Matthew 28: (KJV) 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that y[b]e seek Jesus, which was crucified.[/b]
6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Rilwayne001: Illiterate, how does this confirm that Jesus was buried really in this tomb?
it has been kept for centuries as the place Jesus was buried, even before Islam came.
For my dear Moslem brothers who refused to believe that Jesus died.
This confirms that Jesus died and rose again.
The tomb is being restored, giving researchers unprecedented access.
Researchers have uncovered the original surface of what is traditionally considered the tomb of Jesus Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The tomb's surface had been covered by a thick layer of marble, according to an exclusive by National Geographic. This has now been removed to reveal the tomb for the first time since at least 1555 CE, and possibly much earlier.
"The marble covering of the tomb has been pulled back, and we were surprised by the amount of fill material beneath it," said Fredrik Hiebert, archaeologist-in-residence at the National Geographic Society working at the site. "It will be a long scientific analysis, but we will finally be able to see the original rock surface on which, according to tradition, the body of Christ was laid."
The shelf on which the body of Christ is said to have rested after his crucifixion is now protected by a structure called an Edicule. This covering is being restored by a team of scientists directed by Antonia Moropoulou of the National Technical University of Athens, a specialist in building materials and the preservation of monuments.
"We are at the critical moment for rehabilitating the Edicule," Moropoulou said. "The techniques we're using to document this unique monument will enable the world to study our findings as if they themselves were in the tomb of Christ."
Access to the tomb may also help researchers learn about what prompted Helena, the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, to identify the site as Christ's tomb.
The restoration of the tomb is due to be completed in the spring of 2017. The total costs of the project will run to more than $4 million (£3.3m). Donations to fund the restoration include a multi-million-dollar sum from King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Six Christian sects have custody over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the restorations required the consent of all of them before going ahead. They include the Greek Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Armenian Orthodox Church.
nasxpenxer: wic 1 b suratul shakir? may b sef d ayyah was meant for a specific situation cos of u unbelievers are fond of quote 1st last or middle of an ayyah frm d Qur'an nt d whle story nd if what u re saying is true jewism nd Christianity is not a tribe but religion nd what dat ayyah is saying is dat: "jew as a religion and Christianity as a faith not as in person u dnt misquote d Qur'an anyhw bro cos same book asked us to guide unbelievers eg trinity belivers nd idol worshiper hu hav astray back to d ryt path of ALLAH i hope i have cleared ur doubts
nasxpenxer: .do mind telling us wic surah is shakir?
nasxpenxer: wic 1 b suratul shakir? nd if what u re saying is true jewism nd Christianity is not a tribe but religion nd what dat ayyah is saying is dat: "jew as a religion and Christianity as a faith not as in person u dnt misquote d Qur'an anyhw bro cos same book asked us to guide unbelievers eg trinity belivers nd idol worshiper hu hav astray back to d ryt path of ALLAH i hope i have cleared ur doubts