Islam claims to respect to Jesus, considering him as one of the greatest of God's messengers to mankind. Yet it asserts that Jesus is not God.
According to Muslims, Jesus was a big failure. Muslims do not accept the writings made at the time of Jesus, but then accept what is written 600 years after Jesus without historical proof. According to the claims of Islam, Jesus' prophecy did not accomplish anything. Jesus' gospel, called in the Quran the “injil”, disappeared and not one piece of his teaching remains. By the Muhammad’s time, not one sincere Christian believer was left.
Yet we find in the Quran, Jesus was greater than Muhammad. Jesus performed extraordinary feats of miracles that Muhammad never did. He healed, he gave life and he raised people from the dead. Furthermore, he was born through miraculous virgin birth, has ascended to heaven and he is there now waiting to come back to judge. There is even evidence of Jesus being without sin.
Jesus, Born of a Virgin
The following Quranic verse is about the miraculous virgin birth of Jesus (i.e. the immaculate conception). It is from the chapter on Maryam, who even in Islam was revered as the mother of Jesus. Here Mary speaks:
"She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" Quran 19:20, Yusuf Ali
The angel responded, making clear that Jesus is sent from Allah:
"He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': It is a matter (so) decreed." " Quran 19:21, Yusuf Ali
Every Man is a Sinner but Jesus
Muhammed, like every man is a sinner:
“All the sons of Adam are sinners, but the best of sinners are those who repent often.”
Narrated by Anas (RAA). English Book 16, Hadith 1520
The Quran confirms that Muhammad was a sinner, where it says that Muhammad has both sins of the past and and his sins of the future:
"Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad SAW) a manifest victory. That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the future, and complete His Favour on you, and guide you on the Straight Path;" Quran 48:1-2, Muhsin Khan
But Jesus is special. Jesus, as a man and son of Mary had flesh and blood. Yet unlike every man (and indeed Muhammad), Jesus was untouched by Satan:
“Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
"The satan touches every son of Adam on the day when his mother gives birth to him with the exception of Mary and her son." “ Sahih Muslim 2366 c
In fact, Jesus was said in the Quran to be righteous, pure or blameless:
“(The angel) said: "I am only a Messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son." “ Quran 19:19, Muhsin Khan
The word ‘زَكِيًّا’ (zakiana) is only used twice in the Qur'an and not of Muhammad. In the only other place it is used, it describes a young man’s innocence, where the young man was found not guilty of any crime deserving of death.
Jesus Conceived by Allah
When Allah conceived Jesus, he blew some of his spirit into Mary's private parts:
"And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples." Quran 21:91, Yusuf Ali
The Arabic word used here for chastity 'فَرْجَهَا' also means "private parts". This is what Allah breathed into. The same base word is used in 'لِفُرُوجِهِمْ', in an instruction to guard against sexual immorality:
"and who guard their private parts" Quran 23:5, Mufti Taqi Usmani
Why did Allah breathe into Mary’s genitals? It says he breathed into her “some of Our spirit”, some of Allah’s essence. And then Mary became pregnant.
Jesus, a Word of God or God's Spirit?
Jesus, just like Allah, gave life using his breathe. In the Quran it says that from the mud, he formed a living bird and breathed into the bird to give it life, just as Allah did to make man:
(Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember ... when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, ..." Quran 5:110, Muhsin Khan
In John 1:1 of the Bible, Jesus is equated to being the Word of God. Indeed in John 1:14, the Word became flesh and God became a man. Yet in the Quran, Jesus is "a Word from Him" (Allah):
"(Remember the time) when the angels said: “O Maryam, Allah gives you the good news of a Word from Him whose name is MasīH ‘Īsā , the son of Maryam (the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary) a man of status in this world and in the Hereafter, and one of those who are near (to Allah)." Quran 3:45, Mufti Taqi Usmani
In what sense did Jesus (Isa) come out from Allah as Word from him? Perhaps it is that Allah conceives Jesus by saying "Be":
"She said: “O my Lord, how shall I have a son while no human has ever touched me?” Said He: “That is how Allah creates what He wills. When He decides a matter, He simply says to it ‘Be’, and it comes to be." Qur'an 3:47, Mufti Taqi Usmani
Here, Allah makes Mary come to be pregnant by simply saying "Be". Though in Surah 21:91 above, Allah breathes his spirit into Jesus. This is a contradiction. How can Jesus be a Word of God and simultaneously also Allah's spirit or breathe? The contradiction is reinforced here:
"Surely, the case of ‘Īsā , in the sight of Allah, is like the case of ’Edam . He created him from dust, then He said to him, “Be”, and he came to be." Qur'an 3:59, Mufti Taqi Usmani
This verse says Jesus was created in the same way as Adam (Edam) was created. I.e. Jesus was created from dust by Allah saying "Be". Adam, being the first man, was created from dust. But Jesus was birthed from Mary. Certainly, of Adam, Allah fashioned him out of clay and breathed his spirit into him:
“Recall when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from a ringing clay made of decayed mud. When I form him perfect, and blow in him of My spirit, then you must fall down before him in prostration.”" Qur'an 15:28-29, Mufti Taqi Usmani
More evidence for Allah breathing into Adam is in Ibn Kathir's commentary on this verse 17:11:
“Man prays for evil like his prayer for good, and man is so hasty.” Qur'an 17:11, Mufti Taqi Usmani
To explain why man is so hasty, Ibn Kathir recalled the following anecdote:
Salman Al-Farisi and Ibn `Abbas mentioned the story of Adam, when he wanted to get up before his soul reached his feet. When his soul was breathed into him, it entered his body from his head downwards. When it reached his brain he sneezed, and said, "Al-Hamdu Lillah'' (praise be to Allah), and Allah said, "May your Lord have mercy on you, O Adam.'' When it reached his eyes, he opened them, and when it reached his body and limbs he started to stare at them in wonder. He wanted to get up before it reached his feet, but he could not. He said, "O Lord, make it happen before night comes.'' Ibn Kathir
Here, Adam is having his spirit breathed into him by Allah but Allah is slow. Adam asks Him to hurry it up and have it done before sunset.
Therefore, irrespective of what Qur'an 3:47 says 1) neither Adam nor Jesus were created in the same way, and 2) neither Adam nor Jesus were created by Allah saying "Be" but by the imparting of Allah's spirit.
Jesus, Creator and Doer of Miracles
Jesus created a bird and breathed life into it. This is an amazing feat for any man. Yet he did much more. He raised the dead, he healed the lepers and the blind. He, rather surprisingly, “spoke” whilst still a baby in the cradle. (Not all of these things are in the Bible.):
(Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; …" Qur'an 5:110, Muhsin Khan
These miracles are also mentioned in Qur'an 3:49. These feats are much more than what Muhammad ever did, for Muhammad performed no miracles.
Jesus Is Coming Back to Judge
Islam teaches that Jesus did not die on the cross but was ascended straight to heaven.
They (the opponents of ‘Īsā) devised a plan, and Allah devised a plan. And Allah is the best of all planners. When Allah said: “O ‘Īsā , I am to take you in full and to raise you towards Myself, ...” Qur'an 3:54-55, Mufti Taqi Usmani
In Quran 3:45 quoted above, Jesus is said to be close to Allah and a man of status in heaven. It should be of little surprise then that Jesus will descend to earth as judge:
“Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
By Him in Whose hand is my life, the son of Mary (ﷺ) will soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break crosses, kill swine and abolish Jizya and the wealth will pour forth to such an extent that no one will accept it.” Sahih Muslim 155 a
How can Jesus judge justly? Only God is just. If Jesus is but a man, judging with perfect justice is impossible. Only a sinless man can judge justly. Further, if Jesus is not God, why is he now residing with God in heaven?
In contrast to Jesus, Muhammad was not raised to heaven but died of poisoning. Muhammad is not alive in heaven. Muhammad is not returning to judge. As a sinful man he incapable of judging justly. Jesus is greater than Muhammad.
Can Allah Have Blood?
The Quran does not say whether Allah has blood. But Allah has physical hands, legs a shin and a foot:
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As that:
The Prophet [SAW] said: "Those who are just and fair will be with Allah, Most High, on thrones of light, at the right hand of the Most Merciful, those who are just in their rulings and in their dealings with their families and those of whom they are in charge." Muhammad (one of the narrators) said in his Hadith: "And both of His hands are right hands." Sunan an-Nasa'i 5379
If Allah can have a physical body and still be God, why is it not possible for Jesus to have a body? It is.
(The above argument was drawn from a YouTube video of Christian Prince entitled "God yet he has blood like us".)
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