According to the verse NO. S 4: 157 and this one, S 3: 55; we Muslims believe that Jesus Christ was neither crucified nor killed by the Jews, and that another man was taken and crucified in his likeness. Then Jesus is alive, and he was raised to the heavens by God, as the verse here implies:

      ``When Allah said: `O, JESUS! I will catch you and raise you up to Myself, and cleanse you of those who disbelieve.''

      The purpose of cleanliness mentioned here, might either be his deliverAnce from the cruel hands of the dirty and faithless enemies, or from the charge and plots of the Jews; through the success of his doctrine and religion over them. Then the argument runs on one of the amazing predictions of Qurän; foretelling that, always and until the Day of Doom, those who are true Christians, and the followers of Jesus, will be superior to the Jews who denied and rejected him: ``And I will make those who follow you, superior to those who disbelieved you.''

      We may add here that; Muslims are the truest followers of Jesus Christ, because they are the ones who follow up the true and unperverted teachings of jesus, although there is a large body of nominal Christians and millions of people baptized on his name.

      Some have taken the Arabic ``MOTAVAFFIKA'' to mean death and causing to die, and they are certainly wrong. All the learned and famous commentators have taken this word to mean ``CATCH'' or ``TAKE'' and they are right, because the root of this Arabic word is ``VAFÄ'' and not ``VAFÄT'', Which means to complete - to take - to catch, and etc. In the Holy Qurän, the word has frequently, and always been used to mean, catching or taking or keeping something and has never been used to mean death as loss of life and annihilation.