Re: Jesus (pbuh) and Baha'i Faith (Part 2 of 2)
(nader@gate.net)
Sat, Apr 8 1995 14:43:58 GMT
Virk Shakeel (3sv12@qlink.queensu.ca) wrote:
[........]
: The Holy Quran says:
: "And their saying, 'We did kill Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger
: of Allah; 'whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him (killed him by
: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: crucifixion), but he was made to appear to them like one crucified; and
: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: those who differ therein are certainly in a state of doubt about it; they
: have no definite knowledge therof, but only follow a conjecture into a
: certainty;"
: (Quran 4:158)
It "appeared" to "those" (who crucified Christ) that by "crucifying"
His physical being, they succeeded to "crucify" His message. According
to the above (most appropriate) verse they were unable to do so,
although His body was crucified, His message was never "slewed" or
"crucified".
Respectfully
Nader