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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

(they crucified him), or some other special expressions
to describe the death or murder of the Prophets. In the case
of Jesus, the Qur'an clearly states that he was not killed in any of those
ways, for: "They did not kill him [wa ma qataloohu] and did not
crucify him [wa ma salaboohu]." God reveals that people were
shown a look-alike and that Jesus was raised up to His presence, as
follows:
When God said: "Jesus, I will take you back [mutawaffeeka] and
raise you up [wa raafi`uka] to Me and purify you of those who are
unbelievers. And I will place the people who follow you above
those who are unbelievers until the Day of Rising..." (Surah Al
‘Imran, 3: 55)

The following are the ways in which the words referring to death
in the Qur'an and the word tawaffa in Surah Al `Imran are used:

1) Tawaffa: To Cause To Die, To Take
in One's Sleep, or To Take Back

The word tawaffa used in Surah Al `Imran 3 and translated as
"taking back" here and "causing to die" in some Qur'an translations,
has various connotations. Examining the Arabic verses clearly reveals
that these connotations of the word should be considered while ap-
plying it to Jesus' situation. The Qur'an describes his being taken back
to God in the words that Jesus will say on the Day of Judgment:
[Jesus said], "I said to them nothing but what You ordered me to
say: 'Worship God, my Lord and your Lord.' I was a witness
against them as long as I remained among them, but when You
took me back to You [tawaffa], You were the One watching

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