The Second Coming of Christ
As Christians do, Muslims also believe in the return of Jesus the Messiah to earth, although his role and reason for his return does differ from what the Christians propose.
He will return to earth first and foremost to prove his mortality and refute the false beliefs people held about him.
He will live a normal life, marry, and also die as any other human.
At that point, the matter will be clear about him, and all people will have believed that he was truly mortal.
"There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him (Jesus) before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them." (Quran 4: 159)
Jesus will also fight the false Christ, who will call people to the belief that he is God, and who will appear just before he returns.
Jesus will defeat the antichrist, and all people will accept the true religion of God. The world will see a type of peace and serenity unfelt in history, all worshiping the same God, subservient to Him alone, and at peace with another.
#لماذا_لا_يعود_محمد
Jesus Will Return: Why Not Muhammad?
This is an interesting question, based on the Muslim belief that Jesus will return at the end of times why Jesus and not the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
"So why Jesus in the first place?"
"Yes, if we were to justify that belief, you would say that for one thing the Quran says that Jesus speaks to people in his cradle and also in his manhood.
Now the terminology for manhood in the Quran may indicate something that is about forty years old at least.
We know that many of the prophets received a revelation when they were about forty years old; specifically in the case of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Now the Gospels report that Jesus, on whom be peace, was about thirty years old when he began preaching.
And then about three years later he was crucified, so that would be about 33 years old, and that would mean that he did not live till forty.
So in the Muslim tradition he returns, he dwells on earth for seven years and he becomes forty and that will fulfill the prophecy in the Quran that he will speak to people in his cradle and also in his manhood-which would be something like forty .
That seems to be one justification or explanation for this salient belief.
Another explanation is that Jesus is one of the most controversial and misunderstood figures in all of history as there have been many prophets and messengers of God.
And we believe Jesus, on whom be peace, was a prophet and a messenger of God, and that other people took him to be God despite his own teachings.
Now, at the same time there are some people who rejected him altogether.
So here we have like two extremes, on the one hand some rejecting him altogether, on the other hand some others deifying him.
And Muslims, we believe, have the balance view between the two extremes.
Well we can keep telling people about this balanced view but some people will not believe us.
But the idea is that when Jesus himself returns that will settle all of the questions so that those who rejected him will see the man and now believe in him.
And those who previously deified him will see him in this context coming and going, being a part of the Muslim community in praying along with them, praying to the God that he always prayed to.
They will realize that Jesus is a man, a human being, a prophet of God who has been erroneously made into a God by the thinking of others.
"So why not the Prophet Muhammad then?"
"I would say that there is no need for the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to return as there has been no need for any of the umpteen prophets.
We believe that there have been some 124,000 prophets in all of history, and the Quran says to every nation we have sent prophets and messengers but they will not all return.
Only Jesus is specifically singled out in this regard in Muslim and Christian belief as the one who will return towards the end of time.
Some people thought that John the Baptist will also return some thought that Elijah will return.”
#مريم_تكريمها_فى_الإسلام
As a Muslim I haven’t seen a woman so commonly and repeatedly mentioned in the Qur’an as Virgin Mary.
To us, she’s a symbol of piety, honor and dignity as the Quran embodied her.
We have 10 Honoring Verses About Her In The Qur’an
There’s a whole chapter by her name in the Quran Chapter 19 whis is named after her: “Maryam”, which is the Arabic translation of Mary.
The Quran refers to Mary even more often than the New Testament.”
#مريم_مولدها
The Birth of Mary
Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of ‘Imran over the worlds – Descendants, some of them from others. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing. [Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of ‘Imran said, “My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” But when she delivered her, she said, “My Lord, I have delivered a female.” And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, “And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah].” (Quran 3:33-36)
Her mother prayed so hard for the child’s righteousness and was so honest in her prayers that she received the purest woman in the whole world.
#مريم_طفولتها
The Childhood of Mary
So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, “O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?” She said, “It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account.” (Quran 3:37)
Scholars say that the acceptance of God mentioned in the verse means that she was happy both here and in the hereafter. And some say that she didn’t suffer at all, during this period.
“and caused her to grow in a good manner”:
Some scholars say that Allah made her grow up in one day what an infant would grow in a whole year.
Zechariah used to visit her every day to check on her, and he used to find at her place the fruits of winter in summer, and fruits of summer in the winter. And when he asked her about that, she said that’s from Allah. That’s how blessed she was!
Notice how Qur’an talked about Mary’s parents with so much purity and piety like no other book did.
#مريم_تقواها
Mary, the Devout
And (mention) when the angels said, ‘O Mary, indeed God has chosen you, purified you, and chosen you above the women of the worlds.’ ‘O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow down along those who bow down (in prayer).’ That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed.” (Quran 3:42-44)
#مريم_عبادتها
Qur’an Talked about Mary as the Symbol of Worship
And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.” (Quran 19:16)
She did renounce people in order to worship Allah (the creator of heavens and earths) with a clearer mind.
#مريم_حملها
The Good news of a new-Born Child
[And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary – distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous.” She said, “My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?” [The angel] said, “Such is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is. And He will teach him writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel. And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], ‘Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah. And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead – by permission of Allah. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers. And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path.”(Quran 3:45-51)
That’s how we “Muslims” see Mary and her son:
We believe as the Qur’an taught us that she was Virgin (never ever touched by anyone).
And that Jesus –peace and blessings be upon him- is the word of God and her son. He was honest, righteous, and a worshiper to God.
#مريم_رد_فعلها
How she Received the News of her Pregnancy
And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east. And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man. She said, “Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah. “He said, “I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy.” She said, “How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?” He said, “Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'” (Quran 19:16-21)
“So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, “Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.” (Quran 19:22-23)
Mary was worried that people would think badly of her as she was not married.
#مريم_رعاية_الله_لها
How God was Near to her and Comforted her During her Childbirth Pains
So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, “Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.” But he called her from below her, “Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, ‘Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.” (Quran 19: 22-26)
#مريم_معجزة_كلام_عيسى_فى_المهد
How God Created a Special Miracle just to Disclaim People’s Accusation
So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, ‘Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.’ “Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, “O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.” So she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?” [Jesus] said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive”(Quran 19:26-33)
That’s how honorable Virgin Mary is in the Qur’an. Allah made Jesus (peace be upon him) talk while he was a baby just to declare all the accusations against her.
#مريم_كيفية_حملها
The Immaculate Conception
And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.”[3] (Quran 21:91)
#مريم_تكريمها
The Excellence of Mary
And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, “My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people.” And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ‘Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.” (Quran 66:11-12)
Have you come to see a book that honored Virgin Mary as the Qur’an did?!
#Jesus_is_in_father
People asked Jesus to show them the Father, and he was supposed to have said:
“Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.”
These phrases would imply Jesus’ divinity, if the remainder of the same Gospel is ignored.
However, nine verses later, in John 14:20, Jesus is also recorded as saying to his disciples, “In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.”
Thus, if Jesus’ statement “I am in the Father and the Father is in me” means that he is God, then so were his disciples.
???? This symbolic statement means oneness of purpose and not oneness of essence.
The symbolic interpretation is further emphasized in John 17:20-21, wherein Jesus said,
“20 I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, 21that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou has sent me.”