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wa-qawlihim ʾinnā qatalnā l-masīḥa ʿīsā bna maryama rasūla llāhi wa-mā qatalūhu wa-mā ṣalabūhu wa-lākin shubbiha lahum wa-ʾinna lladhīna khtalafū fīhi la-fī shakkin minhu mā lahum bihī min ʿilmin ʾillā ttibāʿa ẓ-ẓanni wa-mā qatalūhu yaqīnan
and for their saying, ‘We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the apostle of Allah’—though they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but so it was made to appear to them. Indeed those who differ concerning him are surely in doubt about him: they do not have any knowledge of that beyond following conjectures, and certainly, they did not kill him.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah An-Nisa', Verses 157 - 158
157. "And because of their saying (in boast): 'Verily we slew Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, Allah's Messenger; 'but they did not slay him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them (a likeness of that); and indeed those who differ therein are only in doubt about it, they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and, certainly, they did not slay him."
158. "But Allah took him up unto Himself; and Allah is the Mighty, the Wise."
They (the Children of Israel) were even proud of slaying Jesus, and they said that they themselves slew Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah. The verse says:
Perhaps, the sense of 'Allah's Messenger' that they said about Jesus (as) was said mockingly in order to scorn him, while they were not true in their claim. The verse continues saying:
Then, the Qur'an, as an emphasis on the matter, says:
Then, the Qur'an, as a separate verse, continues saying:
The reason that the Qur'an has emphasized particularly on the subject that Jesus (as) has not been crucified, is for the purpose of perfectly nullifying the superstitious belief of ransom and making ummah (community) free from sin by payment, so that the Christians find rescue in the pledge of their own good deeds not in seeking refuge to the Cross. We are absolutely certain that both the birth and departure of Jesus from this world occurred abnormally. He (as) was taken up to be a provision for future.