So if the followers of Jesus (pbuh) considered God to be their "Father," then how did they regard Jesus? To answer this let us read together:
"And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet." - Matthew 14:5 (compare with Matthew 21:26)
"And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee." - Matthew 21:11
"But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet." - Matthew 21:46
"And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:" - Luke 24:19
"The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet." - John 4:19
"Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world." - John 6:14
"Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet." - John 7:40
Indeed, how did Jesus himself describe himself? Let us read:
"Nevertheless I (Jesus) must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem." - Luke 13:33
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.- Matthew 13:57
This is once again confirmed in the noble Qur'an:
"And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Verily! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was [revealed] before me in the Torah"- The noble Qur'an, Al-Saf(61):6
From: What Did Jesus Really Say By Misha'al Ibn Abdullah
wow thanks for giving me this... it really saves me having to read and adding to my notes... the bible I have here is in Arabic and I find it difficult to find equivalent passages in english...
Text without context is pretext If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him
From: What Did Jesus Really Say By Misha'al Ibn Abdullah
I'm so confused. I was under the impression that Islam believed the Bible was corrupt and no one really knew what Jesus said. If you accept the quoted verses from the Bible as authentic then perhaps you would like to follow Paul Harvey's advice and read "the rest of the story".
Mat 14:4 Because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." 5 And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Mt 21:26 "But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet."
The verses above are about John the Baptist, not Jesus.
19 And He said to them, "What things?" So they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
These men whose word you offer as proof that contemporaries of Jesus felt Him to be no more than a prophet also claimed that it was common knowledge among the Jews that Jesus was crucified.
Lk 24:20 "and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.
If you offer Mt 21 as evidence, then you need to look at the claims Jesus made such as the fact that He is the "Son" sent by the "Father" as the last prophet.
Mt 21:37 "Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'.
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