In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) - Dead or Alive?
By Irshad Mahmood – Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
One
of the main reasons why we don’t understand the concept and the meaning
of Quraan could be as mentioned in the Quraan as, “…
And yet you study the Scripture? Will you not understand”, (Al_Quraan_002.044)?
Death could be very SECRET for someone for specified time:Then when We decreed that he [
Solomon
{Peace Be Upon Him}] should die [mawt], nothing divulged his death
[mawtihi] to them except the worm that ate his staff,
(Al_Quraan_034.014).
Allah has Perfected Islaam, No more Miracle:In
the Quraan Allah has told us that “… This day I have PERFECTED your
Religion for you and COMPLETED My FAVOR unto you, and have chosen for
you as religion AL-ISLAAM”, (Al_Quraan_005.003).
If anything is
completed, does it NEED any Additions or Subtractions or Alterations?
The absolute answer to this is only and only NO. Therefore any Hadeeth
contradicting the Quraan, we are not supposed to accept and those are
NOT Authentic Hadeeth. Since Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) already
warned about the spreading of Hadeeth and how to verify them. So We all
must have to follow that and a single proof should be enough for this
that there are some Poor Hadeeth and we need to test all of them
according to the Quraan. The Quraan is the real Authentic Source, FREE
from and ERROR or CONTRADICTION.
Ali (RA) narrated, Prophet
Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said, there is NO DOUBT that, there will
be Hadeeths coming after me, claiming that I have said those. So you
MUST test each and every Hadeeth from the QURAAN. If it is really
according to the QURAAN only then accept it otherwise reject it. (Sanan
Dar Qatni, Vol-2, Book – Imrani Abee Musa, Matba Farooqi – 513)
Knowledge of Future is with Allah only: Messenger did not know when & where he would die:Then,
when We decreed (Solomon’s Peace Be Upon Him) death, nothing showed
them his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly)
gnawing away at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly
that if they had known the unseen, they would Not have tarried in the
humiliating Penalty (of their Task), (Al_Quraan_034.014).
Verily
the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (Alone). It is He Who knows
rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does anyone (including
Messengers) know what it is that he will earn on tomorrow: nor does
anyone (including Messengers) know in what land he is to die. Verily
with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things),
(Al_Quraan_031.034).
Men ask thee concerning the Hour: say, the
knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone): and what will make thee
understand? Perchance the Hour is nigh, (Al_Quraan_033.063).
Say
(O Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him), to the disbelievers): I say not unto
you (that) I possess the treasures of Allah, nor that I have knowledge
of the Unseen; and I say not unto you: Lo! I am an angel. I follow only
that which is inspired in me. Say: Are the blind man and the seer
equal? Will you not then take thought, [Al_Quraan_006.050]?
Say
(O Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him): I have no power over any good or harm
to myself except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the Unseen, I
should have multiplied all good and no evil should have touched me: I
am but a Warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have Faith,
[Al_Quraan_007.188].
He it is Who has revealed the Book to you;
some of its verses are clear revelations, they are the basis or
fundamental (foundation) of the Book, and others are allegorical; then
as for those in whose hearts there is perversity they follow the part
of it which is allegorical, seeking to mislead and seeking to give it
(their own) interpretation. but none knows its interpretation except
Allah, and those who are firmly rooted in knowledge say: We believe in
it, it is all from our Lord; and none do mind except those having
understanding, (Al_Quraan_003.007).
Timing Analysis of the Second Coming of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) in the Bible:Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) will Return according to the Bible:Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear
the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of
the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds
of heaven with power and great glory", (Mat. 24:29-30).
Let us Analyse it through the Quraan:According
the Quraan, on the day of Judgment / day of resurrection, the Moon and
the Stars will be darkened and the Sun and the Moon will be joined
together etc.
He asks: When is the day of resurrection? But when
sight is confounded, and the moon becomes dark, and the sun and the
moon are brought together, Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly
to? By no means! There shall be no place of refuge,
(Al_Quraan_075.006-011).
AlsoThe angels will be all around, and eight angles will, that Day, bear the Thorne of your Lord above them, (Al_Quraan_069.017).
Not only Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) BUT all the Prophets will be gathered at their appointed times:So
when the stars are made to lose their light, And when the heaven is
rent asunder, And when the mountains are carried away as dust, And when
the messengers are gathered at their appointed time, To what day is the
doom fixed? To the day of decision, (Al_Quraan_077.008-013).
Dividing Religion and Breakup into Sects:And
(O' Muslims) be not like those who became divided and disagreed after clear arguments had come to them,
and these it is that shall have a grievous chastisement. On the day
when (some) faces shall turn white and (some) faces shall turn black;
then as to those whose faces turn black: Did you disbelieve after your
believing? Taste therefore the chastisement because you disbelieved,
(Al_Quraan_003.105-106).
Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) will be questioned exactly like all other prophets:And
when Allah will say (on the Day of Judgment): O Isa (Peace Be Upon Him)
son of Marium! did you say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods
besides Allah he will say: Glory be to Thee, it did not befit me that I
should say what I had no right to (say); if I had said it, You would
indeed have known it; You know what is in my mind, and I do not know
what is in Your mind, surely You art the great Knower of the unseen
things. I did not say to them aught save what You did enjoin me with:
That serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness of them so
long as I was among them, but when You took me, You were the watcher
over them, and Thou art witness of all things, (Al_Quraan_005_116 –
117).
Even Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) will be saying the same thing:Then
the Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people
took this Quraan for just foolish nonsense", (Al_Quraan_025.030).
Also All Prophets (Peace Be Upon Him) will be saying the same thing:One
day will Allah gather the messengers together, and ask: "What was the
response you received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We
have no knowledge: it is You Who know in full all that is hidden",
(Al_Quraan_005.109).
To understand about Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) Dead or Alive we need to do analysis of the Ayaat below:There is none (not a single one) of the People of the book (including
1.8
Billion Muslims) but must believe in him (as only a Messenger of Allah)
before his (Jesus Peace Be Upon Him) death. And on the Day of
Resurrection (NOT Before), he (Jesus Peace Be Upon Him) will be a
witness against them", (Al_Quraan_004.159).
First Proof:The first proof that Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) is NOT Alive is this Ayaat itself, since it says that “
on the Day of Resurrection (NOT Before),
he (Jesus Peace Be Upon Him) will be a witness against them”, if Jesus
/ Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) comes second time in this world then he will
be witness in the world before the Day of Resurrection, which cannot be
true according to the above mentioned Ayaat. The concept of Quraan
cannot be wrong, BUT our pre-assumptions and our beliefs could be wrong.
Second Proof:For the second proof, we need to understand the meaning of
People of the Book (Scripture).
Jews are the People of the Book, since they believe on the Torah, which is one of the Book of Allah.
Christian are the People of the Book, since they believe on the Injeel (Bible), which is one of the Book of Allah.
Similarly
Muslims are the People of the Book, since they believe on the Quraan, which is also one of the Book of Allah.
This
is also another proof that Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) is not
Alive, since in the above Ayaat it is mentioned that “none (not a
single one) of the People of the book (including
1.8
Billion Muslims) but must believe in him (as only a Messenger of Allah)
before his (Jesus Peace Be Upon Him) death“, and Alhamdulillaah, around
1.8 Billion Muslims around the world believe on Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) as Messenger of Allah.
Third Proof:For
the third proof, Allah said that he will take away Jesus / Isaa (Peace
Be Upon Him) and no where he mentioned that he will send back Jesus /
Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) again for the second time, instead He
mentioned that whatever we are arguing about him (Peace Be Upon Him),
He will tell us on the day of Judgement and NOT before.
Behold
Allah said: O Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) I will take thee and
raise thee to myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who
blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who
reject Faith, to the day of resurrection (not before): then shall you
all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein
you dispute, (Al_Quraan_003.055).
Jesus / Isaa (Peace Be Upon Him) will be questioned exactly like all other prophets:And
when Allah will say (on the Day of Judgment): O Isa (Peace Be Upon Him)
son of Marium! did you say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods
besides Allah he will say: Glory be to Thee, it did not befit me that I
should say what I had no right to (say); if I had said it, You would
indeed have known it; You know what is in my mind, and I do not know
what is in Your mind, surely You art the great Knower of the unseen
things. I did not say to them aught save what You did enjoin me with:
That serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness of them so
long as I was among them, but when You took me, You were the watcher
over them, and Thou art witness of all things, (Al_Quraan_005_116 –
117).
Even Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) will be saying the same thing:Then
the Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people
took this Quraan for just foolish nonsense", (Al_Quraan_025.030).
Also All Prophets (Peace Be Upon Him) will be saying the same thing:One
day will Allah gather the messengers together, and ask: "What was the
response you received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We
have no knowledge: it is You Who know in full all that is hidden",
(Al_Quraan_005.109).
May Allah UNITE all Muslims, AMEEN.
Don’t waste your time in Foretelling and just do what Allah has commanded. We Already have One living Miracles, the Quraan with us.
Allah’s Favor has already been completed on us.
None argue concerning the revelations (Ayaat) of Allah BUT those who Disbelieves ..., (Al_Quraan_040.004).
Those
who don’t read the Quraan with understanding/translation and do not
Practice on Allah’s commandments are like ASS/Donkey carrying books,
(Ref: Al_Quraan_062.005).
Allah never destroys any good nation, (Ref: Al_Quraan_011.116-117).
Hypocrites Read the Quraan BUT Practices Something Else.
Non-Practicing Muslims are like ASS / Donkey carrying books, (Ref: Al_Quraan_062.005).
IF QURAAN CANNOT CONVINCE YOU NOTHING WILL, (Ref: Al_Quraan_004:087, 007:185, 039:023, 052:033-034, 053:056-059, 056:075-082, 068:044, 077:050).