An early interpretation of verse 3:55 (specifically "I will cause you to die and raise you to myself"), Al-Tabari ( 923), records an interpretation attributed to Ibn 'Abbas, who used the literal "I will cause you to die" () in place of the metaphorical ('Jesus died'), while Wahb ibn Munabbih, an early Jewish convert, is reported to have said "God caused Jesus, son of Mary, to die for three hours during the day, then took him up to himself." Tabari further transmits from Ibn Ishaq: "God caused Jesus to die for seven hours", while at another place reported that a person called Sergius was crucified in place of Jesus. Ibn-al-Athir forwarded the report that it was Judas, the betrayer, while also mentioning the possibility it was a man named Natlianus.
An early interpretation of verse 3:55 (specifically "I will cause you to die and raise you to myself"), Al-Tabari ( 923), records an interpretation attributed to Ibn 'Abbas, who used the literal "I will cause you to die" () in place of the metaphorical ('Jesus died'), while Wahb ibn Munabbih, an early Jewish convert, is reported to have said "God caused Jesus, son of Mary, to die for three hours during the day, then took him up to himself." Tabari further transmits from Ibn Ishaq: "God caused Jesus to die for seven hours", while at another place reported that a person called Sergius was crucified in place of Jesus. Ibn-al-Athir forwarded the report that it was Judas the betrayer, while also mentioning the possibility it was a man named Natlianus.