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