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The Religion of Islam
Introduction
Prophets
Qur'an
Prophet of Islam
Sunnah (practices) of the Prophet
What is the Islamic Religion?
Islamic Law (al-Shari'ah)
The Spread of Islam
Islam, Knowledge and Science
The Attitude of the Qur'an and the Prophet toward Knowledge
Integration of the Pre-Islamic Sciences
Mathematical Sciences and Physics
Astronomy
Mathematics, Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
Number Theory
Physics, Balance, Projectile Motion, Optics
Experimental Method
Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Natural History and Geography
Botany, Zoology
Geography
Chemistry
Technology
Man and Nature
Architecture
Influence of Islamic Science and Learning Upon the West
Islam In The Modern World
Islam In The Modern World
Aftermath of the Colonial Period
Revival and Reassertation of Islam
Education and Science in the Islamic World
Islam A World Civilization
General Characteristics of Islamic Civilization
Global religion
A Brief History of Islam, The Rightly Guided Caliphs
The Caliphates
North Africa and Spain
Islamic History after the Mongol Invasion
Ottoman Empire
Persia
India
Malaysia and Indonesia
Africa
Frequently Asked Questions About Islam
What is Islam?
Who are the Muslims?
What do Muslims believe?
How does someone become a Muslim?
What does 'Islam' mean?
Why does Islam often seem strange?
Do Islam and Christianity have different origins?
What is the Ka'ba?
Who is Muhammad?
How did he become a prophet and a messenger of God?
How did the spread of Islam affect the world?
What is the Qur'an?
What is the Qur'an about?
Are there any other sacred sources?
What are the 'Five Pillars' of Islam?
Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?
What do Muslims think about Jesus?
Why is the family so important to Muslims?
What about Muslim women?
Can a Muslim have more than one wife?
Is an Islamic marriage like a
Christian marriage?
How do Muslims treat the elderly?
How do Muslims view death?
What does Islam say about war?
What about food?
What is Islam's presence in the United States?
How does Islam guarantee human rights ?
What is the makeup of The Muslim World?
Conclusion
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What do Muslims think
about Jesus?
Muslims respect and revere Jesus (SAW) and await his Second Coming. They consider him one of the greatest of God's messengers to mankind. A Muslim never refers to him simply as 'Jesus', but always adds the phrase 'upon him be peace'. The Quran confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Quran is entitled 'Mary'), and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Quran describes the Annunciation as follows:
'Behold!' the Angel said, 'God has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary, God gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to God. He shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and shall be of the righteous.'
She said: 'O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?' He said: 'Even so; God creates what He will. When He decrees a thing He says to it, "Be!" and it is.' (Quran, 3.42-7)
Jesus (SAW) was born miraculously through the same power which had brought Adam (SAW) into being without a father:
Truly, the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, 'Be!' and he was. (3.59)
During his prophetic mission Jesus (SAW) performed many miracles. The Quran tells us that he said:
'I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by God's leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by God's leave.' (3.49)
Neither Muhammad (SAW) norJesus (SAW) came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One God, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Quran Jesus (SAW) is reported as saying that he came:
'To attest the law which was before me. And to make lawful to you paff of what was forbidden you; I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear God and obey Me.' (3:5O)
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
'Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger, that Jesus is the servant and messenger of God, His word breathed into Mary and a spirit emanating from Him, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven.' (Hadith from Bukhari)
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