Jesus is named 25 times in the Quran (more often than Muhammad) and always with honor. The Quran affirms his virgin birth, his miracles by God's permission, and his title al-Masih, the Messiah. His mother Mary is the only woman named in the Quran, with chapter 19 named after her. Where Islam and Christianity part is on his nature: the Quran presents Jesus as a created human messenger, not divine and not God's son, and states that he was not crucified but raised by God. Muslims await his return before the end of time. Denying Jesus would take a person outside Islam; belief in him is an article of faith.
what the Quran says about him
The Quran devotes long passages to Jesus: the annunciation to Mary, his cradle speech, healing the blind and the leper by God's permission, and his steadfast call to worship God alone. Chapter 19 (Maryam) carries much of the story.
where the two faiths meet and part
Shared: virgin birth, miracles, the Messiah title, a second coming. Different: Islam rejects the incarnation, the trinity, and the crucifixion, holding that God raised Jesus to Himself. The disagreement is stated in the Quran itself, respectfully and clearly.
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المصادر
«الجواب» يحرّر ويربط ما تقوله المصادر الراسخة، ولا يُصدر فتاوى أصلية. اقرأ المصادر كاملة للسياق التام. محتوى تعليمي عام، وليس فتوى شخصية.
أسئلة متكررة
Do Muslims believe Jesus will return?
Yes. Mainstream Islamic teaching, based on authentic hadith, holds that Jesus will return before the end of time.
What does the Quran say about Mary?
She is honored as the truthful, chosen above the women of the worlds, and is the only woman named in the Quran.
Why don't Muslims worship Jesus?
Because in Islam worship belongs to God alone, and the Quran presents Jesus himself as calling to exactly that.