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bones and flesh as ye see me have. Then he took from them a piece of broiled fish and honeycomb and ate it before them (Luke 24:39-43). It is evident that the acts which Jesus performed, like eating, drinking, sleeping, holding conversations and taking a long journey, were performed with a human body and not with a celestial body. This proves irrefutably that Jesus did not bodily rise to Heaven. The Gospels show that Jesus remained on the cross for a very short time and because of the sanctity of the Sabbath on the following day and the storm on that afternoon, his body was removed speedily from the cross. His wounds were treated with a special ointment and on gaining strength he escaped to Galilee. Let us now see what evidence the Holy Quran provides on the subject. It is stated in the Holy Quran: The Jews did not slay Jesus nor did they put an end to his life on the cross but simply were in doubt concerning his end. ' In other words, they imagined that Jesus had died on the cross which was, in fact, not true. Another verse of the Holy Quran regarding Jesus runs thus: He would be distinguished in this world and in the next and would be one of those who have near access to God. ² In other words, it was proclaimed that Jesus would attain to dignity, honour and eminence in this world and in the next. Worldly honour and eminence certainly did not come to him in the land of his birth and the fulfilment of this part of the prophecy took place only after he had journeyed to Kashmir where he achieved temporal dignity also among the lost tribes of Israel. 1 an-Nisa', 4:158 2 aal-e-'Imran, 3:46 63 63