Mary and Elizabeth.

Mary and Elizabeth were cousins.

Their family must have had great faith.

But their faith may not have been Orthodox.

Both John the Baptist and Jesus were critical of the established religious leaders.

This is in keeping with the Old Testament Prophets.

If you read the Old Testament you will find that the Prophets were harshly critical of their leaders.

This was God's way of renewing His Covenant with Israel.

So both John the Baptist and Jesus were the fulfillment of a long line of Prophets.

This is in keeping with the Islamic understanding of Jesus.

Jesus was a Prophet but not the only Son of God.

Whether Jesus is the Messiah or the Christ is perhaps a moot point if you see him as a figure of renewal of God's Covenant with humanity.

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