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Book to you with truth, confirming what was there before
it. And He sent down the Torah and the Gospel previously.
(Surah Al 'Imran, 2-3)
The Qur'an is called the "Book" also in other verses:
When a Book comes to them from Allah, confirming what
is with them—even though before that they were praying
for victory over the unbelievers—yet when what they rec-
ognize comes to them, they reject it. Allah's curse is on the
unbelievers. (Surat al-Baqara, 89)
For this We sent a Messenger to you from among you to re-
cite Our Signs to you, to purify you, to teach you the Book
and Wisdom, and to teach you things you did not know
before. (Surat al-Baqara, 151)
In this case, the Qur'an is the third book that the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) will be taught. But this will be possible only when he re-
turns to Earth, for he lived 600 years before the Qur'an's revelation.
As we will see in great detail in the following chapters, the hadiths
reveal that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will rule with the Qur'an, not
the Gospel, on his second coming. This corresponds with the
verse's meaning.

"The likeness of Jesus (pbuh) in Allah's Sight is the
same as Adam."

The verse above (Surah Al 'Imran, 59) could also indicate the
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) return. Muslim scholars who have written
Qur'anic commentaries point out that this verse indicates the fact
that both Prophets did not have a father, for Allah created both of
them with the command "Be!" However, the verse could also have
another meaning: Just as Adam was sent down to Earth from