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On Jesus / 'Isa in the Qur'an
Jesus (Isa) is the second-most-mentioned prophet in the Qur'an. He is honoured as the Messiah (al-Masih), born of a virgin, worker of miracles, recipient of the Injil (Gospel). Crucial differences: the Qur'an denies the crucifixion and the divinity of Christ.
What every account tells.
- iVirgin birth by Mary (Maryam)
- iiMiracles — healing the blind, raising the dead, speaking from the cradle
- iiiMessiah (al-Masih)
- ivA coming return before the end of time
How each tradition tells it.
Christianity
Jesus is the incarnate Son of God, crucified for sin, resurrected on the third day. Divine and human natures.
Islam
'Isa is a prophet, not divine. The Qur'an states he was not killed nor crucified, but it was made to appear so; he was raised to Allah (4:157). Divine sonship is rejected (112:3). His mother Maryam has an entire surah named for her (19).