Truth About The Crucifixion — Page 72
. . . Again we find in the Holy Quran the words which show that in answer to a question from God if he had taught the people to take him (i. e. Jesus) for God, Jesus would state: and I was a witness of their actions so long as I lived among them but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast watched over them. ³ These words tell us plainly that the Christians departed from Jesus' teachings after his death. In another verse, the Holy Quran hints at his journey to Kashmir. It says: and We gave Jesus and his mother refuge in a lofty place which was secure and watered with springs. The word awa used in Arabic signifies the giving of refuge against danger. It will thus be seen that the thesis about Jesus having escaped from the cross, as stated in the Gospels, is also confirmed by the verses on this subject in the Holy Quran. Let us now see what the medical research and evidence on this subject signifies. . . . We learn from the Gospels that Jesus remained nailed to the cross only about three hours and this was by no means sufficient to bring about his death. It was a Friday afternoon when he was put upon the cross. The following day was the Sabbath and the Passover of the Jews who were strictly forbidden to leave anyone nailed to the cross on the sacred day. There was darkness over the whole land and the Jews, fearing lest they should sin against the Lord by profaning the Holy Day, hastened to take down the body of Jesus. Happily for Jesus, although the soldiers came and broke the legs and bones of the other two, who had been put on the cross at the same time, they gave no such treatment to Jesus. Further medical evidence is provided by the story of the piercing of the side of Jesus with a spear by one of the soldiers at the time of the removal of the body from the cross, when blood and water poured forth from the resultant wound. This flow of blood 3 al-Ma'idah, 5:118 64