by Syarif Hidayat
Jesus
is a Muslim and his religion is Islam in every sense. Here is the proof from
Al-Qur’an: Islamic view of Jesus (Jesus in Islam is Prophet Isa AS)
In
the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. "He (Isa) said:
"Verily I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture (Injil) and
made me a Prophet; "And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has
enjoined on me Salat (prayer), and Zakat*, as long as I live."
"And
dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest. "And Salam
(peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall
be raised alive (again)!" Such is Isa, son of Maryam. (It is) a statement
of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute). It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He
should beget a son (this refers to the slander of Christians against Allah, by
saying that Isa is the son of Allah). Glorified (and Exalted) be He (above all
that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only says to it:
"Be!" – “and it is.” (Isa
said): "And verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him (Alone).
That is the Straight Path. (Allah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism which He did
ordain for all of His Prophets)." Al Qur’an, Surah Maryam (Virgin Mary) 30
-36 ( Tafsir At-Tabarî )