The likeness of 'Isa in Allah's sight is the same as Adam. He
created him from earth and then He said to him, "Be!" and he
was. (Surah Al 'Imran: 59)
In the Qur'an, 'Isa, peace be upon him, is referred to as the "Son of
Maryam." Maryam (Mary) was a noble woman who is shown by Allah to
all women as an example. She was a very chaste woman and a devoted
believer in Allah. Allah gave her 'Isa through the angel Jibril,
miraculously without a father, and the glad tidings that her son would
become a prophet.
Allah made 'Isa a prophet and revealed to him the Injil, one of the
revealed books Allah sent to mankind. (After the disappearance of 'Isa,
the Injil was also altered by people. Today, we do not have the original
Injil, and the books the Christians call the Gospels are not really reliable.)
Allah ordered 'Isa to summon people to the true path and granted him
many miracles. He spoke when he was in the cradle and told people about
Allah. 'Isa also gave the glad tidings of Muhammad (Ahmad), may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, the Messenger of Allah to succeed him,
which is related in the Qur'an as follows:
And when 'Isa son of Maryam said, "Tribe of Israel, I am the
Messenger of Allah to you, confirming the Torah which came
before me and giving you the good news of a Messenger after me
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