Prophet Isa (Jesus)
عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُʿĪsā ibn Maryam Alayhi Salām
Prophet and Messenger · Al-Masīḥ (the Anointed)
Biography
ʿĪsā (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) is a prophet born of the Virgin Maryam. Allah raised him bodily before crucifixion could occur (إِنِّي رَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ). He was met twice during the Isrāʾ wal-Miʿrāj: standing and praying at Baitul Maqdis (he physically descended since he is still alive), and again in the second heaven alongside his maternal cousin Yaḥyā. He is described as whitish-reddish in complexion, medium height, hair glistening with moisture. His physical descent to meet the Prophet ﷺ foreshadows his ultimate descent near the Day of Judgment.
Significance
His people tried to crucify him, showing the Prophet ﷺ he is not alone in facing mortal opposition from his own; his physical descent for this meeting foreshadows his final descent at the end of times
Stories
Al-Buraq, the Journey to Baitul Maqdis, and Leading the Prophets in Ṣalāh
storySpeaker note: This covers the preparatory phase and the Isrāʾ (night journey) from Mecca to Jerusalem. The most authentic version is from Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buk…
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storySpeaker note: This is Part 1 of the Miʿrāj, covering the ascension through all seven heavens and the meetings with the Anbiyāʾ. It is sourced from the…
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