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INSIGHTFUL READINGREVIEW OF RELIGIONS – Jesus (as) Did not Die on The Cross – A Cardiologist’s ViewScourging (Flogging) PracticesAt the praetorium, Jesus Christ (as) was flogged – a preliminary to almost every Roman execution. Theinstrument was a short whip with several single or braided leather thongs of variable length, in whichsmall iron balls or sharp pieces of sheep bones were tied at intervals. The victim was stripped of hisclothing, and his hands were tied to an upright post. He was then struck on the back with the whipencircling the side and part of the front of the chest. The iron balls of the whips resulted in deepcontusion, and sharp piece of sheep bones caused deep cuts into the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Theextent of blood loss may well have determined how long the victim would survive on the cross. In thecase of Jesus Christ (as) , scourging was mild and blood loss minimal. Also, the severity of scourging is notdiscussed in the four Gospel accounts and it is not known whether the number of lashes was limited tothirty nine, in accordance with the Jewish Law.Surviving CrucifixionSurvival length on the cross generally averaged three days (with a range of two to five days). JesusChrist (as) did not carry the crossbar from the flogging post to the site of crucifixion (as was customary forcondemned men), one third of a mile (600 to 650 m) away. At Golgotha, the crucifixion site, after twelvenoon that Friday, Jesus Christ (as) cried out in a loud voice, bowed his head, and swooned. He remainedon the cross for only about two hours until the sixth hour on Friday, just before sunset, because the nextday was the Sabbath and according to Jewish custom it was unlawful to keep anyone on the cross on theSabbath, or the night previous. The soldiers broke the leg of the two thieves, but not that of JesusChrist (as) , as they mistook his being in a state of swoon for being dead. Instead, one of the soldierspierced his chest, with an infantry spear, most probably into the pericardial cavity, producing a suddenflow of blood and water. After the dust storm and violent earthquake, many people haddispersed. Christ (as) having been taken for dead, his body was handed over to Joseph ofArimathea. Nicodemus, a very learned physician who knew the secrets of ‘Therapents’ – a term fortherapeutics, saw the wound with blood and water flowing, which is not seen in the dead, and spoke in alow tone: ‘Dear friends, be of good cheer, and let us to work. Jesus is not dead. He seems so onlybecause his strength is gone.’Having carefully laid the body of Jesus Christ (as) on the ground, Nicodemusspread strong spices and healing salves, making out that he was doing so to keep the body fromdecaying. These spices and salves had great healing power and were used at that time. Both Joseph andNicodemus ‘blew into him their own breath’ as if providing mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.Nicodemus also ‘believed that it was not best to close up the wound in Jesus’ side, because heconsidered the flow of blood and water was helpful to respiration and beneficial in the renewing oflife’. This is a well-known practice in patients with cardiac tamponade, (bleeding within the pericardialcavity), where after aspiration with a wide bore needle the blood is allowed to drain to avoidrecollection. At the suggestion of Pilate, Jesus Christ (as) was then placed in a nearby inconspicuous house,built like a tomb.Please visit www.reviewofreligions.org to read more of this article.New Malden Qiadat Newsletter 6
DETAILSTARIQ MAGAZINEThe Tariq Magazine is a publication created by theAhmadiyya Muslim Youth Association as a means in whichto communicate with its members in the UK. The magazinecontains vital information about the entire goings on in andaround MKA UK; including articles of both an informativeand opinionative nature. The magazine itself has beendesigned, proofed and published by a team of unpaidvolunteers.A nominal subscription of only £6 per year helps to fundprinting and postage for the publication.For more information about subscriptions please visit:http://www.khuddam.org.uk/departments/ishaat/printdesign/tariq-magazine-subscription/PRAYER TIMESFAJR: 04:45ZUHR: 14:00ASR: 17:30MAGHRIB: 20:30ISHAA: 20:30Prayer times of Masjid Fazl/Baitul Futuh as of 01/04/2012CONTACTSIf you wish to contribute to this newsletterplease feel free to send your contributionsto:newmalden@khuddam.org.ukEditorsQaid New Malden: Lutf ur RehmanNazim Ishaat: Khalid HayatNew Malden Qiadat Newsletter 7
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