Jesus In India — Page 76
66 JESUS IN INDIA Meaning that, the Jews neither in reality murdered Jesus, the Messiah, nor did they kill him on the cross; but rather a suspi- cion developed in them as though Jesus has died on the cross; and they do not possess such proofs, on the basis of which, their hearts could be satisfied that Jesus, the Messiah, may peace be on him, had certainly died on the cross. In these verses Allah, the Exalted, says that though it is true that Jesus, the Messiah, was apparently placed on the cross, and that the intention was to kill him; yet it was merely a delusion for the Jews and Christians to suppose that Jesus, the Messiah, may peace be on him, had actually died on the cross. On the contrary, God caused such things to happen due to which he was saved from dying on the cross. Justice demands that we now acknowl- edge the truth of what the Holy Quran had said that was quite opposed to the Jewish and Christian beliefs and in the end it was that very thing which proved to be true. And in this age, highly qualified research has proved that Jesus, the Messiah, was actu- ally saved from death on the cross. A study of the literary records shows that the Jews were always unable to answer the question as to how Jesus, the Messiah, may peace be on him, died within two or three hours of being put on the cross even when his bones had not been broken? This has led the Jews to invent another plea: that we had killed Jesus, the Messiah, by the sword, but the killing of Jesus, the Messiah, by the sword is not proven from the ancient history of the Jews. Glorious is Allah, the Exalted, that in order to save Jesus, the Messiah, darkness covered the land, and an earth- quake took place. Pilate's wife saw a dream. The Sabbath night drew near during which it was not the practice to let a crucified body remain on the cross. Because of the terrible dream the heart