Jesus In India — Page 77
CHAPTER TWO 67 of magistrate became disposed towards the release of Jesus, the Messiah. All this was simultaneously brought about by God to save the life of Jesus, the Messiah. And Jesus, the Messiah, himself, was made to go into a swoon so that he might be taken for dead by everyone. And by showing a most terrifying sign like the earth- quake, the Jews were afflicted with cowardice, fear and the appre- hension of divine wrath. They were also afraid lest the corpses should remain on their crosses during the night of Sabbath. Then it also happened that seeing Jesus, the Messiah, in a swoon they thought that he was dead. It was a time of darkness and there was an earthquake and great bewilderment. They also became anx- ious about their homes and what their children must be passing through in the darkness and the earthquake. There was also this terror prevalent over their hearts that if this man was a liar and an apostate, as we had thought in our hearts, then why were such terrifying signs being manifested at the moment of his suffering, signs which they had never seen manifested before? The resulting restlessness in their hearts made them incapable of properly look- ing into whether Jesus, the Messiah, had died or what state was he in. But in reality all these things were part of a Divine design to save Jesus, the Messiah. This verse contains an indication to exactly this: وَلكِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ that is to say the Jews did not kill Jesus; but it was God who made them fall into the suspicion as if they had killed him. It is these circumstances which encourage the righteous to place great trust in the Grace of God Almighty, and to believe that God can save His servants as He pleases. And the Holy Quran also says the following in favour of Jesus, the Messiah: