the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Did Jesus come back from the dead in the same body? What became of him after the events of Golgotha? And why do certain periods of his life seem surrounded by mystery?

The resurrection of Jesus holds an essential place in the Christian faith.

The Gospels report that his tomb was found empty and that he then appeared to several disciples.

But the thirteenth Door of The Goal of the Wise proposes another reading of these events.

In it, Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq (From Him is Peace) reports teachings attributed to Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) concerning the meaning of the sacrifice, the body of Jesus and his life after the crucifixion.

1. The resurrection in the Christian and Muslim traditions

The majority Christian tradition teaches that Jesus rose again after his death on the cross.

This resurrection is regarded as a victory over death and a fundamental event for salvation.

In the majority Muslim tradition, Jesus did not die on the cross and was raised up to God.

The book confronts these interpretations and questions the accounts on which they rest.

Its aim is to propose a different understanding of the events, on the basis of the doctrine of the soul developed in the previous Doors.

2. Why the sacrifice of the crucifixion?

The chapter reports a conversation in which Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq asks Ahmed Al-Hassan about the meaning of the sacrifice of Jesus.

The answer attributed to the Imam presents the crucifixion as an act of sacrifice linked to the forgiveness of sins.

But it introduces an important distinction.

According to this teaching, this sacrifice would not concern indiscriminately all the sins of all humanity, from its creation until the end of time.

It would be linked to the people living at that time, particularly to the believers and to those who felt true repentance.

The chapter also connects this notion with the sacrifices of John the Baptist and of Imam Al-Hussein at Karbala.

3. The marks of the crucifixion

The Gospel accounts present Jesus appearing to his disciples after the crucifixion.

In certain passages, the wounds play an important role in his being recognized.

The book, however, reports an answer from Ahmed Al-Hassan according to which Jesus did not bear the marks of the crucifixion on his body.

This statement belongs to the doctrinal interpretation developed in the book and differs from the traditional Christian account.

It leads to a question: was the body in which Jesus appeared necessarily identical to the one that people had seen before?

4. Did Jesus live beyond thirty-three years?

One of the most surprising passages of this Door concerns the age of Jesus.

The book examines verse 46 of Surah Al-Imran, which speaks of Jesus speaking to people in the cradle and in maturity.

Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq asks Ahmed Al-Hassan about the meaning of this expression.

The conversation reports different categories of age, notably the Arabic term kahil.

The author deduces from it that Jesus would have continued to live on Earth well beyond the age traditionally associated with his crucifixion.

Ahmed Al-Hassan confirms this interpretation in the reported dialogue.

This conclusion constitutes a particular reading of the verse and does not correspond to an established historical fact.

5. The little-known years of Jesus

If Jesus had continued his earthly life after the events of Golgotha, where would he have gone?

What would he have done?

Would he have met some of his disciples again?

These questions occupy an important place in the chapter.

The author reports that Ahmed Al-Hassan invites him to reflect further on these events and to search for the answer.

The book thus presents a period of the life of Jesus that would remain unknown to most believers.

6. The mystery of the body and the burial

The thirteenth Door also raises a very concrete question: what happened to the body of Jesus?

The author asks Ahmed Al-Hassan about the fate of this body and about its possible burial.

This line of questioning extends the teachings of the previous Door.

If the spiritual identity of Jesus was not limited to the crucified body, it becomes necessary, in the logic of the book, to distinguish the destiny of his soul from that of his different bodily manifestations.

7. Sacrifice as an expression of mercy

The book connects the sacrifice associated with the crucifixion with those of John the Baptist and of Imam Al-Hussein.

In this reading, the sacrifice of the divine guide has a meaning that goes beyond physical death alone.

It expresses the will to endure suffering for the benefit of the believers.

Mercy and repentance thus become essential themes of the chapter.

Sacrifice is presented as a spiritual act linked to responsibility and forgiveness.

Conclusion — Another story of Jesus

The thirteenth Door of The Goal of the Wise invites us to reconsider several elements traditionally associated with the resurrection of Jesus.

It questions the meaning of the sacrifice, the appearances after the crucifixion, the age of Jesus and the fate of his body.

What if the earthly story of Jesus did not end in the way most religious traditions tell it?

This question opens a broader reflection on the limits of our knowledge of the world and of its appearances.

The next Door will address precisely this subject: The Nature of Reality.