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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
Some Jews Claim They Killed the

Prophet Jesus (as)
It is alleged that the Romans crucified the Prophet Jesus (as).
As the allegation goes, the Romans and some Jewish rabbis arrest-

ed the Prophet Jesus (as) and crucified him. Indeed, the Christian
world embraces the belief that the Prophet Jesus (as) died but then
came back to life again and ascended to heaven. However, the
Qur'an tells us that this is not true, and that the Prophet Jesus (as)
neither died nor was killed:
And (on account of) their saying, "We killed (qatalna)
the Messiah, Jesus son of Maryam, Messenger of
Allah." They did not kill (wa ma qataloohu) him and
they did not crucify (wa ma salaboohu) him but it was
made to seem so (shubbiha) to them. Those who argue
about him are in doubt about it. They have no real
knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they certainly did

not kill (wa ma qataloohu) him. (Surat an-Nisa': 157)
The Qur'an continues by stating that the Prophet Jesus (as)
was raised to Allah:
Allah raised him up to Himself (rafa'ahu). Allah is
Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat an-Nisa': 158)
The Qur'an states the facts very clearly: the attempts of the
Romans, provoked by some of the Jews to kill the Prophet Jesus

(as), proved unsuccessful. The expression quoted from the above
verse "… but it was made to seem so to them" explains the real
nature of this event. The Prophet Jesus (as) was not killed but he
was raised up to Allah's Presence. Furthermore, Allah reveals
that those making this claim know nothing about the truth.