and their boast, "Behold, we have slain the Christ Jesus, son of Mary, [who claimed to be] an apostle of God!" However, they did not slay him, and neither did they crucify him, but it only seemed to them [as if it had been] so; and, verily, those who hold conflictÂing views thereon are indeed confused, having no [real] knowledge thereof, and following mere conÂjecture. For, of a certainty, they did not slay him: