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280 Jesus, Prophet ofIslam

The Qur'an makes it clear that Jesus was the son of Mary, the

daughter of 'Irnran, who was descended from the Prophet Solo­

mon, the son of theProphetDavidwhowas descendedfromIudah,

one of the twelve sons of the Prophet Jacob -who was otherwise

known as Israel-who was descended from the Prophet Isaac, the

son of the Prophet Abraham, may the blessings and peace of God

be on all of them.

The Qur'an also makes it clear that there is absolutely no doubt

about the fact that Jesus was the promised Messiah -descended

from the family of David, from the family of Jacob, from the family

of the Prophet Abraham through his son Isaac - whose coming

had been foretold in the original Torah of Moses, may the blessings

and peace of God be on all of them:

And We indeed gave Moses the Book, and We made a

successionof Messengersfollow after him, and Wegave

Jesus son of Mary clear proofs andWehelpedhim with

the pure spirit (the angel Gabriel). (Qur'an 2: 87).

The following passage reminds us of the line of Prophets of which
Jesus was a part. After referring to Abraham, it continues:

And We gave him (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and We

guidedeach ofthem - andbeforethatWeguidedNoah

and, from among his descendants, David and Solomon

and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron -and that is

how Wereward those who are good; and Zachariah and

John and Jesus and Elijah - each of them was from

among the righteous; and Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah

and Lot - and We favoured each of them in all the

worlds, as weU as sorne of their forefathers and their

descendantsandtheirbrothers;and We chosethemand

guided them to a straight path. (Qur'an 6: 84-87).

And this list of Prophets is by no means complete, as the foUowing

passage addressed to the Prophet Muhammad, makes clear:

Surely We have inspired you (Muhammad) just as We

inspired Noah and the Prophets after him, as We in­

spired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and

the tribes (of Israel) and Jesus and Job and [onah and

Aaron and Solomon, and David to whom We gave the

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