{"id":12797,"date":"2019-04-19T18:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T08:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=12797"},"modified":"2021-04-15T07:05:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:05:15","slug":"how-do-muslims-view-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/facts\/how-do-muslims-view-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Muslims view Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/amp-jwplayer>

How do Muslims view Easter<\/span><\/h1>\nThere is no doubt that Jesus is one of the greatest figures in Islamic doctrine.\n\nThe Quran refers to Jesus as the Messenger of Allah, the word of God and a spirit from God.\n
The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him.\u201d\nQuran 4:171<\/blockquote>\nHe is considered one of the five elite Prophets of Islam and is even regarded as the brother of Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa. Whereby the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa stated \u201cI am the nearest of the people to Jesus the son of Mary in this life and in the Hereafter.\u201d\n\nYet despite the reverence for Jesus in Islam, Islam does not consider Jesus to be divine nor does it uphold the belief that he died for the sins of humanity (vicarious atonement).\n\nAccording to the Quran, Jesus was never killed nor crucified, rather the entire event was \u201cmade to appear\u201d to the people.\n
And for their saying, \u2018Verily, we killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.\u2019 They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but rather it was made to appear to them. Verily, those who disagree over it are in doubt regarding it. They have no knowledge of it but are only following assumptions. They did not kill him, with certainty.\n\nQuran 4:157<\/blockquote>\nThe words \u201cmade to appear\u201d have been the subject of scholarly contention for centuries. This is primarily due to the absence of any authentic narration of the Prophet \ufdfa explaining the verse.\n\nMany scholars have thus had to resort to Christian sources to determine what exactly took place on the day of the presumed crucifixion.\n\nThe usage of Christian sources to support Quranic exegesis is something which is not new, in fact it is a practice which is permitted by the Prophet \ufdfa himself.\n
\u201cNarrate from the Children of Israel, there is no harm\u201d.\n\n(Al Bukhari)<\/blockquote>\nThis is of course with the precondition that the sources in question do not conflict with Islamic beliefs.\n\nSo what exactly took place on the day of the crucifixion?\n\nWell, most Quranic commentators hold the view that Jesus was substituted with someone else. Whereby this substitute individual was captured, killed and crucified by the enemies of Jesus unknowingly.\n\nWho exactly this person was, is also a subject of dispute.\n\nSome scholars have held it was Judas, the man who gave up Jesus to his enemies. In this interpretation, Allah made Judas into the likeness of Jesus so that he would suffer in his place.\n\nOther scholars have held it was a disciple of Jesus who offered to sacrifice his life for him willingly out of love.\n\nAnd finally other scholars have held that the entire crucifixion did not take place, rather it was the ensuing reports that were fabricated.\n\nNevertheless, despite the differing opinions, all Muslims agree that Jesus was raised to the Heavens, is still alive and awaiting his return to the world near the end of time.\n\nAs Allah states in the Quran:\n
As Allah said, \u2018O Jesus, I will take you and raise you unto Myself, purify you from those who disbelieve, and make those who follow you greater than those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me will you return, and I will judge between you over your differences.\u2019\n\nQuran 3:55<\/blockquote>\nJesus will return at a time when the world is riddled with corruption and injustice brought on primarily by the antichrist and his allies. He will successfully restore peace and justice and bring the oppressive reign of the antichrist to an end.\n\nThe Prophet describes the return of Jesus as such:\n
\u201cBy Allah, the son of Mary will descend as a just ruler. He will abolish the cross, kill the swine, and annul the tribute, but he will leave the she-camel such that no one collects from it. He will cause rancor, hatred, and envy to disappear, and he will call people to give their wealth in charity but no one will need it.\u201d\n\nSahih Muslim<\/blockquote>\nIt is said that Jesus will break the Cross as he has the primary right to correct the beliefs of the people concerning him. This doesn\u2019t however mean that Muslims have the right to break the Cross.\n\nIt is important to note that Jesus will not return as a new Prophet but rather as a Muslim and a follower of the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa. He will pray amongst the Muslim ranks and this is alluded to in the statement of the Prophet:\n
\u201cJesus the son of Mary, upon him be peace, will descend and the leader will invite him to lead the prayer but he will say, \u2018No, some of you are leaders over others and this is an honor for this nation.\u201d\n\nSahih Muslim<\/blockquote>\nIn regards to when is the exact date of his return, this is something which is solely in the knowledge of Allah.\n\nIt is not befitting for us to query when this event will exactly take place, but rather it is more befitting that we prepare ourselves for such an occurrence.\n
\u201cThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, “Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him.\u201d\n\nQuran 7:187<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How do Muslims view Easter There is no doubt that Jesus is one of the greatest figures in Islamic doctrine. The Quran refers to Jesus as the Messenger of Allah, the word of God and a spirit from God. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow4-bBDA:productID":"","content-type":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/f1402f44-8994-4c23-83de-48d0d766f08f"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[],"speaker":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-12797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","post_format-post-format-video","entry"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Thumbnail-1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mums-on-the-RunV3.jpg?fit=2160%2C2160&ssl=1","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/feed\/podcast\/mums-on-the-run","embedCode":"

How do Muslims view Easter<\/a><\/blockquote>