PART 2: The Titles of Christ in the Qur'an which show His deity
Jesus son of Mary, was only(
*) a messenger of Allah , and His Word which he conveyed unto Mary and a Spirit from Him”
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*as you will notice from the transliteration underneath there is no word for “
only” within the Arabic Text of the Qur’an but “only” has been added into the imperfect “Explanatory translation” by
Pickard.) Here is an imperfect transliteration of the text “inima Al Meseeh, Rasool Allah, wa Kilimituh Al Qaha ili Maryam wa Ruh minuh.” (The Women (Surah 4) verse 170)
In the Qur'an there are titles, names and attributes for Christ which give Him a glorified and a higher rank above all other apostles. HE was distinguished by three titles:
1. He is “the Christ (or Messiah) of God”.
2. He is “the Word of God”.
3. He is “the Spirit of God”.
These titles are more sublime than any other titles. They give him a higher rank than any person. As Muslims say they show the greatness of Christ and prove that he had a special relationship with the Creator. We read in the Qur'an that if we are in doubt about these things we should ask those who had a Holy Book before us; “And if thou art in doubt concerning that which we reveal unto thee, then question those that read the Scripture before thee.” (Jonah (Surah 10) verse 94)
Let us examine these three Titles;
1. Isa the son of Mary is the Christ of God
“when the angels said; O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him whose name is the Messiah Jesus son of Mary” ( The Family Of Imran (Surah 4) verse 45)
Isa the Son of Mary is the Christ i.e. the Messiah. (Christ is the Greek word which means Messiah), or the Anointed One); “The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary” (The Women 171). It is his name and a title as well; “O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him whose name is the Messiah” (The Family Of Imran (Surah 4) verse 45)
The angels carried this name from heaven to earth and God himself through the angels gave the good news to Mary telling her the name of the baby; “when the angels said; O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him whose name is the Messiah.” It is a heavenly name inspired by God. He gave him a special message and the name is evidence of his character and who he is. The meaning of the word Messiah is “he was anointed and sent” and therefore that he is a "Mercy for the whole world".
God through his prophets announced the coming of the Messiah and described his character and his message. When the Qur'an came, The Qur’an witnessed about what was said by the Bible about Christ, and in this way the Qur'an proved that Isa the Son of Mary is the Messiah of God whom the people were waiting for. He was the dream of humanity and the one they were hoping for generation after generation. He came with the great message, which the prophets before him prophesied about.
When the Qur'an declared that Isa the Son of Mary is Christ whom God had promised to send to the world it witnessed to what was said about him in the Torah (The Old Testament Law) and the Gospel. The confession of the Qur'an proves that Isa carried out the message given to him by God. Both the Bible and the Qur'an witness that Isa the Son of Mary is the Christ and the prophet promised by God and that “ whose name is the Messiah Jesus son of Mary.” (The Family of Imran (Surah 3) verse 45)
If you would check the whole Qur'an you will find only one prophet who is called the Messiah (or the Christ). This is because it was a specific title given to Jesus whom the Scriptures prophesied about. He is the only one who is distinguished by this name.
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