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Qur’an 4:157

Surah The Women (An-Nisaa) · verse 157

“And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain”
Qur’an 4:157 · Pickthall

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), public domain, via tanzil.net. Reproduced in full; every reference checked against its source.

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How this connects to Jesus

This passage denies that Jesus was crucified. Christianity holds, with most historians, that he was crucified, died, and rose, the heart of the Gospel.

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