Jesus in Islam
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In Islam, Jesus, referred to by the Arabic rendering of his name Isa, is believed to be the penultimate prophet and messenger of God and the messiah. He was the last of the messengers sent to the Isra
Isa feeding his disciples with food from heaven, 1580 Persian manuscript.
The Annunciation, from The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries, copied in 1307
Maryam (left) shakes the palm tree under which the nativity occurred according to the Quran; baby Isa is on the right.
Maryam holding the baby Isa.
John the Baptist in Islam
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Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā, identified Biblically as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He was the maternal cousin of Isa and believed by
Jesus in Islam
…into Heaven. The Quran places Jesus among the greatest prophets and mentions him with various titles. The prophethood of Jesus is preceded by that of Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā (John the Baptist) and succeeded by Muhammad, the latter coming of whom Jesus is reported in the Quran to have foretold under the name Ahmad. Most…
Baby Yahya being held by two angels, late 16th century illustration from Ottoman manuscript
Shrine of Yahya in Sebastia, Palestine
Shrine purportedly housing the head of Yahya in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria
Like Yahya, Muhammad's grandson Al-Husain was beheaded, and his head was temporarily kept here, in what is now the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus