Why did the verbs "yamoot" (dies) and "yub'ath" (is resurrected) come in the present tense form in Allah's saying about John (peace be upon him): (And peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he is resurrected alive), while "amootu" (I die) and "ub'athu" (I am resurrected) came in the present tense form in Jesus' (peace be upon him) saying: (And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am resurrected alive)? And is the reason for the difference in descriptions between (and was not an oppressive rebel) for John and (and did not make me an oppressive wretch) for Jesus, that John had parents while Jesus only had a mother?

The use of the present tense verb in the Almighty's saying: (and the day he dies) is to evoke the state in which Yahya (John) peace be upon him died. This is a rhetorical device called "iltifat" (shifting).

As for the difference between the Almighty's saying in describing Yahya (peace be upon him): (And he was not a defiant tyrant) and His saying in describing Isa (peace be upon him): (And He has not made me a defiant wretch), the negation of defiance for Yahya implies the complete negation of sins. As for the negation of wretchedness for Isa, it is because he did not suffer hardship in this world as the Jews claimed, nor was he killed, and it is due to his innocence from what his followers fell into by saying that he is the son of God.