'Isa – Jesus in the Qur’an: A Messenger and a Prophet, Not crucified nor Killed – (Jesus Factors in Islam & Christianity Series.1)
Table of Contents Jesus – Son of Mary Jesus – Messenger & Prophet Conclusion The series ‘Jesus Factors in Islam and Christianity’ considers the two narratives of the person of Jesus as noted in both the Qur’an and the Bible as contributing to different assumptions. In mathematics and some algebraic expressions, factors are defined as “one of two or more numbers, or the like, when multiplied together result in a given product.” For example, 8 and 5 are factors of 40. In this light, it views the Islamic interpretation of the person of Jesus as one factor, and the Christian interpretation of the person of Jesus as another factor. This series is tasked with examining the characterization of Jesus in the Qur’an, namely: a messenger and a prophet, who was neither crucified nor killed. Jesus – Son of Mary In the surah (Maryam 19) of the Qur’an, Jesus is described as the son of Mary, and through the different Mary sayings the person and mission of Jesus were characterized as a m...