The Tomb of Jesus — Page 8
8. CHAPTER I. Jesus Did Not Die On the Cross. Biblical Evidences. The Ahmadiyya version of the crucifixion of Jesus is of paramount interest. According to the. Ahmadiyya belief, Jesus did not die on the cross. . When taken down from the cross, he was still alive, in a state of unconsciousness. He was rescued from the sepulchre by his close friends and followers. Medicine was administered to his wounds and he was restored to health. . The followers of the Ahmadiyya. Movement in Islam cite many verses from the. Holy Quran in proof of their doctrine that Jesus was saved from the ignominy of the accursed death on the cross. They advance a number of arguments even from the Bible in support of their claim:. I. "But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. " "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of