The Quran and Hadiths

The Quran is understood as the final, perfect, and unaltered revelation from Allah, delivered through the prophet Muhammad — the last messenger in a long line that includes Abraham, Moses, and Jesus (Isa).

The Hadiths record the sayings and example of Muhammad — much like the Talmud does for Judaism: they explain and apply the revelation in daily life.

In 610 CE, Muhammad received the first revelation from the angel Gabriel in a cave on Mount Hira. Over twenty-three years the Quran was revealed in stages. After his death in 632 CE, the revelations were compiled into the single book we know today.

01 — ISLAM: THE OVERVIEW

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Islam is built on the absolute oneness of God, called Tawhid. Allah is the one, eternal Creator with no partners.

The Five Pillars

The Five Pillars form the practical path of submission:
Declaration of faith (Shahada)
Five daily prayers (Salat)
Charity to the poor (Zakat)
Fasting during Ramadan (Sawm)
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

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02 — THE CHAMBER OF ISA

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I open the Quran and examine exactly what it says about Yeshua — known here as Isa.

The Quran mentions Him by name more times than it mentions Muhammad.

It calls Him the Messiah:

'The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was no more than a messenger of Allah…' (5:75)

It describes Him as a Word from Allah:

'O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary…' (3:45)

It affirms His virgin birth:

'She said, My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me? [The angel] said, Such is Allah; He creates what He wills.' (3:47)

It recounts miracles by God's permission — including breathing life into a bird made of clay. (5:110)

It states clearly that He was not killed or crucified:

'They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them.' (4:157)

It says He will return before the end of time. (4:159)

It presents Him as a servant and messenger, not the Son of God:

'The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger.' (5:75)

He is honored as the Messiah, a Word from Allah, born of a virgin, a miracle worker. Yet He is also called a servant and messenger — not the divine Son in the intimate relationship Yeshua revealed to us.

The lamp is still burning. I continue to seek every drop of oil that leads us back to Him.

03 — THE MUSLIM JESUS

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We examine each major claim the Quran makes about Yeshua (Isa) and compare it directly with what the Bible says.

'Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?' — Luke 12:57

Claim

Quran

Bible

He is the Messiah

"The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was no more than a messenger of Allah…" (5:75)

Yeshua openly accepted the title and applied it to Himself. (Matthew 16:16-17, John 4:25-26)

He is a Word

"Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah…" (3:45)

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… The Word became flesh." (John 1:1, 14)

He was born of a virgin

"How will I have a child when no man has touched me?" (3:47)

"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son…" (Matthew 1:23) — Full agreement.

He performed miracles — including the birds

He breathed life into a bird made of clay "by My permission." (5:110)

No record of this miracle. The verb used for breathing life (nafakh) is one the Quran elsewhere reserves for Allah's own act of creation — as in the creation of Adam.

He was not crucified

"They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them." (4:157)

All four Gospels record that Yeshua was crucified, died, was buried, and rose on the third day. (Matthew 27–28, Mark 15–16, Luke 23–24, John 19–20)

He will return

He will return before the end of time. (4:159)

"I will come back and take you to be with me." (John 14:3) — Agreement.

We agree He is the Messiah. We agree He is the Word. We agree He came from a virgin.

The lamp is still burning. I continue to seek every drop of oil that leads us back to Him.

04 — THE CHAMBER OF ALLAH

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Who is this Allah?

I stand here, heart open, lamp still burning, and I ask the question that has followed me across every chamber: Is the God of the Quran the same intimate Father Yeshua revealed — the One who loves with a Father's heart, who calls us His children, who gave His only Son so that we might live?

'Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God.' — 1 John 4:1

The Essence of Allah

The Quran presents Allah as the One and Only (Al-Ahad), the Eternal, the Absolute (Al-Samad). He begets not, nor is He begotten, and there is none comparable to Him.

'Say: He is Allah, the One and Only. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute. He begets not, nor is He begotten. And there is none like unto Him.' — Surah Al-Ikhlas (112)

He is described through His 99 Beautiful Names — Ar-Rahman (the Most Merciful), Ar-Rahim (the Especially Merciful), Al-Wadud (the Loving), Al-Ghafur (the All-Forgiving). He is closer to a person than their own jugular vein (50:16).

What He Requires

Allah calls His people to complete submission — the very word 'Islam' means surrender to the will of God. The greatest requirement is Tawhid. Forgiveness comes through sincere repentance and Allah's mercy, not through any atoning blood sacrifice.

'It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but your piety and righteousness.' — Quran 22:37

This picture of Allah stirs many questions in me. He is described as the Most Merciful and the Loving, yet the relationship is framed as one of Master and servant — one of awe and obedient worship rather than the tender Father-child intimacy Yeshua lived and taught.

The lamp is still burning. I continue to seek every drop of oil.

05 — THE CHAMBER OF THE "WE"

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"In both creation stories the Creator first shapes the entire universe. Then, at the exact moment He forms humanity, the divine voice shifts into the plural:'We created man…' — The Quran

'Let us make mankind in our image…' — Genesis 1:26Both faiths insist their God is the One and Only God — strictly monotheistic. So how do both accounts show the same God suddenly speaking in the plural at the most sacred moment of human creation?"

In the Quran

Islamic scholars almost universally explain this as the majestic plural — a royal 'We' used by kings and rulers to express greatness and majesty, not to indicate more than one person. The Quran never explains the 'We' further. It simply uses it.

In the Bible

Genesis 1:26 is not isolated. The Hebrew Scriptures repeatedly show a heavenly court — a divine council — present at the ordering of the world. Deuteronomy 32:8-9 (preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls) says God 'set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.' Psalm 82 declares: 'God stands in the assembly of the gods.' In the ancient Jewish worldview, God did not create or rule alone.

"Yeshua asked the religious leaders: 'What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?' — Matthew 22:41

As David, moved by the Spirit, looked centuries ahead and called the coming Messiah 'Lord,' I find myself circling back to that same ancient voice. The 'We' spoken at creation, the heavenly council, the Son of David who is also David's Lord — perhaps the golden thread has been woven through David's own words all along.

06 — DAWUD & SULAYMAN

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The Quran and the Bible both present David and Solomon as exceptional Jewish kings who received divine wisdom, authority, and gifts that set them apart from other prophets.David and Solomon — two Jewish kings deeply honored in both scriptures.

Dawud (David) in the Quran

Dawud is mentioned by name sixteen times. He is honored as a prophet and mighty king who slew Goliath (Jalut) and was granted kingship and wisdom: 'So they defeated them by permission of Allah, and David slew Goliath… and Allah gave him the kingship and wisdom.' (2:251)

Allah gave him the Zabur (the Psalms). The mountains and birds joined him in glorifying Allah, and iron was made pliable for him. (34:10, 21:80)

David in the Bible

David is called 'a man after God's own heart.' (1 Samuel 13:14) He slew Goliath, was anointed king, brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, and wrote many of the Psalms. God made an eternal covenant with him, promising that his throne would last forever. (2 Samuel 7:12-16)

Sulayman — The King Who Ruled the Jinn

In the Quran

Sulayman inherited the kingdom and was granted even greater authority. He was taught the language of birds and given dominion over the wind, the jinn, and creation itself. (27:15-16, 34:12-13) The famous story of the ant, the hoopoe bird, and his encounter with the Queen of Sheba unfolds in Surah An-Naml. He prayed for a kingdom unmatched by anyone after him. (38:35)

In the Bible

Solomon received unmatched wisdom: God gave him 'a wise and discerning heart' greater than any king before or after him. (1 Kings 3:12) He built the First Temple in Jerusalem and authored Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs.

The more I sit with these accounts, the more I see how both scriptures preserve memories of ancient mighty ones, kings with supernatural gifts, and a world once filled with wonders and powers we can barely imagine today. The golden thread keeps shining through these shared figures and shared warnings.

08 — THE CHAMBER OF MIRRORED DOORS

Every girl's guide back to Him — Where the East Meets the East

Walking through the Quran is like walking through a house of mirrored doors. Every turn reflects a piece of the Truth we recognize from the scrolls of old, yet the glass is tinted with the hues of another world. We see Isa, the son of Maryam, honored and high, but when we reach to touch the reflection, we find a boundary that Yeshua of the Gospels broke through with a cross and an empty tomb. These doors are not meant to keep us trapped in the hallway; they are meant to reflect the light and reveal where the path continues. To understand the Muslim Jesus is to see Him through the eyes of the East, yet it is only when the East meets the True East — the Rising Sun of Righteousness — that the mirrored doors swing wide into the Kingdom of the Father. 'I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.' — Revelation 22:16