Muslims believe that Jesus (p.b.u.h)* according to the Holy Qur’an is a messenger of God who came down and revealed God’s words to his people, the people of Israel. Muslims do not believe that Jesus is God, nor do they believe that God ever chose to come down to earth in a form of a man to die for our sins to purify us and forgive us.
According to Islam, Jesus (p.b.u.h.) never died on the cross, nor did he ever want to die on the cross, nor was he ever born to die on the cross. Muslims believe that Jesus was sentenced to death, and people thought that he got executed on the cross. The Holy Qur’an rejects this idea, and claims that it is a false one. Jesus (p.b.u.h.) never died on the cross, nor he ever died for anyone’s sins. Let us look at what the Qur’an says about this issue:
“That they rejected Faith; That they uttered against Mary A grave false charge; That they said (in boast): ‘We killed Christ Jesus The son of Mary, The Messenger of Allah.’ But they killed him not, Nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not. Nay, Allah raised him up Unto Himself; and Allah Is Exalted in Power, Wise. And there is none of the people of the book (Jews and Christians) But must believe in him (Jesus) Before his death; And on the Day of Judgment He (Jesus) will be a witness Against them.”
(Qur’an, 4:156)
The truth of the matter is this – Judas betrayed Jesus. He was a traitor to Jesus (p.b.u.h.), and he was a traitor to Allah. Even though Judas knew full well that Jesus (p.b.u.h.) was a prophet of God, still, he conspired to kill him. Allah punishes severely those that betray him. Allah punished him by making him look like Jesus. The Romans and Jews, who had long since been conspiring to kill Jesus, killed Judas, who looked like Jesus.
This theory is supported by parts of the Bible itself. In the Bible, Jesus (p.b.u.h.) says “God, why have you forsaken me?” Jesus (p.b.u.h.) would never have said this if he was the son of God coming down to die for everybody’s sin, as Christians believe. No, it was Judas who asked this question. Also, in the Bible the person on the cross called Mary “Women!” when he sees her. Obviously, this was not Jesus (p.b.u.h.), because Jesus (p.b.u.h.) would have called her “mother”. No, instead, this person was Judas. This is written in much more clear detail in the Gospel of Barnabas.
Jesus was never put up on the cross, and he never died. And exactly as it states in the Qur’an, it was made to appear so. According to the Qur’an, Jesus (p.b.u.h.) was not put on the cross. It says “but they killed him not, nor crucified him”.
When Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his son, his son did not object or question him, if Jesus (p.b.u.h.) was sent to be sacrificed for our sins, why would he question God?
(Matthew 27:46): “… My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Could this not come from someone other than Jesus (p.b.u.h.)? Even a Non Prophet would smile at agony as he knew that his death would win him the title of a martyr. Was this not an insult to Jesus (p.b.u.h.) in not having faith in Allah?”
…this clearly and indisputably confirms that Jesus never got crucified!
