Re: James Cameron reveals remains of Jesus and family?
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**4:157 And for claiming, “We killed the Messiah Jesus son of Mary, Allah’s Messenger.” They never killed him and never crucified him. But it appeared so to them and the matter remained dubious to them. Those who hold conflicting views on this issue are indeed confused. They have no real knowledge but they are following mere conjecture. Very certainly, they never killed him.
4:166 Allah bears witness concerning what He has revealed to you. With His Own Knowledge He has revealed it. If you reflect on the Order in the Universe, you shall find that His angels, the Universal Laws, bear witness. And Allah is Sufficient Witness.
4:167 Those who deny such obvious Reality and try to hinder from the Way of Allah, have wandered far astray.
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43:56 And so We made them history and an example for later generations.
43:57 When the son of Mary is mentioned as an example (O Prophet), behold, your people raise an outcry about it.
43:58 And they say, "Which is better, our gods or he?” They raise this objection as a vain argument. Nay! But they are a contentious folk.
43:59 He was nothing but a servant whom We had graced (with Revelation) and whom We made an example for the Children of Israel.
43:60 And had We so willed We could have made you humans into angels succeeding one another on earth.
[Verses 43:57-60: The idolaters in this instance are referring to angels being their gods, claiming that angels are better than Jesus, a mortal human being according to the Qur’an. Furthermore, angels being devoid of free will are obviously sinless, while the humans have been endowed with free will, and, therefore, are accountable for their actions. These verses are refuting divinity of angels by stating that they succeed one another. Also being refuted is the Doctrine of Atonement whereby mere acceptance of Jesus as the ‘Savior’ is believed to render humans sinless like angels. Allah willed the earth to be inhabited by the imperfect humans though crowned with the capacity to make their own choices]
43:61 And, behold, this (Qur’an) indeed gives knowledge of the oncoming Revolution. Hence, bear no doubt about it and follow Me. This alone is the Straight Path.
[Many commentators regard ‘Innahu’ in this verse as relating to Jesus and then postulate that Jesus is the sign of the Resurrection Day. In my opinion, this fallacy is the result of:
- Missing the context of free will in the last few verses.
- Taking the Hour only to mean the Resurrection Day. But 'The Hour' is frequently mentioned in the Qur'an to indicate Revolution, the ultimate outcome, and the culmination of the Law of Requital.
- Losing sight of the capital M in ‘follow Me’, that is Allah. There is no ‘Qul’, say to them, or tell them O Prophet, in this verse. 'Follow Me' would then clearly signify 'Follow the Qur'an'.
Here is my humble explanation of the verse:
This Qur’an stresses upon you the inevitability of the Law of Requital. Bear no doubt that you will be held accountable for all your actions, hence; follow My Commands given in this Book of Mine.] **
Where does it say Jesus is coming back? I do not want to get into a debate on this but here is what I think. Crucification does not mean "putting someone on the cross" ... crucification means "death by putting on the cross".