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Muslims love Jesus, too: 6 things you didn’t know about Jesus in Islam

Christmas, as everyone knows, commemorates the birth of Jesus and is a major religious celebration for Christians around the world.

But what many people don't know is that Jesus is an important figure in Islam, too, even though most Muslims don't celebrate Christmas (though some, especially some American Muslims, do).

In honor of the holiday, here are six things you may not know about the role of Jesus — and his mother, Mary — in Islam:

Jesus, Mary, and the angel Gabriel are all in the Quran (as are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and a bunch of other Bible characters).

Muslims believe that Jesus (called "Isa" in Arabic) was a prophet of God, was born to a virgin (Mary), and will return to Earth before the Day of Judgment to restore justice and to defeat al-Masih ad-Dajjal ("the false messiah"), also known as the Antichrist. All of which may sound pretty familiar to many Christians.

Mary (called "Maryam" in Arabic) has an entire chapter in the Quran named for her — the only chapter in the Quran named for a female figure. In fact, Mary is the only woman to be mentioned by name in the entire Quran: As noted in the Study Quran, "other female figures are identified only by their relation to others, such as the wife of Adam and the mother of Moses, or by their title, such as the Queen of Sheba." Mary is mentioned more times in the Quran than in the entire New Testament.

Just as with all the other prophets, including Mohammed, Muslims recite, "Peace be upon him" every time they refer to Jesus.

Muslims believe that Jesus performed miracles: The Quran discusses several of Jesus's miracles, including giving sight to the blind, healing lepers, raising the dead, and breathing life into clay birds.

The story of Jesus's birth as told in the Quran is also the story of his first miracle, when he spoke as an infant in the cradle and declared himself to be a prophet of God.

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So although Muslims do not believe that Jesus is the son of God — an important distinction between Muslim and Christian views of him — Muslims do revere Jesus as an important prophet.

Merry Christmas!

https://www.vox.com/2017/12/18/10660648/jesus-in-islam-christmas-quran
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damn that's pretty edgy. I thought you were going to talk about christmas and christianity, but the post took a radical turn, that's for sure! Thanks for being so brave and charging the front lines on this one

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Good post.

Christianity has pagan DNA -- many of the rituals, holiday traditions, and even the story of Jesus' birth were borrowed from earlier religions. In fact, a religion centered in Persia, Mithracism, which was followed by Roman soldiers for several centuries after Jesus supposedly lived and died, has many of the same myths surrounding Christ. Mithras was born of a virgin, had 12 followers, was son of a god. Mithra was worshiped in India for over a thousand years before the Christian Era. It's very interesting to study the origins of various faiths.

http://www.truthbeknown.com/mithra.htm
 
Jesus in Islam

Jesus, or Isa, as he is known in Arabic, is deemed by Islam to be a Muslim prophet rather than the Son of God, or God incarnate. He is referred to by name in as many as 25 different verses of the Quran and described as the "Word" and the "Spirit" of God. No other prophet in the Quran, not even Muhammad, is given this particular honour.

In fact, Islam reveres both Jesus and his mother, Mary (Joseph appears nowhere in the Islamic narrative of Christ's birth). "Unlike the canonical Gospels, the Quran tilts backward to his miraculous birth rather than forward to his Passion," writes Professor Tarif Khalidi, in his fascinating book The Muslim Jesus. "This is why he is often referred to as 'the son of Mary' and why he and his mother frequently appear together."

In fact, Mary, or Maryam, as she is known in the Quran, is considered by Muslims to hold the most exalted spiritual position among women. She is the only woman mentioned by name in Islam's holy book and a chapter of the Quran is named after her.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/dec/23/religion-islam
 
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