> What does the Holy Quran say about Jesus (peace be upon him)
> http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/what_does_quran.html
>
> Most of the following was gathered from the foot notes of the Holy Quran
> that I have. It is translated and documented by Minister Abdullah Yusuf
> Ali.
>
> Muslims believe that Jesus peace be upon him according to the Holy Quran
> is a wonderful, humble, generous messenger of God who came down and
> revealed God's words to his people, the people of Israel. Muslims do not
> believe that Jesus is God, nor they believe that God ever chose to come
> down to earth in a form of a man to die for our sins to purify us and
> forgive us.
>
> According to Islam, Jesus never died on the cross, nor ever wanted to die
> on the cross, nor ever was born to die on the cross. Muslims believe that
> Jesus was sentenced to death, and people thought that he got executed on
> the cross. The Holy Quran rejects this idea, and claims that it is a
> false one. Jesus never died on the cross, nor he ever died for anyone's
> sins. Let us look at what the Holy Quran (The Muslims Holy Scripture) says
> about this issue:
>
> Let's look at verse 4:156-159 "That they rejected Faith; That they uttered
> against Mary A grave false charge; That they said (in boast): 'We killed
> Christ Jesus The son of Mary, The Messenger of Allah.' But they killed
> him not, Nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and
> those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge,
> but only conjunction to follow, for of a surety they killed him not. Nay,
> Allah raised him up Unto Himself; and Allah Is Exalted in Power, Wise.
> And there is none of the people of the book (Jews and Christians) But must
> believe in him (Jesus) Before his death; And on the Day of Judgment He
> (Jesus) will be a witness Against them." The false charge against Mary
> was that she was unchaste. Such a charge is bad enough to make against
> any woman, but to make it against Mary, the mother of Jesus, was to bring
> into redicule Allah's power itself. Islam is specially strong in guarding
> the reputation of women. Slanderers of women are bound to bring four
> witnesses in support of their accusation, and if they fail to produce four
> witnesses, they are be flogged with eighty stripes and debarred forever
> from being competent witnesses.
>
> Let us look at verse 24:4 "And those who launch A charge against chaste
> women, And produce not four witnesses (To support their allegations) Flog
> them with eighty stripes; And reject their evidence Ever after: for such
> men Are wicked transgressors. Unless they repent thereafter And mend
> (their conduct); For Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful." Here we see
> in this Holy Verse how much Allah Almighty cares about not criticizing
> women unless we are absolutely sure about it and we can provide at least 4
> witnesses to support our allegation.
>
> Now in 4:156-159 above "......Nor crucified him,....."
>
> The end of the life of Jesus on earth is as much involved in mystery as
> his birth, and indeed the greater part of his private life, except the
> three main years of his ministry. It is not profitable to discuss the
> many doubts and conjectures among the early Christians sects and among
> Muslims theologians. The Orthodox-Christian Churches make it a cardinal
> point of their doctrine that his life was taken on the Cross, that he died
> and was buried, that on the third day he rose in the body with his wounds
> intact, and walked about and conversed, and ate with his disciples, and
> was afterwards taken up bodily to heaven. This is necessary for the
> theological doctrine of blood sacrifice and vicarious atonement for sins,
> which is rejected by Islam. But some of the early Christian sects did not
> believe that Christ was killed on the cross. The Basilidans believed that
> someone else was substituted for him. The Docetate held that Christ never
> had a real physical or natural body, but only an apparent or phantom body,
> and that his crucifixion was only apparent, not real. The Marcionite
> Gospel (about A.C. 138) denied that Jesus was born, and merely said that
> he appeared in human form. The Gospel of St. Barnabas supported the
> theory of substitution on the Cross. The Quranic teaching is that Christ
> was not crucified nor killed by the Jews, not with standing certain
> apparent circumstances which produced that illusion in the minds of some
> of his enemies; that disputations, doubts, and conjectures on such matters
> are vain; and that he was taken up to Allah Almighty.
>
> Let us look at verse 3:55 "Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! I will take thee
> And raise thee to Myself And clear thee (of the falsehoods) Of those who
> blaspheme; I will make those Who follow thee superior To those who reject
> faith, To the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, And
> I will judge Between you of the matters wherein ye dispute." Here we see
> that Allah Almighty promised Jesus peace be upon him to raise him to
> heaven. Jesus was charged by the Jews with blasphemy as claiming to be
> God or the son of God. The Christians (except a few early sects which
> were annihilated by persecution, and the modern sect of Unitarians),
> adopted the substance of the claim, and made it the cornerstone of their
> faith. Allah Almighty clears Jesus of such a charge or claim. Those who
> follow Jesus are the Muslims and the Christians who don't believe he is
> God. All of the controversies about dogma and faith will disappear when
> we appear before Allah. He will judge not by what we profess but what we
> are.
>
> In 4:156-159 "......Nay Allah raised him up Unto Himself....."
>
> There is a difference of opinion as to the exact interpretation of this
> verse. The words are: The Jews did not kill Jesus, but Allah raised him
> up (rafa'ahu...in Arabic) to Himself. Some people hold that Jesus did not
> die the usual human death, but still lives in the body in heaven, which is
> the generally accepted Muslim view. Another hold that he did die but not
> when he was supposed to be crucified, and that is being "raised up" unto
> Allah means that instead of being disgraced as a malefactor, as the Jews
> intended, he was on the contrary honoured by Allah Almighty as His
> Messenger. The same word (rafa'a) is used in association with honour in
> connection with Al Mustafa (Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him).
>
> Let us look at verse 94:4 "And raised high the esteem (In which) thou (are
> held)?". The prophet's (any prophet) virtues, the magnanimity of his
> character, and his love for mankind were fully recognized even in his
> lifetime, and his name stands highest among the heroic leaders of mankind.
>
> Let us also look at verse 37:119 "And We (Allah) left (this blessing) for
> them among generations (To come) in later times: Peace and salutation To
> Moses and Aaron! Thus indeed do We reward Those who do right." Here we
> see how Allah Almighty rewards Moses and Aaron peace be upon them. They
> are considered his messengers.
>
> In 4:156-159 ".....But must believe in him (Jesus) Before his death...."
>
> Those who hold that Jesus did not die say that Jesus is still living in
> the body and that he will appear just before the Final Day, when the world
> will be purified of sin and unbelief. There will be a final death before
> the final Resurrection, but all will have believed before that final
> death.
>
> In 4:156-159 ".....He (Jesus) will be a witness Against them."
>
> Jesus will be the witness of his people and his contemporaries for those
> who accept Allah, and against those who reject Him.
>
> Let us look at verse 4:41-42 "How then if We brought From each People a
> witness, And We (Allah) brought thee As a witness against These People.
> On that day those who reject faith and disobey the Messenger will wish
> that the earth Were made one with them: But never will they hide A single
> fact from Allah !" Here in this Holy Verse we see that Allah Almighty
> will judge people based on what their messengers had told them. Allah
> Almighty sent to nations and tribes prophets and messengers to direct
> those people from the darkness of Satan, to the light of Allah Almighty.
>
> Let's look at verse 3:59 "The similitude of Jesus Before Allah is as that
> of Adam; He (Allah) created him (Jesus) from dust, Then said to him: Be.
> And he was." After a description of the high position which Jesus
> occupies as a prophet, we have a reputation of the dogma that he was
> Allah, or the son of Allah, or anything more than a man. If it is said
> that he was born without a human father, Adam was also so born. Indeed
> Adam was born without either a human father or mother. As far as our
> physical bodies are concerned, they are mere dust. In Allah's sight Jesus
> was a dust just as Adam was or humanity is. The greatness of Jesus arose
> from the Divine command "Be", for after that he was. He also was a great
> spiritual leader.
>
> Let's look at verse 4:171-172 "O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in
> your religion: nor say Of Allah ought but the truth. Christ Jesus the
> son of Mary was (no more than) A Messenger of Allah, And His Word, which
> He bestowed on Mary, and the Spirit proceeding From Him: so believe In
> Allah and His Messengers. Say not "Trinity": desist: It will be better
> for you: For Allah is One God: Glory to Him: (Far Exalted is He) above
> Having a son. To Him (Allah) Belong all things in the heavens And on
> earth. And enough Is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
>
> Christ disdaineth no To serve and worship Allah, Nor do the angels, those
> Nearest (to Allah): Those who disdain His worship and are arrogant, He
> will gather them all Together unto Himself (Jesus) to (answer)."
>
> In 4:171-172 ".....Commit no excesses in your religion....."
>
> Just as a foolish servant may go wrong by excess of zeal for his master,
> so in religion people's excesses may lead them to blasphemy or a spirit
> the very opposite of religion. The Jewish excesses in the direction of
> formalism, radicalism, exclusiveness, and rejection of Christ Jesus have
> been denounced in many places. Here the Christian attitude is condemned,
> which raises Jesus to an equality with Allah; in some cases venerates Mary
> almost to idolatry; attributes a physical son to Allah; and invents the
> doctrine of the Trinity, opposed to all reason, which according to the
> Athanasian Creed, unless a man believes, he is doomed to hell forever.
>
> Let us look at verse 11:110 "We (Allah) certainly gave the Book To Moses,
> but differences Arose therein: had it not been That a Word had gone forth
> Before from thy Lord, the matter Would have been decided Between them:
> but they Are in suspicious doubt Concerning it." Previous revelations are
> not to be denied or dishonoured because those who nominally go by them
> have corrupted and deprived them of spiritual value by their vain
> controversies and disputes. It was possible to settle such disputes under
> the flag, as it were, or the old Revelations, but Allah's Plan was to
> revive and rejuvenate His Message through Islam, amongst a newer and
> younger people, unhampered by the burden of age-old prejudices.
>
> Let us look at verse 10:19 "Mankind was but one nation, but differed
> (later). Had it not Been for a Word That went forth before From they
> Lord, their differences Would have been settled Between them." All
> mankind was created one, and Allah's Message to mankind is in essence one,
> the Message of Unity and Truth. But as selfishness and egotism got hold
> of man, certain differences sprang up between individuals, races, and
> nations, and in His infinite Mercy He sent them messengers and messages to
> suit their varying mentality, to test them by His gifts, and stir them up
> to emulation in virtue and piety.
>
> When men began to diverge from one another, Allah made their very
> differences subserve the higher ends by increasing their emulation in
> virtue and piety, and thus pointing back to the ultimate Unity and
> Reality.
>
> In 4:171-172 ".....Say not "Trinity": desist....."
>
> Christ's attributes are mentioned:
>
> 1- That he was the son of a woman, Mary, and therefore a man.
>
> 2- But a messenger, a man with a mission from Allah, and therefore
> entitled to honour.
>
> 3- A word bestowed on Mary, for he was created by Allah's word "Be"
> (kun....in Arabic), and he was.
>
> 4- A spirit proceeding from Allah, but not Allah. His life and his
> mission were more limited than in the case of some other Messengers,
> through we must pay equal honour to him as a prophet from Allah.
>
> The doctrine of Trinity, equality with Allah, and sonship, are repudiated
> as blasphemies. Allah is independent of all needs and has no need of a son
> to manage His affairs. The Gospel of John in the Bible has put in a great
> deal of Alexandrine and Gnostic mysticism round the doctrine of the Word
> (Greek, Logos), but it is simply explained in the Holy Quran.
>
> In 4:156-159 ".....To serve and worship Allah....."
>
> Christ often watched and prayed, as a humble worshipper of Allah; and his
> agony in the Garden of Gethsemane was full of human dignity, suffering,
> and self-humiliation.
>
> In 4:156-159 ".....He (Jesus) will gather them all together unto Himself
> To (answer)."
>
> The disdainful and the arrogant are the crew of Satan, who will be
> gathered together before the Supreme Throne for punishment.
>
>
>
> Does the Noble Quran in Verse 19:33 confirm Jesus' crucifixion?
>
> Here is what Noble Verse 19:33 states: "So peace is upon me [Jesus] the
> day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up
> to life." Trinitarian Christians believe that Jesus was GOD Himself, or
> part of GOD, came to earth, was crucified on the cross to purify our sins
> and then raised from death back to life and went up to heaven until he
> will come back again to this earth. The Noble Quran does not in anyway
> support this theory!. We Muslims believe that Jesus was born from a
> Noble Virgin; Mary the Virgin, preached the word of GOD to the people of
> Israel, raised to Allah Almighty alive (even though he might have been put
> on the cross, but never actually died), will come back to earth again to
> fight the army of Satan and then die a natural death and then be raised
> again back to life from death as we all do in the Day of Judgement. Some
> Muslim scholars say that Jesus not being crucified in Noble Verse 4:157
> means that he was put on the cross but didn't die, and others say that it
> means that he was not put on the cross itself and never died either.
> There are some Christian sects such as the Basilidans, the Docetate and
> the Marcionite do not believe that Jesus was put on the cross.
>
> Either way, it doesn't really matter whether he was put on the cross or
> not. The more important point is that Jesus never died according to
> Islam. There is a similar Verse to 19:33 in the Noble Quran that was
> mentioned to another Messenger of GOD: "So peace on him [Yahya, or John
> the Baptist] the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that
> he will be raised up to life! (The Noble Quran, 19:15)" This Noble Verse
> (19:15) is similar to 19:33, where it does not at all state that any
> Messenger of GOD was crucified or will die twice!. The reason why no
> Messenger of GOD will ever die twice is because Allah Almighty said
> clearly in His Noble Book that every soul He creates (this includes all of
> His Messengers and Prophets even Jesus) shall taste death once; "Nor will
> they [all humans who end up in heaven] there taste death, except the first
> death; and He will preserve them from the penalty of the blazing fire.
> (The Noble Quran, 44:56)".
>
>
>
> Further sites to research:
>
> Please visit: The blessed Jesus in Islam.
> http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/blessed_jesus.htm
>
> From the Jewish point of view: New evidence that proves that Jesus never
> resurrected.
> http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/AncientIsrael/introduction.htm
>
> Did Isaiah 53 really prophecies Jesus' crucifixion? Isaiah 53 perfectly
> agrees with Islam's claims regarding Jesus peace be upon him never died on
> the cross and he was lifted to Allah Almighty. I also exposed the
> intentional mistranslation of Isaiah 53:9 to hopelessly try to prove the
> dogma of trinity.
> http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/isaiah_53.htm
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