What does the Holy Quran say about Jesus (peace be upon him)
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/what_does_quran.html
Most of the following was gathered from the foot notes of the Holy Quran
that I have. It is
translated and documented by Minister Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
Muslims believe that Jesus peace be upon him according to the Holy Quran
is a wonderful,
humble, generous messenger of God who came down and revealed God's words
to his people, the
people of Israel. Muslims do not believe that Jesus is God, nor they
believe that God ever
chose to come down to earth in a form of a man to die for our sins to
purify us and forgive us.
According to Islam, Jesus never died on the cross, nor ever wanted to die
on the cross, nor
ever was born to die on the cross. Muslims believe that Jesus was
sentenced to death, and
people thought that he got executed on the cross. The Holy Quran rejects
this idea, and claims
that it is a false one. Jesus never died on the cross, nor he ever died
for anyone's sins. Let
us look at what the Holy Quran (The Muslims Holy Scripture) says about
this issue:
Let's look at verse 4:156-159 "That they rejected Faith; That they uttered
against Mary A grave
false charge; That they said (in boast): 'We killed Christ Jesus The son
of Mary, The
Messenger of Allah.' But they killed him not, Nor crucified him, but so
it was made to appear
to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no
(certain) knowledge, but only
conjunction to follow, for of a surety they killed him not. Nay, Allah
raised him up Unto
Himself; and Allah Is Exalted in Power, Wise. And there is none of the
people of the book
(Jews and Christians) But must believe in him (Jesus) Before his death;
And on the Day of
Judgment He (Jesus) will be a witness Against them." The false charge
against Mary was that
she was unchaste. Such a charge is bad enough to make against any woman,
but to make it
against Mary, the mother of Jesus, was to bring into redicule Allah's
power itself. Islam is
specially strong in guarding the reputation of women. Slanderers of women
are bound to bring
four witnesses in support of their accusation, and if they fail to produce
four witnesses, they
are be flogged with eighty stripes and debarred forever from being
competent witnesses.
Let us look at verse 24:4 "And those who launch A charge against chaste
women, And produce not
four witnesses (To support their allegations) Flog them with eighty
stripes; And reject their
evidence Ever after: for such men Are wicked transgressors. Unless they
repent thereafter And
mend (their conduct); For Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful." Here we
see in this Holy
Verse how much Allah Almighty cares about not criticizing women unless we
are absolutely sure
about it and we can provide at least 4 witnesses to support our
allegation.
Now in 4:156-159 above "......Nor crucified him,....."
The end of the life of Jesus on earth is as much involved in mystery as
his birth, and indeed
the greater part of his private life, except the three main years of his
ministry. It is not
profitable to discuss the many doubts and conjectures among the early
Christians sects and
among Muslims theologians. The Orthodox-Christian Churches make it a
cardinal point of their
doctrine that his life was taken on the Cross, that he died and was
buried, that on the third
day he rose in the body with his wounds intact, and walked about and
conversed, and ate with
his disciples, and was afterwards taken up bodily to heaven. This is
necessary for the
theological doctrine of blood sacrifice and vicarious atonement for sins,
which is rejected by
Islam. But some of the early Christian sects did not believe that Christ
was killed on the
cross. The Basilidans believed that someone else was substituted for him.
The Docetate held
that Christ never had a real physical or natural body, but only an
apparent or phantom body,
and that his crucifixion was only apparent, not real. The Marcionite
Gospel (about A.C. 138)
denied that Jesus was born, and merely said that he appeared in human
form. The Gospel of St.
Barnabas supported the theory of substitution on the Cross. The Quranic
teaching is that
Christ was not crucified nor killed by the Jews, not with standing certain
apparent
circumstances which produced that illusion in the minds of some of his
enemies; that
disputations, doubts, and conjectures on such matters are vain; and that
he was taken up to
Allah Almighty.
Let us look at verse 3:55 "Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! I will take thee
And raise thee to
Myself And clear thee (of the falsehoods) Of those who blaspheme; I will
make those Who follow
thee superior To those who reject faith, To the Day of Resurrection: Then
shall ye all return
unto me, And I will judge Between you of the matters wherein ye dispute."
Here we see that
Allah Almighty promised Jesus peace be upon him to raise him to heaven.
Jesus was charged by
the Jews with blasphemy as claiming to be God or the son of God. The
Christians (except a few
early sects which were annihilated by persecution, and the modern sect of
Unitarians), adopted
the substance of the claim, and made it the cornerstone of their faith.
Allah Almighty clears
Jesus of such a charge or claim. Those who follow Jesus are the Muslims
and the Christians who
don't believe he is God. All of the controversies about dogma and faith
will disappear when we
appear before Allah. He will judge not by what we profess but what we
are.
In 4:156-159 "......Nay Allah raised him up Unto Himself....."
There is a difference of opinion as to the exact interpretation of this
verse. The words
are: The Jews did not kill Jesus, but Allah raised him up (rafa'ahu...in
Arabic) to Himself.
Some people hold that Jesus did not die the usual human death, but still
lives in the body in
heaven, which is the generally accepted Muslim view. Another hold that
he did die but not
when he was supposed to be crucified, and that is being "raised up" unto
Allah means that
instead of being disgraced as a malefactor, as the Jews intended, he was
on the contrary
honoured by Allah Almighty as His Messenger. The same word (rafa'a) is
used in association
with honour in connection with Al Mustafa (Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
him).
Let us look at verse 94:4 "And raised high the esteem (In which) thou (are
held)?". The
prophet's (any prophet) virtues, the magnanimity of his character, and his
love for mankind
were fully recognized even in his lifetime, and his name stands highest
among the heroic
leaders of mankind.
Let us also look at verse 37:119 "And We (Allah) left (this blessing) for
them among
generations (To come) in later times: Peace and salutation To Moses and
Aaron! Thus indeed do
We reward Those who do right." Here we see how Allah Almighty rewards
Moses and Aaron peace be
upon them. They are considered his messengers.
In 4:156-159 ".....But must believe in him (Jesus) Before his death...."
Those who hold that Jesus did not die say that Jesus is still living in
the body and that he
will appear just before the Final Day, when the world will be purified of
sin and unbelief.
There will be a final death before the final Resurrection, but all will
have believed before
that final death.
In 4:156-159 ".....He (Jesus) will be a witness Against them."
Jesus will be the witness of his people and his contemporaries for those
who accept Allah, and
against those who reject Him.
Let us look at verse 4:41-42 "How then if We brought From each People a
witness, And We (Allah)
brought thee As a witness against These People. On that day those who
reject faith and disobey
the Messenger will wish that the earth Were made one with them: But never
will they hide A
single fact from Allah !" Here in this Holy Verse we see that Allah
Almighty will judge people
based on what their messengers had told them. Allah Almighty sent to
nations and tribes
prophets and messengers to direct those people from the darkness of Satan,
to the light of
Allah Almighty.
Let's look at verse 3:59 "The similitude of Jesus Before Allah is as that
of Adam; He (Allah)
created him (Jesus) from dust, Then said to him: Be. And he was." After
a description of the
high position which Jesus occupies as a prophet, we have a reputation of
the dogma that he was
Allah, or the son of Allah, or anything more than a man. If it is said
that he was born
without a human father, Adam was also so born. Indeed Adam was born
without either a human
father or mother. As far as our physical bodies are concerned, they are
mere dust. In Allah's
sight Jesus was a dust just as Adam was or humanity is. The greatness of
Jesus arose from the
Divine command "Be", for after that he was. He also was a great spiritual
leader.
Let's look at verse 4:171-172 "O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in
your religion: nor
say Of Allah ought but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no
more than) A Messenger
of Allah, And His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and the Spirit
proceeding From Him: so
believe In Allah and His Messengers. Say not "Trinity": desist: It will
be better for you:
For Allah is One God: Glory to Him: (Far Exalted is He) above Having a
son. To Him (Allah)
Belong all things in the heavens And on earth. And enough Is Allah as a
Disposer of affairs.
Christ disdaineth no To serve and worship Allah, Nor do the angels, those
Nearest (to Allah):
Those who disdain His worship and are arrogant, He will gather them all
Together unto Himself
(Jesus) to (answer)."
In 4:171-172 ".....Commit no excesses in your religion....."
Just as a foolish servant may go wrong by excess of zeal for his master,
so in religion
people's excesses may lead them to blasphemy or a spirit the very opposite
of religion. The
Jewish excesses in the direction of formalism, radicalism, exclusiveness,
and rejection of
Christ Jesus have been denounced in many places. Here the Christian
attitude is condemned,
which raises Jesus to an equality with Allah; in some cases venerates Mary
almost to idolatry;
attributes a physical son to Allah; and invents the doctrine of the
Trinity, opposed to all
reason, which according to the Athanasian Creed, unless a man believes, he
is doomed to hell
forever.
Let us look at verse 11:110 "We (Allah) certainly gave the Book To Moses,
but differences Arose
therein: had it not been That a Word had gone forth Before from thy Lord,
the matter Would
have been decided Between them: but they Are in suspicious doubt
Concerning it." Previous
revelations are not to be denied or dishonoured because those who
nominally go by them have
corrupted and deprived them of spiritual value by their vain controversies
and disputes. It
was possible to settle such disputes under the flag, as it were, or the
old Revelations, but
Allah's Plan was to revive and rejuvenate His Message through Islam,
amongst a newer and
younger people, unhampered by the burden of age-old prejudices.
Let us look at verse 10:19 "Mankind was but one nation, but differed
(later). Had it not Been
for a Word That went forth before From they Lord, their differences Would
have been settled
Between them." All mankind was created one, and Allah's Message to
mankind is in essence one,
the Message of Unity and Truth. But as selfishness and egotism got hold
of man, certain
differences sprang up between individuals, races, and nations, and in His
infinite Mercy He
sent them messengers and messages to suit their varying mentality, to test
them by His gifts,
and stir them up to emulation in virtue and piety.
When men began to diverge from one another, Allah made their very
differences subserve the
higher ends by increasing their emulation in virtue and piety, and thus
pointing back to the
ultimate Unity and Reality.
In 4:171-172 ".....Say not "Trinity": desist....."
Christ's attributes are mentioned:
1- That he was the son of a woman, Mary, and therefore a man.
2- But a messenger, a man with a mission from Allah, and therefore
entitled to honour.
3- A word bestowed on Mary, for he was created by Allah's word "Be"
(kun....in Arabic), and he
was.
4- A spirit proceeding from Allah, but not Allah. His life and his
mission were more limited
than in the case of some other Messengers, through we must pay equal
honour to him as a prophet
from Allah.
The doctrine of Trinity, equality with Allah, and sonship, are repudiated
as blasphemies. Allah
is independent of all needs and has no need of a son to manage His
affairs. The Gospel of John
in the Bible has put in a great deal of Alexandrine and Gnostic mysticism
round the doctrine of
the Word (Greek, Logos), but it is simply explained in the Holy Quran.
In 4:156-159 ".....To serve and worship Allah....."
Christ often watched and prayed, as a humble worshipper of Allah; and his
agony in the Garden
of Gethsemane was full of human dignity, suffering, and self-humiliation.
In 4:156-159 ".....He (Jesus) will gather them all together unto Himself
To (answer)."
The disdainful and the arrogant are the crew of Satan, who will be
gathered together before the
Supreme Throne for punishment.
Does the Noble Quran in Verse 19:33 confirm Jesus' crucifixion?
Here is what Noble Verse 19:33 states: "So peace is upon me [Jesus] the
day I was born, the day
that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life." Trinitarian
Christians believe
that Jesus was GOD Himself, or part of GOD, came to earth, was crucified
on the cross to purify
our sins and then raised from death back to life and went up to heaven
until he will come back
again to this earth. The Noble Quran does not in anyway support this
theory!. We Muslims
believe that Jesus was born from a Noble Virgin; Mary the Virgin, preached
the word of GOD to
the people of Israel, raised to Allah Almighty alive (even though he might
have been put on the
cross, but never actually died), will come back to earth again to fight
the army of Satan and
then die a natural death and then be raised again back to life from death
as we all do in the
Day of Judgement. Some Muslim scholars say that Jesus not being crucified
in Noble Verse 4:157
means that he was put on the cross but didn't die, and others say that it
means that he was not
put on the cross itself and never died either. There are some Christian
sects such as the
Basilidans, the Docetate and the Marcionite do not believe that Jesus was
put on the cross.
Either way, it doesn't really matter whether he was put on the cross or
not. The more
important point is that Jesus never died according to Islam. There is a
similar Verse to
19:33 in the Noble Quran that was mentioned to another Messenger of GOD:
"So peace on him
[Yahya, or John the Baptist] the day he was born, the day that he dies,
and the day that he
will be raised up to life! (The Noble Quran, 19:15)" This Noble Verse
(19:15) is similar to
19:33, where it does not at all state that any Messenger of GOD was
crucified or will die
twice!. The reason why no Messenger of GOD will ever die twice is because
Allah Almighty said
clearly in His Noble Book that every soul He creates (this includes all of
His Messengers and
Prophets even Jesus) shall taste death once; "Nor will they [all humans
who end up in heaven]
there taste death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from
the penalty of the
blazing fire. (The Noble Quran, 44:56)".
Further sites to research:
Please visit: The blessed Jesus in Islam.
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/blessed_jesus.htm
From the Jewish point of view: New evidence that proves that Jesus never
resurrected.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/AncientIsrael/introduction.htm
Did Isaiah 53 really prophecies Jesus' crucifixion? Isaiah 53 perfectly
agrees with Islam's
claims regarding Jesus peace be upon him never died on the cross and he
was lifted to Allah
Almighty. I also exposed the intentional mistranslation of Isaiah 53:9 to
hopelessly try to
prove the dogma of trinity.
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/isaiah_53.htm
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