Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be upon him) , and await his second coming. They consider him one of the greatest of Gods messengers to mankind. A Muslim never refers to him simply as Jesus', but always adds the phrase peace be upon him. The Quraan confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Quraan is entitled Mary') in her time, and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Quraan describes the creation of Jesus as follows (interpretation of the meaning): Behold! the Angel said, God has chosen you, and purified you, and chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary, God gives you glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name shall be the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and the Hereafter, and one that shall speak to the people from his cradle and in maturity, and shall be of the righteous.' She said: O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?' He said: Even so; God creates what He wills. When He decrees a thing, He but says to it, Be! and it is. (Quraan, Surat (chapter) Aala Imraan, 3:42-7) Jesus (peace be upon him) was born miraculously through the same power which had brought Adam (peace be upon him) into being without a father: Truly, the likeness of Jesus unto Allaah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, and then said to him, Be!' and he was. (3:59) During his prophetic mission, Jesus (peace be upon him) was granted and performed many miracles. The Quraan tells us that he said (interpretation of meaning): I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by Allaahs leave. And I heal the blind and the lepers, and I raise the dead by Allaahs leave. (3:49) Other miracles include speaking soon after birth in defense of his mother's piety. God's other gifts to him included healing the blind and the sick, reviving the dead, and, most importantly, the message he was carrying. These miracles were granted to him by God to establish him as a prophet. According to the Quraan, he was not crucified, but only appeared so; instead, Allaah raised him unto Heaven. (Quraan, Chapter Maryam) Neither Muhammad (peace be upon him), nor Jesus (peace be upon him), came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in one God, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Quran Jesus (peace be upon him), is reported as saying that he came: To attest the law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden you; I have come to you with a sign form your Lord, so fear God and obey me. (3:50)