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Masih is the Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 word for Messiah
Messiah

Messiah literally means "anointed ".In Jewish messiah tradition and Jewish eschatology, messiah refers to a future monarch of United Monarchy from the Davidic line, who will rule the people of Israelite#The Twelve Tribes, and herald the Messianic Age of global peace....
. In modern Arabic it is used as one of the many titles of Isa
Islamic view of Jesus

Jesus in Islam is a rasul who had been sent to guide the Children of Israel with a new scripture, the Injil . The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be God's final revelation, states that Jesus was born to Islamic view of Mary as the result of Virgin birth of Jesus, a miraculous event which occurred by the decree of God ....
 (???? `Isa), who is known to Christians
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 as Jesus Christ. Masih is most often used by Arab Christians
Arab Christians

The majority of Arab Christians and Arabic-speaking Christians live in the Middle East and North Africa where significant religious Minority exist in a number of countries....
 as well as Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s, and is written as Yasu' al-Masih (???? ?????? Yasu`a al-Masih) or Isa al-Masih.

The word Masih literally means "The anointed one" and in Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
, Isa al-Masih (The Messiah Jesus) is believed to have been anointed from birth by Alläh
Allah

Allah is the standard Arabic language word for God. While the term is best known in the Western world for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God"....
 with the specific task of being a prophet and a king.






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Masih is the Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 word for Messiah
Messiah

Messiah literally means "anointed ".In Jewish messiah tradition and Jewish eschatology, messiah refers to a future monarch of United Monarchy from the Davidic line, who will rule the people of Israelite#The Twelve Tribes, and herald the Messianic Age of global peace....
. In modern Arabic it is used as one of the many titles of Isa
Islamic view of Jesus

Jesus in Islam is a rasul who had been sent to guide the Children of Israel with a new scripture, the Injil . The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be God's final revelation, states that Jesus was born to Islamic view of Mary as the result of Virgin birth of Jesus, a miraculous event which occurred by the decree of God ....
 (???? `Isa), who is known to Christians
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 as Jesus Christ. Masih is most often used by Arab Christians
Arab Christians

The majority of Arab Christians and Arabic-speaking Christians live in the Middle East and North Africa where significant religious Minority exist in a number of countries....
 as well as Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s, and is written as Yasu' al-Masih (???? ?????? Yasu`a al-Masih) or Isa al-Masih.

The word Masih literally means "The anointed one" and in Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
, Isa al-Masih (The Messiah Jesus) is believed to have been anointed from birth by Alläh
Allah

Allah is the standard Arabic language word for God. While the term is best known in the Western world for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God"....
 with the specific task of being a prophet and a king. The Israelite
Israelite

According to the Tanakh, the Israelites were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. They were divided into twelve tribes, each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of Jacob....
s, to whom Isa was sent, had a traditional practice of anointing their kings with oil. A Bukhari Hadith describes Jesus as having wet hair that looked as if water was dripping from it, possibly meaning he was naturally anointed . Muslims believe that this is just one of the many signs that proves that Jesus is the Messiah.

In orthodox Islam, Isa is believed to hold the task of killing the false messiah al-Dajjal
Dajjal

Masih ad-Dajjal is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear pretending to be Masih at a time in the future, before Qiyamah ....
 (similar to the Antichrist
Antichrist

The Antichrist is one who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of New Testament view on Jesus' life while resembling him in a deceptive manner....
 in Christianity), who will emerge shortly before him during Qiyamah
Qiyamah

In Islam, Yawm al-Qiyamah "the Day of Resurrection" or Yawm ad-Din "the Day of Judgement" is God's final assessment of humanity. Al-Qiyama is also the name of the 75th surah of the Qur'an....
. After he has destroyed al-Dajjal, his final task will be to become leader of the Muslims. Isa will unify the Muslim Ummah
Ummah

Ummah is an Arabic language word meaning "community" or "nation". It is commonly used to mean either the collective nation of Islamic state, or the whole Arab world....
 under the common purpose of worshipping Allah
Allah

Allah is the standard Arabic language word for God. While the term is best known in the Western world for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to "God"....
 alone in pure Islam, thereby ending divisions and deviations by adherents. Mainstream Muslims believe that at that time Isa will dispel Christian and Jewish claims about him.

See also

  • List of Christian terms in Arabic
    List of Christian terms in Arabic

    The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Christianity and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words and phrases in the Arabic language....
  • List of Islamic terms in Arabic
    List of Islamic terms in Arabic

    The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Islamic culture and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language....
  • Islamic view of Jesus
    Islamic view of Jesus

    Jesus in Islam is a rasul who had been sent to guide the Children of Israel with a new scripture, the Injil . The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be God's final revelation, states that Jesus was born to Islamic view of Mary as the result of Virgin birth of Jesus, a miraculous event which occurred by the decree of God ....
  • Islamic eschatology
    Islamic eschatology

    Islamic eschatology is concerned with the Islamic view of the Last Judgment "Last Judgement". Eschatology relates to one of the six articles of faith of Islam....
  • Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal
    Dajjal

    Masih ad-Dajjal is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear pretending to be Masih at a time in the future, before Qiyamah ....
  • Yawm al-Qiyamah
    Qiyamah

    In Islam, Yawm al-Qiyamah "the Day of Resurrection" or Yawm ad-Din "the Day of Judgement" is God's final assessment of humanity. Al-Qiyama is also the name of the 75th surah of the Qur'an....


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