Life of Ahmad — Page 303
as JESUS as IS DEAD 303 3. There were at that time 12, 17, 18, 19 disciples with him. 3. There was with him only one person on whom the likeness was cast. 4. The man on whom his likeness was cast said 'I am Jesus. ' 4. The man on whom the likeness was cast said 'I am not Jesus. ' 5. Jesus as was very restless that night. 5. He was quite calm. 6. The man on whom his likeness was cast was a jew. 6. He was a disciple. 7. The likeness was cast. 7. It was not cast. 8. Another person was killed. 8. No one was killed. 9. A few persons arrested Jesus as. 9. Four thousand Jews came for the purpose. Intelligent commentators like Abu H ayy a n have discarded all such stories. The words of the Quran (Al-Nis a ’ 4:158) according to the idiom of the language only mean that the matter was made obscure for them, or that Jesus as was made to appear to them like one crucified. Then there are the words (Al-Nis a ’ 4:159) which are interpreted to mean that Jesus as was lifted up to the sky, while the words are wholly inapt to convey that meaning. The word shows that it has been used for the refutation of some false charges stated against Jesus as in the previous lines—the charges were about his birth