Prophet Jesus

Jesus (c. 4 BC – c. AD 30 / 33), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament. The Muslims believe Jesus to be a Prophet like Moses before him.

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Prophet Jesus . Islam

Is it true that Jesus was supposed to be crucified according to Islam?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 years ago

Quran states that the enemies of Jesus attempted to kill and crucify him but they could not do so, as they caught and killed and crucified some one else who looked like him.( 4: 157).
Wassalam.

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Prophet Jesus . Prophet Muhammad

How can the pre-eternal reality of the Prophet Muhammad be proved? And how can it be said that Jesus was "derived" from the Prophet Muhammad when he was born over 500 years before him?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 6 years ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. The pre-eternal existence of the reality of the Prophet (saw) is understood from the traditions concerning the first creations that God created as being the Prophet (saw) and the Imams (as) (see al-Kafi (2) 443 for example). The rational theorization of what this means is derived from trying to understand how a limited world comes about from an unlimited Creator without that world being something completely separate from Him, as that would result in His limitation. To properly get to grasp with these kinds of questions and their theories a background in philosophy and theoretical mysticism is needed, but I hope that goes some way to answer the first part of your question.

As for the second part of your question, the issue of Jesus (as) being born in the material world before the birth of the Prophet (saw) is different from the ontological precedence of the reality of the Prophet (saw) over all of creation. The reality of the Prophet (saw) is not the material manifestation of the Prophet (saw), but it is his ontological reality as the first creation of God and the most unlimited of His creation. It is this reality that Jesus (as) too was a manifestation of.

May you always be successful.

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Prophet Muhammad . Muslims . Prophet Jesus . Christianity

How can it be said that Prophet Muhammad (s) was the most loved creature of all time when there have been more Christians in existence than Muslims since the Prophet's calling? Wouldn't that make Jesus (a) the most loved creature of all existence?

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. The criteria to understand this statement is not the amount of Christians or Muslims as that would mean that another shared prophet, such as Ibrahim (as) would be the most beloved as Jews, Christians and Muslims all love prophet Ibrahim (as) for example. Rather, the Prophet (saw) being the most beloved creation can be understood in a couple of ways:

1) He (saw) is the most beloved creature to God, and since God has the greatest capacity to love, the Prophet (saw) is the most beloved creature of all time.

2) The pre-eternal reality of the Prophet (saw) is the source of existence of all that is good and so the whole of creation from its beginning to its end loves the Prophet (saw) including Jesus (as), whose very goodness and belovedness is derived from the belovedness of the Prophet (saw).

May you always be successful.

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Death . Prophet Muhammad . Prophet Jesus

How does one respond to the criticism that if everything has to taste death then why did Prophet Isa (a) not die and was lifted up by Allah and will come with Imam Mehdi (a)?

Long life gifted by Allah (SWT) to Jesus, Al-Khidhr and Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) does not mean does not mean that they will never die. Prophet Easa Jesus (AS) will definitely taste death when his life ends. The criticism is invalid.

Wassalam

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Muslims . Christians . Prophet Moses . Prophet Jesus . Judaism

Is it true that the Muslim position has always been that Jewish and Christian scriptures, as they stand, cannot be traced directly to Moses and Jesus, but were later compilations?

There is no doubt for any one with minimum knowledge about the history of the different Jewish and Christian scriptures that they are not the original scriptures revealed on Moses and Jesus, but were compiled long time after them.

The different Torahs and different Bibles existing today are living evidence that the original scriptures are mot in the hands of people.

Wassalam

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Resurrection . Prophet Jesus . Qur'an

Does the Qur'an agree with the belief in the resurrection of Jesus?

1. Qur'an is very clear that Jesus (Easa) (AS) was never killed nor crucified despite the criminal attempt of his enemies to kill and crucify him, but they killed and crucified a person who looked like him. (Al-Nisaa' 157).

2. Jesus was raised from the earth to the sky (Al-Nisaa' 158).

3. Jesus is still alive in the sky and will come down to the earth and will be a follower and supporter of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS).

Wassalam

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Prophet Jesus . Qur'an

Does the Qur'an confirm or deny the virgin birth of Jesus?

Quranic verses confirm the virgin birth of Jesus. Sura Maryam; Verses 16 to 35.

It is worth mentioning that Prophet Jesus (Easa)(AS) is mentioned in Quran 25 times exactly like the number of the mention of Prophet Adam (AS) who is also mentioned in Quran 25 times. Allah (The Most Glorious) says in Quran ( Verily, the likeness of Jesus with Allah is the likeness of Adam, Allah created him from clay then told him be, and he was). Adam was created with out parents and Easa was created with out father. Both are miraculous.

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Muslims . Miracle . Prophet Jesus . House . Tornado . Christianity

It is good to follow

Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 6 years ago

Jesus is a Prophet of God, so even if we accept that these are miracles, it proves that he is the messenger of Allah and is holy.

Moreover, Christianity is a religion of Allah but Muslims believe it happened distortion in this religion. And we should follow the religion of our time...