Grimes African Methodist Episcopal Church
As in the Christian New Testament, the Quran (the central religious text of Islam) describes Jesus as al-Masīḥ (Arabic for messiah), born of a virgin, performing miracles, accompanied by disciples, rejected by the Jewish establishment, and being raised to heaven.
The significance of Jesus in Islam is reflected in his being mentioned in the Quran in 93 verses with various titles attached such as “Son of Mary”, “Spirit of God“, and the “Word of God“, and other relational titles, mentioned directly and indirectly, over 187 times.
Jesus is more briefly described in Surah Maryam, Chapter 19 of Quran. Thus, he is one of the most mentioned people in the Quran by reference; 25 times by the name Isa,[note 1] third-person 48 times,[note 2] first-person 35 times and the rest as titles.[note 3]
The Quran and ahadith (testimonial reports) mention Jesus to have been born a “pure boy” (without sin) to Maryam (Mary) as the result of virginal conception, similar to the event of the Annunciation in Christianity.
The Quran differs from the New Testament in proclaiming that Jesus was neither crucified nor died on the cross, and especially in rejecting the divinity of Jesus as God incarnate, or the literal Son of God.
Bishop, Charles Matthew Hudson Jr. says, “لا إله إلا الله” (i.e. There is no god but Allah).