Islamic view of Jesus

Islamic view of Jesus

The Islamic view of Jesus lies between two extremes. The Jews, who rejected Jesus as a prophet of God, called him an impostor and the modern day Christians who consider him to be the Son of God and worship him as if he is the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. Islam considers Jesus to be one of the great prophets of God. Muslims hold Jesus in very high esteem, as well as all of the prophets of God, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Muhammad to name a few. This is in conformity with the Islamic view of the oneness of God, the oneness of divine guidance, and the complementary role of the subsequent mission of God’s messengers.

The essence of Islam – willful submission to the will of God – was revealed to Adam, who passed it on to his children. All following revelations to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and finally Muhammad were in conformity with that message, comprising/including some elaboration to define the relationships between man and God, man and man, and man and his environment. Thus, any contradictions among revealed religions are viewed by Islam as a man-made element introduced into these religions. The position of Jesus in Judaism and Christianity is an example of this.

Non-Muslims may be surprised to find that Jesus is mentioned in several verses of the Qur’aan. The Qur’aan highlights the important aspects of Jesus’ birth, his mission, and his ascension to heaven. It, likewise, passes judgments on the Christian beliefs concerning him.

My Great Love for Jesus Led Me to Islam

As a Catholic, I was led to believe that Catholicism was the only true religion and that Judaism was only a preparation for Christianity. Hence, the other religions were all false. In fact, I only heard about Islam for the first time in 1978. I had learned that Muslims believed in the divine origin of Christianity and Judaism. The Qur’an indicates that Allah (the proper name for God in the Arabic language) had sent prophets to every land in order to guide people to the path of truth and righteousness. In order to carve the Christian message into the depths of my subconscious, the Catholic Church designed a program which, when applied from childhood, had a very high probability of retention. This program affected people’s beliefs and their behavior for the rest of their lives. In this scheme the central figure is Jesus, and the rites are mostly related to events surrounding his birth, supposed death and resurrection; from his birth, assumed to be in December, to his alleged crucifixion on Easter. These religious rites were introduced by human beings many centuries after Jesus’ departure rather than by divine revelation.

According to tradition in Venezuela, at midnight on December 24th I used to wait for the arrival of Jesus to bring the gifts that I had requested in my yearly wish list. Being from a poor family and having several brothers and sisters, I understood that it was very difficult for the “Child Jesus” to bring me what I had asked for. But I was often confused and puzzled because if Jesus had performed so many miracles, as I had learned from nuns and priests, why was he not able to bring me a tricycle? Wasn’t that request easier for Him than bringing dead people back to life? Thus, for several years the concept of the “Child Jesus” left me disappointed.

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