Is Jesus a Muslim?
Is Jesus a Muslim?
A common claim by Muslims is that Jesus was a Muslim. Is this true? Obviously, it is not true. A common claim that he is, is"But Muslim means submitter to Allah! Allah means God in Arabic and Jesus submitted to God!"The title of Muslim does indeed mean "submitter to God." Yet, by using this definition, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, ept are all considered Muslims. None of these people believe in the Islamic God nor do they follow Islamic traditions so how can you claim that they are Muslim? Jesus clearly didn't practice or preach anything related to Islam since he claimed to be God. Islam denies Jesus' divinity. (Click the links)
Another claim Muslims tend to make is that since the Bible calls Jesus a prophet(Matthew 21:11), therefore he must not be God. Yet, this claim is meaningless since Christians believe Jesus was a prophet and God. The definition of prophet is "a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God" (Google. (n.d.). Google Define. Google search. link). Jesus was sent by the father, who is also God, to proclaim the word of God. By this definition, yes he is a prophet as well.