Jesus in the Qur'an

The Qur'an

Jesus in the Qur’an

What do the Muslim people know about Jesus? Does their holy book, the Qur'an/Koran, teach them anything about Jesus? The answer is yes...it does. 

Jesus is usually referred to in the Qur’an by the name Isa. Various titles, roles and activities are attributed to Jesus. Here are a few examples:

• Jesus is the word of God: Sura: 3:45 - The angels said, "O Mary, GOD gives you good news: a Word from Him whose name is 'The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary.' He will be prominent in this life and in the Hereafter, and one of those closest to Me.
• Sura 5:46 - Subsequent to them, we sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the previous scripture, the Torah. We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, and confirming the previous scriptures, the Torah, and augmenting its guidance and light, and to enlighten the righteous. 
• Sura 57:27 - ‘In their footsteps we caused our messengers to follow, and we caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and we gave him the Gospel.’

• Jesus is Messiah: Sura: 3:45 - ‘God giveth thee tidings of a word from himself whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary.

• Prophet or a Messenger from God: Sura: 3:49 - As a messenger to the Children of Israel: "I come to you with a sign from your Lord—I create for you from clay the shape of a bird, then I blow into it, and it becomes a live bird by GOD's leave. I restore vision to the blind, heal the leprous, and I revive the dead by GOD's leave. I can tell you what you eat, and what you store in your homes. This should be a proof for you, if you are believers.
• Sura - 57:27 - Subsequent to them, we sent our messengers. We sent Jesus the son of Mary, and we gave him the Injeel (Gospel), and we placed in the hearts of his followers kindness and mercy. 

• Raised the dead and healed the sick: Sura: 3:49 - I restore vision to the blind, heal the leprous, and I revive the dead by GOD's leave. I can tell you what you eat, and what you store in your homes. This should be a proof for you, if you are believers.
• Sura 5:110 - GOD will say, "O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My blessings upon you and your mother. I supported you with the Holy Spirit, to enable you to speak to the people from the crib, as well as an adult. I taught you the scripture, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel. Recall that you created from clay the shape of a bird by My leave, then blew into it, and it became a live bird by My leave. You healed the blind and the leprous by My leave, and revived the dead by My leave

• Pure, sinless: Sura: 19:19 - He said, "I am the messenger of your Lord, to grant you a pure son."

One of the reasons you will find Jesus mentioned in the Qur'an is because the religion has its roots in Judaism and Christianity. However, even if the Qur’anic ideas listed above are the same or similar to Biblical ideas, Muslims never think of Jesus as being divine or as saving us through his death and resurrection. They do not believe He is the Son of God. They think of him only as a prophet who brought a book called the “Gospel.”

According to Islam, Jesus was actually a good Muslim and he taught an earlier form of Islam to the Jewish people. One can find a Muslim account of the life of Jesus in the so called “Gospel of Barnabas.” This document teaches that Jesus will come again one day, he will marry, he will have children. He will correct the errors which Christians have said about him. He will die, he will be buried in Medina and be judged like all men at the Last Judgement.

Why should a Christian know these things? What does it matter what the Qur'an says about Jesus? 

Because the best way to touch a Muslim's heart and to share with them the truth about Jesus is to begin with what they know and believe. They believe the Qur'an. Thus, they believe some truths about Jesus. Those truths can be a starting point from which to share the full truth, the Gospel, of Jesus Christ. 

The above information came from the following websites:

30-days Prayer Network

Jesus in the Qur'an