Page 67 - Prophet Jesus (Pbuh): A Prophet Not A Son, Of God

HARUN YAHYA 65

All of the prophets' human characteristics are described in the
Qur'an through numerous examples. Mary conceived Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) in a miraculous manner. However, the stages of his birth and
Mary's birth-related experiences clearly reveal that his stages of birth
were the same as those of all other human beings. It is not possible to in-
terpret the Qur'anic account of his birth in any other way:

So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a distant place. The
pains of labor drove her to the e trunk of a date-palm. She exclaimed: "Oh,
if only I had died before this time and was something dis scarded and for-
gotten!" A voice called out to her from under her: "Do not grieve. Your
Lord has pla aced a small stream at your feet. Shake the trunk of the
palm toward you, and fresh, ripe dates will drop down onto you. Eat and
drink and delight your eyes. If you should see anyone at all, just say: "I
have made a vow of abstinence to the All-Merciful, and today I will not
speak to any human being. ." She brought him to her people, carrying
him. They said: "O Mary, you have done an unthinkable thin ng! Sister of
Aaron, your father was not an evil man, nor was your mother an un-
chaste woman!" (Sura ah Maryam: 22-28)

God created Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and blessed him with various
miracles, such as raising the dead, making a bird from mud and breath-
ing life into it, and curing the blind from birth and lepers. Such events,
together with his miraculous birth without a father, are outside the laws
of life to which we are subject in this world. In the Qur'an, our Lord refers

to other prophets' miracles. For example, He states that Prophet Adam
(pbuh) was created from dried mud without a father, and that Prophet
Salih, Prophet Abraham, and Prophet Moses (peace be upon them all)
performed many miracles. When Prophet Moses (pbuh) encountered
Pharaoh's sorcerers, our Lord turned his staff into a serpent (Surah Ta
Ha: 69). Prophet Moses (pbuh) and his people were able to cross the Red
Sea, which divided so that they could escape Pharaoh and his army, all of