Everyone is familiar with the historical figure of “Jesus Christ” from a Christian perspective. What you may not know is that the Muslims believe in him, as well, though there are some important differences in what they believe about him. Both Christians and Muslims believe he was fully human, but Muslims do not agree with Christians on the subject of his divinity. In the Christian religion, Jesus Christ is the central figure of worship.
Christians believe he is the son of the living God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that he lived a human life, having been born of the virgin Mary, and was falsely accused of blasphemy for saying that he was the son of God. They state that Jesus was put through a mock trial, tortured, and then put to death by Roman crucifixion on Passover day. He was resurrected after being buried in the ground for 3 days and 3 nights, as he stated he would be, and will live forever after ascending to Heaven. Christians also believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, their savior, and that he is the only means of salvation from sin.
The Islamic religion does not believe these things about Jesus Christ. They believe what the Quran, works of Adab and other Arabic writings say about him. They state that he was the “son of Mary” by a miraculous virgin birth. The Quran portrays him as a humble servant of God and a worker of miracles. Muslims do not believe in a Trinitarian doctrine, nor do they believe in Jesus Christ’s divinity. They believe he was rescued from crucifixion by God’s divine intervention and did not die. In the Islamic view, Jesus Christ was merely a prophet with lesser status than Mohammad.
While the core belief of Christianity is that Jesus died for the sins of humans, it is very important to note that the Muslim faith still respects him and considers him to be a worker of miracles.
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