Ali Ataie – Why Did God in the Qur’an Not Remove All Ambiguity Surrounding Jesus’ Death

That's the question I've had for 20 years.

I I don't know.

It's,

well, I indicated this in my initial presentation

that the verse itself is is enigmatic.

Very enigmatic, mysterious.

There's different ways of dealing with this this

portion of the ayah.

And then the whole idea,

And there are some that say, yes, the

Jews did not kill him nor crucify him.

The Romans did that.

Right? And you'll find this opinion, Giulio Bessetti

Sani, who's a Catholic Islamicist,

he takes that opinion. He actually believes that

the Quran is a divine revelation

and perfectly in line with the the 4

gospels.

So I think it's just the nature of

the aya. And the thing is, it's not

really important for us. It's very important for

Christians

for Jesus to die because Paul says, if

Christ isn't raised, then Christianity is in vain.

Your faith is invalid. It's in vain.

But for us, I mean, a prophet dying

or not, I mean, prophets were cut in

half. Prophets were tortured.

Right? Prophets were decapitated.

It's not so much of a big issue

for us.

Just as you know who was the son

to be sacrificed Ishmael or Isaac? Believe it

or not, a lot of Muslims don't know

there's an Ikhilaf

and that there's a very strong opinion that

it was Isaac to be sacrificed, not Ishmael.

This is the opinion of Ibn Mas'ud and

Saidna Ali, and these are people who know

what they're talking about.

So, that's a genuine Ichdelaf. So it doesn't

really matter. Yeah. It has to be Isaac

because he is the progenitor of the Jewish

nation. And and it has to be Isaac

for Christians because he's an ancestor of Christ.

But for us either one is a prophet.

They're beloved

either way.

So I don't think it's just a big

issue. Why is there no hadith? I I

don't know.