Evidence of Second Coming of Isa Ibn
Maryam عليهما السلام!
الحمدلله
رب العالمين والصلوة
والسلام على اشرف
الانبياء وسيدالمرسلين
نبينا محمد صل
ا لله عليه وعلى
آله واصحابه وازواجه
اجمعين - امابعد
All the praises and
thanks be to Allaah, Sustainer of the Universe, and blessing and salutation to
be the most distinguish of the Messengers and foremost among the
Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and
blessings of Allaah be on him and on his wives, children and Companions.
In this treatise we will inSha Allaah
discuss some misconceptions and/or distortions, which are put forward by
enemies of Islaam. The issues we will explore are,
1.
Is
there a second coming of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} [Jesus] according to Islaam?
2.
Did
Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} die on the cross?
3.
How
the Ayaah 3:55 is referring to Christians & Jews?
4.
Is
the Ayaah 3:55 referring to the death of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}?
5.
What
is the meaning of إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ used in Ayaah 3:55?
6.
What
is the meaning of وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ used in
Ayaah 3:55?
7.
What
is the meaning of وَمُطَهِّرُكَ
مِنَ الَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا used in Ayaah 3:55?
8.
What
is the meaning of مَا دُمْتُ
فِيهِمْ used in
Ayaah 5:117?
9.
How
to reconcile Glorious Qur’aan, Bible and so-called state of Israel?
The
mention of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} is found in the thirteen chapters of Glorious
Qur’aan. Among some of them he is called by name “Isa”, whereas in some
he is called as Maseeh or Abdullah. In some chapters he is called
by his Kunniyaah, Ibn Maryam.
There have been deliberate distortions done by the
Christian missionaries, Qadyanis and Perwazis (both are pseudo-Islaamic cults)
to obscure and obfuscate the truth of Islaam and the teachings of Glorious
Qur’aan. Some pseudo-Muslims and secular Muslims are also known to be a part of
forgeries of propagating to so-called proof of “Holy Spirit and/or Holy
Ghost” (Christian concept) in the Glorious Qur’aan. I would like to ask the
readers to examine the Ayaat 16-21 in the Surah Maryam of the Glorious Qur’aan; I mean the Glorious Qur’aan not
the translation in any language, which is not the Qur’aan. I will cite Ayaat 17
& 19 to present the evidence that claims made by the Christians and/or else
are not true.
She placed a screen (to screen
herself) from them; then We sent to her Our Ruh (angel Jibrîl (Gabriel)), and he appeared before her in the form of
a man in all respects.
*Notice:
رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ Our Ruh (angel
Jibrîl (Gabriel)), and he
appeared
Thus, according to Islaam and/or Glorious Qur’aan the word رُوحَ has
many meanings. In Glorious
Qur’aan word رُوحَ has been used
for,
1.
For
soothing mercy, comfort in Ayaat 12:87 and 56:89.
2.
For
soul, which has been used 19 times
where it means (a) the soul of man: The spirit which was breathed into Adam 15:29; 32:9 & 38:72 The spirit which was breathed
into Maryam (AS) {Mary} 4:171; 21:19 & 66:12 (b) Jibraeel {AS} (Gabriel) the archangel of revelation: 2:87; 2:253; 5:110; 16:102; 17:85;
19:17; 26:192-193; 58:22; 70:4; 78:38 & 98:4 (c) Revelation, inspiration, Qur’aan: 16:2; 40:15 & 42:52
Now if you are reading a translation of the Glorious
Qur’aan only, than you are most likely to misunderstand many parts of the
Glorious Qur’aan; as the above explanation is the testament. Because in
translations for example in English translations the word used is “spirit
or holy spirit”, which is not even close to actual meanings and/or
theme, but espouses a doubt that Muslims believe in “holy spirit” of “holy
ghost” like Christians, which is not the case at all.
(The angel) said: "I am only a messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you
the gift of a righteous son."
In the above Ayaah archangel Jibraeel جبرائيل عليه
السلام is
introducing himself as رَسُولُ messenger.
The miraculous birth of Isa Ibn Maryam was a sign from Allaah, as we read (Also see 19:9 1 and 66:12),
He said: "So (it will be), your Lord said: ‘That is easy for Me (Allâh): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allâh), and it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allâh).’ "
The birth of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}
without a father was rejected by the Bani Israel (Children of Israel)
and pseudo-Islaamic cult of Qadyanis and its offshoots, atheists; many
Christians also refuse to believe in it. Whereas many Christians sects went too
far making Isa Ibn Maryam a son of god or god or both because of his miracle
birth. Glorious Qur’aan has repudiated the beliefs of
Jews and Christians in this regard. One must note that if there was no
truth in the claim of Isa’s (Jesus” birth without father then the Glorious
Qur’aan could have easily rejected the Christians’ claim of Jesus’ divinity by
naming his father. Contrary to that Glorious Qur’aan made it clear that
this fact cannot be an argument in favor of his (Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}) divinity,
it said,
إِنَّ
مَثَلَ عِيسَى
عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ
خَلَقَهُ مِنْ
تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ
قَالَ لَهُ كُنْ
فَيَكُونُ
Verily, the likeness of ‘Îsâ before Allâh is the likeness of
Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he
was.
Nevertheless these people have interpreted the Ayaat (verses) of the
Glorious Qur’aan wrongly by disjointing the phases to create mischievous
impressions about the birth of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}. If we read all the Ayaat on
the subject together, we will have no doubt whatsoever on the meaning that Isa
{AS} was born without a father unless the words of the Arabic language are
given assumed meanings, which of always done by the Qadyanis, Orientalists and
Christian missionaries.
Let us discus the Ayaah 3:55
by retaining the order of narration found in the Glorious Qur’aan.
The first promise in the Ayaah 3:55 is "O ‘Îsâ! I will take you (I will complete your
appointed time)” إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ. This means that your death will not come by the hands of your
enemies i.e. Jews; but you will die your natural death at its appointed time.
Allaah (SWT) let Prophet Isa (AS) know that the first promise will be fulfilled
by وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ “and raise you to Myself” it will be done, Allaah then
said, “وَمُطَهِّرُكَ
مِنَ الَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا {in such a way that the disbelievers
would not even be able to touch you} And then, Allaah (SWT) said, “I will grant predominance to your
followers over the rejecters until the day of resurrection.” {Means,
even the misguided Christians and the rightly guided Muslims will have an upper
hand over the Jews until the Day of Judgment, and the Jews will not have an
absolute ruling authority till then.” Final Judgment will be delivered on the Day of Resurrection when
the difference between Truth and Falsehood will be settled}.
We know that the first, second and third promises have been
fulfilled, which are:
1
Allaah did not
let Prophet Isa die by the hands of his enemies i.e. Jews, we also read
confirmation of this in Ayaah 4:157.
2
Allaah
raised Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} up in the heaven.
3
Jews have never been able for 2000 years {since
alleged killing of Isa Ibn Maryam (AS) until today} to rule on the earth except
being fugitives and/or refugees, which is also mentioned in the Chapter 28 of
the Deuteronomy (Bible). For those who may find it difficult to reconcile the two
things i.e. the Glorious Qur’aan and even Bible (especially Deuteronomy chapter
28) seems to indicate that the Jews will never have a sovereign state, while
they have actually usurped Palestine and set up a state of their own. Historically
Jews have always been either fugitives and/or refugees. However, if we go
beyond the appearances, we can easily see that “Israel” is not an
independent sovereign state, but only a stronghold of the Western
powers which they have established in the midst of the Muslim countries and/or
on Muslims’ land in order to protect their own interests; without the backing
and/or protection of these super-powers the Jewish “state” cannot survive for a
month, and the Western powers themselves look upon the Jewish intruders and/or
occupiers as their henchmen. The “Israeli state” has been living, as the
Glorious Qur’aan says, “through a rope from men,” and. Even at that,
living as a parasite on the Western powers. So, there is no real occasion to
have a misgiving about what the Glorious Qur’aan has said on the subject. The
occupying Jews are not the ones Glorious Qur’aan talks about. All of them have
implanted from USA, Canada, Europe and Russia etc. under a false pretext of
so-called divine right, which is nothing but a hoax if one read the Bible
itself carefully.
Fulfillment of God’s promise did come to pass as we read in
Old Testament, Joshua 21:43-45 & Joshua 23:14-16!
Further
confirmation that God fulfilled all the promises:
14 "Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You
know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the
LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled;
not one has failed. 15 But just as every good promise of the
LORD your God has come true, so the LORD will bring on you all the evil he has
threatened, until he has destroyed you from this good land he has given you. 16
If you violate the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you,
and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the LORD's anger will burn
against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given
you."
The
enemies of Islaam and/or pseudo-Islaamic cults have always presented their
absurd claims by changing the sequence of the promises especially the alleged
promise to give holy land to Jews, by distorting the facts and creating their
own meanings of the Ayaah 3.55. Readers
may find it interesting to know that these Ayaat were enough for Prophet
Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم to successfully refute the Jews and
Christians of his time.
The exegesis is based on the reading تَوَفّى: تُجْزَى
جزاءً كاملا {tuwaffa} to mean complete the appointed time. It is then interpreted as death but that
is not the true meaning of تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}. The root is وَفَّى: أَدَّى
ما عليه كاملا
{wafa} and its correct meaning is to take in full. Since man completes his appointed time at
his death, when Allaah takes back his soul the moment of death fully, thus,
this word is used in this context figuratively in the sense of death.
However, if the real meaning can only be applied and no
other meaning can be taken, even if the subject in the sentence is Allaah and
the object man with soul; then only the real meaning to take in full is
applied. For example,
Surah Az-Zumar 42
اللَّهُ
يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ
حِينَ مَوْتِهَا
وَالَّتِي لَمْ
تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا
فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي
قَضَى عَلَيْهَا
الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ
الْأُخْرَى إِلَى
أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى
إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ
لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
It is Allâh Who takes away the
souls at the time of their death, and those that
die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has
ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are
signs for a people who think deeply.
In the above Ayaah the word tuwaffa
is used for those too that die not. On the one hand, it is
said clearly that those are alive that do
not die and on the other hand it is
asserted that Allaah takes in full تَوَفّى in
their sleeping state. Allaah is the subject of the sentence and man is
the object but in no case does تَوَفّى {Tuwaffa}
mean death. Otherwise the phrase وَالَّتِي
لَمْ تَمُتْ {those that die not} will
be meaningless (Allaah forbid).
Let us examine another Ayaah (Verse),
وَهُوَ
الَّذِي يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ
بِاللَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ
مَا جَرَحْتُمْ
بِالنَّهَار
It is He Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day,
Here too the word tuwaffa cannot mean death although
again the sentence has Allaah as its subject and the man as its
object.
Let us see another example,
Surah Al-An'am 61
حَتَّى
إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ
الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا
…
…until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers
(angel of death and his assistants) take him in full.
In the above Ayaah the
topic is death yet the word tuwaffa does not mean death, otherwise there
would have been unnecessary repetition, which is hardly used, in ordinary
speech let alone eloquent speech of Glorious Qur’aan.
Readers can now see that how hollow
is the claims made by Murtadd Akbarally Meherally and his sidekick Qadyani
Kashif Ahmed Shehzada. The use of both words together and the difference
in the sense they convey shows clearly that they are not synonyms. There is a distinct difference
in their real meaning, take this Ayaah,
Surah An-Nisaa 15
…confine them (i.e. women) to houses until death comes to
them …
The word مَوْت {mawt} is the subject of the verb تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}. It is common to the grammar of every
language that the subject and predicate are not the same. The subject is the doer (doing word) and the verb or predicate
is what is done, it is not the
subject. Thus,
tuwaffa does not at all mean death.
Readers
must know that apart from the above examples, Allaah is the subject of تَوَفّى {tuwaffa} and its object is soul of man, تَوَفّى {tuwaffa} still cannot mean death under any
circumstances, as we see in the following examples,
Surah Al-Baqarah 281
وَاتَّقُوا يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
And be afraid of the Day
when you shall be brought back to Allâh. Then every
person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with
unjustly.
(Remember) the Day when every
person will come up pleading for himself, and
every one will be paid in full for what he did (good or evil, belief
or disbelief in the life of this world) and they will not be dealt with
unjustly.
Suggesting that تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
and مَوْت {mawt}
are synonymous or that when تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
has, Allaah as it’s subject and man or his soul as its
object, can only be the death as it’s meaning, is erroneous.
In the entire Glorious Qur’aan only Allaah is used as the
subject of مَوْت {mawt}
[death] and no other noun is used. But تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
has frequently been for
angels as its subject, e.g.
Surah An-Nisaa 97
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ
تَوَفَّاهُمُ
الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي
أَنْفُسِهِمْ
قَالُوا فِيمَ
كُنْتُمْ قَالُوا
كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ
فِي الْأَرْضِ
قَالُوا أَلَمْ
تَكُنْ أَرْضُ
اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً
فَتُهَاجِرُوا
فِيهَا فَأُولَئِكَ
مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ
وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا
Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on the earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allâh spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination!
وَهُوَ
الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ
عِبَادِهِ وَيُرْسِلُ
عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً
حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ
أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ
تَوَفَّتْهُ
رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ
لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ
He is the Irresistible, (Supreme)
over His slaves, and He sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of
one’s good and bad deeds) over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take
his soul, and they never neglect their duty.
Also
Say: "The angel of
death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be
brought to your Lord."
And
وَلَوْ
تَرَى إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ
وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ
وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ
الْحَرِيقِ
And
if you could see when the angels take away the souls of those who disbelieve
(at death); they smite their faces and their backs, (saying):
"Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire."
Despite the fact that word
تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
is used in all the above Ayaat figuratively for death, yet has the angels
or the angel of death as its subject so the word مَوْت {mawt}
is not used; because death is only given by Allaah (SWT). Taking the
soul at the appointed time is an act of angels when Allaah (SWT) completes
anyone’s appointed time and commands that death be given to him. That is why to
depict what is happening, the word مَوْت {mawt}
is never used but تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
is used.
Another difference between مَوْت {mawt}
and تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
is that Glorious Qur’aan has used مَوْت {mawt}
in relation to hayah {life}, but has never used for once تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
against hayah.
See the following examples,
وَاتَّخَذُوا
مِنْ دُونِهِ آلِهَةً
لَا يَخْلُقُونَ
شَيْئًا وَهُمْ
يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا
يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ
ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا
وَلَا
يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا
وَلَا حَيَاةً وَلَا
نُشُورًا
Yet they have taken besides Him
other alîhâh (gods) who created nothing but are
themselves created, and possess neither harm nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving)
life, nor of raising the dead.
Who
has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best
in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
Also
see: 2:260; 30:19; 2:164; 16:65; 45:5; 3:49
& 42:9
What is often left out and/or concealed by the enemies of Islaam due to
deception is the Ayaah 3:54,
And they (disbelievers) plotted
to kill ‘Îsâ عليه السلام), and Allâh plotted too. And Allâh is the
Best of those who plot.
The word مَكَر {makara} is used in the Arabic
language and/or Qur’aanic vocabulary for a secret plan (and to cheat).
According to the grammatical and/or language rules, if anyone devises a
counter-plan against another ‘s conspiracy that is also called مَكَر {makara}.
The same word is even used when it is with good intention. We read rest of it
in Ayaah 5:110,
Surah Al-Maidah
110
إِذْ قَالَ
اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى
ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ
اذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِي
عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى
وَالِدَتِكَ إِذْ
أَيَّدْتُكَ بِرُوحِ
الْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ
النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ
وَكَهْلًا وَإِذْ
عَلَّمْتُكَ الْكِتَابَ
وَالْحِكْمَةَ
وَالتَّوْرَاةَ
وَالْإِنْجِيلَ
وَإِذْ تَخْلُقُ
مِنَ الطِّينِ
كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ
بِإِذْنِي فَتَنْفُخُ
فِيهَا فَتَكُونُ
طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِي
وَتُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ
وَالْأَبْرَصَ
بِإِذْنِي وَإِذْ
تُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتَى
بِإِذْنِي وَإِذْ
كَفَفْتُ بَنِي
إِسْرَائِيلَ
عَنْكَ إِذْ جِئْتَهُمْ
بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ
إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا
سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
(Remember) when Allâh will say
(on the Day of Resurrection). "O ‘Îsâ, son of Maryam! Remember My Favour
to you and to your mother when I supported you with Rűh-ul-Qudus
(Jibrîl (Gabriel)) so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in
maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the
power of understanding), the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when
you made out of the clay a figure like that of a bird, by My Permission, and
you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed
those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth
the dead by My Permission; and
when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill
you) as you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among
them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’"
Thus,
in the Ayaah 3:55 وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ “and raise you to Myself” and "O ‘Îsâ! I will take
you (I will complete your appointed time)” إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ. This means that
your death will not come by the hands of your enemies i.e. Jews; will mean that
Isa Ibn Maryam (AS) is safe in all manners from the disbelievers. Allaah then
said, “وَمُطَهِّرُكَ
مِنَ الَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا
{in such a way that the disbelievers would not even be able to touch
you}.
Enemies of Islaam can only hope to distort the truth of
Islaam, but they should take a heed to the fact,
Falsehood cannot come to it from
before it or behind it: (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise
(Allâh عز وجل)
Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} is alive:
Surah An-Nisaa 159
And there is none of the people
of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him (‘Îsâ, son of
Maryam, as only a Messenger of Allâh and a human being) before his (‘Îsâ عليه السلام) or a Jew’s or a Christian’s) death{1}
(at the time of the
appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he (‘Îsâ)
will be a witness against them.
{1} (V.4:
159) - "Before his death," has two interpretations: before ‘Îsâ’s
death after his descent from the heavens, or a Jew’s or a Christian’s death, at
the time of the appearance of the Angel of Death when he will realize that ‘Îsâ
was only a Messenger of Allâh, and had no share in Divinity.
Before this, Ayaah 4:157 explicitly says that they killed him not,
nor they crucified him. Readers must observe that the word تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
is used in Surah Al-Imraan
and Surah Al-Ma’idah meaning take in full, Surah An-Nisa 4:159 has the word مَوْت {mawt}[death]
وَإِنْ
مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ
إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ
بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ
Why is that so?
This is because the word تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
alone was exactly suitable there as I have explained above, but in Surah
An-Nisa, it is the death that is being discussed, so the word مَوْت {mawt}[death]
is appropriate. Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} will also taste death like all
other human beings. If that had not been the case, the word تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
would have been used in Surah An-Nisa and the word مَوْت {mawt}[death]
in Surah Al-Imraan and Surah Al-Ma’idah. But it is the seekers of the truth and rightly guided Muslims
who can distinguish these differences and expose the forgeries of Kuffar and
enemies of Islaam, in this case of Murtadd Akbarally Meherally & Kashif
Ahmad Shehzada or else.
The word تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
used in 3:55 & مَا دُمْتُ
فِيهِمْ in Glorious Qur’aan 5:117!
Surah Al-Maidah 117
مَا قُلْتُ
لَهُمْ إِلَّا
مَا أَمَرْتَنِي
بِهِ أَنِ اعْبُدُوا
اللَّهَ رَبِّي
وَرَبَّكُمْ وَكُنْتُ
عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا
مَا
دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا
تَوَفَّيْتَنِي كُنْتَ
أَنْتَ الرَّقِيبَ
عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنْتَ
عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
شَهِيدٌ
"Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allâh) did command me to say: ‘Worship Allâh, my Lord and your Lord.’ And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them; and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world).
I have discussed the word تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
above in great detail, but it is important to mention the use of phrase مَا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ {as long as I was with then or while
I dwelt among them},
if Glorious Qur’aan had to convey that Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} had died, than
Qur’aan would have used the word مَوْت {mawt}[death]
in relation to حَيًّا hayah [life], like it is used in Glorious Qur’aan 19:33 for Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}
Surah Maryam 33
"And Salâm (peace)
be upon me the day I was born, and the
day I die, and the day I shall be
raised alive!"
We see that
Glorious Qur’aan has used مَا دُمْتُ
فِيهِمْ {as long as I was with then or while I dwelt among them} instead of حَيَاةَ and مُتَوَفِّيكَ instead of مَوْت {mawt}.
Therefore, Glorious Qur’aan conveys in these two words all the stages Isa Ibn
Maryam went through i.e. his life, raising up to heavens, descend back to
earth and then death. Readers
must notice that Glorious
Qur’aan has not used the phrase Ma hayyat مَا
حُيِّيتُ {as long as I lived}, thus
by using مَا دُمْتُ
فِيهِمْ Glorious Qur’aan did put in brief sentence
all phases of the life of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}. By using the فَلَمَّا
تَوَفَّيْتَنِي (in 5:117){means, but when You recalled me or took me up} Glorious Qur’aan has cited two experiences of raising up to the
heavens and death after descent on earth. The word مَوْت {mawt}[death] would have conveyed
only once sense whereas the word تَوَفّى {tuwaffa}
conveys both facts together.
Second Coming of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}!
Glorious Qur’aan 3:55!
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 كُنْتُمْ
فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ
{1} (V.3: 55) The advent (descent) of
‘Îsâ, (son of Maryam) عليه السلام. a) Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عبه Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه
و سلم
said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, surely (‘Îsâ), the son of Maryam عليه السلامwill
shortly descend amongst you (Muslims), and will judge mankind justly by the law
of the Qur’ân (as a just ruler); he will break the cross and kill the pigs and
there will be no Jîzyah " (i.e. taxation taken from
non-Muslims). Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it, and a
single prostration to Allâh (in prayer) will be better than the whole world and
whatever is in it." Abu Hurairah added: "If you wish, you can recite
(this Verse of the Qur’ân): "And there is none of the people of the
Scriptures (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him (i.e. ‘Îsâ عليه السلام as a Messenger of Allâh and a human being)
before his (‘Îsâ عليه السلام or a Jew’s or Christian’s) death, and on
the Day of Resurrection, he (‘Îsâ عليه
السلام) will be a witness against them." (4:159). (See Fath Al-Bari, Vol.7, Page
No.302) According to the quotation of Kushmaihani there is the word Al-Jizyah * instead of Al-Harb (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.4, Hadîth No.657). b)
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله
عنه Allâh’s
Messenger صلى الله
عليه وسلم said: "How will you be when the son of Maryam (i.e. ‘Îsâ عليه السلام descends amongst you, and he will judge
people by the Law of the Qur’ân and not by the law of the Injeel
(Gospel)." (Fath Al-Bari, Vol.7, Pages 304 and 305) (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.4, Hadîth No.658). * The Jizyah: a tax imposed on
non-Muslims who would keep their own religion, rather than embrace Islâm) will
not be accepted by ‘Îsâ عليه السلام, but all people will be required to
embrace Islâm and there will be no other alternative.
Glorious
Qur’aan 4:159!
{1} (V.4: 159) See the
footnote of (V.3: 55).
{2} (V.4: 159) - "Before his death,"
has two interpretations: before ‘Îsâ’s death after his descent from the
heavens, or a Jew’s or a Christian’s death, at the time of the appearance of
the Angel of Death when he will realize that ‘Îsâ was only a Messenger of
Allâh, and had no share in Divinity.
Glorious
Qur’aan 43:61!
وَإِنَّهُ لَعِلْمٌ
لِلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا
تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا
وَاتَّبِعُونِ
هَذَا صِرَاطٌ
مُسْتَقِيمٌ