And they did not kill him, for certain. (End of Verse)
AI Overview
Surah An-Nisa (The Women) Verse 157 denies that the Jews killed or crucified Jesus (‘Isa), stating it was made to appear so to them, and that they were in doubt, following mere conjecture, not knowledge, and they certainly did not kill him.
The verse follows with Allah raising Jesus to Himself (4:158), and notes that all People of the Book will believe in him before his death, with Jesus as a witness against them on Judgment Day (4:159).
Key Points of Surah An-Nisa 4:157:
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Denial of Crucifixion: The verse explicitly states, “They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it was made to appear so to them”.
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Doubt & Conjecture: It emphasizes that those who disagree about Jesus’ crucifixion are full of doubt and follow only assumptions, lacking true knowledge.
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Jesus’ Ascension: The subsequent verse (4:158) clarifies that Allah raised Jesus up to Himself, not that he died on the cross.
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Belief of People of the Book: Verse 4:159 adds that every one of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) will believe in Jesus before his death, and he will be a witness against them on the Day of Judgment.
In essence, this verse from (Chapter) [Surah] An-Nisa addresses the Jewish claim of killing Jesus, refutes it, and presents the Islamic belief that Jesus was not crucified but was raised to God, with all people eventually believing in him.
‘Exalted in Might’ means that The Almighty Is All-Powerful over everything.
As I’ve often reminded previously, The Almighty Is The Creator of both cause and effect.
The human body is a cause and its effect is to perceive physical reality in various ways.
Physical reality itself is a cause and its effect are how it’s perceived by our senses.
Now, our senses of perception are themselves causes and their effects are how one’s physical eyes perceive the world around him or her. And it’s well known that some are color blind while others may see things in slightly different ways, such as seeing light brown as dark green for example.
In other words, it is Only The Almighty Who Has Power over all of those causes and all of those effects.
Being All-Powerful doesn’t make Him Responsible for our wrong perception of things at all.
On the contrary, the Jews [wrongly believing that it is Jesus that they supposedly crucified] is a mere mirror image for their [own corrupted hearts].
As The Almighty Makes mention:
Those are like livestock; rather they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless. (End of Verse)
As we know, livestock/cattle such as cows and bulls are reckoned to be color-blind, seeing only in black and white, more or less, The Almighty Knowing Best for sure how their real perception of things are.
What’s interesting here is that The Almighty Says ‘rather, they are more astray’, that is, those that ‘can’ be likened to livestock are actually more ‘astray’ because the livestock are generally in need of guidance such as a shepherd making use of a dog or a stick even to guide them for instance.
And these people who do not use their organs to believe in The Almighty are actually ‘the heedless’ in His Eyes.
They do not question their beliefs.
They pursue their own desires and passions instead of seeking out what The Almighty Is Expecting of them.
They do not use their eyes to behold the Greatness of God.
They do not use their ears to hear about His Magnificence.
They do not use their mouths to pray to Him.
May we all be Guided towards The One Responsible for our constant well-being, healthiness, sound-mindedness, and loving relationships that we enjoy with each other.
The above Verse 116 (of Qur’anic Chapter ‘The Tablespread’) is a reminder to worship neither the male nor the female.
Effectively, only The Almighty Can Truly Create any thing and any body that we witness every now and then.
The mother cannot Create her child, except that The Almighty Makes the womb effective to that effect.
In the case of Mary, the Archangel Gabriel was sent to breathe the soul of Jesus through the sleeve of Mary at that particular point in time.
Similarly, Adam, the first man, was Created by The Almighty without the intervention of any parent whatsoever, and so was Eve, the consort of Adam.
The point being, only The Almighty Can Truly Do anything, and Capacitate anybody to any effect, despite not being blameworthy for whoever chooses evil over good.
So trusting in The Almighty at all times is what is required from us but also, we need to ward off evil and also need to enjoin good and forbid evil wheresoever we may find ourselves, which is the real mission of any human being during his/her lifetime.
Islam says Jesus wasn’t crucified, but that a “stunt man lookalike” took his place up there on the cross, they gotta be friggin kidding..
That, we shall see for ourselves concerning the truth of it all sooner or later. Be patient.
Well who was it up there on the cross, Mary Poppins?..
Was that meant to incite anger in me?
I am not responsible for your disbelief.
And my duty is simply to convey the message.
If you don’t prostrate to The Almighty, then what are you even a worshipper of?
Prove it..