JESUS

Muhammad had a belief of a sort in Jesus.  In fact, this belief, along with his belief in the apostleship of Moses and Abraham, is often cited as a proof of Muhammad�s liberal and catholic outlook.  But if we look at the matter closely, we find it was more a motivated belief, meant partly to prove his own apostolic pedigree, and partly to win converts from among the Jews and the Christians.  In any case, his opinion of Jesus does not amount to much.  He turned Jesus into a mujAhid (crusader) of his entourage.  When Jesus returns in the Second Coming, no more than a pale copy of Muhammad, he will be waging war against the Christians as well as others: �The son of Mary will soon descend among you as a just judge.  He will break crosses, kill swine, and abolish Jizya,� Muhammad proclaims (287).  How?  The translator explains: �Cross is a symbol of Christianity.  Jesus will break this symbol after the advent of Muhammad.  Islam is the dIn(religion) of Allah and no other religion is acceptable to him.  Similarly, the flesh of the swine is a favorite dish of the Christians.  Jesus will sweep out of existence this dirty and loathsome animal.  The whole of the human race would accept Islam and there would be no zimmIs left, and thus Jizya would be automatically abolished� (notes 289-290).  Jesus is regarded as a just Judge, but this only means that he will judge according to the sharI�ah of Muhammad.  For, as the translator explains, �the SharI�ah of all the earlier prophets stands abrogated with the advent of Muhammad�s Apostleship.  Jesus will, therefore, judge according to the law of Islam� (note 288).

author:  ram swarup