In line with His prophetic mission, Jesus is also known as
a messenger (Rasul) of Allah.[26] There is no clear
difference, according to Islamic theology, between being a
messenger and being a prophet, although somehow not
every messenger is a prophet but every prophet is a
messenger. Still, every prophet is nothing more than a slave
of Allah.
35. So despite giving Jesus such high
regard, Muslims believe him to be a
‘‘slave of Allah?’’
Yes, the Koran calls Jesus the servant or slave of Allah
(Abdullah: Abdis slave, and Allah,of course, is God) in
Suras 4:172, 19:30, and 43:59. This is one of the most
frequently used titles accorded to Jesus by Muslims when
they wish to proselytize Christians: by saying that Jesus was
a ‘‘slave of Allah,’’ they dismiss Christians’ claims of Jesus’
divinity. Calling Jesus a slave of Allah equates Him with all
human beings because the master/slave relationship between
Allah and Jesus also echoes the Islamic view of the
relationship between Allah and mankind.