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Jesus in the Qur’an: Every Passage

The Qur’an speaks of Jesus (Isa) with great honour, as the Messiah, born of the virgin Mary, a word from God, a worker of miracles. This page gathers every passage that names Jesus, Mary, the Messiah, or the Gospel, 49 verses, in the public-domain Pickthall translation, each linked to an honest Christian comparison. Read the sources, and see for yourself.

All 49 passages

• Qur’an 2:87“And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 2:136“Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which …”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 2:253“Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom Allah spake, while some of them He exalted (above others) in degree; and We g…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 3:3“He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 3:36“And when she was delivered she said: My Lord! Lo! I am delivered of a female - Allah knew best of what she was delivered - the male is not as the female; and lo! I have named her M…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 3:37“And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he …”Read + Christian comparison (Mary (Maryam)) →
• Qur’an 3:42“And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation”Read + Christian comparison (Mary (Maryam)) →
• Qur’an 3:43“O Mary! Be obedient to thy Lord, prostrate thyself and bow with those who bow (in worship)”Read + Christian comparison (Mary (Maryam)) →
• Qur’an 3:44“This is of the tidings of things hidden. We reveal it unto thee (Muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they threw their pens (to know) which of them should be the guardia…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 3:45“(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the …”Read + Christian comparison (Word of God) →
• Qur’an 3:48“And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 3:52“But when Jesus became conscious of their disbelief, he cried: Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah? The disciples said: We will be Allah's helpers. We believe in Allah, and…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 3:55“(And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow t…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 3:59“Lo! the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 3:65“O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have ye then no sense”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 3:84“Say (O Muhammad): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which was…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 4:157“And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagr…”Read + Christian comparison (The crucifixion) →
• Qur’an 4:163“Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 4:171“O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and Hi…”Read + Christian comparison (Word of God) →
• Qur’an 4:172“The Messiah will never scorn to be a slave unto Allah, nor will the favoured angels. Whoso scorneth His service and is proud, all such will He assemble unto Him”Read + Christian comparison (The Messiah (al-Masih)) →
• Qur’an 5:17“They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. Say: Who then can do aught against Allah, if He had willed to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, and his …”Read + Christian comparison (The Messiah (al-Masih)) →
• Qur’an 5:46“And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance …”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 5:47“Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which Allah hath revealed therein. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are evil-livers”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 5:66“If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath their fe…”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 5:68“Say O People of the Scripture! Ye have naught (of guidance) till ye observe the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto you from your Lord. That which is revealed unt…”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 5:72“They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribeth p…”Read + Christian comparison (The Messiah (al-Masih)) →
• Qur’an 5:75“The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they both used to eat (ea…”Read + Christian comparison (The Messiah (al-Masih)) →
• Qur’an 5:78“Those of the Children of Israel who went astray were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they rebelled and used to transgress”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 5:110“When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cra…”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 5:112“When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of Mary! Is thy Lord able to send down for us a table spread with food from heaven? He said: Observe your duty to Allah, if ye are true believ…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 5:114“Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, Lord of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from heaven, that it may be a feast for us, for the first of us and for the last of us, and…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 5:116“And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to w…”Read + Christian comparison (The Trinity) →
• Qur’an 6:85“And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 7:157“Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them …”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 9:30“And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who di…”Read + Christian comparison (The Messiah (al-Masih)) →
• Qur’an 9:31“They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He G…”Read + Christian comparison (The Messiah (al-Masih)) →
• Qur’an 9:111“Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a p…”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 19:27“Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing”Read + Christian comparison (Mary (Maryam)) →
• Qur’an 19:34“Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 23:50“And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and watersprings”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 33:7“And when We exacted a covenant from the prophets, and from thee (O Muhammad) and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus son of Mary. We took from them a solemn covenant”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 42:13“He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, say…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 43:57“And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 43:63“When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty …”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 48:29“Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves. Thou (O Muhammad) seest them bowing and falling prostrate (i…”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 57:27“Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and gave him the Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of t…”Read + Christian comparison (The Gospel (Injil)) →
• Qur’an 61:6“And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidi…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 61:14“O ye who believe! Be Allah's helpers, even as Jesus son of Mary said unto the disciples: Who are my helpers for Allah? They said: We are Allah's helpers. And a party of the Childre…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →
• Qur’an 66:12“And Mary, daughter of 'Imran, whose body was chaste, therefor We breathed therein something of Our Spirit. And she put faith in the words of her Lord and His scriptures, and was of…”Read + Christian comparison (Who is Isa (Jesus)?) →

Frequently asked questions

How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Qur'an?

Jesus (Isa) is named about 25 times, and this page indexes every passage that names Jesus, Mary, the Messiah, or the Gospel, 49 verses in all, each with the Pickthall text and an honest Christian comparison.

What translation is used?

Marmaduke Pickthall's 1930 translation, which is in the public domain, sourced from tanzil.net. It is reproduced in full and in context, and every reference was validated against its source.

Does Living Bread change the meaning of the Qur'an?

No. We reproduce the passage accurately and describe its meaning within Islam fairly. Any comparison to Christian belief is clearly labelled as a Christian comparison, never presented as the Qur'an's own meaning.