Jesus, Prophet of Islam - The Islamic Bulletin

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be one of those who are near (to God) - and he will speak

to people from his cradle and when he is a man, and he

will be one of those who are righteous,' She repIied, 'My

Lord, how can I have a child, when no man has touched

me?' He replied, 'Just like that - God creates whatever

He wants. When He decrees something, then aH He says

to it is, "Be!" and it is, And He will teach him the Book,

and wisdom, and the Torah, and the Ingil, and he will be

a Messenger to the Tribe of Israel, (saying), "Surely I

have come to you with a sign from your Lord - surely I

will make the shape of a bird from clay for you, and

then breathe into it, and it will become a bird by the

permission of God; and I will heal him who was born

bIind and the Ieper, and I will bring the dead to life by

the permissionof God; and I will tell youwhatyouhave

had to eat and what you have stored away in your

houses - surely in that there is certainly a sign for you,

ifyou are believers. And (I have come) to confirm what

was before me from the Torah, and to make sorne of what

used to be forbidden for you lawful for you - and I have

come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear God

and obey me. Surely God is my Lord and your Lord, so

worship Him - that is the straight path/"

And when Jesus perceived their disbeIief, he said, 'Who

will be my helpers for God?' The disciples repIied, 'We

are God's helpers - we beIieve in God, so bear witness

that we are Muslims! 0 our Lord; we beIieve in what

Vou have revealed and we foUow the Messenger,so record

us among those who bear witness.' (Qur'an 3: 45-53).

The story is also told in Surah Maryam:

And mention Mary in the Book -when she withdrew

from her people to a place in the east and chose seclu­

sion from them, then We sent Our spirit (the angel

Gabriel) to her, and he appeared to her as a perlect man.

She said, 'Surely 1seek refuge in the Merciful One from

you, ifyou fear God.' He said, 'Surely 1 am only a Mes­

senger from your Lord, to give you news of a pure son.'

She replied, 'How can I have a son when no man has