JESUS (AS) IS A WORD OF ALLAH
 In
the Qur'an Allah draws our attention to the fact that, from
his birth to death, Jesus (as) was very different from all
other men on earth. The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth,
a type of creation with which we are not familiar. Before
his birth, Allah informed his mother about many of Jesus'
(as) attributes including that he was sent as a Messiah to
the Children of Israel. He was also declared "a Word from
Allah":
…The Messiah, 'Isa, 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,
'Isa, 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). Normally, families give the names
of their children yet this was otherwise in the case of Jesus
(as). Allah gave him the name the Messiah, Jesus, the son
of Maryam. This is one of the most explicit indications that
Jesus (as) was created differently from other people.
Indeed, just like his birth, the miracles he displayed
throughout his life, and the way he was raised up to the presence
of Allah are signs of his difference from other people.
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