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Muslims Love Jesus, Too : 6 Things You Didn ’t Know About Jesus In Islam by Qtsnow(m): 5:35pm On Jan 01, 2016 |
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, too, even though
Muslims don’t celebrate Christmas.
In honor of the holiday, here are six things you
may not know about the role of Jesus — and his
mother, Mary — in Islam:
1. Jesus, Mary, and the angel Gabriel are all in
the Quran (as are Adam, Noah, Abraham,
Moses, and a bunch of other Bible characters).
2. Muslims believe that Jesus (called “Isa” in
Arabic) was a prophet of God, was born to a
virgin (Mary), and will return to Earth before the
Day of Judgment to restore justice and to defeat
al-Masih ad-Dajjal (“the false messiah”), also
known as the Antichrist. All of which may sound
pretty familiar to many Christians.
3. Mary (called “Maryam” in Arabic) has an
entire chapter in the Quran named for her — the
only chapter in the Quran named for a female
figure. In fact, Mary is the only woman to be
mentioned by name in the entire Quran: As noted
in the new Study Quran, “other female figures
are identified only by their relation to others,
such as the wife of Adam and the mother of
Moses, or by their title, such as the Queen of
Sheba.” Mary is mentioned more times in the
Quran than in the entire New Testament.
The name “Jesus, son of Mary” written in Arabic
calligraphy, followed by “peace be upon him.”
4. Just as with all the other prophets, including
Mohammed, Muslims recite, “Peace be upon
him” every time we refer to Jesus.
5. 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.
6. 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 and declared
himself to be a prophet of God. Here’s the story:
And remember Mary in the Book, when she
withdrew from her family to an eastern place.
And she veiled herself from them. Then We
[God] sent unto her Our Spirit [the angel Gabriel],
and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect
man. She said, “I seek refuge from thee in the
Compassionate [i.e., God], if you are reverent!”
He said, “I am but a messenger of thy Lord, to
bestow upon thee a pure boy.”
She said, “How shall I have a boy when no man
has touched me, nor have I been unchaste?” He
said, “Thus shall it be. Thy Lord says, ‘It is easy
for Me.’” And [it is thus] that We might make him
a sign unto mankind, and a mercy from Us. And
it is a matter decreed.
So she conceived him and withdrew with him to
a place far off. And the pangs of childbirth drove
her to the trunk of a date palm. She said, “Would
that I had died before this and was a thing
forgotten, utterly forgotten!” So he called out to
her from below her, “Grieve not! Thy Lord has
placed a rivulet beneath thee. And shake toward
thyself the trunk of the date palm; fresh, ripe
dates shall fall upon thee. So eat and drink and
cool thine eye. And if thou seest any human
being, say, ‘Verily I have vowed a fast unto the
Compassionate, so I shall not speak this day to
any man.’”
Then she came with him [the infant Jesus] unto
her people, carrying him. They said, “O Mary!
Thou hast brought an amazing thing! O sister of
Aaron! Thy father was not an evil man, nor was
thy mother unchaste.” Then she pointed to him
[Jesus]. They said, “How shall we speak to one
who is yet a child in the cradle?”
He [Jesus] said, “Truly I am a servant of God.
He has given me the Book and made me a
prophet. He has made me blessed wheresoever I
may be, and has enjoined upon me prayer and
almsgiving so long as I live, and [has made me]
dutiful toward my mother. And He has not made
me domineering, wretched. Peace be upon me
the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I
am raised alive!”
That is Jesus son of Mary— a statement of the
truth, which they doubt.
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Re: Muslims Love Jesus, Too : 6 Things You Didn ’t Know About Jesus In Islam by mrZENographer: 1:35am On Jan 02, 2016 |
The Quran may speak much about Jesus and Mary but there is still an everlasting gulf between us. John 3:16 says God sent his only begotten Son into the world that he who believes shall have everlasting life. If you dont believe this, you can never be a friend of God. John 3:17 says he that believes not is condemned already because he does not believe that God sent his only begotten Son. Scenario. Imagine you had a best friend who gifted you his most precious gift because he loves you. And you never thanked him for it. After a longwhile, he came to your house and reminded you about the gift he sent you, and all you can say is you cant/wont believe he's the one that sent it for one reason or another. Dont you think he would be so irritated and not associate with you anymore, even though you still call him your bestfriend because he's a good guy? Neither will he give anymore gifts to you until you ask him forgiveness for nonchalancy, and accept that he did send you the wonderful gift. And no matter how you say...mehn that gift was so marvelous..the best..., he wont listen to you because u dont believe he's the one who gave it to you(recognition). This is real world scenario. If you say you believe/love God, you must believe he gave you something everlastingly precious. If you dont ,no matter what your talking, he's just irritated. This is the best way i can describe it now. Think bout it. |
Re: Muslims Love Jesus, Too : 6 Things You Didn ’t Know About Jesus In Islam by mrZENographer: 1:58am On Jan 02, 2016 |
Summary of what i said there is If you best friend who loves you very much gives you a most precious gift, and you dont belive he gave that to you. No matter your obliging words of... i love you... he will not believe you/or trust you either.Instead he'd be thingking "i gave all my best to you and you dont aknowledge it." 1 John 5:10 If someone did that to u, you can tell how unpleasnt it is. |
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