Page 115 - The Glad Tidings of the Messiah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 113

And [on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah,
Jesus son of Mary, Messenger of Allah." They did not kill
him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to seem
so 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 him. (Srat an-Nisa', 157)
Many people believe in the widespread hypothesis that the
Romans crucified the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). That Roman soldiers
and Jewish priests who arrested the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) killed
him on the cross is a widespread fallacy. The majority of
Christians believes this fallacy, as well as that he was resurrected
three days later and, after several brief meetings with his disciples
and others, ascended into the heavens. The fact is, however, the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) did not die or was martyred. Indeed, Allah
reveals this in the Qur'an. The reality revealed in the verses is
clear. The Romans, abetted by Jewish agitation, attempted to kill
the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) but did not succeed. The expression "but
it was made to seem so to them" reveals this fact. Allah showed
them a look-alike and raised the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) up to His
presence. Our Lord also reveals that those who made that claim
had no knowledge of the truth.
In the early years of Christianity, several views on the
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) destiny emerged. In the subsequent cen-
turies and until the articles of faith were fully formulated at the
Council of Nicea (325), these ideological differences continued to
persist, and movements that claimed that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
had not been crucified were accused of heresy and its members
were persecuted.