Jesus(a.s.) was not crucified.
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I am a Christian by birth but with a strong faith in Islam. I am not converted
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principles. Could you please let me know in details about the birth, life and
death of Jesus as per the Quran, as i have come to know that Jesus did not die
on the cross (which the Christians believe it to be).
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Answer:
Jesus(a.s.) was not
crucified
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Your
Question: Could you please let me know in details about the birth, life and
death of Jesus as per the Quran
Respected Sister in humanity, the Noble Prophet and
Messenger of Allah, Jesus Christ son of Mary (a.s.) is honorably mentioned
several times by the Lord Creator in His Last and Final Message of the Glorious
Quran….and if truth be told, if we were to quote you all the verses regarding
the birth, death and especially the life of the Noble Prophet Jesus (a.s.), it
would indeed make lengthy reading!
What we can do for you here is quote you a few verses of the
Quran regarding the subject where there is a stark difference in belief between
the two major religions of Christianity and Islam.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah
Maryam verses 16-35:
16 Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary when she withdrew from her
family to a place in the East.
17 She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them: then We sent to
her Our Angel, and it appeared before her as a man in all respects.
18 She said: "I seek refuge from thee in (Allah) Most Gracious:
(come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."
19 He (the Angel) said: "Nay! I am only a messenger from thy Lord
(to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son."
20 She said: "How shall I have a son seeing that no man has
touched me and I am not unchaste?"
21 He said: "So (it will be): thy Lord Saith `That is easy for Me:
and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': it is a
matter (so) Decreed."
22 So she conceived him (the babe Jesus (a.s.), and she retired with
him to a remote place.
23 And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree:
she cried (in her anguish): "Ah! Would that I had died before this! Would
that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!"
24 But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-free): "Grieve
not! For thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;
25 And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: it will let
fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.
26 So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man say `I have
vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious and this day will I enter into no talk
with any human being.'"
27 At length she brought the (babe Jesus (a.s.)) to her people carrying
him (in her arms). They said: "O
Mary! Truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!
28 O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother
a woman unchaste!"
29 But she pointed to the babe (Jesus (a.s.)). They said: "How can we talk to one who
is a child in the cradle?"
30 He (the babe Jesus (a.s.)) said: "I am indeed a servant of
Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a Prophet;
31 And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on
me prayer and charity as long as I live;
32 (He) hath made me kind to my mother and
not overbearing or miserable;
33 So Peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the
Day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"
34 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of Truth about
which they (vainly) dispute.
35 It is not befitting to (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a
son! Glory be to Him! When He determines
a matter, He only says to it: "Be"; and it is!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verses 45-48:
45 Behold! The Angels said
"O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will
be Christ Jesus the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter;
and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah.
46 He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity and he
shall be (of the company) of the righteous."
47 She said: "O my Lord!
How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what
He willeth; when He hath Decreed a plan He but saith to it `Be' and it is!”
48 "And Allah will teach him the Book
and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel.”
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah
Maryam verses 88-93:
88 They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"
89 Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!
90 As if the skies are ready to burst, the earth
to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin.
91 That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious!
92 For it is not consonant with the Majesty
of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son.
93 Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to
(Allah) Most Gracious as a servant.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verses 171-172:
171 O people of the Book! Commit
no excesses in your religion: nor say of Allah aught but truth. Christ
Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word
which He bestowed on Mary, and a 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
Allah: Glory be to Him!: (far Exalted
is He) above having a son! To Him
belong all things in the heavens and on earth.
And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
172 Christ disdaineth not 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 to (answer).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verses 115-116:
115 To Allah belong the East and the West; whithersoever ye turn there
is the presence of Allah. For Allah is
All-Pervading All-Knowing.
116 They say: "Allah hath begotten a
son"; Glory be to Him. Nay! To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and
on earth; everything renders worship to Him.
117 To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth; when
He Decreeth a matter He saith to it: "Be"; and it is.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verses 72-73:
72 They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is
Christ the son of Mary!”
But said Christ: "O children of
73 They do blaspheme who say: ‘Allah is one of three in a Trinity’: for
there is no god except One Allah. If
they desist not from their word (of blasphemy) verily a grievous penalty will
befall the blasphemers among them.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verses 17-18:
17 In blasphemy indeed are those that say
that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power
against Allah if His Will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother,
and all- everyone that is on the earth?
For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all
that is between. He createth what He
pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all
things."
18 (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of Allah
and His beloved." Say: "Why
then doth He punish you for your sins?
Nay ye are but men of the men He hath created: He forgiveth whom He
pleaseth and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to Allah belongeth the dominion
of the heavens and the earth and all that is between: and unto Him is the final
goal (of all)."
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verse 30:
30 The Jews call Uzair a son of Allah and the
Christians call Christ the son of Allah.
That is a saying from their mouths!; (in this) they but imitate
what the disbelievers of old used to say.
Allah's curse be on them: how
they are deluded away from the Truth!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imraan verses 59-60:
59 The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as
that of Adam: He created him (Adam) from dust then said to him: "Be"
and he was!
60 The Truth (comes) from Allah Alone; so be not of those who doubt.
Your Question: …..i
have come to know that Jesus did not die on the cross (which the Christians
believe it to be).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verses 157-158:
157 That they (the Jews) 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 conjecture to follow; for of
a surety they killed him not.
158 Nay! Allah
raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
The All-Knowing All-Aware Lord of the heavens and the
earth Declares in Truth in His Glorious Quran that the Noble Prophet Jesus son
of Mary (a.s.) was neither crucified, nor killed, nor did he die a natural
death (yet); but rather the Lord Most Gracious Most Merciful raised the Noble
Messenger of Allah Jesus (a.s.) unto Him and made it appear to his enemies that
they had ‘killed’ him!
Although the Glorious Quran itself is silent on the issue
of the ‘second coming of Christ Jesus (a.s.)’, the Last and Final Messenger of
Allah, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah (saws) prophesized in truth that the Noble
Prophet Jesus (a.s.) will come to earth again before the end of time, follow
and implement the Law of the Quran, and will annihilate the evil liar and
Anti-Christ, ‘Ad-Dajjal’, establish the Law of the Lord on the earth, will live
for a period of 40 years on the earth, will marry on this earth, will die a
natural death, and will be buried by the believers next to the grave of Prophet
Mohamed (saws) in Madinah.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.658 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) said "How will
you be when the son of Maryam (i.e. Prophet Jesus (a.s.)) descends amongst you,
and he will judge people by the Law of the Qur'an and not by the law of
Gospel!”
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4310 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘There is no prophet
between me and him, that is, Jesus (a.s.). He (Jesus (a.s.)) will descend (to
the earth). When you see him, recognize him: a man of medium height, reddish
fair, wearing two light yellow garments, looking as if drops were falling down
from his head though it will not be wet. He will fight the people for the Cause
of Islam. He will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish ‘jizyah’. Allah will
perish all religions except Islam. He will destroy the Antichrist (Ad-Dajjal)
and will live on the earth for forty years and then he will die. The Muslims
will pray over him.’
Sahih Muslim Hadith 293 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) say:
‘Jesus (a.s.), the son of Maryam, would then descend and their (Muslims')
commander would invite him to come and lead them in prayer, but he would say:
‘No, some amongst you are commanders over some (amongst you). This is the honor
from Allah for this (Muslim) Ummah.’
Sahih Muslim Hadith 2877 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Hanzalah al-Aslami reported: ‘I heard Abu Hurayrah
as narrating from Allah's Messenger (saws) who said: ‘By Him in Whose Hand is
my life, Son of Mary (Jesus (a.s.)) would certainly pronounce ‘Talbiyah’ for
Hajj or for Umrah or for both, in the valley of Rawha.’
Sahih Muslim Hadith 7023 (part) Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr
…..He then reported that Allah's Messenger
(saws) said: ‘The (Anti-Christ) Dajjal will appear in my Ummah and he will stay
(in the world) for forty—(I cannot say whether he meant forty days, forty
months or forty years.) Allah will then
send Jesus (a.s.), son of Mary, who will chase the Dajjal and kill him…….’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 5772 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Salam
The description of Muhammad is written in the
Torah, and also that Isa (a.s.), son of Mary, who will be buried alongside him
(beside the grave of Prophet Mohamed (saws) in Madinah).
Respected sister in humanity, the above are only a few of
the quotes found in the Glorious Quran and the authentic and established Sunnah
of the Last and Final Messenger of Allah (saws)….if you do indeed require to
study all the quotes regarding the mention of the Noble Prophet Jesus Christ
son of Mary (a.s.) from the Quran, all you need to do is write back to us, and
if Allah Wills, we shall send the whole list of quotations regarding the Noble
Jesus (a.s.) to you.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
