Depth
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- ProphetScriptural
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
On screen
- The Messiah· Film, 2007 · About · devotional
- Saint Mary· Film, 2001 · About · devotional
Overview
Isa ibn Maryam, a prophet among the prophets of the Children of Israel. This page is limited to what al-Bukhari's Sahih reports about him. 4
In the Sahih of al-Bukhari
- Al-Bukhari relates that he was one of the three who spoke in the cradle. 1
- He also relates that Satan did not touch him, nor his mother Maryam at her birth, unlike all the other children of Adam. 2
- In it the Prophet says that he is the nearest of people to Isa son of Maryam in this world and the next, and that the prophets are brothers from different mothers with one religion. 3
- On the night of the Night Journey, the Prophet described him as of medium height, well-proportioned, with a reddish complexion. 5
What the Qur'an says about him is not yet recorded on this page. It needs an additional source.
Connections
People and things also explored
Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· Malik ibn Anas· Muhammad· Maryam bint Imran (Mary)· Tawhid (the oneness of God)· Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab· Abu Hurayra· Nafi' al-Madani
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari, 3436
- Sahih al-Bukhari, 3431
- Sahih al-Bukhari, 3443
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih al-Bukhari, 3207
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/isa-ibn-maryam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.