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Islamic views on Jesus's death. The biblical account of the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus (ʿĪsā) recorded in the Christian New Testament is traditionally rejected by the major branches of Islam, [1][2][3][4][5] but like Christians they believe that Jesus ascended to heaven and he will, according to Islamic literary sources ...
- Original Sin?
- The Crucifixion
- Jesus Did Not Die
Before describing what Muslims believe about Jesus’ crucifixion, it may be useful to understand the Islamic reaction to the notion of original sin. When Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree in paradise, they were not tempted by a serpent. It was Satan who deceived and cajoled them, whereupon they exercised their free will and made an error in j...
Jesus’ message was rejected by most of the Israelites as well as the Roman authorities. Those who believed formed a small band of followers around him, known as the disciples. The Israelites plotted and conspired against Jesus and formulated a plan to have him assassinated. He was to be executed in public, in a particularly gruesome manner, well kn...
The Israelites and the Roman authorities were not able to harm Jesus. God says clearly that He took Jesus up to Himself and cleared him of the false statements made in Jesus’ name. In the previous verse, when God said He “will take” Jesus, he uses the word mutawaffeeka. Without a clear understanding of the richness of the Arabic language, and knowl...
The Christian response to Islamic teachings concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is as follows. 1. Jesus Died on a Cross for the Sins of the World. The Bible not only says that it was Jesus who died on the cross and not Simon or Judas, it says that He died on a cross for the sins of the world.
and for boasting, “We killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.”. But they neither killed nor crucified him—it was only made to appear so. 1 Even those who argue for this ˹crucifixion˺ are in doubt. They have no knowledge whatsoever—only making assumptions. They certainly did not kill him.
- اِذۡ قَالَ اللّٰہُ یٰعِیۡسٰۤی اِنِّیۡ مُتَوَفِّیۡکَ وَ رَافِعُکَ اِلَیَّ وَ مُطَہِّرُکَ مِنَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا وَ جَاعِلُ الَّذِیۡنَ اتَّبَعُوۡکَ فَوۡقَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اِلٰی یَوۡمِ الۡقِیٰمَۃِ ۚ ثُمَّ اِلَیَّ مَرۡجِعُکُمۡ فَاَحۡکُمُ بَیۡنَکُمۡ فِیۡمَا کُنۡتُمۡ فِیۡہِ تَخۡتَلِفُوۡنَ ﴿۵۶﴾
- بَلۡ رَّفَعَہُ اللّٰہُ اِلَیۡہِ ؕ وَ کَانَ اللّٰہُ عَزِیۡزًا حَکِیۡمًا ﴿۱۵۹﴾ Translation: On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself. And Allah is Mighty, Wise.
- فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّیۡتَنِیۡ کُنۡتَ اَنۡتَ الرَّقِیۡبَ عَلَیۡہِمۡ ؕ Translation: Since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been the Watcher over them.
- اِنۡ مِّنۡ اَہۡلِ الۡکِتٰبِ اِلَّا لَیُؤۡمِنَنَّ بِہٖ قَبۡلَ مَوۡتِہٖ ۚ Translation: And there is none among the People of the Book but will believe in it before his death.
Feb 24, 2021 · Ayoub MM (1980) Towards an Islamic Christology, II: the death of Jesus, reality or delusion. The Muslim World: A Quarterly Review of History, Culture, Religions & The Christian Mission in Islamdom 70(2): 91–121.
Aug 11, 2021 · This Islamic denial flows from the Qur'anic verse "They (the Jews) did not kill him (Jesus), nor did they crucify him, but it/he appeared so unto them." It seems like your argument is as follows: 1) If Islam is true, Jesus was not crucified. 2) Jesus was crucified. 3) Therefore, Islam is not true. To defend the crucial second premise, your cite ...
