Why do Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet?

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Islam acknowledges not just Moses but all the Prophets and Messengers, 124,000 in number. Although Islam does not name every single one of them, in the Quran there are 25 names mentioned (in no particular order):

Adam
Abraham
Elisha
Job
David
Dhul-Kifl
Aaron
Hud
Enoch
Elias
Jesus
Issac
Ishmael
Lot
Moses
Noah
Salih
Shuaib
Solomon
Ezra
Jacob
John
Jonah
Joesph
Zachariya
Muhammad
How then can Muhammad be telling something different when he is the last of the Prophets.
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Thats the thing, we dont believe Muhammed has been telling something different but that people after the prophets before him changed the religion. Thus we do not believe Jesus claimed to be God or son of God but rather he called the people to worship God alone. As for Judaism, they have rejected some of the prophets and messengers, a clear example being their rejection of Jesus when he was fortold in their books that he would come.

Bottom line, Muhammed was sent as the final messenger to all of mankind to clarify truely the message of God and all his prophets and Messengers, that the people direct their obedience and worship to God alone and to not associate supplication, sacrifice, or worship to anything but God alone. This is the core of Islam, this is the main reason for the sending of Muhammed.
Jesus at least said that the Old Testament Prophets foretold his coming and that he is the culmination.
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Yes it did. This is why he is the Messiah as the Quran describes him. Here are some verses from the Quran regarding Jesus: (Chapter of ‘The Family of Imran’; 3:45-55)

(Remember) when the angels said: “O Mary! Verily, God gives you the glad tidings of a Word from Him, his name will be the Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of those who are near to God.”

“He will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one of the righteous.”

She said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me.” He said: "So (it will be) for God creates what He wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only: “Be!” and it is.

And He (God) will teach him the Book and the Wisdom, (and) the Torah and the Gospel.

And will make him a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by God’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.

And I have come confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord. So fear God and obey me.

Truly! God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path.

Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief, he said: “Who will be my helpers in God’s Cause?” The Disciples said: “We are the helpers of God; we believe in God, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to God).”

Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger (Jesus); so write us down among those who bear witness.

And they (disbelievers) plotted (to kill Jesus), and God planned too. And God is the Best of the planners.

And (remember) when God said: “O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute.”

And in regards to Jesus being crucified, we believe God saved him from that as the Quran says :

And because of their saying (in boast), “We killed Messiah jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allâh,” - but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of jesus was put over another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not (An-Nisa 4:157)

I hope my reply has helped. If you need any more clarification please do ask id be happy to reply.

May God guide all of us to the truth,
Hashi
 
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Emad:
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What kind of miracles are you looking for? Muhammad peace be upon him did have other miracles, but his main and biggest miracle is the Quran. Muhammad peace be upon him healed the sick, split the moon, when there was a shortage of water, water gushed from between his fingers etc. Muhammad peace be upon him had many more miracles.
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Oh, I’ve heard of those supposed miracles of his, however, Mohammed himself claimed that the Qur’an was his only miracle and when asked by unbelievers to perform miracles, he refused! Muslim miracle claims arose as a result of Christian apologists demonstrating the superiority of Jesus to that of Mohammed by way of Jesus’ miracles. It was only after two Christian bishops, Abu Qurra from Edessa and Arethas from Ceasaria had pointed this out that the Islamic miracle stories began to appear and they bear an amazing resemblance to miracles of Jesus found in the Gospels!
 
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Booklover:
Oh, I’ve heard of those supposed miracles of his, however, Mohammed himself claimed that the Qur’an was his only miracle and when asked by unbelievers to perform miracles, he refused! Muslim miracle claims arose as a result of Christian apologists demonstrating the superiority of Jesus to that of Mohammed by way of Jesus’ miracles. It was only after two Christian bishops, Abu Qurra from Edessa and Arethas from Ceasaria had pointed this out that the Islamic miracle stories began to appear and they bear an amazing resemblance to miracles of Jesus found in the Gospels!
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Hi Booklover,

I think you were misinformed. The Prophet Muhammed did perform many other miracles. The Quran however is the only miracle we have with us today. The other miracles only the people of his time could witness. Thus although i do believe in all his miracles, you might deny them, but one cannot deny the Quran as it is still present today.

Here is an article about his miracles.
sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0083.htm
 
Hashi Al-Eritre:
Hi Booklover,

I think you were misinformed. The Prophet Muhammed did perform many other miracles. The Quran however is the only miracle we have with us today. ]
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What is miraculous about the Quran?
 
Hashi Al-Eritre:
Hi Booklover,

I think you were misinformed. The Prophet Muhammed did perform many other miracles. The Quran however is the only miracle we have with us today. The other miracles only the people of his time could witness. Thus although i do believe in all his miracles, you might deny them, but one cannot deny the Quran as it is still present today.

Here is an article about his miracles.
sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0083.htm
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Mohammed claimed the Qur’an as his ONLY miracle. He refused to perform miracles when asked! The others were invented by his followers to respond to the Christian challenge!
 
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Booklover:
Oh, I’ve heard of those supposed miracles of his, however, Mohammed himself claimed that the Qur’an was his only miracle and when asked by unbelievers to perform miracles, he refused! Muslim miracle claims arose as a result of Christian apologists demonstrating the superiority of Jesus to that of Mohammed by way of Jesus’ miracles. It was only after two Christian bishops, Abu Qurra from Edessa and Arethas from Ceasaria had pointed this out that the Islamic miracle stories began to appear and they bear an amazing resemblance to miracles of Jesus found in the Gospels!
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And where is your proof from the above claims? Please show me one authentic hadith and prove that it was not said by the Prophet peace be upon him. By the way some of the miracles I mentioned are in the Quran, therefore for sure your claim that they were made upo after his death is a false claim.
 
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Emad:
Please listen to Dr Jamal Badawis series of lectures on the miracles of the Quran, then show me how each one of them is wrong.

islamonline.net/jamalbadawy/main.asp
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I am sorry, I would like to but I have no time.

If you are talking about the scientific miracles, they dont impress me much.

Since that kind of information was available at the time.
 
Hashi Al-Eritre:
Hi Bobby,

Muslims do not believe Jesus claimed himself to be Son of God. Rather we believe Jesus will renounce this claim on the Day of Judgement infront of God, as the Quran says:

And (remember) when Allâh (God) will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you say unto men: ‘Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allâh?’ " He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my innerself though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the AllKnower of all that is hidden and unseen. (Al-Ma’idah 5:116)

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But Jesus never said** “Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah**”…NEVER. And he never implied that either.

Where did the writers of the Quran come up with that???
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hawk:
I am sorry, I would like to but I have no time.

If you are talking about the scientific miracles, they dont impress me much.

Since that kind of information was available at the time.
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I am not talking about the scientific miracles (and no they were not present at that time) I am talking about all miracles in general. If you don’t have time to listen to all of them, then listen to the lectures on the linguistic miracles and show me how that is wrong. I listened to them and they suffice as a miracle to me.
 
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Emad:
If Muhammad was fake, then why did he put himself in the agony of not only praying five times a day (which is mandatory for all Muslims), but also prayed more prayers (which we call it Sunni praying)? If he was fake, then he wouldn’t go to this EXTREME to do such a thing EVERY SINGLE DAY OF HIS LIFE during his ministry?
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Quite simply, because he stole that practice from the Catholic Church who performed the Liturgy of the Hours. Our Eastern Catholic and Orthodox brothers still do to this day.

Oh, and by the way, Catholics do not worship Mary as the Qur’an states. That misunderstanding of Catholicism right there is enough to let me NOT put any credence in Islam.
 
Semper Fi:
Quite simply, because he stole that practice from the Catholic Church who performed the Liturgy of the Hours. Our Eastern Catholic and Orthodox brothers still do to this day.

Oh, and by the way, Catholics do not worship Mary as the Qur’an states. That misunderstanding of Catholicism right there is enough to let me NOT put any credence in Islam.
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You accused him of stealing it, now tell me which person in Christian in Makkah or Medina he stole it from. If you can’t do that, then all you did was accuse and it doesn’t really mean anything to me. Also I would like to add that Muhammad peace be upon him used to stand in prayer every night (in the middle of it) until his feet were swollen. Why would he do that if he was a false Prophet? Also what benefit would he get out of making such a false claim?
 
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Emad:
You accused him of stealing it, now tell me which person in Christian in Makkah or Medina he stole it from. If you can’t do that, then all you did was accuse and it doesn’t really mean anything to me. Also I would like to add that Muhammad peace be upon him used to stand in prayer every night (in the middle of it) until his feet were swollen. Why would he do that if he was a false Prophet? Also what benefit would he get out of making such a false claim?
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Mohammed was pious certainly, and he learnt that hardship makes you a tougher person, and if you are gracious too, then you will be exemplified.

We would rather not cast aspertions on his character, beyond what we know.
We know that he felt justified to tell lies to kill a poet.
We know that he was pious.
We know he was quick witted, and brave.
We know that he was corrupted by the power he weilded after setting himself up as a false prophet.
We also know that by the standards prevalent in Arabia at the time, he was a good man.

Overall we know that he was no prophet, but he wasnt a brigand either, though there were times he resorted to brigandry.
To be honest we cannot really understand what motivated Mohammed, but let us suffice to say, that he wasnt a prophet, by any measure or standard.
 
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Emad:
Hello Bobby. Before answering your question I ask you to look in your heart and ask yourself why you asked it. Did you ask it to learn, or was it more like an accusation. or were you trying to prove Islam (the religion you know so little about) to be flase?

I heard this from many Christians that Jesus peace be upon him is either the son of God or a lunatic. Why can’t he just be a Prophet? We believe he claimed to be a Prophet and Messenger of God and nothing more. For the Islamic view on Jesus peace be upon him read this link whyislam.org/877/Prophet%5FJesus/ If you have any more questions about Islam please join the WhyIslam forum and ask them there. There are many more Muslims there, many of whom are ex-catholics who will be more than happy to answer all your questions.

BookLover how do you link terrorists to the Prophet peace be upon him? I guess if I were to follow your logic I would have to say that if Christians didn’t believe that Jesus peace be upon him was the son of God we would have less homosexual priests molesting little boys. Is that all you know about the Prophet peace be upon him? Don’t you know all the good and upright things that he taught us? If you wish to learn more about them I will be more than happy to list them for you.

Before Muhammad peace be upon him claimed to be a Prophet he was known as “the trustworthy one” Do you know where his own enemies used to hide there money? Do you know where they used to keep their most precious possesions? They used to keep it with Muhammad peace be upon him. When he migrated from Mecca to Medina he could have easily took all that money with him, yet he left his cousin Ali behind to give back the trusts to their owners. He used to borrow money in order to give to the poor. He lived most of his life as a poor man. He would always be in the company of the poor people. The people of Quraish told him that they would give him all of the money he wanted if he gave up his message, yet he refused. If all he wanted to do was loot caravans why didn’t he accept the offer of Quraish to be their king and have all of the money he wanted? etc

I suggest you learn more about this man who you claim to be a flase prophet. Peace be upon those who seek to follow the true guidance.
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He can’t be only a prophet because of how He identified himself to us–e.g. “I am the way, the truth, and the life…” He was precisely who He claimed to be, or He was a lunatic, or worse. However, Christ’s words and actions are not those of a lunatic, are they?
 
Another phrase Muslims use which also takes away from Jesus Christ is Jesus (pbuh) or (peace be upon him), Christ, as promised in Isaiah (Old Testament), is peace. He is the prince of peace.

Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
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Emad:
I am not talking about the scientific miracles (and no they were not present at that time) I am talking about all miracles in general. If you don’t have time to listen to all of them, then listen to the lectures on the linguistic miracles and show me how that is wrong. I listened to them and they suffice as a miracle to me.
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Hawk you keep claiming Muhammad peace be upon him wasn’t a prophet. Please do what I asked above.
 
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Emad:
Hawk you keep claiming Muhammad peace be upon him wasn’t a prophet. Please do what I asked above.
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Emad, I know you mean good, I shall listen to them.
 
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