A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh ‘Izz ad-Din Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Atsir al-Jazari ( r.a. ) was an Arab or Kurdish historian and biographer who wrote in Arabic and he was from the famous ibn al-Atsir family.   Shaykh ibn al-Atsir ( r.a. ) lived a scholarly life in Mosul.   He often visited Baghdad and for a time, travelled with Sultan Swalah ad-Din’s ( r.a. ) army in Syria.   He later lived in Aleppo and Damascus.   His chief work was a history of the world, al-Kamil fi at-Tarikh , “The Complete History.”   Shaykh ibn al-Atsir ( r.a. ) wrote, in al-Kamil , concerning Jesus Christ ( a.s. ), “The learned have differed concerning his death before his being raised up.   Some say, ‘He was raised up and did not die.’   Others say, ‘No, Allah Made him die for three hours.’   Others say, ‘For seven hours, then He Brought him back to life.’   And those who say this are expounding His Saying:   سُوۡرَ...