When the angels said, 0 Mary, surely God gives you good news of a word from Him. His name is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, eminent in the world and in the hereafter and one who is near God.

Thus the Koran declares that Jesus is the Messiah. But, although it calls Jesus the Messiah eleven times, the Koran does not explain the meaning of this title. For this reason, one must read outside the Koran to know the significance of this title and the blessing attached to it.
Long before the writing of the Koran, the Biblical scriptures revealed the worldwide blessing promised through the Messiah. The Koran confirms that the Biblical scriptures were given by God:

And surely we gave Moses the book (Torah) ...
(Surah No. 2 AZ-Baqarah:87)

Say, We believe in God and ... what was given to the prophets from our Lord,
(Surah No. 2 Al-Baqarah:136)

... and we gave David the Psalms(Zabur)
(Surah No. 4 An-Nisa:163)

And we sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus son of Mary-, confirming the Torah before him; and we gave to him the Gospel(Injil) which contains guidance and light-, and confirming the Torah before it, as a guidance and an admonition for the pious.
(Surah No. 5 AZ Ma'Idah:46)

Moreover, the Koran exhorts to believe in the Biblical scriptures given beforetime:

0 you who believe, believe in God and... the book that was revealed from before.
(Surah No. 4 An-Nisa:136)

In order to believe in the Biblical scriptures, however, they must be known. The Biblical scriptures in the following pages reveal why and how the Messiah is God's blessing for the whole world.

Book One