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18. What do Muslims think about Jesus?

Muslims respect and revere Jesus, and await his Second Coming. They consider him one of the greatest of God's messengers to mankind. A Muslim never refers to him simply as 'Jesus', but always adds the phrase 'upon him be peace'. The Quran confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Quran is entitled 'Mary'), and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Quran describes the Annunciation as follows:

'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 good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to God. He 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 will. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, "Be!" and it is.' (Quran, 3:42-7)

Jesus was born miraculously through the same power which had brought Adam into being without a father:

Truly, the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, 'Be!' and he was. (Quran, 3:59)

During his prophetic mission Jesus performed many miracles. The Quran tells us that he said:

I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by God's leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers and I raise the dead by God's leave. (Quran, 3:49)

Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One God, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Quran Jesus 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 from your Lord, so fear God and obey Me. (Quran, 3:5O)

The Prophet Muhammad said:

Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is the servant and messenger of God, His word breathed into Mary and a spirit emanating from Him, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven. (Hadith from Bukhari)

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Islam 101

1. What is Islam
2. Who are the Muslims?
3. What do Muslims believe?
4. How does someone become a Muslim?
5. What does Islam mean?
6. Why does Islam often seem strange?
7. Do Islam and Christianity have different origins?
8. What is the Ka`bah?
9. Who is Muhammad?
10. How did Muhammad become a prophet and a messenger of God?
11. How did the spread of Islam affect the world?
12. What is the Qur`an?
13. What is the Qur`an about?
14. Are there any other sacred sources?
15. Examples of the Prophet`s sayings
16. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
16.a Faith
16.b PRAYER
16.c THE ZAKAH
16.d THE FAST
16.e PILGRIMAGE (Hajj)
17. Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?
18. What do Muslims think about Jesus?
19. Why is the family so important to Muslims?
20. What about Muslim women?
21. Can a Muslim have more than one wife?
22. Is Islamic marriage like Christian marriage?
23. How do Muslims treat the elderly?
24. How do Muslims view death?
25. What does Islam say about war?
26. What about food?
27. The Muslim World
28. Acknowledgments

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