Did Isa die or not?
Let us see what the Quran says. There are only three ayyat in the Quran that say anything about the death of Isa. The first is Sura Maryam (Sura 19) ayyat 33. We will read ayyat 31-33. And He has made me blessed wherever I be and has enjoined me to prayer and charity as long as I live; He has made me kind to my mother and not overbearing or miserable; So peace be upon me the day that I die, and the day that I am raised up to life again. We see that this is no different than what the Injiil teaches Isa died and was raised to life again. Many Muslim teachers say that this ayya refers to a future time. They teach that Isa did not die, that he will return near the Day of Resurrection, then, he will be killed by the Khafir and raised to life again. But these verses dont say anything like that. No where in the Quran does it say this! The next ayya is found in Sura Al Nisa (Sura 4) ayya 157. Because of their (The People of the Book The Jews; see ayya 153) saying, we killed Masih Isa, the son
