A news article appeared in the UK media that has brought our religion under scrutiny (again). The article discusses an upcoming TV documentary that will portray Jesus through an Islamic perspective. The article was written by Riazat Butt, who also delivers the Islamophonic podcast for the Guardian.

“A forthcoming ITV documentary will portray Jesus as Muslims see him.

With the Koran as a main source and drawing on interviews with scholars and historians, the Muslim Jesus explores how Islam honours Christ as a prophet but not as the son of God.  

The director and producer, Irshad Ashraf, said the film was an attempt to shift the focus away from extremism to the spiritual side of Islam. “Jesus is loved and respected by Muslims and he’s one of the most important prophets in our religion.”

To read the complete article: TV airing for Islam’s story of Christ | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

The Higher Criticism blog makes a good point about the Prophet Jesus’ status as the Messiah (the correct Quranic reference should be Chapter 3, Verse 45 and Allah knows best) and the flaw in the news article.

To see Irshad Ashraf’s CV, click here: http://www.productionbase.co.uk/cv/irshadashraf. He has a diverse background, as you will see, with his references of Bollywood, Oxfam, Japan, rock bands and the Arabic language.

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Update: View the documentary on Muxlim.tv - http://beta.muxlim.tv/search?q=messiah+christ