The Muslim Jesus Indeed!

As I was going through the reading articulated by Khalidi on the Muslim Jesus, what was going in my mind was, how did the Muslims come about this? Could it be through the revelation,an encounter, the analysis of the gospel of Jesus or speculative reflection and thought about Jesus as a prophet? However, there are some quotations from the Quar’an regarding a couple of sayings of Jesus, but so many appeared to have been the interpretation and analysis of the Gospel as it appealed to their minds. Judging from the sayings so far, I think Muslims presented Jesus in most part in a positive light; His teachings, his life, his miracle/works, his relationship with people, his guidance and direction of the people’s moral life for the sake of the kingdom. However, after all this they still maintain the limitation of Jesus, still denying his status as the Son of God, but son of Mary and, equally the denial of the divinity of Jesus, thus at this time based on the fact of not providing the answer regarding the hour question asked by Gabriel. Cashed in this, Muslims believe that such reveals that Jesus has no super power, even though he is a revered prophet. Hence, he remains a genuine teacher in their reckoning, with no attribute of Divinity.

2 thoughts on “The Muslim Jesus Indeed!

  1. Thanks for your reflection Fr. Colman. I agree that the “Muslim Jesus” is a decidedly positive figure, even if he is used in some ways to send a message to Christians.

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