The Azhar has published a book called Mulāhadhāt

‘Ilmīya ‘Ala Kitāb al-Masīh fi al-Islām [Reviewer: Scientific

notes on the book of Christ in Islam] by Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra. “Who carried the cross upon

which

Jesus was crucified, Christ or Simon of Cyrene?” and the number of thieves who were crucified with

Jesus were two

main points that Dr. ‘Umāra raised in his book. In this article, Father Marqus

‘Azīz Khalīl refutes the “false allegations” made by Dr. ‘Umāra

in the book, citing relevant Biblical verses to support his argument.