Position Of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) In Islam

* Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus. 

* No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus. We believe that he was one of the mightiest Messengers of God. 

* We believe that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe. 

* We believe that Jesus is the Messiah translated Christ (The Anointed one) 

* We believe that he gave life to the dead, healed those born blind, and the lepers with God’s permission. 

* We believe that he was not killed nor crucified but Allah saved him and raised him to heavens.We believe that Jesus will return to bring peace in earth. 

Some Of The Titles Given To Jesus In The Qur’an: 

⋆ Ibn Maryam ⇨ The son of Mary [5:75] 
⋆ Al-Maseeh ⇨ The Anointed One [4:171] 
⋆ Abdullah ⇨ Servant of God [19:30] 
⋆ Rasullullah ⇨ Messenger of God [5:75] 
⋆ Kalimatullah ⇨ A word from God [3:45] 
⋆ Ruhallah ⇨ A spirit from God [4:171] 

Muslims do not believe that Jesus is God or Son of God. 

If Allah really said that he had a son we “Muslims” would have submitted to whatever Allah said: 

“Say, [O Muhammad], “If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshipers.” Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.” [Qur’an 43:81-82] 

But, “it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son. There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.” [Qur’an 19:92-93]

How The Quran and Islam Honors Mary

The Story Of Mary Is One Spoken With Great Reverence In The Quran, For She Is A Woman Like No Other.

There was a devout woman in Palestine who made an appeal to her Lord:

O my Lord! Behold, to You do I vow [the child] that is in my womb, to be devoted to Thy service. Accept it, then, from me: verily, You alone art all-hearing, all-knowing!

She was expecting a male child, and she planned on devoting him to the priesthood, which only males could do. Yet, the boy she expected was actually a girl. Thus, knowing that she couldn't make her a priest, she prayed thus to the Lord:

O my Lord! I have been given birth to a female, and I have named her Mary. And verily, I seek Your protection for her and her offspring against Satan, the accursed.

This story was not taken from the Bible, but rather the 19th chapter of the Quran, which is, in fact, named after her. This may surprise many of my Christian readers, but it should not. Both Christ and his mother are very highly revered in Islam and by Muslims all over the world.

Yet, in the passage about the birth of Mary, which Catholics commemorate on December 8 in the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, there is a key passage that many translators of the Quran have completely missed despite its huge significance. The literal phrase in Arabic is laysal dhakaru kal untha, which means "the male is not like the female." Many translators have interpreted the verse like this: "But when she had given birth to the child, she said: 'O my Lord! Behold, I have given birth to a female'—while God had been fully aware of what she would give birth to and the male is not like the female..."

Twentieth-century Quran translator Muhammad Asad interpreted it differently, and it is one that I like so much better:

But when she had given birth to the child, she said: "O my Lord! Behold, I have given birth to a female"—while God had been fully aware of what she would give birth to, and [fully aware] that no male child [she might have hoped for] could ever have been like this female...

Let's look at that Quranic quote again: "No male child [she might have hoped for] could ever have been like this female..."

That is the greatness of this woman, Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. The passage finishes with the Lord lavishing praise upon Mary's mother, the magnificent woman born centuries ago in Palestine:

And thereupon her Lord accepted the girl-child with goodly acceptance, and caused her to grow up in goodly growth... (3:35-37).

No male child she might have hoped for could ever have been like this female, Mary. She was the mother of Christ; bearer of the Word of God, which was communicated unto her. Mary took on a terrifying task: having a son without a father and having to face the utter shock and likely disgust of her community.

She would have to face horrific accusations and terrible maligning of her character. This character was so impeccable, in fact, that her people—as the Quran mentions—nicknamed her "Sister of Aaron"—and not just any old "Aaron," but the brother of Moses himself. It was an enormous test, and it was so difficult that she cried out as Christ was being born:

Oh, would that I had died before this, and had become a thing forgotten, utterly forgotten! (Quran 19:23).

But, she did it with grace, faith and a fortitude that would shame most of the staunchest believers. She was an amazing woman, and I am truly blessed that my faith calls upon me to honor this Mary in the most reverent way possible. In fact, the Quran challenges me to be like Mary:

And [We have propounded yet another parable of God-consciousness in the story of] Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, whereupon We breathed of Our spirit into that [which was in her womb], and who accepted the truth of her Lord's words—and [thus] of His revelations—and was one of the truly devout (66:12).

The Quran holds up the example of the Virgin Mary as how one should be God-conscious. And, the Quran holds up the example of the Virgin Mary for all believers—male and female—for all time to come. Truly, truly, no male child could ever have been like this female, Mary. I pray that one day I can enter His highest of Gardens and get to see the Holy Virgin, the magnificent mother of my Master Jesus, and enter into her presence and kiss her hand.

Amen, O my Beautiful Lord, Amen.

Via: "Patheos Muslim"

The Virgin Mary and Jesus In The Quran

Say: "O followers of earlier revelation! Come unto that tenet which we and you hold in common: that we shall worship none but God, and that we shall not ascribe divinity to aught beside Him, and that we shall not take human beings for our lords beside God." And if they turn away, then say: "Bear witness that it is we who have surrendered ourselves unto Him." 3:64 Al-Qur'an Surat Al 'Imran (Ayats 42-64) 

By: Muhammad Asad 
December 24, 2011 
Courtesy Of "IslamiCity"

Al-Qur'an Surat Al 'Imran (The House of Imran)
Selected Ayats 42-64

3:42 AND LO! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God has elected thee and made thee pure, and raised thee above all the women of the world.

3:43 O Mary! Remain thou truly devout unto thy Sustainer, and prostrate thyself in worship, and bow down with those who bow down [before Him]."

3:44 This account of something that was beyond the reach of thy perception We [now] reveal unto thee: [30] for thou wert not with them when they drew lots as to which of them should be Mary's guardian, [31] and thou wert not with them when they contended [about it] with one another.

3:45 Lo! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God sends thee the glad tiding, through a word from Him, [of a son] who shall become known as the Christ [32] Jesus, son of Mary, of great honor in this world and in the life to come, and [shall be] of those who are drawn near unto God.

3:46 And he shall speak unto men in his cradle, [33] and as a grown man, and shall be of the righteous."

3:47 Said she: "O my Sustainer! How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me?" [The angel] answered: "Thus it is: God creates what He wills [34] when He wills a thing to be, He but says unto it, 'Be' - and it is.

3:48 And he will impart unto thy son [35] revelation, and wisdom, and the Torah, and the Gospel,

3:49 and [will make him] an apostle unto the children of Israel ." [36] "I HAVE COME unto you with a message from your Sustainer. I shall create for you out of clay, as it were, the shape of [your] destiny, and then breathe into it, so that it might become [your] destiny by God's leave; [37] and I shall heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead back to life by God's leave; [38] and I shall let you know what you may eat and what you should store up in your houses. [39] Behold, in all this there is indeed a message for you, if you are [truly] believers.

3:50 "And [I have come] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains [40] of the Torah, and to make lawful unto you some of the things which [aforetime] were forbidden to you. And I have come unto you with a message from your Sustainer; remain, then, conscious of God, and pay heed unto me.

3:51 "Verily, God is my Sustainer as well as your Sustainer; so worship Him [alone]: this is a straight way."

3:52 And when Jesus became aware of their refusal to acknowledge the truth, [41] he asked: "Who will be my helpers in God's cause?" The white-garbed ones [42] replied: "We shall be [thy] helpers [in the cause] of God! We believe in God: and bear thou witness that we have surrendered ourselves unto Him!

3:53 O our Sustainer! We believe in what Thou hast bestowed from on high, and we follow this Apostle; make us one, [43] then, with all who bear witness [to the truth]!"

3:54 And the unbelievers schemed [against Jesus]; [44] but God brought their scheming to naught: for God is above all schemers.

3:55 Lo! God said: "O Jesus! Verily, I shall cause thee to die, and shall exalt thee unto Me, and cleanse thee of [the presence of] those who are bent on denying the truth; and I shall place those who follow thee [far] above those who are bent on denying the truth, unto the Day of Resurrection. In the end, unto Me you all must return, and I shall judge between you with regard to all on which you were wont to differ. [45]

3:56 "And as for those who are bent on denying the truth, I shall cause them to suffer a suffering severe in this world and in the life to come, and they shall have none to succor them;

3:57 whereas unto those who attain to faith and do good works He will grant their reward in full: for God does not love evildoers."

3:58 THIS MESSAGE do We convey unto thee, and this tiding full of wisdom: [46]

3:59 Verily, in the sight of God, the nature of Jesus is as the nature of Adam, whom He created out of dust and then said unto him, "Be" - and he is. [47]

3:60 [This is] the truth from thy Sustainer; be not, then, among the doubters!

3:61 And if anyone should argue with thee about this [truth] after all the knowledge that has come unto thee, say: "Come! Let us summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves; and then let us pray [together] humbly and ardently, and let us invoke God's curse upon those [of us] who are telling a lie." [48]

3:62 Behold, this is indeed the truth of the matter, and there is no deity whatever save God; and, verily, God - He alone - is almighty, truly wise.

3:63 And if they turn away [from this truth] - behold, God has full knowledge of the spreaders of corruption.

3:64 Say: "O followers of earlier revelation! Come unto that tenet which we and you hold in common: [49] that we shall worship none but God, and that we shall not ascribe divinity to aught beside Him, and that we shall not take human beings for our lords beside God." [50]And if they turn away, then say: "Bear witness that it is we who have surrendered ourselves unto Him."