Qom University Comparative Interpretation Research 2476-4191 10 1 2024 04 20 The Essence of the Purification of Jesus in Verses Fifty-Five of Aal-Imran The Essence of the Purification of Jesus in Verses Fifty-Five of Aal-Imran 139 162 2681 10.22091/ptt.2024.9170.2215 FA Sayed Mahmood Tayebhoseini 1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Religions, The Imam Khomeini Education & Research Institute, Qom, 0000-0001-5681-0270 Seyyed Ibrahim Mortazavi Associate Professor, Faculty of Quranic Exegesis and Sciences, The Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute, Qom, Iran. 0000-0001-7967-3408 Journal Article 2023 02 22 Verse fifty-five of the Aal-Imran Chapter indicates the purification of Jesus (peace be upon him) by God: “<em>…and purify you of those who disbelieve</em>.” What is the meaning of this purification and what views exist in this regard? With the aim of explaining what this purification is through the method of comparative exegesis, the present paper seeks to study the view of exegetes about the purification of Jesus and present the adopted view based on Quranic evidence and some Jewish and Christian sources. By emphasizing that Jesus was not killed and crucified, the Quran shows that what is attributed to Jesus is unjust. The Jews had accused him of illegitimacy of birth, disbelief, witchcraft, and heresy, and believed that the punishment for these accusations was to be killed, and they insisted that they killed him. The Quran, in contrast, has purified him from these unjust accusations through different expressions, including by insisting on him not having been killed and crucified. Verse fifty-five of the Aal-Imran Chapter indicates the purification of Jesus (peace be upon him) by God: “<em>…and purify you of those who disbelieve</em>.” What is the meaning of this purification and what views exist in this regard? With the aim of explaining what this purification is through the method of comparative exegesis, the present paper seeks to study the view of exegetes about the purification of Jesus and present the adopted view based on Quranic evidence and some Jewish and Christian sources. By emphasizing that Jesus was not killed and crucified, the Quran shows that what is attributed to Jesus is unjust. The Jews had accused him of illegitimacy of birth, disbelief, witchcraft, and heresy, and believed that the punishment for these accusations was to be killed, and they insisted that they killed him. The Quran, in contrast, has purified him from these unjust accusations through different expressions, including by insisting on him not having been killed and crucified. https://ptt.qom.ac.ir/article_2681_1e73bfffb64e35158d8f872012db9d25.pdf