ʿĪsā Research Articles

Kesempurnaan Maryam sebagai Tajalli Allah dalam Perspektif Sufi

Maryam is the name for Mary, the mother of Jesus in Islam. Maryam is present as an important figure where she is a reflection of the perfection of Allah, as a Tajalli Allah, her existence becomes a manifestation of Allah. Maryam also became a figure who had a dialectic with Allah as a manifestation of her obedience as a servant of God. This article aims to examine the perfection of Mary from a Sufi perspective. order to help bring new knowledge about the value of Mary's existence in the Bible and how mainstream Protestantism can learn and find its resonance in the Sufi perspective. This paper uses qualitative methods with a seeing through approach through a Sufi lens. Using a Sufi lens, readers, especially Protestants, can understand that there is an extraordinary character and immanent value of spirituality in Mary that has not been known to Bible readers. Maryam's perfection is close to the beauty of her spirituality which displays enlightenment or revelation of God.

Jesus as a Historical Man Based on Oddbjørn Leirvik’s Thoughts: Interreligious Dialogue between Islam and Catholicism

This article discusses Jesus anthropologically and his implication as well as historicity in the Islamic context. In Islam, Jesus is called ‘Īsā al-Masīḥ. In this article we discuss Jesus in the Quran and the Hadith, the anthropology of Jesus in Islam, the miracle of Jesus in the Islamic context, the Christian polemic against Islam in the Middle Ages and the dialogue and peace between Christians and Muslims. The method employed is content analysis of relevant primary and secondary data. The data collection method uses library research to explore various reference sources. The primary and secondary data obtained are then analyzed using a qualitative approach. The result is that the figure of Jesus based on Oddbjørn Leirvik’s thought can be used to promote harmony and peace in religious relationships, and it is very relevant to Indonesian context. The awareness of the figure of Jesus based on Islamic and Catholic teachings is essential to promote harmony especially in Indonesia.

A visual narration and a comparison of the pictures of the enunciation of the birth of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

A visual narration and a comparison of the pictures of the enunciation of the birth of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

A visual narration and a comparison of the pictures of the enunciation of the birth of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

A visual narration and a comparison of the pictures of the enunciation of the birth of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

‘I Love Jesus Because Jesus Is Muslim’: Inter- and Intra-Faith Debates and Political Dynamics in Indonesia

ABSTRACT This article discusses the public reactions to a billboard with the message: ‘I love Jesus because Jesus is Moslem’. A radical Islamic group placed the billboard in the Indonesian town of Cilacap in 2018 with the goal of discouraging Muslims from attending events celebrating Christmas and New Year. We place the inter-religious debates resulting from the billboard incident within the larger context of Muslim opinions on the figure of Jesus in Islam and Christianity. We furthermore ask how the Indonesian state negotiates Muslim–Christian interreligious dialogues and how its intervention influences the opinions of individual religious and community leaders. Our main conclusion is that, in spite of the fact that deeper engagement between the two communities could yield stronger forms of cooperation or reconciliation when incidents of interreligious strife occur, all involved prefer to avoid it. Instead, they aim to maintain an equilibrium that represents the status quo. Most Muslim and Christian leaders, for various reasons, remain averse to engaging in deeper conversations, especially when it concerns the role of Jesus in their respective religions.

Meditations on Mediation: John Milton and the Muslim Jesus

This paper explores theological and textual confluences between John Milton and Islamic theology. Rather than argue for the direct influence of Islamic sources on Milton, a series of historical and intellectual contexts are adduced which mediated contact between English and Islamic (especially Ottoman) cultures: the Mediterranean trade conducted by the Levant Company, the seventeenth-century acceleration and institutionalization of Arabic scholarship, and theological currents including anti-Trinitarianism and the discourse of monotheism. These contexts furnish a perspective from which to read Milton's Paradise Regained as part of a global tradition of literary elaborations upon the life of Jesus that also includes accounts of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic sources, a corpus collectively termed “The Muslim Jesus” by Tarif Khalidi. While Milton's theology takes account of Jesus's Sonship and role as mediator, his poetics displace these dimensions in favour of human ones consonant with Islamic tradition.

The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

Jesus beyond Christianity: the classic texts

General Introduction I: JESUS IN JUDAISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS Jewish Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues 1. Dangerous Times for Jews 2. The Rejected Disciple 3. A Teacher of Jewish Law 4. The Bible Testifies Against the Deity of Jesus 5. The Church - Not Jesus - is the Heretic 6. Jesus: Jewish Evangelist to the Gentiles 7. Reasons for Jewish Silence on Jesus 8. Jesus: An Unoriginal Pharisee 9. Jesus: Forerunner of the Reform Jew 10. The Value of the Gospels for a Jew 11. Jesus: A Prophet 12. Jesus: Destroyer of Culture and Nation 13. Jesus on Jewish Soil 14. No Sentimental Love Closing Reflection Questions for Discussion Guide for Further Reading II. JESUS IN ISLAM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS Muslim Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues 1. The Miraculous Birth of Jesus 2. The Mission of Jesus 3. The End of Jesus' Life? 4. Right and Wrong Responses to Jesus 5. A Final Word from the Qur'an 6. Jesus in the Hadith 7. The Ascetic Jesus 8. Jesus and the Powers of God 9. Jesus in the Graveyard 10. A Rationalist Examines Christian Claims about Jesus 11. Jesus: A Mirror of God 12. Jesus and the Fool 13. On Praising a Human Being 14. Realising God 15. Who Died on the Cross? 16. Jesus in India 17. Jesus and Non-violence 18. Jesus Between Us and You Closing Reflection Questions for Discussion Guide for Further Reading III. JESUS IN HINDUISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS Hindu Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues 1. Jesus was a Unitarian 2. A Divine Teacher, Not Atoner 3. Jesus, The Ideal Son 4. Repudiate the Little Christ 5. Jesus: Simple, Honest & Ignorant 6. Mystical Experiences of the Universal Jesus 7. Jesus is like Ramakrishna 8. Jesus vs. His Christian Followers 9. Jesus Was Oriental 10. Jesus is the Property of the World 11. Christ Has Yet to be Born 12. Jesus' Message Continues to be Ignored 13. An Avatar of Sorrow 14. An Eastern Seer Closing Reflection Questions for Discussion Guide for Further Reading IV. JESUS IN BUDDHISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS Buddhist Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues 1. Jesus: Son of a Dubious Deity 2. The Founder of a Passive Religion 3. Jesus: A Teacher of Morality 4. A Demon in Disguise 5. Birth Omens Compared 6. A Man Between Egoism and Universalism 7. Jesus: Absolute and Relative 8. Obliterating God Consciousness 9. A Man Tortured by Contradictions 10. The Good Heart of Jesus Closing Reflection Questions for Discussion Guide for Further Reading Acknowledgements Index

The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity – By A. H. Mathias Zahniser

The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity – By A. H. Mathias Zahniser

Book Review: The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

Book Review: The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

Book Review: The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

Book Review: The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity

The Muslim Jesus

The Muslim Jesus

The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature

The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature

The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature (review)

The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature (review)

:The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature

:<i>The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature</i>

Comptes rendus / Reviews of books: The Muslim Jesus. Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature

Comptes rendus / Reviews of books: The Muslim Jesus. Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature