InvestigateTruth
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From Islamic view Jesus pbuh raised to heaven and will be back in similar way.
And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain. (4:157)
(And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow thee above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return, and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ. (3:55)
So from verse 4:157 it is very clear that they didn't slay or crucify him,so simply he didn't die.
in verse 3:55 it is clear that god ascent Jesus pbuh to him to heaven
Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision. (3:169)
This verse is different that the one who have been slain in the way of god will be saved and of course his body was dead,so he'll have a new body.
So as i can see that Islam view do contradict christian view,whereas Bahai view is saying both are correct and that can't be.
DearFear God,
Thank you for quoting the verses of Quran regarding this.
So, let's make this clear.
The verse 4:157, can be understood in different ways:
"And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain." (4:157)
1) One way, is that, as you said, Jesus was not crucified nor killed.
2) second way is that, the verse does not say, Jesus was not crucified, but it says, "they (the Jews) did not crucify Him", but it was Allah who wanted Him to be killed. In another Words, it was not Jews who thought they have power to crucify Jesus, but it was the Will of God for Jesus to be Cruicified and killed and ascend to Him.
and in fact there are other verses in Quran that says, God made Jesus Die:
"Remember when God said, "O Jesus! verily I will cause thee to die, and will take thee up to myself and deliver thee from those who believe not; and I will place those who follow thee above those who believe not, until the day of resurrection. Then, to me is your return, and wherein ye differ will I decide between you." (3:55)
al-Imran 3:55
This view, is farther supported from Quran, that it is God, who makes everyone die, not others. For example:
"Ye (Muslims) slew them not, but Allah slew them. And thou (Muhammad) threwest not when thou didst throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair test from Him. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower" (Koran 8.17).
Does this mean the Muslims didn't fight? Clearly, the Moslems fought and slew them, but it was the Will of God.
3) the Third way, is that, the verse can be a spiritual verse, and not talking about the physical body of Jesus. It could be talking about the Spirit of Jesus that was not crucified nor killed.
This view is also supported by verses from Quran and Bible:
"There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body." 1 Corin. 15:44
"They will ask thee of the spirit. Say, 'The spirit comes at the bidding of my Lord, and ye are given but a little knowledge thereof.'" Quran 17:85
So, it could be that the verse is talking about, the Spiritual body, but not the natural body.
Therefore as you can see, the verse is not clear, as it can be interpreted in different ways. Therefore, this verse requires Taweel (interpretation).
Moreover in verse 3:55 it says: "...wherein ye differ will I decide between you." (3:55)
If you remember, only God knows the interpretation of verses that require Taweel.(See Quran 3:7) and He decides between us.
Moreover, according to Quran, its Taweel was to come in 1000 years.
And when its Taweel came, I know, the verse does not mean Jesus physically ascended to sky, but it is talking about spiritual reality of Jesus. In another words, it was the Will of God, that His Messenger be cruicified and killed, in the Path of God, so He ascends to Heaven.
Therefore, I do not see any contradiction between Quran and Bible.
Moreover, there is no verse in Quran that says, Heaven is in the sky. There is no verse in Quran that says, Heaven is a materialistic place. It says, the parable of heaven is like a place with river, trees, fruits, etc…
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