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Is Jesus, peace be upon him, distinguished from the rest of the prophets for God to raise him up to Him?

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First: Muslims believe that God is wise in His actions, that He creates nothing in vain, and that He is not questioned about what He does, due to the perfection of His knowledge, power, and wisdom. A believer must submit to what has come in the religion and entrust the knowledge of hidden wisdom to God, for God created the jinn and mankind to worship Him.

Second: God Almighty is the Creator and Owner of all things, and He has favored some of His creation over others, and this is part of His immense greatness and will. God raised Jesus, peace be upon him, to heaven alive, and this is established by the Quran, Sunnah, and the consensus of scholars, so that he may die before the Day of Judgment and bear witness against the Jews who claimed to have killed him.

Third: Muslims believe in Jesus, peace be upon him, as a noble prophet among the resolute prophets. His ascension to heaven is not his greatest virtue; rather, among his virtues is that God protected him from the schemes of the Jews. Despite this, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is the best of the prophets, and he is the one who possesses the Praiseworthy Station (Al-Maqam Al-Mahmud) through which he will intercede for creation on the Day of Judgment. God's تخصيص (specialization) of Jesus with the ascension is for a wisdom known to God, and questioning this does not entail action; rather, the believer must submit regarding matters that pertain to God's affairs.

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