I have recently been engaged in dialogue with a Muslim
woman who always
questioned and opposed
to the Lordship of
Isa Al-Massih (Jesus).She cites quite a lot of
verses from the Old Testament and the Gospel that
she had actually taken out of context.
The core of our dialogue
is about the deity
of Jesus that she
could not accept.
Regardless of my explanation
and Bible verses I
quoted, she still cannot accept. I
believe God works in
all respects as it says in Romans 8:28, and I thank
God for the dialogue and the discussion
from which I was encouraged to study
my Bible more and
more to know more about Yeshua Hamashiach
(Jesus Christ) as
my Lord and
Savior , better known as Isa Al Masih Alaihissalam in Islam.
After several weeks of dialogue, I
was finally compelled to find out myself what the Koran and Hadith say about Jesus and why our brothers and sisters in Islam do not accept Him
as Lord. But since
I do not speak Arabic, I try to do a little research with
some source of Quran translation in Indonesian
and English plus
the interpretation from both Islam and Christianity
point of views that I get through some reliable websites
on the internet. The
following is a
glimpse of my
research results that I compile in an article
(other articles coming).
I'm not suggesting that the content
of this article be used for debate or to attack our brothers and sisters in
Islam. Jesus always taught about love, so let this article be used on the basis
of love. Do not become consumed with anger, but remains patient. The purpose of
writing this article is that the children of God will be more sensitive and
ready at anytime when asked for an account of their faith by others who do not
believe.
Preach the word; be prepared in
season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and
careful instruction. (2 Timothy 4:2)
In my upcoming posts, I will attach
biblical quotes and explanations about the person of Jesus and His Lordship.
Here are some of the recognition of the Koran and Hadith about the deity of Jesus Christ, which I summarized in a few topics. My prayer that this compilation would be a reference for you and friends in understanding the Christian faith.
Here are some of the recognition of the Koran and Hadith about the deity of Jesus Christ, which I summarized in a few topics. My prayer that this compilation would be a reference for you and friends in understanding the Christian faith.
RESURRECTION DAY
They ask you about the Hour (Day
of Resurrection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The
knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He.
Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come
upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a good
knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (Alone)
but most of mankind know not."
But IN FACT ... Quran clearly
says, there is another
Person who has knowledge about it.
Quran Surah Az-Zukhruf verse 61
And
indeed, Jesus will be [a sign for]
knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a
straight path.
ISA,
THE MOST JUST OF JUDGES
Quran
in Surrah 95 at tin- verse 8 says “Is not Allah the most just of
judges?”
This verse affirms that God is very
fair judge, and
no one else,only God.
But there is a verse / testimony in the Hadith which says that there is another person who becomes "The Fair Judge / Just Ruler " on the Day of Judgment.
But there is a verse / testimony in the Hadith which says that there is another person who becomes "The Fair Judge / Just Ruler " on the Day of Judgment.
HR.
Muslim Hadith No. 127 says
"By
him in whose hands my soul (Mohammed) rests, surely Jesus, Son, of Mary will
soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind judiciously…”
Saheeh Bukhari Hadith 1090 says
“surely will come down to you the
son of Maryam, as a just ruler…”
Let us now examine it from
linguistics point of view :
The word "Surely"
means to confirm / to reassure the subject or object in the next word/ phrase.
Jesus Son of Mary is the person or subject that is confirmed or designated earlier by the word "surely"
Jesus Son of Mary is the person or subject that is confirmed or designated earlier by the word "surely"
It is said that "Jesus Son
of Mary" will be the "fair judge"
Quran and Hadith should not contradict, right?
Quran and Hadith should not contradict, right?
THE
MIGHTY POWER OF ISA
Soorah Al ahqaaf 46 verse 33 says :
Do
they not see that Allah , who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in
their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all
things competent.
Now let us examine:
Only God has the power to create and
it is not hard for Him to create things. (Islam will never disapprove this
fact)
Only by
the power of God / God alone who is able
to raise the dead, no one else
could (Islam will never disapprove this fact)
Only God who is Almighty, no one else but Him (Islam will never disapprove this fact)
Only God who is Almighty, no one else but Him (Islam will never disapprove this fact)
But my friend, there are verses / testimonies in Quran that say somebody else posses this power;
Ali imran 3: 49
And [make him] a messenger to the
Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from
your Lord in that I design for you from
clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah .
And I cure the blind and the leper, and
I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah . And I inform you of what
you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if
you are believers.
And Soorah Al Maiddah 5: 110
[The Day] when Allah will say,
"O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember
My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure
Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and
[remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel;
and when you designed from clay [what
was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and
it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My
permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you
when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them
said, "This is not but obvious magic."
We discussed above that : Only God
has the power to create and it is not hard for Him to create things, Only by the power of God / God alone who is
able to raise the dead, no one else could and
Only God who is Almighty, no one else but Him.
Only God who is Almighty, no one else but Him.
The question
now is who is he,
the one who can create,
heal, and give
life to the dead as in the verses
above??? Isn’t He
Jesus, the Son of Mary?
If the person referred to
above is a common man or a prophet, though he
was the greatest prophet in the history of this world, he certainly did not
have the power to heal the blind
from birth, to give life to the dead,
let alone the power to create from
nothing to something, because the
previous verse says
only God can do
that.
The only one
who is able create,
raise the dead, heal the blind from birth is He, the same one who created the world and everything
in it _ God / Allah, BUT, Isa Al Masih Alaihissalam (Jesus
Christ) can do that. That means, the
Qur'an itself acknowledges that
Jesus the Son of
Mary is God Himself.
Quran cannot contradict itself, right!?
So this is
the end of this brief article. My prayer is that you will be enlightened through this
brief explanation. Regardless of what
people say about
Jesus, I want
to convey to you the good news that Jesus Christ loves you because while people
are looking for the straight way to
salvation, Isa
Al Masih Alaihissalam (Jesus) offers it
freely.
“Guide
us to the straight way… “ (Al-Fatihah
1:6)
“And
Jesus says, I am the way…“ (Gospel of John
14:6)
God Bless You
-Jack Loloin-
References :
http://quran.com/1/6 (Al Fatihah)
http://quran.com/5/110 (Al Maidah)
