Jesus In India — Page 14
4 JESUS IN INDIA beliefs which have found their way into the creeds of the Muslims and the Christians. However, this requires some elaboration which is as follows. It should be clearly known that most Muslims and Christians think that Jesus, may peace be on him, went to the heavens alive; and both these groups have continued to indeed presume for a long time that Jesus, may peace be on him, is still alive in the heavens and will again come down to the earth sometime in the latter days. The only difference in the views of these two con- tending groups of Muslims and Christians is that Christians believe that Jesus, may peace be on him, died on the cross, was resurrected, went to heaven in his earthly body, seated himself on the right hand of his Father and will return to the earth for judgment in the latter days. They further say that that very Jesus Christ is the God, Creator, and Master of the world and that there is none other beside him; he it is who, in the latter days, will descend to the earth in glory and majesty to pronounce reward and punishment. Then will every single such person, who has not believed in him or his mother as God, be caught and thrown into hell, where crying and grinding of teeth will be their lot. But the aforesaid sects of Muslims say that Jesus, may peace be on him, was never crucified, nor did he die on the cross. Instead, when the Jews arrested him for crucifixion, an angel of God took him to the heavens in his earthly body, and that he is still alive there, and his station is the second heaven where the prophet Yahya or John is also quartered. Muslims, moreover, believe that Jesus, may peace be on him, is an exalted prophet of God but not God, nor the Son of God. They also say that he will, in the latter days, descend to the earth, near the Minaret