!"
- and he was.
60. (This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt.
61. Then whoever disputes with you concerning him ['Iesa (Jesus)]
after (all this) knowledge that has come to you, [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus)] being
a slave of Allâh, and having no share in Divinity) say: (O Muhammad
SAW) "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women,
ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the Curse
of Allâh upon those who lie."
62. Verily! This is the true narrative [about the story of 'Iesa (Jesus)],
and, Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh (none has the right to be worshipped
but Allâh, the One and the Only True God, Who has neither a wife nor
a son). And indeed, Allâh is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
63. And if they turn away (and do not accept these true proofs and
evidences), then surely, Allâh is All-Aware of those who do mischief.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4.641, Narrated Sa'id bin Al Musaiyab
Abu Huraira said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'There is none born among
the off-spring of Adam, but Satan touches it. A child therefore, cries loudly
at the time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her child."
Then Abu Huraira recited: "And I seek refuge with You for her and for her
offspring from the outcast Satan" (3.36)
He was one of many
Prophets of Allah
The Noble Qur'an Al-Ma'idah 5:44-48
44. Verily, We did send down the Taurât (Torah) [to Mûsa
(Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted
themselves to Allâh's Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the
priests [too judged the Jews by the Taurât (Torah) after those Prophets]
for to them was entrusted the protection of Allâh's Book, and they
were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell
not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what
Allâh has revealed, such are the Kâfirûn (i.e. disbelievers
- of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allâh's Laws).
45. And We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye,
nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal."
But if anyone remits the retaliation by way of charity, it shall be for him
an expiation. And whosoever does not judge by that which Allâh has
revealed, such are the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers
- of a lesser degree).
46. And in their footsteps, We sent 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam
(Mary), confirming the Taurât (Torah) that had come before him, and
We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation
of the Taurât (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition
for Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).
47. Let the people of the Injeel (Gospel) judge by what Allâh
has revealed therein. And whosoever does not judge by what Allâh has
revealed (then) such (people) are the Fâsiqûn (the rebellious
i.e. disobedient (of a lesser degree) to Allâh.
48. And We have sent down to you (O Muhammad SAW) the Book (this
Qur'ân) in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it and
Mohayminan (trustworthy in highness and a witness) over it (old Scriptures).
So judge between them by what Allâh has revealed, and follow not their
vain desires, diverging away from the truth that has come to you. To each
among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way. If Allâh willed,
He would have made you one nation, but that (He) may test you in what He
has given you; so strive as in a race in good deeds. The return of you (all)
is to Allâh; then He will inform you about that in which you used to
differ.
Every Prophet of
Allah was given signs
'Isa was miraculously able to
speak plainly and wisely while still in the cradle.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, No. 645, Narrated Abu Huraira,
r.a.
Narrated Abû Huraira : The Prophet (saaws) said, "None spoke
in the cradle but three: (The first was) Jesus, (the second child
was): There was a man from Banî Israel called Juraij. While he was
offering prayer, his mother came and called him. He said (to himself), "Shall
I answer her or keep on praying?" (He went on praying and did not answer
her).
His mother said, "O Allah! Do not let him die till he sees the faces
of prostitutes." So while he was in his hermitage, a lady came and sought
to seduce him, but he refused. So she went to a shepherd and presented herself
to him to commit illegal sexual intercourse with her, and then later she
gave brith to a child and claimed that it belonged to Juraij. The people,
therefore, came to him and dismantled his hermitage and expelled him out
of it and abused him. Juraij performed ablution and offered prayer, and then
came to the child and said: "O child! Who is your father?" The child replied,
"The shepherd" (afteer hearing this) the people said, "We shall rebuild your
hermitage of gold," but he said: "No, of nothing but mud."
(The third was the hero of the following story): A lady from Banî
Israel was nursing her child at her breast when a handsome rider passed by
her. She said, "O Allah! Make my child like him." on that the child left
her breast and, facing the rider said: "O Allah! Do not make me like him."
The child then started to suck her breast again. [(Abû Huraira further
said, "As if I were now looking at the Prophet sucking his finger (in way
of demonstration.")]. After a while they (some people) passed by, with a
lady slave and she (i.e. the child's mother) said, "O Allah! Do not make
my child like this (slave girl)!" On that the child left her breast, and
said, "O Allah! Make me like her." When she asked why, the child replied,
"The rider is one of the tyrants while this slave girl is falsely accused
of theft and illegal sexual intercourse."
Not on a cross -
Taken Up by Allah
The Noble Qur'an - 4:157-158
And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus),
son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allâh," - but they killed him
not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of 'Iesa (Jesus) was put over
another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein are
full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but
conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam
(Mary)]: But Allâh raised him ['Iesa (Jesus)] up (with
his body and soul) unto Himself (and he is in the heavens). And
Allâh is Ever AllPowerful, AllWise.
Hadith - Bukhari 4.656, Narrated Ibn Abbas, r.a.
Allah's Apostle said, "You will be resurrected (and assembled) bare-footed,
naked and uncircumcised." The Prophet then recited the Divine Verse: "As
We began the first creation, We shall repeat it: A promise We have undertaken.
Truly we shall do it." (21.104)
He added, "The first to be dressed will be Abraham. Then some of my companions
will take to the right and to the left. I will say: 'My companions!' It will
be said, 'They had been renegades since you left them.' I will then say
what the Pious Slave Jesus, the son of Mary said: 'And I was a witness over
them while I dwelt amongst them; when You did take me up, You were the Watcher
over them, and You are a Witness to all things. If You punish them, they
are Your slaves, and if you forgive them, You, only You are the All-Mighty
the All-Wise.' " (5.117-118) Narrated Quaggas, "Those were the apostates
who renegade from Islam during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr who fought them".
Jesus will
return
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4.657, Narrated Abu Huraira, r.a.
Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, surely (Jesus,)
the son of Mary will soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly
(as a Just Ruler); he will break the Cross and kill the pigs and there will
be no Jizya (i.e. taxation taken from non-Muslims). Money will be in abundance
so that nobody will accept it, and a single prostration to Allah (in prayer)
will be better than the whole world and whatever is in it." Abu Huraira added
"If you wish, you can recite (this verse of the Holy Book): 'And there is
none Of the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) But must believe
in him (i.e Jesus as an Apostle of Allah and a human being) Before his death.
And on the Day of Judgment He will be a witness Against them." (4.159) (See
Fateh Al Bari, Page 302 Vol 7)
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4.658, Narrated Abu Huraira, r.a.
Allah's Apostle said "How will you be when the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends
amongst you and he will judge people by the Law of the Qur'an and not by
the law of Gospel (Fateh-ul Bari page 304 and 305 Vol 7).
Related Links: Mary,
mother of Jesus
www.JesustheMuslim.com
There is much more in
Quran and Sunnah
about Jesus.
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uttaqun:
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