Consequences Our previous discussion of Jesus' departure from the earth in the context of Nisa 4:156-159 has brought some important insights: - In his defence of his prophetic credibility, Muhammad follows the similar defence speech of Stephen. Instead of defending himself, he focuses on the messianicity of Jesus. - In Nisa 4:156-158, three Jewish criticisms of Jesus' claim to Messiahship are rejected and refuted. The Qur'an defends Jesus as the Messiah and rejects the Jewish

Many Christians feel that the biggest difference between their faith and that of Muslims is their respective understanding of Jesus' death. While Muslims claim that Jesus did not die on the cross, for Christians Jesus' atoning death on the cross forms the basis of their faith. Did Jesus die on the cross according to the Quran? As we have seen in our discussion so far, there is no reason to assume that the Qur'an criticises the Gospel account of Jesus' departure from earth or

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