A December 2019 Gallup poll found that the percentage of Americans who describe their Christmas celebrations as "strongly religious" has dropped to 35 percent. This is down from about half in previous measures in 2005 and 2010. Nonetheless, Christmas is celebrated by over 90 percent of Americans, which commemorates the birth of Prophet Jesus, God’s peace be upon him.
He is the central figure of Christianity, the religion of the European settlers who came to the U.S., and whose influence has defined American culture for over two centuries. What few Americans know is that he is important in Islam as well.
Here are 10 key things to know about Jesus in Islam:
- Jesus is considered a Prophet and Messenger of the One, All-Powerful God. Muslims offer words of prayer after saying his name, as they do for other Prophets and Messengers. In English, the phrase “peace be upon him” is a prayer seeking God’s peace for the Prophet being spoken of.
- Muslims love Jesus. We also love Abraham, Moses, and Noah, to name just a few other Prophets Muslims revere. May God's peace be upon all of these great Messengers of God.
- Muslims also love the mother of Jesus, Mary. We believe she was a pious and noble woman chosen over all of the women of the world. The 19th chapter of the Quran is named after her.
- Muslims believe that Jesus was born miraculously of a virgin mother and no father. His birth is miraculous like the birth of Prophet Adam, the first human being, who was created with neither mother nor father (Quran 3:59).
- Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the son of God (Quran 5:116). God is so Powerful and Self-Sufficient that He does not need a son or any kind of partner.
- In the Arabic Bible the name for God is “Allah”. Arab Christians call God “Allah”, as Muslims do. Prophet Jesus is called “Eesa” in Arabic (sometimes spelled “Isa” or “Eissa” in English).
- Jesus did not die on the cross. Rather, God saved him from his enemies and it was made to appear that he was killed (Quran 4:157). He was raised to Heaven.
- Jesus performed miracles by the Will of God, like healing the blind and those with leprosy (Quran 3:49).
- Jesus prayed to the same All-Powerful One God as all of the Prophets who preceded and succeeded him.
- Jesus will return before the end of the world.
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Re Allah and Jesus
Hi in response to the above comment in Islam The word in Arabic for God is Allah. Jesus was to us a prophet the same as Muhammad we Beleive he was conceived by Mary by immaculate Conception when Angel Gabriel appeared to her. We Beleive that Jesus is a prophet the same as Muhammad and he is not the son of God or God per se he will appear before the world ends!!!!
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Georgia. You are limited in view. There is only one god. He teaches us in many paths. God & Jesus are NOT Christians & had no church. Jesus tore temples down. Mistrusted them. Sad that you hold more dangerous views than those you slander. No. I'm not Muslim. Just more knowledgeable
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Jesus was sent to build a place in our heart. You say you are knowledgeable than you must have read the Bible many times. If you had done it you would know the reason why he did it. God loves you.
That is not correct. We do
That is not correct. We do believe in the holy trinity but the divine god we believe in is the same. God existed before Jesus. We believe he sent Jesus to save us, and they do not. But God is the same God in all 3 abrahamic religions
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In my country, indonesia, people use the word Allah as a god eventhough they are christian.
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May peace and blessing be you
May peace and blessing be you and your family Ka
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Ill go 1 at a time
#1 Allah is (God) in arabic
#2 trinity concept came from the catholic church, which teaches God as 3 and that is Paganism
#3 NT was created by the Roman Catholic Empire , therefore the authenticity of the authors of the NT are questionable .
#4 Chriatians follow Paul not christ, all of the prophets taught as Christ taught them ,Paul was the only one who's teachings caused confusion within the people
#5 If you study yourself and search for truth in the Torah and The Quran and also learn the history of that Roman rule you will understand why "Christianity " is A Pagan practice
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u have no basis or good grounds for calling Christianity a pagan stuff.Christians follow JESUS CHRIST NOT PAUL Paul's teaching in the NT are more practical Dats why u tink DAT way.wen u have not experienced something divine don't you dear call it names!!!!!! d Trinity is real if its not you won't argue against it!!!!!! so wake up and smell the coffin.
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1. Muslims are not fair to accept parts of the Bible and not the whole of it. They partly disagree with Jesus and now they are talking of Christians following Paul. Who is Paul? Who is Saul? From where did Paul get his message? Who wrote the Quran and how do we believe the writers that they wrote exactly what Muhammad told them? Who was filled with the power to receive from God between Muhammad and those who were told to write?
2. Why are we only having the Quran in Arabic and why it is separated from the Bible? who did the separation was it God or man? People are reading about the other patriarchs in the Bible except Muhammad, is this fair if at all he had the same message to deliver people from sin and be submissive to the authority and power of God? Don't you see that by separating the Quran from the Bible, the Muslims have divided God's people? No religion on earth can proclaim to have people. We are God's people separated by the doctrines of world religions.
3. Fine, Jesus did not die according to Islam. He is also not the son of God according to Islam. (a) Now my questions are, why is the same Quran contradictory on the death of Jesus? (b) If God Himself says Jesus is my son, why should that be a problem to Muslims? Are they not believing that God can say that? Did the Muslims play any role when God was choosing Mary to be the mother of Jesus? A potter makes a lot of things out of clay and he prices them differently, why don't we ask him why he is doing that? The answer is that we are not the creators. God in the same way has every right to what He has created and not man/Muslims.
4. Jesus in John 5 said that those who have him have life and those who do not have him have no life. where are the Muslims here? Do they have Jesus, no? Do they have life, no? Why can't the Muslims debate much on issues of salvation and not do much of propagation of religion. It is God who ADDS people to a religion and not man. The God that I serve is more powerful and I can't help Him in any way, why do Muslims kill people who disagree with Islam? Are you telling me that this God/Allah has no power to kill those who personally disagree with Him? My God hates death of sinner then by killing this sinner that one is making him to die in that sinful condition. Is this what God wants?
5. Why are muslims trying to pave way for God? Why are Muslims giving God a constant character that He does not change in the way He wills. God as a creator does not change and He has many methods of discharging His operations. He does not ask any body? The best we could do is to accept and obey this God and never ask Him questions. Noah was given an ARK to save people. How a wooden ark would float on water nobody knew it. The fact remains that wood sinks when it has absorbed water. Moses was given the ten commandments to save people. People had no choice but to obey. Jesus was given salvation by repentance by accepting the grace of God which was Jesus Himself. God never chose and me, why? Everyone was given how his ministry would be on earth. Muhammad was given the Quran. People of the Bible accepted the other patriarchs up to Jesus. Why is it an issue when Muhammad came? Why are Christians not accepting Muhammad? Is it by choice? Messengers of God are accepted on the basis of what is revealed about them in God's words, the Torah/New testament. If what is in the Bible and what is in the Quran is not from God, the problem is not you and me but the people who first got the Word. They will answer for you and me because they misled us. The Bible has what it takes to save man with or without the church. If we are meant at outshining each other, we wont take even a mile. Lets pray to God to reveal to us the truth in us which will make us not to be slaves of religions which are full of man made doctrines. Muslims and Christians should know that God's people are the best asset that God gave to this world and misleading them is tatamount to final judgment which will ultimately be HELL.
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A few more verses from the Quran
Say [Muhammad], ‘We [Muslims] believe in God and in what has been sent down to us and to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes. We believe in what has been given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets from their Lord. We do not make a distinction between any of the [prophets]. It is to Him that we devote ourselves.’ [The Quran, Chapter 3, Verse 84]
Say, ‘We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you; our God and your God are one [and the same]; we are devoted to Him.’ [The Quran, Chapter 29, Verse 46]
‘He has sent the Scripture down to you [Prophet] with the Truth, confirming what went before: He sent down the Torah and the Gospel earlier as a guide for people’ (3: 3–4).
The [Muslim] believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians – all those who believe in God and the Last Day and do good– will have their rewards with their Lord. No fear for them, nor will they grieve. [The Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 63]
…You are sure to find that the closest in affection towards the believers are those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ for there are among them people devoted to learning and ascetics. These people are not given to arrogance. [The Quran, Chapter 5, Verse 82]
Children of Israel, remember how I blessed you and favoured you over other people, [The Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 122]
There is no compulsion in religion: true guidance has become distinct from error’ [The Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 256]
Say, ‘Now the truth has come from your Lord: let those who wish to believe in it do so, and let those who wish to reject it do so.’… [The Quran, Chapter 18, Verse 29]
Hold fast to God’s rope all together; do not split into factions. Remember God’s favour to you… Be a community that calls for what is good, urges what is right, and forbids what is wrong: those who do this are the successful ones. [The Quran, Chapter 3, Verses 103-104]
People, We created you all from a single man and a single woman, and made you into races and tribes so that you should recognize one another. In God’s eyes, the most honoured of you are the ones most mindful of Him: God is all knowing, all aware. [The Quran, Chapter 49, Verse 13]
So, you who believe, be careful when you go to fight in God’s way, and do not say to someone who offers you a greeting of peace, ‘You are not a believer,’ [The Quran, Chapter 4, Verse 94]
If anyone kills a believer deliberately, the punishment for him is Hell, and there he will remain: God is angry with him, and rejects him, and has prepared a tremendous torment for him. [The Quran, Chapter 4, Verse 93]
God will defend the believers; God does not love the unfaithful or the ungrateful. Those who have been attacked are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged– God has the power to help them– those who have been driven unjustly from their homes only for saying, ‘Our Lord is God.’ If God did not repel some people by means of others, many monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, where God’s name is much invoked, would have been destroyed. God is sure to help those who help His cause– God is strong and mighty. [The Quran, Chapter 22, Verses 30-40]
Why should you not fight in God’s cause and for those oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, ‘Lord, rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors! By Your grace, give us a protector and give us a helper!’? [The Quran, Chapter 4, Verse 75]
God may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies– God is All Powerful, God is Most Forgiving and Merciful– and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: God loves the just. [The Quran, Chapter 60, Verses 7-9]
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