THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) IS A "WORD OF ALLAH"
 In the Qur'an Allah draws our attention to the fact that, from his birth to death, the Prophet Jesus (as) was very different from all other men on earth, as He willed so. The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth, a type of creation with which we are not familiar. Before the Prophet Jesus (as) was born, Allah informed his mother about many of the Prophet Jesus' (as) attributes including the fact that he was sent as a Messiah to the Children of Israel. He was also declared "a Word" from Allah:
… The Messiah, Jesus, son of Maryam, was only the Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast into Maryam, and a Spirit from Him… (Surat an-Nisa': 171)
When the angels said, "Maryam, your Lord gives you good news of a Word from Him. His name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Maryam of high esteem in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near. (Surah Al 'Imran: 45)
Allah gave him his name before his birth, as He did with Yahya (John) (as). Allah gave him the name the Messiah, the Prophet Jesus, the son of Maryam. This is one of the most explicit indications that the Prophet Jesus (as) was created differently from other people.
Indeed, just like his birth, the miracles he displayed throughout his life with Allah's grace, and the way he was raised up to the Presence of Allah are signs of his difference from other people. |
