The Words of Wisdom and Purification — Page 156
156. JESUS WAS NEITHER KILLED NOR. CRUCIFIED وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَكِن شُبِّهَ هُمْ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكِ مِنْهُ مَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا أَنْبَاعَ الظَّنَّ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينان. And their 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 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; (4:158) إِذْ قَالَ اللهُ يَعِيسَى إِلَى مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَى وَمُطَهَرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ إِلَى مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ. When Allah said, 'O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself, and will clear thee from the charges of those who disbelieve, and will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the Day of Resurrection; then to Me shall be your return, and I will judge between you concerning that wherein you differ. (3:56)