Message of the Holy Quran — Page 291
~ 291 ~ natural death of ¬ , And Muhammad is but a Messenger. Verily, all Mes- sengers have passed away before him…. 3:145 Remember the time when Allah said, 'O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will raise thee to Myself,… 3:56 …whereas they slew him not, nor did they bring about his death on the cross, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified; … 4:158 On the contrary, Allah ex- alted him to Himself… 4:159 The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely Messengers like unto him had passed away before him. …. 5:76 And I was a witness over them as long as I remained among them, but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been the Watcher over them, …. 5:118 Nor did We give them bod- ies that ate not food, neither were they to live for ever. 21:9 We granted not everlasting life to any mortal before thee. If thou shouldst die, shall they live here for ever? 21:35