Misconception:
Muslims hate Jesus
Many non-Muslims are surprised to
find out that according to Muslim belief,
Jesus, the son of Mary, is one of the
greatest messengers of God.
Muslims are taught to love Jesus,
and a person cannot be a Muslim without
believing in the virgin birth and miracles
of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him.
Muslims believe these things about
Jesus not because of the Bible or any other
religion, but simply because the Holy
Qur.aan says these things about him.
However, Muslims always emphasise that the
miracles of Jesus, and all other prophets,
were by "God's permission". This having
been said, many Christians feel to not
believe that Jesus is the "Son of God",
"God Incarnate" or the "Third Person" of
the Trinity. This is because the Qur.aan
clearly says that Almighty God does not
have a "Son" --- neither allegorically,
physically, metaphorically or
metaphysically.
The Pure Monotheism of Islaam
rejects the notion of "defining" God (which
is basically what the "Doctrine of the
Trinity" does), saying that someone is
"like" God or equal to him, or praying to
someone else besides God. Also, Islaam
teaches that titles such as "Lord" and
"Saviour" are due to God alone.
In order to avoid
misunderstanding, it should be clarified
that when Muslims criticise the Bible or
the teachings of Christianity, they are not
attacking "God's Word" or Jesus Christ,
peace be upon him. From the Muslim point of
view, they are defending Jesus and God's
Word, which they have in the form of the
Qur.aan. Muslim criticism is targeted at
writings that some people claim are God's
word, but Muslim's simply don't accept
their claim that they are really God's
word.
Additionally, Christian doctrines
such as the Trinity and the Atonement are
criticised by Muslims precisely because
they did not originate from Jesus, peace be
upon him. In this way, Muslims are the true
followers of Jesus, peace be upon him,
because they defend him from the
exaggerations of the Christians and teach
the Pure Monotheism that Jesus himself
followed.
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Prepared by: Abu 'Iyaad
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