The Natural Death of Jesus

By Arif Khan .. Edited by  Jonathan Ghaffar   Aloe and Myrrh are mentioned in the Gospel as being present immediately after the body of Hadhrat Isa (Jesus) was tended to by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea; the presence of these medicinal plants has often been explained by Christian scholars as being part of an embalming process, whereas Hadhrat Masih Ma’ud (Mirza Ghulam Ahmad) in his treatise  “Masih Hindustan Mein”  (“Jesus in India”) described how they were essential ingredients for an ointment applied to Jesus’ wounds. What role do these herbs play today? Can an exploration of their modern day uses throw light on possible events 2000 years ago? The mention of the herbs appears in the Crucifixion story as it is recorded in the Gospel of John:

سیدنا حضرت مرزا بشیر الدین محمود ؓ خلیفۃ المسیح الثانی المصلح الموعود فرماتے ہیں:۔

These remarkable footprints were found in the tomb next to the sarcophagus. This was first reported in the letter of Maulvi Abdullah  to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad written at the end of the 19th  Century. The footprints, as indicated in the picture below  by Prof. Dr. Fida Hassnain, clearly show that the  sculptor was depicting the feet of a man who had  been wounded, and he wished to portray this in some  manner....

Explaining the Quranic verse, (please note all references given count bismillah as the first verse) When Allah said, ‘O Jesus, I will cause thee to die (Mutawaffi) a natural death and will raise (Rafa) thee to Myself, and will clear thee from the charges of those who disbelieve, and will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the Day of Resurrection; then to Me shall be your return, and I will judge between you concerning that wherein you differ                                                    Holy Qur'an, Chapter 3, verse 56

   سیدناحضرت ابن عباس رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سورۃآل عمران کی   آیت نمبر ۵۶ کا ترجمہ کرتے ہوئے فرماتے ہیں ۔ مُمِیْتُکَ ۔یعنی مُتَوَفِّیْکَ کا مطلب ہے میں تجھے موت دینے والا ہوں ۔