Why is Jesus Called Isa in Arabic? Sam Shamoun The Quran changes Jesus' real name from Yeshua, meaning "Yahweh is salvation," to Isa, which has no real connection to His Hebrew name. Worse, Isa sounds like Esau, the rejected brother of Jacob. Even Muslim scholar Ahmed Deedat admitted this, proving this isn't a lie. Why would the Quran do this? The real Jesus is God in the flesh, sent to save us from sin, just as His name means. The Quran hides this truth on purpose. "She will give birth to a son