❓ Do All Christians Believe That Jesus (ʿĪsā عليه السلام) Is the Son of God?
✍ Answered by: Shaykh Khidr Ḥayāt ḥafiẓahullāh
📖 Quranic Affirmation of the Christian Belief
The belief that ʿĪsā (Jesus) عليه السلام is the Son of God is clearly addressed and rejected in the Qur’an. Allah ﷻ states:
﴿ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَى ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّهِ ﴾
“And the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah.”
(Sūrah al-Tawbah, 9:30)
Allah further declares:
“This is a statement from their mouths. They imitate the words of those who disbelieved before them. May Allah destroy them! How deluded they are!”
🧾 Explanation
✔ The Qur’an explicitly confirms that a major sect of Christians holds the belief that Jesus (ʿĪsā عليه السلام) is the son of God.
✔ This belief is a core tenet in mainstream Christianity and is linked to the doctrine of the Trinity:
- God the Father
- God the Son (Jesus)
- God the Holy Spirit
✘ This concept contradicts Islamic monotheism (Tawḥīd), which rejects all forms of divine association.
⚖ Do All Christian Sects Hold This Belief?
While the majority of Christians — including Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox — firmly uphold the doctrine of Jesus being the Son of God,
✔ there are minor sects and fringe groups that interpret this differently, denying or allegorizing the “Son of God” title.
However, such groups are:
– Few in number
– Often considered unorthodox by mainstream Christian denominations
✅ Conclusion
✔ The core belief of the vast majority of Christians is that ʿĪsā عليه السلام is the Son of God,
✔ This doctrine is directly tied to Trinitarian theology.
✔ The Qur’an affirms this claim and condemns it unequivocally as false and misguided.
