Jesus? Moslems Love Him!!

Many non-moslems, especially Christian, has accuse that Islam hate Jesus (pbuh) and disparage him by degrades him from “God Status” to “Prophet Status”.

I will say that many non-Moslems i.e Christians has misjudge us. We do love Jesus (pbuh) by acknowledge him as The Holy Prophet and not as the God or The Son of God. We do honor Jesus (pbuh) with the word alaihissalam which mean “peace be upon him” behind his name. We recognize his miracles: born to the world with no father, cured the lepers, rose the deads, made blinds man saw, etc. But for us, Jesus (pbuh) is nothing more than a Holy Prophet and a servant of Allah.

In a Moslem faith, saying Jesus (pbuh) as A God is a humiliation both to Jesus (pbuh) and God (Allah). Why? It is told in the holy Qur’an. Throughout the Qur‘an, Jesus (pbuh) is identified fundamentally as a Messenger of Allah. In Chapter as-Saff (61):6, God quotes Jesus (pbuh) as follows:

“And [remember] when Jesus, son of Mary, said: ‘O Children of Israel, I am the messenger of Allah sent to you, confirming the Torah [which came] before me.”

There are many verses in the New Testament supporting the messengership / prophethood of Jesus (pbuh). The following are only a few: In Matthew 21:11, the people of his time are recorded as referring to Jesus (pbuh) as a prophet: “And the crowds said, ‘This is the prophet Jesus of Nazareth of Galilee.’ ” In Mark, 6:4, it is stated that Jesus referred to himself as a prophet: “And Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.’ ” In the following verses, Jesus (pbuh) is referred to as having been sent as a messenger is sent. In Matthew 10:40, Jesus (pbuh) was purported to have said: “He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.” In John 17:3, Jesus (pbuh) is also quoted as saying: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”

Muslims respect and revere Jesus (pbuh). They consider him one of the greatest of Allah’s messengers to mankind. The Qu’ran confirms his virgin birth, and a chapter of the Quran is entitled ‘Maryam’ (Mary).

The Qu’ran describes the birth of Jesus as follows: (Remember) when the angels said, “O Mary, Allah gives you good news of a word from Him (Allah), whose name is the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (to Allah). He will speak to the people from his cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous.” She said, “My Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?” He said, “So (it will be). Allah creates what He wills. If He decrees a thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!’ and it is.” (Quran, 3:45-47)

Jesus (pbuh) was born miraculously by the command of Allah which had brought Adam into being without a father. Allah has said: The case of Jesus (pbuh) with God is like the case of Adam. He created him from dust, and then He said to him, “Be!” and he came into being. (Quran, 3:59) During his prophetic mission, Jesus (pbuh) performed many miracles. Allah tells us that Jesus said: “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you the shape of a bird out of clay, I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s permission. I heal the blind from birth and the leper. And I bring the dead to life by Allah’s permission. And I tell you what you eat and what you store in your houses....” (Quran, 3:49)

Muslims believe that Jesus (pbuh) was not crucified. It was the plan of Jesus’ (pbuh) enemies to crucify him, but Allah saved him and raised him up to Him. And the likeness of Jesus (pbuh) was put over another man. Jesus’ (pbuh) enemies took this man and crucified him, thinking that he was Jesus (pbuh). Allah has said: "...They said, “We killed the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but the likeness of him was put on another man (and they killed that man)..." (Quran, 4:157)

Neither Muhammad nor Jesus (pbuh) came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in one God, brought by earlier prophets, but rather to confirm and renew it.

Islam really love Jesus (pbuh) by place him in his right role. Jesus (pbuh) confess himself as a prophet, not god (John 17:3, Matthew 7:21-23). If you ask which religion who reveals the true words of Jesus (pbuh), then it’s ISLAM.