Paul Gerhardt Fleischer :
look at the Qur’an’s “Isa.” There is a glaring issue: Isa (عيسى) doesn’t follow the linguistic rules for translating Yeshua into Arabic. Hebrew and Arabic, as Semitic languages, have clear sound correspondences. The Hebrew Shin becomes Sin in Arabic, so Yeshua (Yod + Shin + Waw + ‘Ain) should become Yasu’ (Ya + Sin + Waw + ‘Ain) in Arabic. Guess what? That’s exactly whatm Arab Christians have called Jesus for centuries—Yasuwa or Yasu’. The Qur’an’s “Isa” (Ain + Ya + Sin + Ya) is a bizarre reversal, a grammatical error that doesn’t align with how names like Moses (Musa) or Mary (Maryam) were correctly adapted into Arab,Yusha’ the Arabic for Joshua is used correctly in Islamic texts like Sahih Muslim. So why does the Qur’an, supposedly from an all knowing source, fumble Jesus’ name so badly? That’s not originality; that’s a mistake.
And let’s not gloss over the bigger picture here. You’re implying Christianity drifted from some pure form, but Christians, even today, stick with Yasuwa in their Bibles, not Isa. They rejected Muhammad’s version of the story, not because they were stubborn, but because they knew the historical Jesus Yeshua, the divine figure who said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6). Isa, is a construct, a name and character that don’t match the historical or linguistic record. When Muslims say Isa wasn’t crucified or divine, they’re not talking about the same person Christians worship they’re talking about a figure shaped by Muhammad’s narrative, centuries removed from the events.
2026-07-08 12:59:48