Many Christians are under the impression that Jesus' miracles were unique to himself and thus constitute evidence for his divinity. However, the majority of Jesus' miracles are recorded in the Old Testaments as having been done by earlier Prophets.
| Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fishes. | Elisha fed 100 people with twenty barley loaves and a few ears of corn (II Kings 4:44) |
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| Jesus healed lepers. | Elisha cured Naaman the leper (II Kings 5:14). |
| Jesus caused the blind to see. | Elisha caused the blind to see (II Kings 6:17&20). |
| Jesus raised the dead. | Elijah did the same (I Kings 17:22). So did Elisha (II Kings 4:34). Even Elisha's bones could restore the dead (II Kings 13:21). |
| Jesus walked on water. | Moses and his people crossed the dead sea (Exodus 14:22). |
Furthermore, there are also texts in the New Testament which confirm that Jesus did not act on his own. Jesus is quoted in John 5:30,as saying: "I can of mine own self do nothing..." and in Luke 11:20,as saying, "But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the Kingdom of God is come upon you." In Acts 2:22,Paul writes: "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know..."
"Jesus (peace be upon him) performed miracles, but these acts don't make him divine because other prophets did similar wonders by Allah's will. In the Bible, Moses parted the sea (Exodus 14:21), Elisha raised the dead (2 Kings 4:32-35), and Elijah brought down fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:38)—yet no one calls them God. The Qur'an says of Jesus, ‘And [he will be] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [saying], "Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord"' (Surah Aal-E-Imran, 3:49), listing miracles like healing and raising the dead—all by Allah's permission, not his own power.
Tawhid clarifies this: miracles are signs of Allah's might, granted to prophets to prove their mission, not their divinity. The Qur'an states, ‘They both ate food' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:75), showing Jesus was human, not God. His miracles weren't unique; they echo earlier prophets, pointing to the same One God. Claiming divinity for him because of them ignores this pattern. Islam honors Jesus as a great messenger, but reserves divinity for Allah alone—consistent and logical."
Jesus resurrected himself and cast out demons. Something no other prophets were able to do. Not only this, he performed more miracles than any other prophet and did them solely by his own authority. Claiming authority equal to God.
Here are other miracles that only Jesus did:
The miracles themselves only speak to the trustworthiness of Jesus and him as Messiah. They are not the reason Christians think Jesus is God. It's because he claimed to be God himself.