The disbelievers among the Children of Israel hatched a plot to get Jesus crucified by the Romans but did not succeed because Allah countered their plot by causing Jesus to ascend to Him and made them crucify a fellow convict who bore a strong resemblance to him.
Note that this version of events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus differs from the Biblical version followed by the Christians. According to them, the Resurrection of Jesus took place several days after he was slain, inside the tomb in which his body was laid to rest; but according to Qur'aan, Allah caused Jesus to ascend to Him before his crucifixion was carried out by the Roman soldiers, keeping His promise to him which is elaborated in the rest of the chapter.
Tags: