woven and sewn by Mary. And, when he
reached Heaven he was called upon: O Isa, son
of Mary, cast off from yourself the finery of the
world.][17]
Imam Reza (A.S) also said: [None of the
prophets and Hujjats (A.S) (proofs and
authorities) of Allah were substituted by lookalikes before the people, except for Isa the son
of Mary (A.S), alone. Indeed he was lifted off
the Earth alive, his soul was taken between the
sky and the earth, then he was lifted to Heaven
and given his soul back. The Almighty said:
‘Behold, Allah said, ‘O Isa! I will take you and
raise you to Myself’.][18]
This hadith needs no interpretations from
anyone, and it is by far one of the most
important concerning the fact that Jesus (as)
was lifted off the earth alive.
The Prophet (PBUH & His House Hold) was
also reported saying: [Isa (A.S) did not die and
he will come back to you before the Day of
Resurrection.][19]. So here we need to make
note and ask a very important question...here
the hadith says Jesus did not die and that he
will come back to you before the day of
Resurrection. So the Messiah Jesus (as), the
one both Christians and Muslims are waiting
for, is he the one who was lifted up to heaven
and to return, or is he the look-alike who was
crucified in his place and who is the first
Mahdi, the chamberlain and deputy to Imam al
Mahdi (as)?
Jesus (as) is a prophet sent to the people by
Allah Almighty. He asked the Almighty to
exempt him and spare him the crucifixion,
agony and murder. Since Allah Almighty does
not reject the supplication of a prophet sent by
Him, He answered his prayers, lifted him unto
Him and brought down the guardian who was
crucified and killed in his stead. In this concern,
there are many texts in the Gospel as
mentioned earlier in the presentation, which
report the supplication of Isa (A.S) to be
spared the crucifixion and murder.
They are as follows:
[…And he went a little further, and fell on his
face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be
possible, let this cup pass from me…][20]
[…And he went forward a little, and fell on the
ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the
hour might pass from him * And he said, Abba,
Father, all things are possible unto thee; take
away this cup from me…][21]
[…And then he withdrew from them about a
stone's throw, knelt down and prayed * Saying,
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from
me…][22]
Furthermore, the following text appears in the
Torah, in the Book of Isaiah and in Chapter
eight of the Book of Acts in the Bible: […He
was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a
lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he
not his mouth…]
All the prophets and guardians who been sent
unto us have spoken, and none of them was
led silent to the slaughter.They were sent to
talk, reprimand and preach people, and O how
much Isa, in particular, has done that to them
and the scholars.Thus, one cannot believe that
he went to the slaughter silently. In fact, the
one who was led to the slaughter silently is the
guardian: (the look-alike of Isa) who was
crucified and killed without uttering a word or
asking Allah to spare him agony, crucifixion and
murder, and without addressing people. Even
when he had been questioned insistently: “Who
are you?” “Are you the Messiah?” His only
answer to their questions had been “You said
it”. Hence, he went towards agony, crucifixion
and death in silence and content with the will
of Allah, accomplishing the purpose of his
descent to Earth, and which was to be crucified
and killed in the stead of Isa (A.S).
Since his time had not come yet to be sent to
inform and talk to the people, in the first
place, he went towards his fate like the
following, “He was led as a sheep to the
slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his
shearer, so opened he not his mouth.”
*Right here is the last point