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being able to prove Jesus alive on the earth, they began to say, Jesus had gone to heaven. Thus they attributed to innocent Jesus the curse of God. . All this, due to their weakness and their notorious simple-mindedness!. It is also probable that the clever idea of. Jesus' ascent to heaven was invented by some one to divert the attention of the Jews. Subsequently this became a general belief. general belief. Jews and. Christians remained like this until in the fullness of time the Holy Prophet Muhammad, aided by the Holy Spirit, made his august appearance. He cleared the clouds of ignorance on the authority of divine revelation. He proclaimed loudly to clear. Jesus from the curse of Jews and Christians: "And their saying, 'We did kill the Messiah,. Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah'; whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified; and those who differ therein are certainly in a state of doubt about it; they have no definite knowledge thereof, but only follow a conjecture; and they did not convert this conjecture into a certainty ;on the contrary, Allah exalted Him to. Himself, and Allah is Mighty, Wise. " 158-159). (Qur'an 4. No Chirstian should view this established truth with astonishment. This is in accord with reason and proved by evidence. It safeguards Jesus' honour and is in keeping with the scriptural prophecies. . In this world of ours such incidents of swooning 49