The Qur’an teaches that Jesus is Kalimatullah, meaning The
Word of God, Ruhullah, meaning The Spirit of God (4:171), Al-Masih, meaning The
Messiah (3:45; 4.157; 4.172; 5.17; 5.72; 5.75; 9:31)
Wajeeh, meaning worthy of esteem in this world and the next (3:45), Mubarak,
meaning blessed (19:31). We read about His virgin birth in Qur’an (3:42-47;
19:16-31), His marvelous works (3:49; 5:110), His death, resurrection and
ascension (4:157; 19:33,34; 3:55; 4:158) and we read about His second coming in
(43:57-61).
We see that Jesus God’s Word and "a
Spirit proceeding from Him (4:171). If Jesus is The Word and The Spirit
of God then there is no need for further discussion or any need for asking any
questions because no ordinary man can get this title of "Word of God"
and "Spirit of God." For Muslims, as for Christians, the Word of
God and Spirit of God is eternal, even as God is eternal. Calling an ordinary
man "Word of God" and "Spirit of God is blasphemy. When we
look in the Bible we see that Jesus was called the "Word of God" too.
Word of God means very words of God that was spoken by God. God spoke and
created heaven and earth. God spoke and mighty things happened.
Joh 1:1 "In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, ..."
Joh 1:14 " And the Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us, ..."
The Qur’an expressly says that Allah sent
Jesus born of a virgin as both a sign to men and a mercy from
him:
“And mention in the Book Mary when she
withdrew from her people to an eastern place, and she took a veil apart from
them; then We sent unto her Our Spirit that presented himself to her a man
without fault. She said, 'I take refuge in the All-merciful from thee! If thou
fearest God ... He said, 'I am but a messenger come from thy Lord, to give thee
a boy most pure. She said, 'How shall I have a son whom no mortal has touched,
neither have I been unchaste?' He said, 'Even so thy Lord has said: "Easy
is that for Me; and that We may appoint him a signunto men (ayatan
lil-nassi) and a mercy from Us; it is a thing decreed.” (Qur’an 19:16-21 See
also Qur’an 21:91)
Quran says that, "Jesus is the sign of
God". And the Bible says the same thing. Isaiah the prophet prophesied
more than 700 years before the birth of Jesus Christ that God will give asign as
we read in Isaiah, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, thevirgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and
shall call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
Jesus has a special position in the Qur'an.
Jesus is The Word of God, and a Spirit from Him (4:171), He is The Messiah
(3:45; 9:31 etc.), He is a Sign (19:21; 21:91), a Mercy (19:21) and a Witness
(5:117). He is a person with extreme dignity both in this world as in the other
world (3:45). All commentaries agree with the fact that this implies both
holiness and blessings. Only Jesus can do the actions 'create' and 'to give
life' (3:49). No prophet in the Qur'an has done such actions. Therefore the
position of Jesus is above all other persons and exalts him to a level no human
being ever reached. Jesus was born of a virgin (19:20-22). Jesus was faultless
(19:19), Jesus was a great healer of the sick (3:49; 5:110), Jesus was taken to
heaven by God (4:158) and Jesus will come back again (43:61). Now my question
to my Muslim brothers and sisters; what do you think about Jesus? Can you say
that he is merely another prophet?
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