Religions of the world: June 2011

Friday, June 3, 2011

Is Jesus God for muslims?

Jesus Christ and Islam

Is Jesus God f? What's his position in the islamic beliefs? How is he viewed by Muslims?

While Christians traditionally believe that Jesus of Nazareth was born of a virgin, performed miracles, founded the Church, rose from death, and ascended into heaven, from which he will return and while the majority of Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, one of three divine persons of a Trinity, in Islam, Jesus is respected and valued in a high place like any other prophet. But he is not considered to be the Son of God or God incarnate. Here are some basic islamic beliefs about Jesus in Islam.

Jesus Christ is considered to be a Messenger of God and the Messiah who was sent to guide the Children of Israel with a new scripture, Gospel.
The Qur'an (Koran), considered by Muslims to be God's final and authoritative revelation to mankind, mentions Jesus twenty-five times.
The Qur'an states that Jesus was born to Mary as the result of virginal conception, a miraculous event which occurred by the decree of Allah.
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 popular opinion and Muslim traditions, Jesus was not crucified but instead, he was raised up by God unto the heavens. This "raising" is understood to mean through bodily ascension. However, the Qur'an speaks of Jesus' death in Sura Al Imran 3:54 in the original Arabic (tawaffa = Cause to die). See also Sura 5:117.
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 divinity, and it furthermore indicates that Jesus will deny having ever claimed divinity at the Last Judgment, and God will vindicate him.
The Qur'an emphasizes 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, emphasizing a strict notion of monotheism.