The Qur'an describes several extraordinary miracles performed by Jesus — always stressing that they occurred "by God's permission," never by his own power.
As described on the previous page, the infant Jesus spoke to defend his mother from accusations, declaring himself a servant and prophet of God while still in the cradle. (See Qur'an 19:29–33 and 3:46.)
"...that I design for you from clay [something] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah."
Qur'an 3:49, also 5:110Jesus is described as shaping a bird from clay and, by God's permission, breathing life into it so that it flew away — a sign given to the Children of Israel of his prophethood.
"And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead — by permission of Allah."
Qur'an 3:49Jesus is described as restoring sight to those born blind and curing lepers, again always framed as occurring only through God's will and permission, not through any power inherent to Jesus himself.
The same verse (3:49) states that Jesus gave life to the dead by God's permission — understood by Islamic scholars as a literal miracle of resurrection performed as a sign of his prophethood, again entirely dependent on divine permission.
"And [I inform you] of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."
Qur'an 3:49Jesus is described as being able to tell people what they had eaten and what they stored in their homes — knowledge beyond ordinary human perception, given to him as a further sign to the Children of Israel.
Chapter 5 of the Qur'an, Al-Ma'idah ("The Table Spread"), is named after an event in which the disciples asked Jesus to request that God send down a table of food from heaven, as a feast and a confirmation of faith. Jesus prayed to God for it, and God agreed to send it down, warning that anyone who then disbelieved would be punished severely.
"Said Jesus, the son of Mary, 'O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.'"
Qur'an 5:114Islamic scholars emphasize that these miracles demonstrate the greatness of Jesus as a prophet, sent with signs appropriate to his era — a time when Israelite society placed great value on medicine and healing. However, they are explicitly framed throughout the Qur'an as acts of God performed through Jesus, not evidence of his own divine power. Islam draws a clear distinction: a miracle performed by a prophet, through God's will, is different from an act performed by God Himself out of His own independent power.