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Counter-argument to Jesus being the God-Man?
What would you say as a counter argument.
"Lakum dinukum waliyadin".
Anyone Christian who makes that argument is basing it on two fundamental misunderstandings:
That that is how Christians claim ...
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Can I call Jesus "Rasool Allah"?
Jesus was a Prophet and a Messenger just like Moses and Muhammad, so yes you can call him رسول الله and this is proven in the Quran:
المسيح عيسى ابن مريم رسول الله وكلمته القاها الى مريم وروح منه
Al-...
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The conundrum of Isa's Father
No. It means that that's what "they" say, "they" being the Christians in this case. In context, the entire rest of the Surah is spent describing in no uncertain terms how wrong "they" are with that ...
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Does Islam believe that Jesus will come back to rule as the king of Israel?
If by Yashua (Isha), you mean Prophet 'Issa ﷺ, then the answer is partially no. As Muslims, we believe that Prophet 'Issa ﷺ will descend to rule the entire world under the Islamic Shari'a (law), not ...
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How does the Qur'an (and its commentators) explain the miraculous birth of Isa? Who is Isa's father?
What's to reconcile?
The Qur'anic account of Isa's birth is pretty much exactly the same as that held by Christians: He had no earthly father, rather he was miraculously conceived and birthed by Mary....
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Are Christian depictions of Jesus and Mary considered accurate?
According to Islam, we do not have a detailed description of 'Īsa ﷺ and none of Mariam. The brief description of 'Īsa ﷺ was given in a hadith:
حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ ...
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How can sculpting/drawing be Haram when Isa (PBUH) sculpted a bird?
Most scholars have said that making images was permitted for the previous nations and is not permitted to us.
This can be found in the Tafsirs of the related verse:
يعملون له ما يشاء من محاريب ...
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Will Prophet Isa (AS) come back to earth before the sun rises from the west?
There is no known order of the major signs of the Hour, and it is a matter of difference of opinions among scholars (there is no verse or hadith that lists them in order).
To address your specific ...
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Why would Muslims believe the Bible has been changed?
The Qur'an affirms that the Gospel, sent to the Prophet Isa (Jesus), is an Islamic holy book.
Then We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, ...
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Did prophet 'Isa go to the cross?
Some evidences from the qur'an and first conclusions
First let me post some evidences from the Qur'an and the first conclusions one could make as a layman, based on logic and the understanding of the ...
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Where in the Quran is Jesus' appearance described?
There is no description of the appearance of Jesus عليه السلام in the Quran. She is likely referring to the ahadith.
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Why did God create the illusion of Jesus's crucifixion?
"This confuses me because it seems as though God is purposely misleading people here."
❶ - That begs the related question, WHO is the people God is misleading? The same people who were attempting to ...
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Is it true that Prophet Isa is not from the blood line of Adam?
If this is true, why don't they say adam and eve as son of Allah. Also that camel Allah showed as a sign from the rocks should also be daughter of Allah? Angles have no fathers they are also children ...
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The case for Jesus Christ
Your question does not specify exactly which "requirements" of the Tanakh Jesus did not fulfill. From your comments, it seems to me that you are unaware of these prophesies, and are also ...
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Is it haram to say Lord Jesus
To answer your question, yes it is haram to say it intentionally as it is our aqeedah that Allah is the only Lord:
Our Lord! We have heard someone calling us to faith- “ Believe in your Lord [alone]...
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The conundrum of Isa's Father
No, one of the fundamental beliefs of Islam about Allah is that:
He neither begets nor is begotten
— Quran 112:3
Regarding your query on 19:88, as other answers have mentioned, and is ...
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Does Islam consider Jesus to be a prophet and of virgin birth?
Yes.
قالت رب أنى يكون لي ولد ولم يمسسني بشر قال كذلك الله يخلق ما يشاء إذا
قضى أمرا فإنما يقول له كن فيكون
She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched
me?" [The ...
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What sin(s) did Prophet Isa commit that required forgiveness from Allah?
The theological Islamic position is that prophets can not commit sins, (see here). What is attributed to e.g. Noah, Abraham, Moses عليه السلام etc. are not actual sins - rather excusable or lawful ...
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Why is Jesus predicting his death and raising to life in Sura 19?
The Islamic belief is that Jesus (عليهم السلام) will return in the tribulation, after the emergence of the Dajjal. He will live on the earth for a period of time and then die.
بلل فيقاتل الناس على ...
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Is it OK to refer to Eisa ibn Merriam as 'son of man'?
In the Tanakh (Old Testament), the phrase translated as "son of man" is "ben adam" literally "son of Adam", which is a word for a human being.
Numbers 23:19
lō ’îš ’êl wî-ḵaz-zêḇ, ū-ḇen- ’ā-...
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Why is Jesus called the son of Mary so many times?
Jesus was called Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus son of Mary) because it was the tradition of his people (the semitic Jews) to add the parents name with their names. Jesus didn't have a father or a son, so his ...
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Did Jesus relax Jewish dietary laws?
I'd suggest reading the answers on Judaism.SE more thoroughly. "Jews believe that when the Messiah comes he will allow pig" seems to be a sweeping generalization and a misstatement. What they say is ...
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Did prophet 'Isa go to the cross?
The Muslim notion that someone else was crucified instead of 'Īssa ﷺ (Jesus) and that he did not go to the cross at all is mostly based on an athar that Ibn Abu Hātim ar-Rāzi attributed to 'Abdullah ...
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Surah Al- Maa'idah, ayat 75
Who are deluded are not Meryem and Isa, but those who developed wrong beliefs about Isa and Allah, even though they were clearly told the truth.
If you read and consider the verses 72 to 75 as a ...
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The conundrum of Isa's Father
You quoted only verse 88, see the next 4 more, it will be clear
88: And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."
And meaning of next 4 verses:
89: You have done an ...
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Did Bibi Maryam really fast or merely pretended?
فَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَقَرِّي عَيْنًا فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ
أَحَدًا فَقُولِي إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَـنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ
أُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنْسِيًّا
Eat and drink and rejoice. And if you ...
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Is Jesus alive or dead?
Actually verse 3:144 does not say that all the other prophets have died you clearly missed the topic of the verse and relevance.
The historical background is that during the battle of Uhud a rumor ...
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Views on the sinlessness of Jesus/Isa
Please refer to my answer to the linked question. The Islamic belief is that all the prophets were without sin, so yes Jesus was also without sin as he was a prophet. Specific traditions about Jesus ...
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Is there a second coming of Jesus in Islam?
Yes, there is a belief second coming of Jesus عليه السلام in Islam.
The belief not being based in the Quran is debatable, as many see it in 43:61 , 4:159 , 3:46 etc. This should already have been ...
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