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Muslims Believe In Jesus !
MISSION OF JESUS (Peace Be Upon Him):
Our creator sent Prophets to set mankind on the right path.
Jesus
(Peace Be Upon Him) was similarly one of the Messengers of God,
he
was prepared by God to be sent to the Jews (children of Israel)
who
had deviated from the teachings of prophet Moses (Peace Be Upon
Him)
He (Allah) taught him the Book, the wisdom, the Torah, the
Gospel
and supported him with numerous miracles to prove that he was a
Messenger from Allah.
In the Noble Qur’an Allah says (Which is translated as follows);
"(Remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily,
Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word ["Be!" --and he was!
i.e. ‘Iesa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from him, his name
will be the Messiah ‘Iesah (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary),
held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be
one of those who are near to Allah", "He will speak to the
people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one of the
righteous",
"She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has
touched me", He said: "So (it will be) for Allah creates what He
wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only:
"Be!"---and it is" "And He (Allah) will teach him [‘Iesa
(Jesus)] the Book and Al-Hikmah (i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless
speech of the Prophets, wisdom, etc.), (and) the Taurat (Torah)
and the Injeel (Gospel)", "And will make him [‘Iesa (Jesus)] a
Messenger to the children of Israel (saying): "I have come to
you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of
clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and
it becomes a bird by Allah’s Leave; and I heal him who was born
blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah’s
Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in
your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe",
" And I have to confirm that which was before me of the Taurat
(Torah), and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to
you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord. So fear
Allah and obey me". Chapter 3: verse 45-50
It should be mentioned that while Muslims believe that Jesus
(Peace Be Upon Him) was given God’s "Good news" they do not
recognize the present "Four Gospels" as the utterances of Jesus
(Peace Be Upon Him). Even the church agrees that the "Four
Gospels" were written by four different men, but they maintain
that they were divinely inspired.
This idea is rejected by us. It can be agreed that if the four
writers were divinely inspired, then why are there so many
serious discrepancies and omissions in their individual accounts
of the life of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him)? Another mission of
Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) was to tell the people about the
coming of the final Prophet after him. The Almighty God said in
the Noble Qur’an (Which is translated as follows); "And
(remember) when ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O
Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allah unto you
confirming the Taurat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving
glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall
be Ahmed . But when he (Ahmed i.e. Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him)
) came to them with clear proofs, they said: "This is plain
magic". Chapter 6: verse 61.
The New Testament speaks of the coming of a "Comforter" after
the ministry of Jesus. Some Christians believe or were made to
believe that the promised "Comforter" is the "Holy Spirit", but
this view cannot be maintained because the "Holy Spirit" was
already present during Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) ministry, and
its coming was not a future event. The Muslims, therefore,
believe that the term "Comforter" of necessity refers to a
Prophet. He was Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) the unlearned
Prophet the sole Prophet who brought with him a complete,
comprehensive revelation from God which has been preserved as it
was revealed to him originally, challenging the whole world to
come up with one chapter like it, yet unsuccessfully challenged
till present day. It is the Miracle of Miracles, the Last
Testament of faith addressed to the whole world embodying
complete light and guidance as well as the reprove of sin.
JESUS (Peace Be Upon Him) WAS RAISED TO HEAVEN
Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) was followed by a few disciples who
were
inspired by God to support him. Not only that, but the
non-believers
plotted to kill Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him), but God had a better
plan
for him and his followers as the Noble Qur’an tells us in the
following verses (Which is translated as follows); "Then when
‘Iesa
(Jesus) came to know of their disbelief, he said: "Who will be
my
helpers in Allah’s Cause?" Al-Hawariun (the disciples) said: "We
are
the helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness that
we
are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah)", "Our Lord! We believed
in
what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger [‘Iesa
(Jesus)]; so write us down among those who bear witness (to the
truth i.e. La Ilaha Ill-Allah -- none has the right to be
worshipped
but Allah)", "And they (disbelievers) plotted [to kill ‘Iesa
(Jesus)], and Allah planned too. And Allah is the best of the
planners", "And (remember) when Allah said: "O ‘Iesa (Jesus)! I
will
take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged
statement that ‘Iesa (Jesus) is Allah’s son] of those who
disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (Monotheist,
who
worship none but Allah) superior to those who disbelieve [in the
Oneness of Allah, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g.
Mohammed, ‘Iesa (Jesus), Musa (Moses), etc. (Peace Be Upon Him),
or
in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel),
The
Qur’an] till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me
and
I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to
dispute", "As to those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a
severe torment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will
have no helpers". Chapter 3: verses 52-56. As the above verses
indicate Jesus was raised to heaven before he died. This means
that
according to the Noble Qur’an he was not crucified. It was the
plan
of the enemies of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) to put him to death
on
the cross, but God saved him and somebody else was crucified.
This
plot and the false accusation about Mary are considered by the
Noble
Qur’an to be some of the sins of the non-believing Jews.
All of this is made clear in the following verses (Which is
translated as
follows); "And because of their (Jews) disbelief and uttering
against Maryam (Mary) a grave false charge (that she has
committed
illegal sexual intercourse)", "And because of their saying (in
boast), "We killed Messiah ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary),
the
Messenger of Allah," -- but they killed him not, nor crucified
him,
but the resemblance of Iesa (Jesus) was put over another man
(and
they killed that man), and those who differ therein are full of
doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing
but
conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. ‘Iesa (Jesus),
son
of Maryam [Mary]", "But Allah raised him [‘Iesa (Jesus)] up
(with
his body and soul) unto Himself (and he (Peace Be Upon Him) is
in
the heaven). And Allah is ever All-Powerful, All-Wise", "And
there
is none of the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians),
but
must believe in him [‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as
only a
Messenger of Allah and a human being], before his [‘Iesa (Jesus)
or
a Jews or a Christian’s] death (at the time of the appearance of
the
angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he [‘Iesa
(Jesus)]
will be a witness against them". Chapter 4: verses 156-159.
Finally, we testify that there is no God except Allah and there
is none worthy of worship except Him, He has no partners,
Mohammed is His slave and His Messenger, and that ‘Iesa (Jesus)
son of Mary is Allah’s slave, His Messenger, His word (Be! and
he was) which he bestowed on Mary and a spirit created by Him.
We believe that all Prophets are brothers no different between
their religion, which is one religion "Al-Islam". We attest that
the Paradise is true, the Hell-fire is true, and God will
Resurrect mankind from graves. Allah says in The Noble Qur’an
(Which is translated as follows); "He (Allah) has ordained for
you the same religion (Islam) which He ordained for Nuh (Noah),
and that which We have inspired in you (O Mohammed (Peace Be
Upon Him)) and that which We ordained for Ibrahim (Abraham),
Musa (Moses) and ‘Iesa (Jesus) saying you should establish
religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and
make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in
religion). Intolerable for the Polytheist, pagans and idolaters
is that to which you (O Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) ) call
them. Allah chooses for Himself who He wills, and guides unto
Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience".
Chapter 42: verse 13.
This is our message and we will be witnesses against you in the
day of Judgment that we conveyed the message of TRUTH and left
it up to you, to follow the TRUTH or stay in darkness. The
Almighty Allah said in the
Noble Qur’an (Which is translated as follows); "Allah! La Ilaha
Illa Huwa
(none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living,
the One
Who Sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor
sleep overtake him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens
and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with
Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them
(His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in
the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His
Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi
(a footstool or chair) extends over the heavens and the earth,
and He
feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the
Most
High, the Most Great." "There is no compulsion in religion.
Verily, the
Right path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever
disbelieves
in worship other than the real God (Allah), and believes in
Allah, then
he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never
break. Allah
is All-Hearer, All-Knower". Chapter 2: verses 255-56. |
