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Divine will has even placed Qur'an as a means of discovering the truth about Jesus. "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world" John 1:9
My dear friend:
Many of our Muslim brothers know of Qur'an as the only source of facts about God and divine world. What follows is part of one of such findings from a Muslim brother, hoping that as Jesus shed his light upon this brother's life and gave him a new eternal life as well as through guidance of Holy Spirit, you can be directed and receive this great gift of eternal life from his hand. About two thousands years ago, Jesus and his disciples changed the world forever. Since then, the good news of salvation has been spread to all nations. Many of the scientists who have studied the life of Christ, regardless of their beliefs, faith and religion, have considered him as the greatest and the most effective source of goodness. Even Qur'an, in which Muslims believe to be a heavenly book, notes of Jesus being "The greatest and most supreme in this world and beyond"(1). Quran states:"If you(Muslim) have doubts about what I (God) have revealed, ask Christians who have read the Bible before you."(2) And another verse notes of Bible(Injil) to be guidance and light and claims that it approves the truthfulness of Bible.(3)
Here are some verses of Quran about Jesus: Birth from a virgin:
Jesus, against laws of the nature, was born from a virgin, without having an earthly father. Qur'an states that when Gabriel spoke to Mary regarding the birth of a son, she said: "How could it be possible while I am still a virgin, and had no contact with any man?(4)". And it continues: "God put his spirit in Mary and she obeyed God and became pregnant."(5)
According to Quran, only God can give life to creatures. Human being can not even create a fly. (8)...It talks about Jesus:" He breath into a mud and created a bird". (9) Quran states that only God can bring life to a dead body. (10) and later it points out that only Jesus had such a power. So Jesus is a complete image of God. Qur'an says :"He is the Word(12)", this refers to Jesus. And Bible says:"The Word was with God and the Word became flesh to live among us..." (13) Jesus clearly stated that :"Me and the farther are One"(14). Conclusion: Jesus, The almighty God and Holy Spirit are all One and this is the complete meaning of the unity. Ever since creation, God has determined for people to know him through many ways and methods. Messangers and prophets from Adam to Abraham and then Moses all prove of this divine will. And finally his ultimate love appeared as Jesus Christ. He came to Earth and suffered a lot for
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sinful human beings of all nations and at last he went to cross to make an atonement, and presented a complete salvation for all people. He then sent Holy Spirit to guide people. Therefore the theology of trinity comes from the fact that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the same and they reveal themselves in many ways in different times.
Dear reader:
Now that the truth of God's unity, according to Qur'an, has been revealed to you, accept the guidance of Holy Spirit because this is a matter of life and death. Don't neglect as to be deprived from an eternal life. What A Muslim Should Know About Jesus ... Its In Qur'an Jesus is mentioned twenty five times. For Example: "We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear signs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit" (2:87) "O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary..." (3:45) "...Christ Jesus the son of Mary was an apostle of god..." (4:171) "...And in their foot steps we sent Jesus the son of Mary..." (5:46) "And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous." (6:85)
be of the disputers. 010.095 YUSUFALI: Nor be of those who reject the signs of Allah, or thou shalt be of those who perish. PICKTHAL: And be not thou of those who deny the revelations of Allah, for then wert thou of the losers. SHAKIR: And you should not be of those who reject the communications of Allah, (for) then you should be one of the losers.
(3) Al-Maaedeh-verses 46-48 (4) Mary-verse 20 (5) Al-Tahrim-verse 12 (6) Mary-verse 19 (7) Mary-verse 87
(8) Al-Hadj-verse 73 022.073 SHAKIR: O people! a parable is set forth, therefore listen to it: surely those whom you call upon besides Allah cannot create fly, though they should all gather for it, and should the fly snatch away anything from them, they could not take it back from i weak are the invoker and the invoked. (9) Al-Maaedeh-verse 110 005.110 SHAKIR: When Allah will say: O Isa son of Marium! Remember My favor on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you I with the holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and I when of old age, and when I taught you the Book and the wisdom and the Taurat and the Injeel; and when you determined out of clay a thing like the form of a bird by My permission, then you breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the blind and the leprous by My permission; and when you brought forth the dead by My permission; and when I withheld the children of Israel from you when you came to them with clear arguments, but those who disbelieved among them said: This is nothing but clear enchantment. (10) Iaasin - verse 12 036.012 SHAKIR: Surely We give life to the dead, and We write down what they have sent before and their footprints, and We have recorded everything in a clear writing.