Some incorrect translations of the verses of the Holy Qur'an, regarding the Prophet Jesus, causes problems not to understand them correctly.
The verse 54 of Surah Aal-e-Imran says:
"إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ";
([Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.) [1]
According to this verse, Is Prophet Jesus dead? If God takes His servant's soul, doesn't it mean that he is dead? Whereas we believe that Jesus is not dead and he is with God. How do we justify the verse?
Answer:
What has given rise to this question is, in fact, some incorrect translations of this verse. Hence, if the exact meaning of this verse is clarified, the question will be answered and the ambiguity shall be resolved. We must say in this regard that if we take a close look at the various verses of the Quran, we will come to know that although the term "توفی" has been used in some verses in the sense of death, there are some other verses in which this term has other meanings. For this reason, this verse cannot be used as a definite indication of Prophet Jesus' death in opposition to the authenticity of various traditions in this regard. The true meaning of this verse can be as such: "O Jesus! I am gathering you and causing you to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve". Such a meaning of the word "Tawaffa" which has also been reaffirmed by the Infallibles (A) is in no way in contradiction with Prophet Jesus' being alive.
Note:
[1] surah ALI 'IMRAN, verse 54 .