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to that point in time when the Councils of Nicaea and Ephesus forged these blasphemous dogmas which attributed Divinity to both Christ and his mother. . It would also not be unreasonable to assert that Jesus must have suffered his death before the Quranic passage 5. 117 118 was revealed to our beloved Prophet. One needs to understand that a refusal to accept this logical conclusion could reflect seriously upon the authority of the. Glorious Quran. . VERDICT OF TRADITIONS ON DEATH OF CHRIST. While the Holy Quran bears evidence of the death of Christ as an event aleady transpired in numerous other verses which cannot be discussed in this book on account of the restricted availability of space, several. Traditions attributed to our beloved Prophet also establish the death of the Messiah as an event of history. It is for instance related that the Holy. Prophet himself believed that 'the son of Mary lived for a hundred and twenty years'¹ and while the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community may continue to deny the authenticity of this Tradition, well documented in Islamic literature, it has often been authenticated by many a Muslim scholar including such revered personalities as Shihab al. Din Ahmad Qastalani” and Imam Abu'l Fida Isma'il al Kathir. 93. In another statement, the Holy Prophet of Islam is believed to have declared: 'Had Moses and Jesus been alive today, they would have followed me. '. The authenticity of this Tradition is acknowledged by, amongst others,. Imam Muhammed ibn 'Abd al Baqi al Zurqani,94 and Imam Abu'l Fida Isma'il ibn Kathir. 95 91. Kanz al Ummal: Vol 6. pg 160 92. Mawahib al Ludunniyya: Vol 1. pg 42 93. Tafsir al Quran: Mariyyah Press, Cairo: Vol 2. pg 242 94. Sharh Zurqani: Vol 6. pg 54 95. Tafsir al Quran: Miriyyah Press, Cairo: Vol 2. pg 246 158