Hi, my name is Miss Minton, and welcome to this lesson on Jesus Islamic interpretations.

Now by the end of this lesson, you'll be able to explain Islamic interpretations of Jesus, including prophethood, revelation, and miracles.

Now, quite a bit of this learning today might be new to you, but please don't worry because I'll be guiding you through each step of your learning, and I'm confident that by the end of the lesson you'll have achieved this outcome.

Let's make a start by taking a look at the keywords that we'll be using throughout today's lesson.

We have Isa, Injil, miracle, and prophet.

Now, Isa is the Arabic form of the name Jesus.

Injil is the Arabic term for Gospel, and it was revealed to Isa and is one of the four holy books within Islam.

A miracle is an extraordinary act or event that defies the laws of nature.

And a prophet is a person who is regarded as an inspired leader who shares the will of God.

Now, our lesson today will have two parts.

We'll start by looking at prophethood and the revelation of the Injil, and we'll then look at the virgin birth and miracles.

So let's make a start with prophethood and the revelation of the Injil.

Now, David and Iqbal are discussing their beliefs about Jesus.

David is a Christian, and he says this.

"As a Christian I believe that Jesus is the incarnation of God.

This means that God became human in the person of Jesus and died to save humanity from sin.

As a Muslim, what do you believe about Jesus?" Iqbal replies, and he says, "As a Muslim I refer to Jesus as Isa, which is the Arabic name for Jesus.

I reject that Isa was the incarnation and son of God because nothing and no one is equal to Allah." Now, like Iqbal, many Muslims reject Isa as the son of God, and this is because nothing and no one is equal to Allah.

Now, this belief is highlighted in the Qur'an which says, "Originator of the heavens and the earth.

He made for you mates from among yourselves and pairs of animals by means of which He multiplies you.

There is nothing like Him.

He's the Hearing, the Seeing." Now I would like you to pause the video and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

Which part of this passage suggests that nothing is equal to Allah? Off you go.

So it's the phrase "There is nothing like Him" that suggests nothing and no one is equal to Allah.

Now, I'd like you to pause the video again, but this time I would like you to either discuss with a partner or think to yourself, how can this phrase be interpreted to show that Isa is not God? Off you go.

So this phrase can be interpreted to show that Isa is not God, because if Jesus, or Isa, was God then that would mean that Isa is equal to God.

And since it's not possible for anyone or anything to be equal to God within Islam, this passage can be interpreted to show that Isa is not Allah.

So let's check your understanding.

Many Muslims reject Isa as being the son of God because A, nothing and no one is equal to Allah.

B, Isa was a mythical person and not a real person.

Or C, Isa is a god in his own right.

Fantastic.

The correct answer is A.

Many Muslims reject Isa as being the son of God because nothing and no one is equal to Allah.

Well done.

Now, although Isa is not seen as the incarnation or the son of God within Islam, he's still regarded very highly because he's seen by many Muslims as being one of the greatest prophets.

And this is because for many Muslims, Isa is an important prophet and messenger who was sent by Allah because people had strayed from Musa's, or Moses', teachings.

So let's check your understanding again.

True or false, many Muslims believe that Isa was one of the greatest prophets? Fantastic.

That statement is true.

But why is that statement true? Well, it's because for many Muslims it's believed that Isa was sent by Allah because people had strayed from Musa's teachings.

So this is why many Muslims regard Isa as one of the greatest prophets.

So well done for identifying that that statement was true and for identifying the reason why.

Now, the belief that Isa was a prophet comes from the Qur'an, which says, "We gave Moses the Scripture and sent a succession of messengers after him.

And We gave Isa son of Mary the clear proofs, and We supported him with the Holy Spirit." Now, I'd like you to pause the video now and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

How might many Muslims interpret this passage to show that Isa was a prophet? Off you go.

So, many Muslims may interpret this passage as showing that Isa was one of the messengers that was sent after Musa, or Moses, and that Allah revealed things to Isa which allowed him to be one of the messengers.

Now, as well as this, the Qur'an also recalls Isa identifying himself as a prophet.

And it says, "And when Isa son of Mary said, 'Oh, children of Israel, I am God's messenger to you, confirming what preceded me of the Torah, and announcing the good news of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad.

'" Now I'd like you to have a look at this passage and I'd like you to either discuss with a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

How does Isa identify himself as a prophet within this passage? Off you go.

So this passage shows that Isa referred to himself as a messenger of Allah.

So Isa is referring to himself as a prophet.

So let's check your understanding.

For many Muslims, their belief that Isa is a prophet comes from A, the Hadith, B, the Tawrat, C, the Zabur, or D, the Qur'an.

Fantastic.

The correct Answer is D.

For many Muslims their belief about Isa as a prophet comes from the Qur'an.

Well done.

Now linking in with the belief that Isa is one of the greatest prophets, many Muslims believe that Isa received the Injil, which is one of the four books revealed by Allah to the prophets.

Now because the Injil is believed to have been revealed by Allah, this means that it's not the same as the New Testament Gospels within Christianity.

And that's because the New Testament Gospels within Christianity are attributed to the authors Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

So in other words, it's believed that the New Testament Gospels were written by people, and they've been written from the point of view of human beings, whereas the Injil has been revealed to Isa directly by Allah.

Now, many Muslims believe that the Injil prophesied the coming of the prophet Muhammad.

Now many Muslims hold the belief that Allah revealed the Injil to Isa because it's confirmed in the Qur'an, which says, "Then We sent in their wake, Our messengers and followed up with Isa son of Mary, and We gave him the Gospel." Now, I'd like you to pause the video and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

What does this passage say about the Injil? Off you go.

So this passage says that Allah gave the gospel, which is known as the Injil, to Isa.

So let's check your understanding.

True or false, the Injil and the Christian Gospel are the same.

Fantastic.

That statement is false.

But why is that statement false? Well, it's because the Qur'an suggests that the Injil was revealed to Isa by Allah.

That means it's not the same as the Christian Gospels because the Christian Gospels are believed to have been written by humans and not revealed by God.

So, well don for identifying that that statement was false and for identifying the reason why.

It's now time for you to have a go at a task.

Laura is explaining Islamic interpretations of Isa as a prophet who received the revelation of the Injil.

Now, Laura has used her own words instead of the keywords.

She has said, "Many Muslims believe that Jesus was one of the greatest messengers of Allah.

This is seen in the Qur'an where Jesus is described as the messenger who received the gospels directly from Allah, which is one of the four holy books revealed to the messengers by Allah." I would like you to find where the keywords fit into Laura's explanation and replace Laura's wording with them.

So pause the video and have a go.

Well done for your work during that task and finding where the keywords fit into Laura's explanation and replacing her wording with them.

Now your answer should look like this.

"Many Muslims believe that Isa was one of the greatest prophets of Allah.

This is seen in the Qur'an where Isa is described as the prophet who received the Injil directly from Allah, which is one of the four holy books revealed to the prophets by Allah." So again, well done for your work during that task.

We're now moving on to the second part of our lesson and looking at the virgin birth and miracles.

Now, David and Iqbal from earlier continue their discussion.

David says, "If you reject Jesus as the son of God, does that mean that you also reject his divine nature and ability to perform miracles?" Iqbal replies and he says, "Although I reject Isa as the son of God, I do believe that Allah allowed Isa to perform miracles.

I believe that these miracles are signs of his prophethood, not his divinity." Now reflecting Iqbal's belief within Islam, the birth of Isa is considered to be a miracle.

And the Qur'an states that Isa was born to Mary, who is known commonly within Islam as Maryam.

Now, you may have noticed that some of the passages from the Qur'an that we've looked at earlier do use the name Mary instead of Maryam, and this is because they are English translations of the Qur'an, and some English translations do use the name Mary instead of Maryam.

But commonly within Islam, Mary is referred to as Maryam.

Now the Qur'an describes Maryam's pregnancy and says this.

"She said, 'My Lord, how can I have a child when no man has touched me?' He said, 'It will be so.

God creates whatever He wills.

To have anything done, He only says 'Be,' and it is.

'" Now, I'd like you to pause the video and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

In this description of Maryam's pregnancy, what detail shows that this is a miracle? Off you go.

So within this passage it shows that Maryam was a virgin, and it means that this would've been impossible for her to become pregnant naturally.

So her pregnancy is therefore described as an act of Allah, and therefore it's a miracle.

So let's check your understanding.

Fill in the blanks.

Many Muslims consider Isa's birth to be a blank because the blank says that Maryam, his Mother, was a virgin.

Fantastic.

The missing words are "miracle" and "Qur'an." So many Muslims consider Isa's birth to be a miracle because the Qur'an says that Maryam, his mother, was a virgin.

So, well for identifying the two missing words.

Many Muslims believe that Isa performed his first miracle after his birth, and the Qur'an describes it like this.

"So she pointed to him.

They said, 'How can we speak to an infant in the crib?' He said, 'I am the servant of God.

He has given me the scripture and made me a prophet.

'" Now, I'd like you to pause the video and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

What does this passage say that Isa did as an infant? Off you go.

This passage says that Isa spoke as an infant.

Now, I'd like you to pause the video again, but this time I'd like you to talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself about why this is significant.

And I'd like you to try and use the word miracle in your discussion or your response.

Off you go.

So Isa speaking as an infant is significant because infants cannot speak.

Isa speaking must have been a miracle because he's doing something that defies the laws of logic and nature and is something that other infants cannot do.

Now as well as this, the Qur'an also says that Isa performed further miracles as an adult.

For example, breathing life into clay birds, curing someone who was blind and someone who had leprosy, and giving life to the dead.

Now, each of these miracles that Isa performed was allowed by Allah.

So these miracles were performed because of Allah, and this again highlights how within Islam, Isa is not the son of God.

He was a prophet who Allah allowed to perform miracles.

So let's check your understanding.

True or false, many Muslims believe that Isa's first miracle was speaking as an infant.

Fantastic.

That statement is true.

But why is that statement true? How do we know that this is true? Well, it's because the Qur'an describes Isa as speaking soon after he was born, and that is not something that would usually be possible.

So that shows that that was Isa's first miracle.

So well done for identifying that that statement is true and for identifying the reason why.

Now, Christianity teaches that Jesus' life ended with his crucifixion, and that this was then followed by him coming back to life, which is known as resurrection.

And many Christians believe that Jesus' resurrection is the ultimate miracle.

However, within Islam, most Muslims reject that Jesus was crucified and then resurrected.

The Qur'an describes what happened at the end of Isa's life on earth in a very different way to how it's described in Christianity.

And the Qur'an says this, "And for their saying, 'We have killed the Messiah, Isa, the Son of Mary, the messenger of God.

' In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they did.

Rather God raised him up to Himself.

God is Mighty and Wise." I'd like you to pause the video and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself.

What does this passage suggest happened at the end of Isa's life on earth? Off you go.

So this passage suggests that Isa was not really crucified, although it may have appeared to people as though he was, and that instead Isa was actually raised to heaven by God rather than dying.

So let's check your understanding.

True or false, many Muslims agree that Isa was crucified but disagree that he resurrected.

Fantastic.

That statement is false.

But why is this statement false? Well, it's because many Muslims reject both beliefs.

Many Muslims reject that Isa was crucified and reject that he was resurrected.

And instead, many Muslims believe that Allah raised Isa to heaven.

So, well done for identifying that that statement was false and for identifying the reason why.

It's now time for you to have a go at a task.

Lucas and Izzy are discussing Islamic beliefs about Isa and miracles.

Lucas says, "Many Muslims believe that Isa was born to a virgin woman named Maryam and that this was the only miracle relating to him.

Many Muslims reject that Isa was able to perform miracles as a child or an adult." Izzy says, "Many Muslims believed that Allah allowed Isa to perform miracles.

Islam teaches that Isa was born to a virgin and that he performed his first miracle as an infant.

He also performed miracles as an adult." I would like you to identify who is showing an accurate understanding, who is not showing an accurate understanding, and explain why.

So pause the video and have a go.

Well done for your work during that task.

So you were asked to identify who was showing an accurate understanding, who was not showing an accurate understanding, and explain why.

And your response may be similar to this.

Izzy is showing inaccurate understanding because she recognises that many Muslims believe that Allah gave Isa the ability to perform miracles.

Izzy accurately recognises that Isa was born to a virgin, which was an act of Allah, and that he went on to perform his first miracle as an infant and further miracles as an adult.

Lucas is not showing an accurate understanding because he says that the virgin birth is the only miracle that relates to Isa.

This is not accurate because according to the Qur'an Isa performed a miracle as an infant and further miracles as an adult.

So again, well done for your work on that task identifying who was accurate, who was not, and explaining why.

We've now reached the end of our lesson on Jesus Islamic interpretations.

But before we finish up, let's recap some of the key things that we've learned this lesson.

So we've learned that many Muslims refer to Jesus as Isa, which is the Arabic form of the name Jesus.

We've also learned that in Islam, Isa is a prophet, not the son of God.

An Islamic holy text says that no one is equal to Allah.

Many Muslims believe that Allah revealed the Injil to Isa, which prophesied the coming of the prophet Mohamed.

We've also learned that many Muslims share the belief that Isa was born to a virgin and that Allah allowed Isa to perform miracles, both as an infant and as an adult.

And finally we learned that many Muslims reject the crucifixion and the resurrection, and instead they believed that Allah raised Isa to heaven.

So a huge well done for all of your work this lesson.

It's been wonderful learning with you today.