Muhammad's revelations about Jesus contained in the Koran should be read by his followers, all Muslims, as the Koran requires. The Qur'an/Koran proves Jesus is the Messiah and Muhammad did not replace him as final prophet.
Muhammad, Islam's Prophet, believed Jesus was sent by Allah to be the Messiah, miraculously born of the Virgin Mary, who brought the Gospel, who died, was raised from the dead, then ascended into heaven to be with Allah. Jesus would become an everlasting blessing to all mankind!
The Koran tells how Allah anointed Jesus, through a virgin birth to be the Messiah - Savior of the world, nearly five hundred and fifty years before Muhammad was born.
Muslims believe the Koran was written by God and is God's message to all people. If Jesus is what the Koran teaches he is/was, it is impossible for Muhammad to have replaced Jesus. There can be only one Messiah.
Jesus did the Messiah's work (opening heaven) 550 years before Islam's Prophet was born.
As God's messenger, Jesus explained, simplified, and demonstrated God's will and message, although the Jews did not believe in him. Jesus' "Good News" - the Gospel - is about God's love and forgiveness for all mankind. Muhammad's revelations, recorded in the Koran/Qur'an teach that:
1. Jesus was sent by Allah, who supported him with the Holy Spirit, to tell the world Allah's will (2: 87; 5: 110-117*).
2. Allah gave to the world Jesus, exalted him above all others, and supported him with the Holy Spirit as proof of his sovereignty (2: 253*).
3. Allah caused the miracle birth of John the Baptist to the aged Zechariah and his barren wife so John could be the messenger to announce Jesus as the Messiah (3: 33-45*).
4. Allah appointed Mary to be the virgin mother of Jesus, the Messiah (3:42-45; 19:12-22; 21:90*).
5. Jesus would be righteous [sinless] all his life (3:46; 6:86; 19:19*).
6. Jesus would be raised from the dead (19: 33,34*).
7. Jesus, Messiah and son of Mary, crucified, appeared dead and was taken up by Allah himself (4:157,158; 3:55*). He did not "appear to be alive" because he was dead. Crucifixion was the Roman method of execution similar to hanging. No one survived being crucified. See # 6. above.
8. Jesus was a messenger of Allah, who is to be believed (4:171*).
9. Allah taught Jesus his religion and commanded Jesus to establish it (42:13; 43:63*).
10. Allah caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow [the prophets], gave him the Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him (57:27*).
11. Allah strengthened the group of Jews who believed Jesus and his message, so they overcame those who disbelieved (61:14*).
12. The true message of Jesus and the prophets was perverted by religious leaders who were condemned by Allah (9:31*).
13. Long before the Prophet Muhammad, Allah revealed the Torah and the Gospel for mankind's guidance (3:3, 4, 48, 65*).
14. Allah taught Jesus the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. Allah would do miracles through Jesus and make him a messenger to Israel (3:48, 49*).
15. Allah gathered Jesus and caused him to be resurrected and ascended to Allah himself (3:55; 4: 158*).
16. Allah bestowed the Gospel on Jesus to be a light (5: 46*).
17. Observing the Torah and the Gospel brings nourishment from above (5:66*).
18. Those who went astray from Allah's commands were cursed by both David and Jesus (5:78*).
19. Allah inspired Jesus' Disciples to believe in Jesus and his message (5:110*).
20. Jesus and his Disciples were Allah's helpers (61:6,14*).
21. Believe in all that was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received (2:136*). (Muhammad is not named in this ayah as a prophet who is to be believed. Why?)
22. The Surrender, al-Islam, is Islam and Muslims are to be surrendered to Allah's will and guidance (3:19*), as had been revealed to Abraham by God and explained by Jesus. (See:
www.abraham-101.org/)
*(All citations listed are from THE MEANING OF THE GLORIOUS KORAN, translated by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall: A mentor Religious Classic, The New American Library, New York, New York, fifth printing, 1956.)
[Click on
http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/ for another translation of the Koran/Qur'an that confirms Pickthall's translation.]
Because the Koran described Jesus, who ministered almost six hundred years before Muhammad, in the way it does, comparison of Jesus with Muhammad is necessary to understand the vast difference between these two.
