Muslims do not worship Jesus, who is known as Isa in Arabic, nor do they consider him divine, but they do believe that he was a prophet or messenger of God and he is called the Messiah in the Quran. However, by affirming Jesus as Messiah they are attesting to his messianic message, not his mission as a heavenly Christ.
Muslims believe that Jesus (called “Isa” in Arabic) was a prophet of God and was born to a virgin (Mary). They also believe he will return to Earth before the Day of Judgment to restore justice and defeat al-Masih ad-Dajjal, or “the false messiah” — also known as the Antichrist.
Unlike the Christian view of the death of Jesus, most Muslims believe he was raised to Heaven without being put on the cross and God created a resemblance to appear exactly like Jesus who was crucified instead of Jesus, and he ascended bodily to Heaven, there to remain until his Second Coming in the End days.
Like all other prophets before and after him, Jesus preached monotheism: that God is One. “Jesus said, 'Verily, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him; that is the straight path'” [Qur'an, 3:51]. He was known for his wise sayings.
Almost all Muslim scholars declare that Jesus will come again and defeat the anti-Christ, then die and be raised up. Whatever the interpretation is, one must still understand from this passage that Jesus Christ is coming again. A similar statement is found in Surat Zukhruf (Ornaments of God) 43:61; "And lo!
Muslims view Christians to be People of the Book, and also regard them as kafirs (unbelievers) committing shirk (polytheism) because of the Trinity, and thus, contend that they must be dhimmis (religious taxpayers) under Sharia law. Christians similarly possess a wide range of views about Islam.
According to most classical Muslim commentators the Quran teaches that Jesus did not die. On the day of the crucifixion another person – whether his disciple or his betrayer – was miraculously transformed and assumed the appearance of Jesus.
There is no official Jewish view of Jesus but in one respect Jews are agreed in their attitude towards Jesus. Jews reject the tremendous claim, which is made for Jesus by his Christian followers - that Jesus is the Lord Christ, God Incarnate, the very Son of God the Father.
[2.62] Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
In Islam the Quran says that Jesus wasn't crucified, God raised him to the heavens instead. But it was ``made to appear'' to people that Jesus was crucified.
There is no father of Jesus Christ (pbuh) according to Quranic injunction. He (pbuh) is considered one of the prophets sent by Allah born from Virgin Mary or Maryam ( pbuh) sent to mankind to give them the true message of one God and his omnipotence and omnipresence.
As we have seen, the Qur'an records that even the great prophets confessed their sins; however, it never once records that Jesus confessed his sin. The Qur'an also declares Jesus' perfection [6] when it says that he is the only person who is always blessed.
How does Islam compare to Christianity about Jesus?
Christians believe that Jesus is God (John 10:30). Muslims believe He was merely a prophet and miracle-worker (Surah 3:49; 5:110; 9:30). Islam would claim that Jesus was born of a virgin, and that He was taken to Heaven (Surah 4:158). They do not believe that Jesus died on the cross (Surah 4:155-158).
Muslims respect and venerate Jesus Christ. They consider him to be one of Almighty God's greatest messengers to humankind. The Qur'aan re-affirms his miraculous birth and his miraculous abilities. Furthermore, his mother Mary is regarded as one of the most pure and exalted women of all creation.
He was born of a Jewish mother, in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, disciples, all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogues.
Some high level Buddhists have drawn analogies between Jesus and Buddhism, e.g. in 2001 the Dalai Lama stated that "Jesus Christ also lived previous lives", and added that "So, you see, he reached a high state, either as a Bodhisattva, or an enlightened person, through Buddhist practice or something like that." ...
Muslims believe that the Messiah Jesus (peace be upon him) was not crucified or killed. The source of this belief is the clear texts of the Quran, and none of the Muslims disagree with that.
The quick answer is yes! Muslims not only believe in Judgement Day but most Sunnis believe that it is Isa Masih (Arabic for Jesus Messiah) who returns to judge the world.
Muslims believe that Jesus was neither killed nor crucified, but was raised alive up to heaven. The Quran states in Chapter 3, verses 52-55: ``When God said, 'Jesus, I will take you to Me and will raise you to Me, and I will purify you of those who do not believe. '''
While in both religions tolerance is a fundamental principle based on the imperative of love and respect for human life and dignity, the Qur'ān clearly advocates mutual acceptance and cooperation among the people of the Book: Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that he died on the cross for the sins of humanity. Muslims, on the other hand, believe that Jesus was a prophet of God, but not the Son of God, and that he did not die on the cross, but was taken up into heaven by God.
Though Muslims and Christians can describe Allah and Yahweh in similar ways at times, they are not the same god. In this next video, John Piper elaborates on this principle by teaching about the person of Jesus. Is the God if the Bible the Same as the God of the Quran?
