Jesus in Islamic eschatology

Al-Quran, the Muslim holy book, contains the revelations of God to Muhammad. But besides that, the Qur'an also mention a lot about Jesus. The Qur'an mentions the miraculous birth of Jesus (Sura 3 verse 42-47), about the miracles of Jesus (Sura 3 verse 49), about his work as a messenger of Allah. But at the same time, the Qur'an also narrowed the scope of the ministry of Jesus: He was sent only to the Children of Israel only, not for all humanity (Sura 3 verse 48-49).

We can see about it that the Qur'an sees Jesus in two patterns, positive and negative. On the one hand, the Qur'an had great respect for Jesus to call Him in a few names: Kalimatullah (Sura 4 verse 171), the Spirit of God (Sura 19 verse 17, Sura 21 verse 91), and several other names, which suggests a form of homage to Jesus. On the other hand, the Qur'an rejected Jesus in some respects that it is fundamental to the Christian faith, such as: He is the Son of God, Jesus' death on the cross. The identity of Jesus became a big question mark in the Qur'an. If at first glance, Jesus seems to be glorified among the other prophets by some an honorary degree, the miracle of birth and the miracles he did, but if it is seen more in depth, then all the honors for Jesus as Messiah, God's Word, the Spirit of God has no function as the meaning of these titles. The titles are pinned on Jesus merely honorary title only, honoris causa. Similarly with the miraculous birth and his miracles nor is it something special in the Qur'an. The Qur'an denies that Jesus was born without a father, more special than the other prophets because if Jesus was the only without a father to be special, how about Adam, who was born without a father and mother, Adam's definitely more special than Jesus. Likewise, the miracles of Jesus, not Moses also perform miracles greater than Jesus, that is by splitting the sea?

In Islamic eschatology, the role of Jesus does not stand out when compared with the role of Muhammad himself. Jesus is mentioned as a figure who will come again before the Day of Judgement and kill the Dajjal, but Jesus comes again will only confirm the teachings of Muhammad, to destroy the cross, kill swine, and so on. Jesus would also have a wife and son, reigned for 40 years, then died and was buried in Medina, near the tomb of Muhammad. The role of Jesus in Islamic eschatology is very small even none at all, because he can not provide intercession to save people from punishment (punishment of hell fire), even Jesus himself was tried and examined by God, to account for the deeds of his flock, which has deify Him and His Mother (Sura 5 verse 116.117).