Jesus - A prophet of Islam

In Islam, Jesus (Arabic: عيسى; ʿĪsá) is considered to be a Messenger of God and the Messiah who was sent to guide the Children of Israel (banī isrā'īl) with a new scripture, the Injīl or Gospel. The Holy Qur'an, considered by Muslims to be God's final and authoritative revelation to mankind, mentions Jesus twenty-five times. It states that Jesus was born to Mary as the result of virginal conception, a miraculous event which occurred by the decree of God. 

To aid in his ministry to the Jewish people, Jesus was given the ability to perform miracles, all by the permission of God rather than of his own power. According to the Qur'an, Jesus was not crucified. There are, however, differing views over the current state of Jesus though all views deny his crucifixion. Jesus will return to earth near the day of judgment to restore justice and to defeat Ad-Dajjāl ("the false messiah", also known as the Antichrist).

Like all prophets in Islam, Jesus is considered to have been a Muslim(i.e., one who submits to the will of God), as he preached that his followers should adopt the "straight path" as commanded by God. Islam rejects the Christian view that Jesus was God incarnate or the son of God, that he was ever crucified or resurrected, or that he ever atoned for the sins of mankind. The Qur'an says that Jesus himself never claimed any of these things, and it furthermore indicates that Jesus will deny having ever claimed divinity at the Last Judgment, and God will vindicate him. The Qur'an emphasises that Jesus was a mortal human being who, like all other prophets, had been divinely chosen to spread God's message. Islamic texts forbid the association of partners with God, emphasising a strict notion of monotheism (tawhīd - oneness of god).

Numerous titles are given to Jesus in the Qur'an and in Islamic literature, the most common being al-Masīḥ ("the messiah), although this particular term does not correspond with the meaning given to it by Christians. Jesus is also, at times, called "Seal of the Israelite Prophets", because, in general Muslim belief, Jesus was the last prophet sent by God to guide the Children of Israel. Arabic-speaking Christians refer to Jesus as Yasu(Arabic script يسوع). Jesus is seen in Islam as a precursor to Muhammad, and is believed by Muslims to have foretold the latter's coming.

What Islam Says About Jesus

Muslims relationship with Jesus (Pbuh*)

This great mission is that, among the major signs of the final hour and among the keys of the huge deliverance that will dawn upon his Community of Islam, there will come a time on this earth when the call to the pre-morning  prayer will be raised in Damascus - at a certain white minaret East Of Damascus; the imam will want to step forward to lead the prayer when - lo and behold! - the people will watch in astonishment while our liege-lord Jesus descends from the heaven, his two hands resting on the wings of angels, his head seemingly dripping with water, wearing clothes which our liege-lord Muhammad (pbuh) described in great detail.  He said the colour of his clothes resembled saffron dye, as if his clothes had been dyed with saffron.

The final prophet of god, Muhammad described for us the very appearance of the clothes in which Jesus would descend! Such a great detailed description signifies nothing other than additional emphasis on reflection, perception and discernment for the meaning of our connection with this great master who was thus honoured by his Lord.

The Descent Of Jesus


Jesus will return.  When the Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi - a scion of the prophetic house - sees himas he was readying himself to lead the prayer, he will move back and say to our liege lord Jesus; "Step forward, Spirit from God!"

The spiritual state in which our liege lord Jesus will descend will be immense, it will be a heavenly state for one beloved of God among God's servants whom He caused to perdure in the nearest heaven for more than two thousand years.

Birth of Jesus in the Quran:

And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died before this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten! - 19:23

And shake the trunk of the palm tree toward you, you will cause ripe dates to fall upon thee - 19:25

*Peace and blessings be upon him

May God make us and you qualified for this preparation. May He bless us 
and you with it. May He awaken us to its full meanings. May He make sweet 
for us its wellsprings. May He cause us to stop at its contents and secrets. 
May He cause us to attain realization with it outwardly and inwardly.