The True Story of Jesus — Page 32
as 32 This does not mean that Jesus as literally created some birds or gave life to some people who were dead, because such a belief is totally opposed to Quranic teachings. The Holy Quran tells us categorically that no one except God Almighty can create things from nothing, and only God is capable of reviving people from the dead. Therefore, these verses mean that Jesus as would inspire his followers to embrace the path of God to such a degree that it would be as if they had received a new life. The people who would believe in him would be spiritually revived. Earthly people would be transformed to heavenly people and would soar high in the spiritual sky like birds. According to Islamic teachings miracles are extraordinary events in the sense that no human being, without divine help, can produce them, but they are not against the laws of nature. It is also said that Jesus as healed some sick, blind, and deaf people and some lepers by the touch of his hands. It may have been so in some cases, but he certainly restored the sight of the people who were spiritually blind, gave hearing to those who were spiritually deaf, and healed those who were spiritually sick. The Bible, too, mentions some miracles. It is said that on one occasion there were five thousand people with Jesus as and there was very little food for them to eat. Jesus as fed them on five loaves and two fish. On another occasion there were four thousand people: ‘Jesus asked his disciples, “How much bread have you?” “Seven loaves and a few small fish”, they answered. So Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks to God, broke