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Islam teaches that Jesus' original message was altered (taḥrīf) after his being raised alive. The monotheism (tawḥīd) of Jesus is emphasized in the Quran. Like all prophets in Islam, Jesus is also called a Muslim, as he preached that his followers should adopt the 'straight path' (Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm). Jesus is attributed with a vast ...
Updated on June 25, 2019. In the Quran, there are many stories about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (called 'Isa in Arabic). The Quran recalls his miraculous birth, his teachings, the miracles he performed by God's permission, and his life as a respected prophet of God.
Muslims love Jesus, too: 6 things you didn’t know about Jesus in Islam. Muslims don’t believe Jesus was the son of God, but they do revere him as a holy prophet.
Muslims believe that Jesus was a very important prophet of God, and that he was indeed the Messiah awaited by the Jews of ancient Palestine. Like Christians, Muslims believe Jesus' mission was to reestablish justice among people and rectify deviations that had developed in the religion of the One God.
The Quran is the sacred scripture of Islam, and in it, more than ninety verses spread across fifteen chapters discuss Jesus. Three chapters are named after their reference to Jesus: the third chapter of Quran, ‘ Al Imran ,’ is named after the father of Mary; the fifth chapter, ‘ The Table ,’ is likely named after the last supper.
Prophet ‘Isa (as) (also known as Jesus) is the penultimate messenger of Allah (swt), sent around 570 years before the last and final Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (saw). He is, of course, an important figure in Islam, mentioned in the Qur’an several times.
Jesus’ life is covered by Quran and the authentic stories and traditions from the life of Prophet Muhammad. We are able to learn little details that deny Jesus’ divinity but at the same time make him more accessible to people who were unsatisfied with the trinity doctrine. (From Discovering Islam’s archive)
