Islamic view of Jesus

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The Islamic view of Jesus presents him as a revered prophet and Messiah born of the Virgin Mary, performing miracles by God’s permission, but not divine or the son of God, and neither crucified nor resurrected in the Christian sense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theology topic
religious doctrine
affirmsMiraclesOfJesus creating a bird from clay by God’s permission
healing the blind
healing the leper
raising the dead by God’s permission
speaking in the cradle
ArabicName ʿĪsā
linked to: Isa ibn Maryam
centralFigure Jesus
christologicalStatus Word from God
human being
servant of God
spirit from God
comparesStatusToMuhammad Jesus is a prophet but not superior to Muhammad in finality
contrastsWith Christian doctrine of atoning crucifixion and resurrection
Christian view of Jesus as divine
deniesDoctrine Incarnation of God in Jesus
Trinity
deniesEvent crucifixion of Jesus as understood in mainstream Christianity
resurrection of Jesus after crucifixion in Christian sense
deniesJesusAs God
Son of God
eschatologicalRole breaking the cross
dying a natural death after his return
establishing justice
killing the false messiah (al-Dajjāl)
return of Jesus before the Day of Judgment
ethicalTeaching Jesus called to worship of one God alone
Jesus preached monotheism
motherOfJesus Mary (Maryam)
linked to: Maryam
placesJesusInLineOf Abrahamic prophets
primarySources Hadith
Qur’an
linked to: Quran
regardsJesusAs Messenger of God
al-Masīḥ (the Messiah)
linked to: Mashiach

prophet
regardsMaryAs chosen above the women of the worlds
virtuous woman
relationshipToScripture recipient of the Injīl (Gospel)
religion Islam
scripturalTitle al-Masīḥ
linked to: Jesus

kalimatullāh (Word of God)
linked to: Kalim Allah

rūḥun minhu (a spirit from Him)
sourceOfMiraculousPower God’s permission
teachesAboutBirth virgin birth
teachesAboutConception miraculous conception by God’s command
teachesAboutCrucifixion Jesus was not killed nor crucified but it was made to appear so
teachesAboutEndOfJesusEarthlyLife God raised Jesus up to Himself
teachesAboutMuhammadAndJesus Muhammad is the final prophet while Jesus is among earlier prophets

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DialogueWithChristiansOfNajran associatedConcept Islamic view of Jesus
Islamic view of Jesus comparesStatusToMuhammad Jesus is a prophet but not superior to Muhammad in finality
linked to: Islamic view of Jesus