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Prophet Jesus (pbuh) claimed that he was crucified and died on the
cross. All Christians accept these core beliefs, as well as the belief that he
was resurrected and then ascended to the heavens. However, a quite dif-

ferent account is provided in the Qur'an:
… and their saying: "We killed [qatalna] the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary,
Messenger of Allah." They did not kill [ma qataloohu] him and they did
not crucify [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 [ma
qataloohu] him. (Surat an-Nisa': 157)
Allah raised him [Jesus] up to Himself [rafa'ahu]. Allah is Almighty, All-
Wise. (Surat an-Nisa': 158)
The expression was made to seem so reveals that the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) was not martyred, but rather raised to the heavens. Allah states

that those who say otherwise have no knowledge of the truth. The peo-
ple saw someone who looked like the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) die, while, in
reality, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) ascended to the heavens.