The True Story of Jesus — Page vi
Foreword Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him, stands out as one of the most controversial characters in religious history. Differing opin- ions about him have drawn divisive lines between billions of people, and millions have killed or cured in his name. The Jews, Christians, and Muslims all hold different views regarding Jesus’ birth, mission, miracles, and death. Jews believe that Jesus was a false prophet because he died an accursed death on the cross. Christians, on the other hand, agree with the Jews that Jesus died on the cross, but claim it was only to carry the curse of the entire world’s sins. They believe that Jesus is God and willingly sacrificed his life on the cross to pay the pen- alty of all mankind’s sins; he was resurrected on the third day and ascended to Heaven. In contrast to both of these viewpoints, all Muslims believe that Jesusas was a truthful prophet of God, but he was certainly not God Himself. Most Muslims do not believe that Jesus was even hung on the cross. They believe that someone who resem- bled Jesus was crucified in his stead, while Jesus was lifted bodily to Heaven where he is still waiting to come back to earth in the Latter Days. Ahmadi Muslims contend that Jesus as was, in fact, hung on the cross, but did not die upon it. In this way Ahmadi Muslims