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Whoever is guided is only guided to his own good. Whoever

is misguided is only misguided to his detriment. No burden-
bearer can bear another's burden. We never punish until
We have sent a messenger. (Surat al-Isra’:15)
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh), one of Allah's prophets and
messengers, called his people to a great truth: "Allah is my
Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path"
(Surah Al 'Imran:51). In other words, he called upon them
to serve Allah alone and to live the kind of lives that would
meet with His good approval and warned them against the
sufferings of the Day of Judgment. Like all other people, he
could only do what Allah willed him to do. As revealed in
the verse that reports Abraham's (pbuh) prayer, Allah "gives

me food and gives me drink; and when I am ill, He heals me; He
will cause my death, then give me life; He Who I sincerely hope
will forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning" (Surat ash-
Shu'ara’:79-82). Christians, on the other hand, make a grave
error by saying that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was crucified
to atone for the sins of all humanity.
However, the Qur'an confirms their belief in the sec-
ond coming. If they had corrupted this belief, there is no
doubt that the Qur'an would have rectified this mistake,
just as it rectifies all of the corrupted beliefs and concepts

that have entered Christianity with respect to this great
prophet (pbuh). In conclusion, the unbelievers did not kill
the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), for Allah raised him to His
Presence. Both Christians and Muslims are waiting for his