Sacred Text · The Qur’an
Qur’an 6:85
Surah The Cattle (Al-An'aam) · verse 85
“And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous”
Qur’an 6:85 · Pickthall
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), public domain, via tanzil.net. Reproduced in full; every reference checked against its source.
Christian comparison
How this connects to Jesus
This passage speaks of Jesus (Isa), deeply honoured in Islam. Christians honour all the Qur’an affirms of Jesus, and confess more: that he is the Son of God, crucified and risen. Compare the two, from the sources.
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