Are Qadianis / Ahmedis Muslims? (5/5)
Question
What is the Islamic belief on the return of Eīsā (‘alayh salām)? Explain in the light of Qurān and Hadith. And what is the ruling for those who deny the descent of Eīsā (‘alayh salām)?
Answer
Eīsā (‘alayh salām)son of Maryam (‘alayha salām) will definitively and conclusively return to this World, i.e., descent from the sky. Allah Ta’āla says in the Qurān:
They say (in boast): We killed the Messiah Eīsā, son of Maryam, the Messenger of Allah, but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of Eīsā was put over another man (and they killed that man). (Qur’ān 4:157)
Allah Ta’āla raised Eīsā (‘alayh salām) to the sky. His enemies, the Jews, failed to harm him, let alone kill and crucify him. This is a clear and unambiguous text that carries no room for another interpretation.
It states clearly that Allah Ta’āla raised Eīsā (‘alayh salām) to Himself (bodily and his soul) in order to save him from the Jews murdering and crucifying him. Allah Ta’āla says in the Qur’ān:
But Allah raised him to Himself. And Allah is ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. (Qur’ān 4:158)
After establishing this point, another Qur’ānic verse follows, Allah Ta’āla says:
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ
Every soul shale taste death (Qur’ān 3:183)
This verse presents the message of every human being dying in this world and as established above, Eīsā (‘alayh salām) was rasied to Allah himself (bodily and his soul). So in order for the latter verse to be truth Eīsā (‘alayh salām) will have to return in this world and dye a natural death.
Imam Mujahid Rahmatullahi Alayhi has stated that the descent of Hadhrat Eīsā (‘alayh salām) is a sign of Qiyāmah and this has been narrated from Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah Radhiyallahu Anhu and many other senior Sahābah Radhiyallahu Anhum.[52]
Many books have been written on the conclusive nature of the descent of Hadhrat Eīsā Alayhi salām for example, the book “Al- Tasreeh fi ma Tawatara fi nuzool al- Maseeh” and many more.
One who denies the belief that Hadhrat Eīsā (‘alayh salām) will return to the World will be classified as a disbeliever (Kāfir).[53]
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best,
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَكِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِنْهُ مَا لَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا اتِّبَاعَ الظَّنِّ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًا
بَلْ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا
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- Muftī Ebrahim Desai
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