What Miracles Did Allah Give Jesus?
ما هي المعجزات التي جاء بها عيسى عليه السلام؟
He spoke to the people while still an infant in the crib.
He could mould a bird from clay and when he blew into it, it became a real bird by the Will of Allah.
He could heal the lepers, and the blind by the Will of Allah.
He would raise the dead by Will of Allah. And he was able to tell each one what he has in his house.
(˹Remember˺ when the angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allah gives you good news of a Word from Him, his name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest ˹to Allah˺. And he will speak to people in ˹his˺ infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.” Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is! And Allah will teach him writing and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, and ˹make him˺ a messenger to the Children of Israel ˹to proclaim,˺ “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I will make for you a bird from clay, breathe into it, and it will become a ˹real˺ bird - by Allah’s Will. I will heal the blind and the leper and raise the dead to life - by Allah’s Will. And I will prophesize what you eat and store in your houses. Surely in this is a sign for you if you ˹truly˺ believe.) Al-Imran 3:45-49
(And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour upon you and your mother: how I supported you with the holy spirit so you spoke to people in ˹your˺ infancy and adulthood. How I taught you writing, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel. How you moulded a bird from clay - by My Will - and breathed into it and it became a ˹real˺ bird - by My Will. How you healed the blind and the lepers - by My Will. How you brought the dead to life - by My Will. How I prevented the Children of Israel from harming you when you came to them with clear proofs and the disbelievers among them said, “This is nothing but pure magic.”) Al-Ma’ida 5: 110
Then she returned to her people, carrying him. They said ˹in shock˺, “O Mary! You have certainly done a horrible thing! O sister of Aaron! Your father was not an indecent man, nor was your mother unchaste.” So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, “How can we talk to someone who is an infant in the cradle?” Jesus declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet. He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give alms-tax as long as I live, and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant. Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life! That is Jesus, son of Mary. ˹And this is˺ a word of truth, about which they dispute. Maryam 19:27-34
كان يصنع الطير من طين و ينفخ فيه فيكون طيرا حقيقيا بإذن الله
كان يشفي الأبرص و الأعمى بإذن الله
كان يحيي الموتى بإذن الله
كان يخبر كل واحد ما في بيته
(إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَجِيهًا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾ وَيُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا وَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾ قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ اللَّـهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿٤٧﴾ وَيُعَلِّمُهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنجِيلَ ﴿٤٨﴾ وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾) آل عمران 3: 45-49
(إِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يٰعِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِي عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَتِكَ إِذْ أَيَّدتُّكَ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ فِي ٱلْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلاً وَإِذْ عَلَّمْتُكَ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَٱلتَّوْرَاةَ وَٱلإِنْجِيلَ وَإِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ بِإِذْنِي فَتَنفُخُ فِيهَا فَتَكُونُ طَيْراً بِإِذْنِي وَتُبْرِىءُ ٱلأَكْمَهَ وَٱلأَبْرَصَ بِإِذْنِي وَإِذْ تُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَوتَىٰ بِإِذْنِي وَإِذْ كَفَفْتُ بَنِيۤ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنكَ إِذْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِٱلْبَيِّنَاتِ فَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْهُمْ إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ)
المائدة 5: 110
(فَأَتَتْ بِهِ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُ ۖ قَالُوا يَا مَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْئًا فَرِيًّا ﴿٢٧﴾ يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا ﴿٢٨﴾ فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ۖ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا ﴿٢٩﴾ قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّـهِ آتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا ﴿٣٠﴾ وَجَعَلَنِي مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا ﴿٣١﴾ وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّا ﴿٣٢﴾ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا ﴿٣٣﴾ ذَٰلِكَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾)
مريم 19: 27-34
1. Speaking in the Cradle in Infancy | التكلم في المهد صبياً دفاعاً عن الحق
The earliest public miracle of Jesus occurred while he was still an infant: while still an infant in the cradle, he spoke with adult clarity, proclaiming his servanthood to Allah, announcing his future scripture, and completely clearing his mother of slander.
وَيُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا وَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ (سورة آل عمران: 46)
كانت أولى معجزات المسيح نطقه في المهد صبياً؛ فتحدث بكلام فصيح مبين أعلن فيه عبوديته لله ونبوته الشريفة، وبرّأ ساحة أمه العذراء من تهم البهتان أمام الملأ.
2. Breathing Life into Clay Birds by Allah's Permission | خلق هيئة الطير من الطين ونفخ الحياة فيه
Jesus fashioned the shape of a bird from ordinary mud or clay, breathed into it, and by Allah's permission alone, it transformed into a living, flying bird. The Quran consistently emphasizes the phrase "by My permission" (bi-idhni) to make clear that creative power belongs solely to Allah.
أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ (سورة آل عمران: 49)
صنع عيسى من الطين كهيئة الطير، ثم نفخ فيه فصار طائراً حقيقياً يطير بإذن الله. ويؤكد القرآن تكرار قوله تعالى "بإذني" لبيان أن القدرة على الخلق لله وحده وأن عيسى سبب مظهر للمعجزة.
3. Curing the Blind and the Leper | إبراء الأكمه الذي ولد أعمى وعلاج الأبرص
Many scholars, as Ibn Kathir reports, explain that medicine was highly regarded in Jesus's time, and he was granted miracles that surpassed it: restoring sight to the blind (al-akmah, which Ibn Kathir explains as one born blind) and curing leprosy (al-abras), by Allah's divine leave.
وَأُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ (سورة آل عمران: 49)
في عصر ازدهر فيه الطب عجز الأطباء عن علاج من وُلد أعمى أو من أصابه البرص المستحكم، فأجرى الله على يد عيسى شفاء الأكمه والأبرص بإذنه، آيةً تفوق ما عرفه أهل زمانه من الطب.
4. Raising the Dead to Earthly Life | إحياء الموتى بإذن الله القادر على البعث
The most awe-inspiring physical sign granted to Jesus was calling deceased individuals back to life from their graves by the permission of Allah. This established undeniable proof of bodily resurrection on the Day of Judgment before skeptical witnesses.
وَأُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ (سورة آل عمران: 49)
كانت أعظم آياته المادية إحياء الموتى بإذن الله؛ وتذكر روايات التفسير أنه كان يدعو الميت فيقوم حياً بإذن الله، ليكون ذلك برهاناً ساطعاً لا يقبل الشك على قدرة الله على بعث الأجساد يوم النشور.
5. Revealing Hidden Secrets and the Heavenly Table | الإنباء بالمغيبات في البيوت وإنزال المائدة
Jesus informed people of what they ate in private and what provisions they stored secretly within their homes. In addition, Allah answered his supplication by sending down a magnificent table laden with heavenly food from the sky as an enduring sign for his disciples.
وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ (سورة آل عمران: 49)
أخبر عيسى قومه بما يأكلون وما يدخرون في بيوتهم من أسرار الغيب النسبي، واستجاب الله دعاءه فأنزل مائدة طعام من السماء عيداً لأولهم وآخرهم وآية باهرة تثبت صدق نبوته.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
What were the main miracles granted to Prophet Jesus in the Quran?
Speaking in the cradle, creating a living bird from clay, healing the blind and leper, raising the dead, revealing hidden household secrets, and the sending down of the heavenly table.
Did Jesus perform these miracles through his own independent divine power?
No, the Quran repeats "by Allah's permission" (bi-idhni Allah) when describing several of these miracles, showing they were created by Allah alone through His servant.
What does "al-akmah" mean in the description of his healing miracle?
Ibn Kathir favors the interpretation that it refers to a person born blind, whose restoration to full sight was completely beyond human medical capability.
Why were these specific miracles given to Jesus?
According to an explanation cited by Ibn Kathir, because the people of his time took great pride in medicine and healing, so his miracles directly surpassed their highest worldly knowledge.