Christians call him the Messiah because they believe he died for the worlds sins to redeem it (main reason for title)..
Peace be on you.
Answers From Ahmadiyya-Muslim understandings:
But, respectfully saying, Bible does not say so.
Verses from Bible @
Breaking News: Jesus Did Not Die for Our Sins | The Muslim Times
wwwDOTthemuslimtimesDOTorg/2014/02/religion/christianity/breaking-news-jesus-did-not-die-for-our-sins
and will return to bring world peace and defeat evil. ............./.
Jesus (on whom be peace) has taught a great lesson about second coming when he
said John the Baptist is the Elijah.
Malachi 4.5
Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Matthw 11.14
And if you are willing to accept
it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
Thus when second coming of Jesus is mentioned, it is not in person. Someone in his properties, as Ahmadiyya-Muslims understand. Such metaphors are mentioned in religion.
Example from Holy Quran:
[ch48:v11] Verily, those who swear allegiance to thee indeed swear allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So whoever breaks
his oath, breaks
it to his own loss; and whoever fulfils the covenant that he has made with Allah, He will surely give him a great reward.
Not only Christians, but major religions are waiting for coming of a reformer in latter days.
""All major religions promise the advent of a Divine personage who would usher in a new era of hope for mankind and unite them under one Divine flag. This is the promised land which one day they all aspire to reach, govern and command. This is utopia, the meeting point of the hopes of all religions and this too, alas, becomes the parting of their ways. Only the dreams are shared but not their realization. They are unanimous in their belief that one Divine personage will certainly come as the saviour of the human race, but when it comes to his identity they could not disagree more with each other. Will he be Lord Krishna or Jesus Christ? Will he be Zoroaster or Buddha, or Confucius or Lao-tzu for that matter? Each is expecting a different person, under a different name and title; each is expecting him to belong exclusively to their own religious order......."
Ahmadiyya Muslim Source:
Future of Revelation
wwwDOTalislamDOTorg/library/books/revelation/part_7_section_1.html
But what is the meaning of Jesus being the Messiah in Islam, if the concept of redemption and atonement isnt there? Does it refer to his role in the end times?
From Ahmadiyya-Muslim understandings:
A- Messiah
"" ....Likewise on page 461 of Lisan-ul-Arab it is stated: 'Jesus was named the 'Messiah', because he wandered about, and because he did not stay at one place.' The same is recorded in
Tajul-Urus Sharah Qamus. There it is also stated that the Messiah is he who is given goodness and blessings i.e., he is given these qualities in such measure that even his touch is blessed; and that this name was given to Jesus, for God gives this name to whomsoever He pleases.
As against this, there is another Messiah, whose touch was evil and accursed, i.e., his nature was composed of a curse and evil, so much so, that his touch gave rise to the darkness of evil and that of a curse. This name was given to the Messiah who is the Dajjal and to all those who are like him. The two names, moreover, i.e., Messiah the Traveller, and Messiah the Blessed, are not antagonistic to each other. One does not invalidate the other. For, it is a divine practice that God names a man in more than one way and that all such names apply to him......""
Source:
Jesus in India
wwwDOTalislamDOTorg/library/books/jesus-in-india/ch4.html
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C- Yuz Asaf
"" ....It is stated during his journey Jesus travelled incognito under the name of Yuz Asaf, the word Yuz stands for Yusu (meaning Jesus) and Asaf in Hebrew means gatherer, namely, one who was to collect the lost sheep of Israel.
Next we hear of Jesus in Iran. It is said that Yuz Asaf came to this country from the West and preached there and many believed him. The sayings of Yuz Asaf as recorded in Iranian traditions are similar to those of Jesus. (Agha Mustafai, Ahwali Ahalian-i-Para, 219).
We can then trace Jesus in Afghanistan: In Ghazni (Western Afghanistan) and in Jalabad (in the extreme south-east of Afghanistan) there are two platforms which bear the name of Yuz Asaf, for he sat and preached there.
We then find a quotation from Acta Thomae which records the presence of Jesus and Thomas at Taxila, in present day Pakistan.
Jesus, his mother Mary, and Thomas proceeded towards Murree also in Pakistan. Mary died there and was buried at a hill top known as Pindi-Point. The town Murree was until 1875 called Mari and, was named after her. Her tomb adjoining the Defense Tower is even today called: Mai Mari da Asthan - the resting place of Mother Mary.
We can almost with certainty trace the entry of Jesus into Kashmir through a valley called Yusu Margh, which is named after him and where the race of Yudu (Jews) is still to be found. It lies on the bridle route followed by merchants coming, generally on foot, from Kaghan and Afghanistan. The Kaghan valley on one side touches Kashmir and on the other the Murree hills. Aish Muqam (about 47 miles from Srinagar) is not far from Yusu Margh. In fact it lies on the same route. Aish or Ashush is a perversion of Issa (Jesus).
There is another significant fact which, more than anything else, proves that Jesus did come to Kashmir. I give below a few names known to Kashmir history and geography:
Aish Muqam
Arya-Issa
Issa-Brar
Issa-eil
Issa Kush
Issa Mati
J-yes-Issa
J-yes-Issa-vara
Kal-Issa
Ram-Issa
Yusu-dha
Yusu-dhara
Yusu-gam
Yusu-hatpura
Yusu-kun
Yusu-maidan
Yusus-mangala
Yusu-marg
Yusu-nag
Yusu-para
Yusu-raja
Yusu
Yusu Varman .....""
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