The Nazarene Kashmiri Christ — Page 13
13. The literal translation of this verse is "And for their (the Jews) 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. " (Verse 158-159 Sura Al-Nisa). These verses must be read in their context and against their background. The earlier verse 157 is وَ بِكُفْرِهِمْ وَقَوْلِهِمْ عَلَى مَرْيَمَ بُهْتَانًا عَظيما ل which means "And because of their disbelief and their uttering against Mary a grievous calumny. " This very verse brings to light the claim of the Jews. إنا قتلنا المسيح عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. Sura Al-Nisa Verse 158. In this verse the words "we did kill the. Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah. are spoken by the Jews disparagingly, meaning "we have killed Jesus who posed as the Messiah and a. Messenger of Allah. " But Allah refutes their false claim by saying in the Holy Quran: وما قتلوه وما صلبوه. Sura Al-Nisa Verse 158