Perhaps there is a character who existed, who the Christians call Joseph, but as Muslims, we believe that Mary gave birth to Jesus without the involvement of a male figure. So, it was purely a miracle sent from God and Jesus doesn't have a biological father. Christians also believe the mother of Jesus, to be Virgin Mary- and it makes you wonder why the four gospels mention very less about Joseph.
I thought the existence of Joseph in christianity was so that they could trace the lineage of Jesus back to "King David" because that's where the "Messiah" is supposed to come from....?......though how they manage to gloss over the fact that Jesus was not the biological son therefore tracing his lineage back cannot actually be done.....!!!....
I thought the existence of Joseph in christianity was so that they could trace the lineage of Jesus back to "King David" because that's where the "Messiah" is supposed to come from....?......though how they manage to gloss over the fact that Jesus was not the biological son therefore tracing his lineage back cannot actually be done.....!!!....
I thought the existence of Joseph in christianity was so that they could trace the lineage of Jesus back to "King David" because that's where the "Messiah" is supposed to come from....?......though how they manage to gloss over the fact that Jesus was not the biological son therefore tracing his lineage back cannot actually be done.....!!!....
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Christianity "prefers" to trace the lineage through the males and as Jospeh was a descendant of the Prophet Solomon and the adopted father of Jesus they claim thats how it fits. What they dont mention however is that Mary was also a descendant of the Prophet Solomon. Therefore the lineage of Prophets still exists.
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
Hummus — Wed, 7 Nov 2012 - 17:18
Perhaps there is a character who existed, who the Christians call Joseph, but as Muslims, we believe that Mary gave birth to Jesus without the involvement of a male figure. So, it was purely a miracle sent from God and Jesus doesn't have a biological father. Christians also believe the mother of Jesus, to be Virgin Mary- and it makes you wonder why the four gospels mention very less about Joseph.
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
TPOS — Wed, 7 Nov 2012 - 18:35
I thought you were referring to Prophet Yusuf (as) o.O
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
Hummus — Wed, 7 Nov 2012 - 18:39
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I thought you were referring to Prophet Yusuf (as) o.O
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Joseph in Arabic is Yusuf, but here we're talking about Jesus, Mary and another Joseph lol.
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
TPOS — Wed, 7 Nov 2012 - 19:05
LOL I got that once I opened the thread
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
LookingToSee — Wed, 7 Nov 2012 - 23:11
yep, no carpenter...
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
kat (not verified) — Thu, 8 Nov 2012 - 02:56
I thought the existence of Joseph in christianity was so that they could trace the lineage of Jesus back to "King David" because that's where the "Messiah" is supposed to come from....?......though how they manage to gloss over the fact that Jesus was not the biological son therefore tracing his lineage back cannot actually be done.....!!!....
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
s.b.f — Thu, 8 Nov 2012 - 19:05
[quote=kat]
I thought the existence of Joseph in christianity was so that they could trace the lineage of Jesus back to "King David" because that's where the "Messiah" is supposed to come from....?......though how they manage to gloss over the fact that Jesus was not the biological son therefore tracing his lineage back cannot actually be done.....!!!....
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Where'd you get that information from?
Re: Really? theres no Joseph in Islam?
Seraphim — Thu, 8 Nov 2012 - 20:43
[quote=kat]
I thought the existence of Joseph in christianity was so that they could trace the lineage of Jesus back to "King David" because that's where the "Messiah" is supposed to come from....?......though how they manage to gloss over the fact that Jesus was not the biological son therefore tracing his lineage back cannot actually be done.....!!!....
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Christianity "prefers" to trace the lineage through the males and as Jospeh was a descendant of the Prophet Solomon and the adopted father of Jesus they claim thats how it fits. What they dont mention however is that Mary was also a descendant of the Prophet Solomon. Therefore the lineage of Prophets still exists.