Jesus in Islam

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"Masih" redirects here. For an overview of the title in Abrahamic religions, see Messiah.

In Islam, Isa refers to Jesus. For other uses, see Isa (disambiguation).

For other uses, see Isa (name).

Messenger of God ʿĪsā عيسى Jesus
The name Jesus son of Mary written in Islamic calligraphy followed by Peace be upon him
Native name	ישוע‎ Yēšūă‘
Born	c. 7-2 BC Bethlehem, Judea, Roman Empire
Disappeared	c. 30-33 AD Gethsemane, Jerusalem
Predecessor	Yahya (John the Baptist)
Successor	Muhammad
Parent(s)	Mary
Relatives	Yahya (John the Baptist)

In Islam, Isa ibn Maryam (Arabic: عيسى بن مريم‎, translit. ʿĪsā ibn Maryām, lit. 'Jesus, son of Mary'‎), or Jesus, is understood to be the penultimate prophet and messenger of Allah (God) and al-Masih, the Arabic term for Messiah,^[1][2] the "Christ",^[3] sent to guide the Children of Israel (banī isrā'īl in Arabic) with a new revelation: al-Injīl (Arabic for "the Gospel").^[4] Jesus is believed to be a prophet,^[3] who neither married nor had any children, and is reflected as a significant figure,^[5] being mentioned in the Quran in 93 ayaat (Arabic for verses) with various titles attached such as "Son of Mary",^[6] "Spirit of God",^[7] and the "Word of God"^[7] among other relational terms, directly and indirectly, over 180 times.^[8][9] In total, Jesus is mentioned 187 times in the Quran as such the most mentioned person with the name Isa^{[note 1]} mentioned 25 times,^[10] in titles^{[note 2]} mentioned 79 times,^[11][12][13] in 3rd person^{[note 3]} mentioned 48 times, in 1st person^[14] mentioned 35 times.^[15]
The Quran (central religious text of Islam) and most Hadith (testimonial reports) mention Jesus to have been born a "pure boy" (without sin) to Mary (Arabic: مريم‎, translit. Maryām‎) as the result of virginal conception,^[3][16][17] similar to the event of the Annunciation in Christianity. In Islamic theology, Jesus is believed to have performed many miracles, several being mentioned in the Quran such as speaking as an infant, healing various ailments like blindness, raising the dead to life, making birds out of clay and breathing life into them.^[18] Over the centuries Islamic writing has referenced other miracles like casting out demons, having borrowed from pre-Islamic sources, some heretical, and from canonical sources as legends were expanded.^[19] Like all prophets in Islamic thought, Jesus is also called a Muslim (i.e., one who submits to the will of God), as he preached that his followers should adopt the "straight path".
In Islam, Jesus is believed to have been the precursor to Muhammad, attributing the name Ahmad to someone who would follow Jesus. Islam traditionally teaches the rejection of divinity, that Jesus was not God incarnate, nor the Son of God and, according to some interpretations of the Quran, the Islamic view of Jesus' death and crucifixion is widely denied and not believed to have occurred.^[20] Despite the earliest Muslim traditions and exegesis quoting somewhat conflicting reports regarding death and length of death,^[21] the mainstream Muslim belief is that Jesus didn't suffer death but was instead raised alive to heaven.^[2][22]
Muslim tradition believes Jesus will return to earth near the Day of Judgment to restore justice and to defeat al-Masih ad-Dajjal ("the false messiah", also known as the Antichrist).

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