Masih (title)

Masih is the Arabic translation of the Hebrew title messiah, meaning "the anointed one".[1] It is used as a title for Jesus by both Muslims and Arabic speaking Christians, because they believe him to be the prophesied Jewish messiah of the Hebrew Bible. He is also commonly known as the Christ, which is the Greek translation of messiah.[2] Similarly, Masih is used by Arabic speaking Jews to refer to the concept of the messiah in Judaism.

This article is about the Arabic title. For the Hebrew title, see Messiah. For the Greek title, see Christ (title). For Jesus of Nazareth, see Jesus. For the Islamic theological concept of the messiah, see Islamic messianism. For other uses, see Masih (disambiguation).

See also

References
  1. Tanagho, Samy (2017). Glad News!: God Loves You, My Muslim Friend!. Moody Publishers. ISBN 9780802495778. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. McDowell, Josh; Walker, Jim (2013). "Understanding Islam and Christianity". Harvest House Publishers. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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