Islamic views on Jesus's death
Overview of the Islamic perspectives on the death of Jesus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The biblical account of the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus (ʿĪsā) recorded in the Christian New Testament is traditionally rejected by the major branches of Islam,[1][2][3][4][5] but like Christians they believe that Jesus ascended to heaven and he will, according to Islamic literary sources,[6][7][8]: 9–25 return before the end of time.[1][3][4][5][6][8]: 14–15, 25 The various sects of Islam have different views regarding this topic;[3][4][9]: 430–431 traditionally, mainstream Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified but was bodily raised up to heaven by God,[2][3][4][5][8]: 14–15 [10]: 41 while Ahmadi Muslims reject this belief[3][6][7][9]: 430–431 and instead contend that Jesus survived the crucifixion,[6][7][9]: 430–431 [11]: 129–132 was taken off the cross alive and continued to preach in India until his natural death.[6][7][9]: 431–436
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