A THEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE TO ISLAM: JESUS AND THE “FATHER” QUESTION

 By Dr. Maxwell Shimba | Shimba Theological Institute

A THEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE TO ISLAM: JESUS AND THE “FATHER” QUESTION

How can Muslims claim that Jesus was a Muslim while simultaneously ignoring the fact that Jesus openly addressed God as His Father?

In Islam, calling Allah a “Father” is blasphemy, punishable by death under Sharia law. The Qur'an categorically denies the concept of Allah being a father to anyone (Qur’an 112:3, 5:18, 19:88-92).
So how could Jesus — whom they claim was a prophet of Islam — consistently address God as “My Father” and “Our Father” in the Torah and Injil (New Testament)?

Either:

1. Jesus was not a Muslim, as the Qur'an falsely claims.
   OR

2. Islam and the Qur'an are lying to us by trying to force Jesus into an identity He never claimed.

Questions Muslims must honestly answer:

• If Jesus was a Muslim, why did He repeatedly call God “Father” (John 10:30, Matthew 6:9, John 14:2)?

• Why did Jesus claim equality with God, something no prophet of Islam has ever done (John 10:33-36)?

• Is Allah the Father? If not, why did Jesus, whom Muslims claim as a prophet, refer to God in such a way?

• If Jesus is just a prophet in Islam, why does even the Qur'an ascribe to Him powers and miracles (like raising the dead and creating life from clay) that no other Islamic prophet is allowed (Qur’an 3:49)?

• If Allah has no son (Qur’an 112:3), why does the Torah and Injil — which Islam claims to honor — consistently refer to the Son of God?

Islam cannot hold both positions without contradiction: Jesus cannot be a Muslim and call God “Father.”

It’s time to decide — either accept the Jesus of the Bible, the Son of God, or admit that the Qur'an misrepresents Him.

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given…” — Isaiah 9:6
“I and the Father are one.” — John 10:30

Truth demands honesty. Let the Muslims answer.

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