Between Jesus and Allah — Who Is Truly Al-Ba’ith (الباعث), "The Resurrection"?

One critical question every seeker of truth should ask is this: Between Jesus and Allah, who first identified Himself as Al-Ba’ith—"The Resurrection"?

Whoever was the first to claim this title holds the rightful authority over it. Any subsequent use of the title would be a borrowed imitation, not a genuine claim to divine identity.

Over six centuries before Muhammad and the Quran, Jesus boldly declared Himself to be Al-Ba’ith—The Resurrection:

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection (Al-Ba’ith الباعث) and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live; 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

In contrast, one of the 99 names of the Islamic Allah is Al-Ba’ith, which also means "The Resurrection." However, in Islamic theology, the name of Allah is inseparable from His essence—thus Allah is Al-Ba’ith.

Quran, Surah Al-Hajj 22:5, 7
O mankind! If you are in doubt concerning the Resurrection, then verily We have created you from dust...
And verily, the Hour will come, there is no doubt about it, and Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves.

Yet, this verse in Surah Al-Hajj reveals a significant problem: the people of Muhammad’s time doubted Allah’s ability to resurrect because they had never witnessed Allah raising anyone from the dead!
How, then, can Allah claim the title Al-Ba’ith without demonstrating the power of resurrection in a tangible, witnessed event?

In contrast, Jesus provided irrefutable evidence of His power as Al-Ba’ith. He publicly raised Lazarus from the dead—an event recorded in Scripture and witnessed by many:

John 11:23-25
Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life."

And continuing in verse 43:

John 11:43-44
When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."

In my own careful study of the Quran, I have found no account of Allah raising anyone from the dead—not even His beloved prophet Muhammad. The name Al-Ba’ith is merely proclaimed without any demonstrable miracle to support it.
Allah asks people to "believe" He will resurrect, but He never showed this power even once.

Now we must confront the ultimate question:

👉 Between Jesus—who physically raised the dead—and Allah—who merely adopted the title without proof—who is the true Al-Ba’ith?
👉 Is it Jesus, whose actions confirm His divine identity?
👉 Or Allah, whose title lacks demonstrated authority?

For me, the answer is clear: Jesus Christ is Al-Ba’ith—the Resurrection and the Life!
He alone holds the power over life and death, proven by His works and His victory over the grave.

Shalom.
Dr. Maxwell Shimba
Servant of Jesus Christ, the Great God. (Titus 2:13)

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