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Yes indeed not only do Muslims believe in Jesus (peace be upon him) – they are required to do so by virtue of their declaration of the Oneness of God Almighty and their belief in the Holy Qur’aan.
Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be on him), and await his Second Coming. They consider him one of the Great Messengers of God to mankind! A Muslim never refers to him simply as ‘Jesus’, but always adds the phrase ‘peace be on him.’ The Qur’aan confirms his virgin birth (interestingly a chapter of the Qur’aan is entitled “Maryem” – Mary), and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation.
The Holy Qur’aan describes the Annunciations as follows:
“Behold! The Angel said, “Allah has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary, Allah gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah. He shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and shall be of the righteous.”
She said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?” He said: “Even so, God creates what He will. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, “Be!” and it is.” (Holy Qur’aan Ch 3 : v 42-47)
Jesus (peace be on him) was born miraculously through the same power which had brought Adam into being without a father. “Truly, the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, and then said to him, ‘Be!’ and he was.” (Holy Qur’aan Ch 3 : v 59)
During his prophetic mission Jesus (peace be on him) performed many miracles. The Qur’aan tells us that he said: “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by Allah’s will. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by Allah’s will.” (Holy Qur’aan Ch 3 : v 49)
Neither Muhammad, nor Jesus (peace be on them) came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One God, brought by earlier Prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Qur’aan, Jesus (peace be on him) is reported as saying to his people that he came:
“To attest the law which was before me, and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you; I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me.” [Holy Qur’aan Ch 3 : v 50]
For further information on Islam or a free copy of the Holy Qur’aan please contact: Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe, Publications Department, P.O. Box W93, Waterfalls, Harare Tel: 04-614078/614004, Fax : 04-614003 e-mail: [email protected]
