"Jesus (peace be upon him) had a birthday—born to Mary—which means he has a beginning, and anything with a beginning can't be eternal. In Islam, Allah is the only Eternal One: ‘He is the First and the Last' (Surah Al-Hadid, 57:3), existing before all and without origin. The Qur'an says of Jesus, ‘Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was' (Surah Aal-E-Imran, 3:59). Like Adam, Jesus was created, not divine.
Tawhid insists Allah alone is uncreated and timeless. The Bible records Jesus' birth (Luke 2:7), marking a start—eternal beings don't have birthdays. The Trinity calls him God, but how can God enter time and be born? That's a limit, not infinity. Islam honors Jesus as a miraculous prophet, but his birth proves he's part of creation, not the Creator. Allah's eternity stands alone, unmatched by anyone, including Jesus."
Ah, yes — the classic "Jesus had a birthday, therefore He can't be God" argument. It sounds so simple… until you actually read the Bible instead of assuming it contradicts itself.
Let's start with this: Christians don't believe Jesus began to exist at Bethlehem any more than you believe God began to exist when He spoke to Moses through a burning bush. The birth of Jesus marks the moment when the eternal Word — who was "with God" and was God (John 1:1) — took on human flesh (John 1:14). It's called the Incarnation, not "the start of God's existence." The divine Son didn't come into being; He stepped into time. Big difference.
It's almost humorous when someone quotes Luke 2:7 as if Christians haven't read it. Yes, Jesus was born of Mary — precisely because He chose to enter our world as one of us. That doesn't mean His divine nature had a beginning; it means He added a human nature to His eternal divine one. That's why He could say, "Before Abraham was, I AM" (John 8:58). Notice, He didn't say "I was born before Abraham." He used God's eternal name, "I AM," the same name revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14. You don't get more divine than that.
As for the Qur'an comparing Jesus to Adam — that's interesting, because Adam was made from dust, but Jesus was born of a virgin without a father, by the Spirit of God (Surah 66:12). That's not quite "like Adam," is it? Even the Qur'an calls Him "a Word from Allah" and "a Spirit from Him" 4:171. Funny how the "created prophet" has titles no other prophet gets.
And about your claim that God can't enter time? You're assuming that if God interacts with His creation, He stops being infinite — as though the Almighty loses His divinity when He shows compassion. If the infinite Creator can make the universe from nothing, surely He can step into it without losing His infinity. Limiting God's ability to act is what actually diminishes His greatness, not affirming that He can do what He wills — including becoming man to save mankind.
So yes, Jesus had a birthday. But that was humanity's way of celebrating the moment eternity stepped into history. The eternal Word didn't begin that day — He simply arrived.