The Miracles of Jesus

As mentioned earlier, Jesus performed miracles by God's will. He could heal the blind, cure the leper and bring back the dead to life. He performed miracles, even with simple things like food, causing provisions for his disciples to come miraculously from heaven (Qur'an 5:112-115). Miraculous also were his virgin birth and his speech while an infant in the cradle.


Jesus Was Not Put to Death on the Cross

Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified. It was the intention of his enemies to put him to death on the cross but God saved him from their plot. The Qur'anic text bears it out thus:

In N.T. Greek, parakletos, "one called or sent for to assist another; one present to render various beneficial service." Parakletos may also be translated as "Advocate" or "Counselor.".

According to the N.T., the "Holy Spirit" was already present during Jesus' ministry (Matt 12:18, 28), its coming was not a future event.

"And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, Allah's messenger." They slew him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and behold! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain. But God took him up unto Himself. God is ever Mighty, Wise." (4: 157-158)

Jesus Was Not the Son of God

The Church maintains that Jesus was the "Only-begotten Son" of God, and also God Himself, since the doctrine of the Trinity considers God as the Son, as the Father and as the "Holy Ghost" all at the same time! Catholics further emphasize the divinity of Mary as the "Mother of God." Islam rejects all these concepts in toto.

First of all, Muslims maintain that the virgin birth of Jesus without a father was not any more supernatural than the creation of Adam without a father or mother. The Qur'an says:

"Behold! The likeness of Jesus before God is the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said unto him, "Be!" and he was." (3:59).

Refuting the idea that Jesus was the "Son of God" the Qur'an declares:

The N.T. verse on which this ignorant doctrine rests, I John 5:7 (The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one"), has long been exposed as spurious, an unauthorized addition to the Greek text of the New Testament. The N.T. refers many times to Jesus as "God's servant" (see Matt. 12:18 for example); how then could he be God's servant and God at the same time? As the Qur'an says: "And they say: God Most Gracious has begotten offspring. Glory to Him! They are but servants raised to honor." (21:26)

"And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of God, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of God. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. God, (Himself) opposes them. How perverse are they!" (9:30)

The Qur'an repeatedly emphasizes the fact that Jesus was a human being. The Qur'an declares:

"The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger (apostle), messengers (the like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how God doth make His Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are turned away!" (5:78)

The Qur'an condemns the Trinity dogma at several places (e.g. 4:171), and says that Jesus never claimed divinity, and that he would assert on the Day of Judgment that he always taught the worship of One, Almighty God. This is described in the following verses from the Qur'an:

"And when God saith (namely, unto Jesus on the Day of Judgment): O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside God? He saith: (God) be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knowest it. Thou knewest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. Behold, Thou, only Thou art the Knower of Things Hidden. I speak unto them only that which Thou commandest me, (saying): Worship God, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things."(5: 119,120)