JESUS CHRIST HAS NEVER BEEN A MUSLIM AND WILL NEVER BE A MUSLIM

 JESUS CHRIST HAS NEVER BEEN A MUSLIM AND WILL NEVER BE A MUSLIM

You might wonder why I make this statement, considering that Muslims believe otherwise. This is because many Christians are being converted with the belief that Jesus Christ was a Muslim. Muslims use various arguments to associate Jesus with Islam, but today I will examine two of them.

(1) Jesus stating that He is humble.
(2) Jesus entering the synagogue.

These are the main criteria Muslims use to assert that Jesus was a Muslim; in Arabic, they say: كان يسوع مسلم (Jesus was a Muslim).

(1) Starting with their first argument, that Jesus was humble, I will quote the verse they use, explain their argument, and respond to it. For anyone willing to read, there is much to learn from this discussion:

Matthew 11:29 - "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Muslims claim that when Jesus said "I am humble," in Arabic, He would have said "أنا مسلم" (Ana’a Muslim) because the term “to submit” is used in the Quran to mean humility.

Quran 2: Surah Al-Baqarah
"When his Lord said to him, 'Submit!' he said, 'I have submitted to the Lord of all worlds.'" (2:131)

In this verse, the word for "submit" in Arabic is ﺃَﺳْﻠَﻤْﺖُ (Aslamtu), which Muslims interpret as "Islam is submission." Therefore, they claim that when Jesus said "I am humble," it implies He was Muslim, equating humility with Islam. However, to see the inconsistency, ask them about this person:

2 Corinthians 10:1 - "Now I, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away."

Ask them, "If being called humble makes one a Muslim, does Paul become a Muslim by saying he is humble?" They’ll respond that "Paul is a great disbeliever."

This raises the question: how can the same term make one person (Jesus) a Muslim and another person (Paul) a disbeliever, when both are described as humble? This shows the inconsistency in their argument. Now let me provide some insight on Jesus' humility: is it the same as the humility meant by Muslims, that is, Islam? I quote the Arabic Bible:

متس 11: 29 احملوا نيري عليكم و تعلموا مني لاني وديع و متواضع القلب فتجدوا راحة لنفوسكم
This is the Arabic Bible, Matthew 11:29, where Jesus says in Arabic:
وديع (Wadiiun, Gentle)
و متواضع (Wamutawadhwiu, Humble)
القلب (Al-qalbi, in Heart)

Jesus' humility is described as Mutawadhwiu (متواضع) and not Muslimani (مسلم) as Muslims claim. They often use such claims because they know most Christians do not understand Arabic. In the Arabic Bible, there is not a single instance where Jesus says:

وديع و مسلم القلب (Gentle and Muslim in Heart).

The term "Islam" only appears in the Quran, after Muhammad's time.

In Arabic, the word for a Muslim is مسلم, and humility is also classified in different ways in the Quran, such as humility in prayer, called ﺧَﺎﺷِﻌُﻮﻥَ (Khaashiuun).

Quran 23: Surah Al-Mu'minun
"In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful."

1. "Successful indeed are the believers."

2. "Those who are humble in their prayers."

If every form of humility was Islam, then it would have said:
فِي صَلاتهم مسلمون (Fi Salaatihim Muslimun)
But it actually says Fii Salaatihim Khaashiun, meaning "in their prayers, they are humble."

Even criminals under police custody act humbly, yet I have never heard Muslims claim that this is Islam simply because they show submission.

Even criminals under police custody act humbly, showing submission, but I have never heard Muslims claim that this is Islam simply because they are humble. Humility alone does not equate to Islam.

Moving to the second point:

(2) Jesus entering the synagogue.

Muslims argue that because Jesus entered a synagogue, He was following Islamic practices. However, this reasoning lacks understanding of the historical and cultural context. Synagogues were places of worship for Jews, not Muslims, and existed long before Islam was introduced. Jesus, as a Jew, observed Jewish customs and taught in synagogues, as recorded in the Gospels.

Luke 4:16 - "He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read."

Jesus' actions align with Jewish traditions, not Islamic ones, since Islam did not exist during His lifetime. Associating Jesus with Islam based on His participation in Jewish practices disregards the fact that Judaism was the context of His life and teachings.

In conclusion, Jesus Christ’s humility and synagogue attendance cannot be used to categorize Him as a Muslim. The Islamic claim that Jesus was a Muslim because of these traits is based on selective interpretations rather than historical and textual evidence. Islam as a distinct religion began with Muhammad, centuries after Jesus. This notion of "Jesus the Muslim" misinterprets the historical and scriptural record.

Moreover, this misunderstanding stems from linguistic and contextual confusion. Muslims often claim that terms like "submission" or "humility" are unique indicators of Islam. However, these qualities are present across various religious traditions and human experiences, and they do not exclusively signify Islam.

To summarize, the claim that Jesus was a Muslim because He demonstrated humility or entered a synagogue does not hold up when examined closely. Jesus' life and teachings were rooted in the Jewish faith, which was the religious context in which He operated. His humility and actions are consistent with Jewish principles, and Judaism predated Islam by many centuries.

Islam, as a distinct religion with its own practices, theology, and terminology, began with Muhammad in the 7th century. Associating Jesus Christ with Islam based solely on the presence of certain virtues or behaviors misinterprets both the historical context and the scriptures.