Rashaad Abdul-Muhaiman
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Jesus And The Bible: Concise examination
of the Christian texts as well as the Islamic perspective of the purpose
and message of Jesus (PBUH).
The Quran tells us many wonderful things
about Jesus. As a result, believers in the Quran love Jesus, honor him
and believe in him. In fact, no Muslim can be a Muslim unless he or she
believes in Jesus, on whom be peace. The Quran says that Jesus was born
of a virgin, that he spoke while he was still only a baby, that he
healed the blind and the leper by God’s leave and that he raised the
dead by God’s leave. What then is the significance of these miracles?
First, the virgin birth. God demonstrates His power to create in every
way. God created everyone we know from a man and a woman. But how about
Adam, on whom be peace? God created him from neither a man nor a woman.
And Eve from only a man, without a woman. And finally, to complete the
picture, God created Jesus from a woman, without a man.
What about the other miracles? These were
to show that Jesus was not acting on his own behalf, but that he was
backed by God. The Quran specifies that these miracles were performed by
God’s leave. This may be compared to the Book of Acts in the Bible,
chapter 2, verse 22, where it says that the miracles were done by God to
show that he approved of Jesus. Also, note that Jesus himself is
recorded in the Gospel of John to have said: ‘I can do nothing of my own
authority’ (5:30). The miracles, therefore, were done not by his own
authority, but by God’s authority. What did Jesus teach? The Quran tells
us that Jesus came to teach the same basic message which was taught by
previous prophets from God – that we must shun every false god and
worship only the One True God. Jesus taught that he is the servant and
messenger of the One True God, the God of Abraham. These Quranic
teachings can be compared with the Bible (Mark 10:18; Matthew 26:39;
John 14:28, 17:3, and 20:17) where Jesus teaches that the one he
worshipped is the only true God. See also Matthew 12:18; Acts 3:13, and
4:27 where we find that his disciples knew him as ‘Servant of God’. The
Quran tells us that some of the Israelites rejected Jesus, and conspired
to kill him, but God rescued Jesus and raised him to Himself. God will
cause Jesus to descend again, at which time Jesus will confirm his true
teachings and everyone will believe in him as he is and as the Quran
teaches about him. Jesus is the Messiah. He is a word from God, and a
spirit from Him. He is honored in this world and in the hereafter, and
he is one of those brought nearest to God. Jesus was a man who spoke the
truth which he heard from God. This can be compared with the Gospel
According John where Jesus says to the Israelites: ‘You are determined
to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God’
(John 8:40).
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Contents
Introduction
Jesus-Son of Whom?
Trinity in the Bible
Did Jesus Bring a New Law?
Prophet or God?
The Role of Paul
Jesus in Islam
Conclusion
Bibliography
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