I attended Muslim prayers several years ago when the speaker was talking about Jesus and Islam.

Question:
I attended Muslim prayers several years ago when the speaker was talking about Jesus and Islam. He said that the Qur'an talks about Jesus' family and a bit of his history that even the Bible does not include. I have been unable to follow up on this but would be very interested to know if this is true. I have an English version of the Qur'an and could look up any references provided. Thanks in advance.

Answer:
I do not know exactly in what context the above statement has been made but I believe that what he meant must have been that the Holy Quran's account of Hz. Isa's life is different from the Bible. You must bear in mind that the Holy Qur'an usually does not give a histographic account of events and has no intention of doing so. However it sometimes makes some historical statements in more general contexts of its teachings. This is also true with the story of Hazrat Isa (a.s).
In some parts, the Holy Qur'an endorses the Bible (such as the belief in the Virgin birth) and in some parts it refutes the Bible (like Hazrat Isa being crucified). You may call this different historical accounts, if you wish. But there is no history of Hazrat Isa (a.s) in the Holy Qur'an the way we understand history as chronological documentation of historical events and figures.
If you are interested in the subject of Hz. Isa (a.s) in the Holy Quran first you must know that the Holy Qur'an does not recognize the present Bible as the authentic Bible, and then you may want to consider the following points which I have selected from Ayt. Jawadi Amoli's Tafsir with Qur'anic references in parentheses.
1- Hz. Isa (a.s) is God's word (3:45). Everything is God's words but the emphasis of the Holy Quran on Hz. Isa (a.s) being God's words means that he is a Complete Word, meaning that his speech is God's speech.
2- He is Sign (Aya) of God because his speaking as an infant was a miracle (5: 110).
3- He is son of Maryam (3: 45; 5:110). The holy Qur'an usually does not refer to prophets as son of their fathers or mothers, the emphasis on Hz. Isa (a.s) being son of Maryam is to refute the Biblical notion of Son of God.
4- His name, Massih Isa was chosen for him by God (19: 7).
5- He was blessed in two ways, one of which was not shared by many other prophets. He was both chosen as a Prophet and also blessed with the Holy Spirit (2: 87, 253; 5: 110; 21:91; 19:17). Many other prophets were not blessed by the Holy Spirit.
6- He was able to give life to the dead and birds because of being blessed by the Holy Spirit (3: 49; 5: 110).
7- Maryam and Isa (a.s) both were one and the same sign of God (Aya) (23: 50). This observation has many crucial theological implications which I cannot elaborate on here.
8- Not marrying was because he did not have an earthly father and he was not born of human bodily desires.
9- His miracles did not elevate him to the status of divinity. He was honored to be God's servant (4: 172; 5: 117).
10- He was not God, and anyone who believes he was God is Kafer not even Mushrik (5: 17, 72).
11- He dissociated himself from those who believe in trinity (5: 116).
12- He was not killed nor was he crucified (4: 157).
One can add more points to the above but I hope these could give you some general idea as to how the Holy Qur'an introduces Hz. Isa (a.s) and what kind of differences exist between the Holy Qur'an and the Bible.

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