1ESUS (PBUH)

DID NOT DIE

And on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah,
1esus son of Mary, messenger of God."
They did not kill him and they did not crucify him,
but it was made to seem so to them.
Those who argue about him are in doubt about it.
They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture.
But they certainly did not kill him. (Qur'an, 4:157)
HARUN YAHYA
Title : 1esus (pbuh) Did Not Die
Author: HARUN YAHYA
Translated by Carl Rossini
Edited by 1ay Willoughby
Publisher : GLOBAL PUBLISHING
1une 2005
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CONTENTS
Foreword
Introducton
Jesus' (pbuh) Was Not Klled and Is Not Dead
Other Evdence that Jesus' (pbuh) Is Not Dead
The Error o Those Who !antan that Jesus (pbuh) Is Dead
Jesus (pbuh) n the "adth
Jesus' (pbuh) #eturn Wll $sher n %lobal &eace
'oncluson
The Decepton o Evoluton
To the Reader
( ) spec*al chapter *s ass*+ned to the collapse o the theor, o evolut*on because th*s theor, const*tutes the bas*s
o all ant*-sp*r*tual ph*losoph*es. /*nce Darw*n*s0 re1ects the act o creat*on 2 and thereore3 %od's e4*stence 2 over
the last 567 ,ears *t has caused 0an, people to abandon the*r a*th or all *nto doubt. It *s thereore an *0perat*ve
serv*ce3 a ver, *0portant dut, to show ever,one that th*s theor, *s a decept*on. /*nce so0e readers 0a, *nd the
chance to read onl, one o our boo8s3 we th*n8 *t appropr*ate to devote a chapter to su00ar*9e th*s sub1ect.
( )ll the author's boo8s e4pla*n a*th-related *ssues *n l*+ht o :ur'an*c verses3 and *nv*te readers to learn %od's
words and to l*ve b, the0. )ll the sub1ects concern*n+ %od's verses are e4pla*ned so as to leave no doubt or roo0 or
;uest*ons *n the reader's 0*nd. The boo8s' s*ncere3 pla*n3 and luent st,le ensures that ever,one o ever, a+e and ro0
ever, soc*al +roup can eas*l, understand the0. Than8s to the*r eect*ve3 luc*d narrat*ve3 the, can be read at one s*tt*n+.
Even those who r*+orousl, re1ect sp*r*tual*t, are *nluenced b, the acts these boo8s docu0ent and cannot reute the
truthulness o the*r contents.
( Th*s and all the other boo8s b, the author can be read *nd*v*duall,3 or d*scussed *n a +roup. #eaders ea+er to
pro*t ro0 the boo8s w*ll *nd d*scuss*on ver, useul3 lett*n+ the0 relate the*r relect*ons and e4per*ences to one
another.
( In add*t*on3 *t w*ll be a +reat serv*ce to Isla0 to contr*bute to the publ*cat*on and read*n+ o these boo8s3
wr*tten solel, or the pleasure o %od. The author's boo8s are all e4tre0el, conv*nc*n+. For th*s reason3 to
co00un*cate true rel*+*on to others3 one o the 0ost eect*ve 0ethods *s encoura+*n+ the0 to read these boo8s.
( We hope the reader w*ll loo8 throu+h the rev*ews o h*s other boo8s at the bac8 o th*s boo8. "*s r*ch source
0ater*al on a*th-related *ssues *s ver, useul3 and a pleasure to read.
( In these boo8s3 unl*8e so0e other boo8s3 ,ou w*ll not *nd the author's personal v*ews3 e4planat*ons based on
dub*ous sources3 st,les that are unobservant o the respect and reverence due to sacred sub1ects3 nor hopeless3
pess*0*st*c ar+u0ents that create doubts *n the 0*nd and dev*at*ons *n the heart.
About the Author
Now wr*t*n+ under the pen-na0e o ")#$N <)"<)3 he was born *n )n8ara *n 5=>?. "av*n+ co0pleted
h*s pr*0ar, and secondar, educat*on *n )n8ara3 he stud*ed arts at Istanbul's !*0ar /*nan $n*vers*t, and
ph*losoph, at Istanbul $n*vers*t,. /*nce the 5=@7s3 he has publ*shed 0an, boo8s on pol*t*cal3 sc*ent**c3 and
a*th-related *ssues. "arun <ah,a *s well-8nown as the author o *0portant wor8s d*sclos*n+ the *0posture o
evolut*on*sts3 the*r *nval*d cla*0s3 and the dar8 l*a*sons between Darw*n*s0 and such blood, *deolo+*es as
asc*s0 and co00un*s0.
"*s pen-na0e *s a co0pos*te o the na0es "arun ()aron) and <ah,a (John)3 *n 0e0or, o the two
estee0ed prophets who ou+ht a+a*nst the*r people's lac8 o a*th. The &rophet's seal on h*s boo8s' covers *s
s,0bol*c and *s l*n8ed to the*r contents. It represents the :ur'an (the F*nal /cr*pture) and the &rophet
!uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 last o the prophets. $nder the +u*dance o the :ur'an
and the /unnah (teach*n+s o the &rophet)3 the author 0a8es *t h*s purpose to d*sprove each unda0ental tenet
o +odless *deolo+*es and to have the last word3 so as to co0pletel, s*lence the ob1ect*ons ra*sed a+a*nst
rel*+*on. "e uses the seal o the *nal &rophet3 who atta*ned ult*0ate w*sdo0 and 0oral perect*on3 as a s*+n o
h*s *ntent*on to oer the last word.
)ll o "arun <ah,a's wor8s share one s*n+le +oalA to conve, the :ur'an's 0essa+e3 encoura+e readers to
cons*der bas*c a*th-related *ssues such as %od's e4*stence and un*t, and the "ereaterB and to e4pose +odless
s,ste0s' eeble oundat*ons and perverted *deolo+*es.
"arun <ah,a en1o,s a w*de readersh*p *n 0an, countr*es3 ro0 Ind*a to )0er*ca3 En+land to Indones*a3
&oland to Cosn*a3 and /pa*n to Cra9*l. /o0e o h*s boo8s are ava*lable *n En+l*sh3 French3 %er0an3 /pan*sh3
Ital*an3 &ortu+uese3 $rdu3 )rab*c3 )lban*an3 #uss*an3 /erbo-'roat (Cosn*an)3 &ol*sh3 !ala,3 $,+ur Tur8*sh3 and
Indones*an.
%reatl, apprec*ated all around the world3 these wor8s have been *nstru0ental *n 0an, people recover*n+
a*th *n %od and +a*n*n+ deeper *ns*+hts *nto the*r a*th. "*s boo8s' w*sdo0 and s*ncer*t,3 to+ether w*th a
d*st*nct st,le that's eas, to understand3 d*rectl, aect an,one who reads the0. Those who ser*ousl, cons*der
these boo8s3 can no lon+er advocate athe*s0 or an, other perverted *deolo+, or 0ater*al*st*c ph*losoph,3 s*nce
these boo8s are character*9ed b, rap*d eect*veness3 de*n*te results3 and *rreutab*l*t,. Even * the, cont*nue to
do so3 *t w*ll be onl, a sent*0ental *ns*stence3 s*nce these boo8s reute such *deolo+*es ro0 the*r ver,
oundat*ons. )ll conte0porar, 0ove0ents o den*al are now *deolo+*call, deeated3 than8s to the boo8s wr*tten
b, "arun <ah,a.
Th*s *s no doubt a result o the :ur'an's w*sdo0 and luc*d*t,. The author 0odestl, *ntends to serve as a
0eans *n hu0an*t,'s search or %od's r*+ht path. No 0ater*al +a*n *s sou+ht *n the publ*cat*on o these wor8s.
Those who encoura+e others to read these boo8s3 to open the*r 0*nds and hearts and +u*de the0 to
beco0e 0ore devoted servants o %od3 render an *nvaluable serv*ce.
!eanwh*le3 *t would onl, be a waste o t*0e and ener+, to propa+ate other boo8s that create conus*on *n
people's 0*nds3 lead the0 *nto *deolo+*cal chaos3 and that clearl, have no stron+ and prec*se eects *n re0ov*n+
the doubts *n people's hearts3 as also ver**ed ro0 prev*ous e4per*ence. It *s *0poss*ble or boo8s dev*sed to
e0phas*9e the author's l*terar, power rather than the noble +oal o sav*n+ people ro0 loss o a*th3 to have such
a +reat eect. Those who doubt th*s can read*l, see that the sole a*0 o "arun <ah,a's boo8s *s to overco0e
d*sbel*e and to d*sse0*nate the :ur'an's 0oral values. The success and *0pact o th*s serv*ce are 0an*ested *n
the readers' conv*ct*on.
One po*nt should be 8ept *n 0*ndA The 0a*n reason or the cont*nu*n+ cruelt,3 conl*ct3 and other ordeals
endured b, the vast 0a1or*t, o people *s the *deolo+*cal prevalence o d*sbel*e. Th*s can be ended onl, w*th
the *deolo+*cal deeat o d*sbel*e and b, conve,*n+ the wonders o creat*on and :ur'an*c 0oral*t, so that
people can l*ve b, *t. 'ons*der*n+ the state o the world toda,3 lead*n+ *nto a downward sp*ral o v*olence3
corrupt*on and conl*ct3 clearl, th*s serv*ce 0ust be prov*ded speed*l, and eect*vel,3 or *t 0a, be too late.
In th*s eort3 the boo8s o "arun <ah,a assu0e a lead*n+ role. C, the w*ll o %od3 these boo8s w*ll be a
0eans throu+h wh*ch people *n the twent,-*rst centur, w*ll atta*n the peace3 1ust*ce3 and happ*ness pro0*sed *n
the :ur'an.
FOREWORD
Ever s*nce t*0e be+an3 %od's prophets and 0essen+ers have called people to the true path. /o0e people
heeded th*s call and surrendered the0selves to %od3 thus atta*n*n+ an honorable l*e *n th*s world and *n the
"ereater. Others pers*sted *n the*r unbel*e3 thus earn*n+ a troubled and d**cult l*e *n th*s world and eternal
suer*n+ *n the "ereater. Just l*8e the other prophets sent b, %od3 Jesus (pbuh) co00anded h*s soc*et, to
worsh*p %od3 the One and Onl,3 and to l*ve w*th the 8nowled+e that the, w*ll have to account or the0selves on
the Da, o Jud+0ent3 reco00ended that the, l*ve b, 0oral values that please %od3 and called on the0 to avo*d
den*al3 pol,the*s03 and ev*l *n all o *ts or0s. Those who re1ected h*s call tr*ed to pressure h*0 and those who
ollowed h*0 to +*ve up the*r 0*ss*on. For that reason3 as has happened w*th 0an, prophets and bel*evers
throu+hout h*stor,3 the, set traps or Jesus (pbuh). One o these was how the, would 8*ll h*0.
"owever3 w*th h*s un*;ue b*rth and the 0*racles he peror0ed3 Jesus (pbuh) was one o %od's blessed
prophets. %od la*d out a spec**c dest*n, or h*03 and thus all o the unbel*evers' traps ca0e to noth*n+. The
:ur'an reveals that Jesus' (pbuh) ene0*es a*led to 8*ll h*03 althou+h the, were 0ade to th*n8 that the, had. %od
ra*sed Jesus (pbuh) to "*s presence wh*le he was st*ll al*ve. The :ur'an3 as well as the words o our beloved
&rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 sa, that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth3 a +reat 0*racle
*ndeed.
Those who 0a*nta*n that Jesus (pbuh) was 8*lled or *s dead are 0a8*n+ a ser*ous 0*sta8e. One purpose *n
wr*t*n+ th*s boo8 *s to e4pla*n wh, th*s *s so. In the ollow*n+ pa+es3 we w*ll e4a0*ne the :ur'an*c verses and
the had*th o &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) that reveal the truth o th*s *ssue3
wh*ch has conused so 0an, people over the centur*es.
In add*t*on3 th*s boo8 w*ll re0*nd the reader o two *0portant t*d*n+sA Jesus' (pbuh) return to Earth and
the s*+ns that w*ll precede th*s event. C, %od's w*ll3 h*s second co0*n+ has drawn near3 and the world w*ll
w*tness +reat events when *t beco0es a real*t,. )ll s*ncere bel*evers need to prepare or th*s 0*raculous per*od
*n the 0ost appropr*ate wa,.
Ceore e4a0*n*n+ the proos that Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead and w*ll return to Earth3 we w*ll clar*, several
*0portant po*nts.
INTRODUCTION
The :ur'an and the had*th conta*n 0an, s*+ns *nd*cat*n+ that the per*od o the End T*0es *s approach*n+.
/o0e o these s*+ns are clearl, revealed *n those two sources3 wh*le others are reerred to *n a 0ore *nd*rect
0anner. Th*s *s part o %od's test*n+ o hu0an*t,.
The +reat Isla0*c scholar Ced*u99a0an /a*d Nurs* stressed th*s act wh*le e4pla*n*n+ the s*+ns o the End
T*0esA
#el*+*on *s a test3 an e4per*ence that separates the super*or ro0 the *ner*or. Thereore3 an event that w*ll
be seen b, ever,one *n the uture w*ll be debated *n such a wa, that *t w*ll ne*ther be co0pletel, obscure3 nor so
ev*dent that *t w*ll *nev*tabl, be accepted b, ever,one. It w*ll open the door to reason3 but *t w*ll not do awa,
w*th the poss*b*l*t, o cho*ce. That *s because * a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0ent *s seen *n such a co0pletel,
ev*dent or0 that ever,one *s obl*+ed to accept *t3 then a person w*th a coal-l*8e pred*spos*t*on w*ll re0a*n
alon+s*de a person w*th a d*a0ond-l*8e pred*spos*t*on. )s a result3 the secret o %od's char+*n+ hu0an*t, to act
*n co0pl*ance w*th "*s co00ands and proh*b*t*ons and the conse;uences o the test are lost.
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Thus3 one character*st*c o the End T*0es' s*+ns 0a, be that not ever,one who sees the0 can
*00ed*atel, understand and *nterpret the0. The act that so0e o these s*+ns have been descr*bed *n an obl*;ue
0anner 0a, cause so0e people to have doubts. <et these doubts are co0pletel, unounded3 or when such s*+ns
are anal,9ed w*th a clear and open 0*nd3 the, can be understood. !oreover3 co00entar*es b, +reat Isla0*c
scholars are valuable +u*des or bel*evers.
&eople w*th true a*th and the re;u*s*te ear o and respect or %od also have3 as a bless*n+ ro0 our Dord3
a deep understand*n+ and co0prehens*on. Than8s to th*s3 the, can accuratel, *dent*, what *s wron+ and also
understand3 to the e4tent that %od w*lls3 that w*sdo0 *s oten e4pressed *n obl*;ue ter0s. /uch people w*ll never
eel an, doubt about what our Dord reveals and what our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) has
reported. The, w*ll evaluate the relevant had*th and :ur'an*c verses throu+h the e,es o a*th3 and w*ll see8 to
understand the *nor0at*on conta*ned w*th*n the0. #e1ect*n+ w*sdo0-conta*n*n+ *nor0at*on 1ust because one
cannot understand *t *s unsu*table behav*or or !usl*0s. Thereore3 !usl*0s need to pra, to our Dord *n order
to understand an, w*sdo0 that *s unclear to the03 re0e0ber that the End T*0es w*ll be a 0ost 0*raculous
per*od3 and prepare the0selves or *t *n the 0ost appropr*ate 0anner.
Muslims' Love of 1esus (pbuh)
)s revealed *n "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves." (:ur'an3 EEA?)3
!usl*0s who have true a*th also have a ver, deep3 s*ncere3 and powerul love o and respect or our &rophet
(0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 the last prophet sent b, %od to hu0an*t,. Our Dord revealed the
:ur'an to h*0 and sent h*0 as a 0essen+er to lead hu0an*t, to salvat*on. The &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and
+rant h*0 peace) *s a chosen and honorable bel*ever *n %od's s*+ht.
Even thou+h we have never seen our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 we can co0e to
8now h*s pleas*n+ att*tudes3 words3 and super*or 0oral values ro0 the :ur'an and the had*th3 and we can do all
*n our power to ta8e h*0 as our r*end *n the "ereater. The :ur'an reveals that he *s the *nest role 0odel or all
bel*eversA
You have an excellent model in the messenger of God, for all who put their hope in God and the
Last Day, and remember God much. (Qur'an, 33:21)
One o the !usl*0s' 0a*n character*st*cs *s that the, 0a8e no d*st*nct*ons *n the*r love o and respect or
all o %od's prophets and obe, the0 all ro0 the heartA ". We believe in God and what has been sent down
to us; what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, and 1acob and the tribes; and what Moses,
1esus, and all the prophets were given by their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. We are
Muslims, submitted to Him" (:ur'an3 EA@6). !usl*0s 8now that all o %od's prophets are chosen3 honorable3
and respected *nd*v*duals *n "*s s*+ht. %od created all o "*s 0essen+ers w*th super*or 0oral values and perect
behav*or so that the, could serve as role 0odels or hu0an*t,. The prophets are "*s beloved servants. !an,
verses reveal that those who obe, the prophets are actuall, obe,*n+ %od3 and that those who co0pl, w*th %od's
prophets w*ll be rewarded *n th*s world and *n the "ereater. Th*s devot*on and obed*ence *s shaped w*th*n that
awareness.
Ce+*nn*n+ w*th the 'o0pan*ons o our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 *t *s a +reat
source o honor or all bel*evers who were the prophets' conte0porar*es to be w*th these blessed people. Ce*n+
w*th the prophets3 who set an e4a0ple or all people w*th the*r deep a*th *n %od3 super*or 0oral values3 sharp
*ntellects3 and deter0*nat*on and coura+e *s one o the 0ost valuable bless*n+s *n th*s world. Those who
s*ncerel, obe,ed )braha0 (pbuh)B who had a*th *n Joseph (pbuh)B who ou+ht a+a*nst &haraoh alon+s*de
!oses (pbuh)B and who ollowed such +reat *nd*v*duals as Noah (pbuh)3 /olo0on (pbuh)3 /al*h (pbuh)3 Jacob
(pbuh)3 and Dav*d (pbuh) have all rece*ved3 b, %od's w*ll3 the*r rewards *n the "ereater. Those bel*evers who
have never seen one o the prophets can st*ll pra, to be counted a0on+ the*r r*ends *n the "ereater and to l*ve
w*th the0 *n &arad*se or all etern*t,.
The End T*0es *s a ver, blessed per*od3 one o +lad t*d*n+s or all bel*evers who love and obe, the
prophets3 or %od has revealed that ater a +ap o F3777 ,ears3 "e w*ll send Jesus (pbuh) bac8 to Earth. Th*s
ver, *0portant news *s revealed both *n the :ur'an and the had*th. )ll !usl*0s who eel a deep devot*on to and
love or the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) also love3 respect3 and honor Jesus (pbuh). In a
had*th reported b, )bu "ura,rah3 our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) sa*dA
The prophets are brothers o d*erent 0others3 but the*r rel*+*on *s one. O all 0en3 I a0 the 0ost
deserv*n+ to be the brother o Jesus son o !ar,3 or there was no prophet between 0e and h*0.
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)s stated b, our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 all o %od's prophets co00un*cated
the sa0e rel*+*ous 0oral values to the*r soc*et*es. )ll o %od's 0essen+ers called upon the people a0on+ who0
the, l*ved to bel*eve onl, *n %od3 serve "*03 and l*ve the 8*nd o l*e that 0eets w*th "*s approval. In add*t*on3
the, showed the*r people how to avo*d "ell's eternal suer*n+. In other words3 the, rela,ed the sa0e rel*+*on to
the*r people. %od states that the rel*+*on "e revealed to "*s prophets and wh*ch the, spread a0on+ the*r peoples
*s one and the sa0eA
He has laid down the same religion for you as He enjoined on Noah. That which We have revealed
to you and which We enjoined upon Abraham, Moses, and 1esus: "Establish the religion, and do not
make divisions in it." (Qur'an, 42:13)
Thereore3 when he returns3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll call people to th*s sa0e d*v*ne rel*+*onA Isla0. Indeed3 the
:ur'an reveals that Isla0 *s the onl, rel*+*on o wh*ch %od approvesA "The religion with God is Islam"
(:ur'an3 EA5=). When Jesus (pbuh) returns to Earth3 he w*ll cleanse 'hr*st*an*t, o *ts corrupted ele0ents3 rule
the people accord*n+ to the :ur'an (the last d*v*ne te4t)3 and br*n+ all people to+ether *n Isla0*c 0oral values.
!usl*0s w*ll be th*s +reat prophet's s*ncerest supporters and deenders3 or the, have a deep love or h*03
1ust as the, do or all o %od's prophets. %*ven that Jesus (pbuh) *s one o %od's chosen servants3 and because
the, ta8e onl, %od3 "*s prophets3 and true bel*evers as the*r r*ends3 all !usl*0s eel a deep respect or Jesus
(pbuh). The source o th*s deep love and devot*on *s a result o the*r love and ear o3 and respect or %od3 as
well as the*r obed*ence to &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace).
Our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) Gave Muslims the Glad Tidings That They
Will Be 1esus' (pbuh) Helpers
The :ur'an3 the had*th3 and the wor8s o +reat Isla0*c scholars reveal that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to
%od's presence and w*ll return to Earth. "*s second co0*n+ *s w*del, descr*bed *n al-"a*9 *bn al-Da,ba' al-
/ha,ban*'s Taysir al-Usul ila Jami` al-Usul3 and such estee0ed had*th collect*ons as I0a0 !al*8's Al-Muwatta'3
the Sahihs o Ibn Khu9a,0a and Ibn "*bban3 and the Musnads o )h0ad *bn "anbal and )bu Dawud al-
Ta,al*s*. /o0e o these had*th are as ollowsA
C, "*0 *n Whose "ands 0, soul *s3 the son o !ar, (Jesus GpbuhH) w*ll shortl, descend a0on+ ,ou
people as a 1ust ruler.
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Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,3 w*ll de*n*tel, descend as a 1ust 1ud+e and a 1ust ruler.
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/o0e 0e0bers o 0, co00un*t, w*ll be reun*ted w*th Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,3 and w*ll w*tness h*s
war a+a*nst the )nt*chr*st.
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Isla0*c scholars cons*der th*s 0*raculous event to be tawatur (unan*0ousl, a+reed upon)3 and the
relevant had*th are cons*dered to be o *nd*sputable verac*t,. )ll had*th scholars a+ree that those who
trans0*tted these had*th are co0pletel, rel*able3 are not to be doubted3 and that no co0pletel, rel*able had*th *s
to be ;uest*oned.
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In due course3 we shall e4a0*ne3 w*th deta*led e4a0ples3 the +reat Isla0*c and had*th
scholars' op*n*ons that Ithere *s no doubt about the return o Jesus (pbuh).I "owever3 we now need to br*el,
0ent*on what the "ana* le+al school sa,s about th*s event3 as *ts ounder3 I0a0 )bu "an*a3 heads the l*st o
those who d*scuss *t. In the *nal chapter o h*s boo8 Al-Fiqh al-Akbar3 )bu "an*a statesA
The e0er+ence o the )nt*chr*st and o %o+ and !a+o+ *s a real*t,B the r*s*n+ o the /un *n the west *s a
real*t,B the descent o Jesus3 upon who0 be peace3 ro0 the heavens *s a real*t,B and all o the other s*+ns o the
Da, o #esurrect*on3 as conta*ned *n the authent*c trad*t*ons3 are establ*shed real*t*es.
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In h*s had*th3 our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) *nor0ed us o such 0atters as Jesus'
(pbuh) descent3 h*s stru++le3 and what the world w*ll be l*8e at that t*0e. Each o these reports *s +ood news or
all !usl*0s. For e4a0ple3 &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) sa*d that when Jesus
(pbuh) returns to Earth3 !usl*0s w*ll en1o, the honor o be*n+ h*s valuable helpersA
I swear to %od3 Who sent 0e as a true prophet3 that o course Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,3 w*ll *nd *n 0,
co00un*t, people to replace h*s d*sc*ples Gwhen he returns close to the per*od o the End T*0esH.
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O course3 be*n+ h*s helpers *s both a ver, +ood p*ece o news and a 0a1or respons*b*l*t, or true bel*evers. )ll
bel*evers w*ll s*ncerel, w*sh to ach*eve such an honorable pos*t*on.
)t a t*0e when the s*+ns o the second co0*n+ are beco0*n+ clear3 we need to th*n8 about the *0portance
o the &rophet's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) words. The act that so0e people behave al0ost as *
Jesus (pbuh) w*ll not return3 a +rave 0*sta8e3 0ust not be allowed to dece*ve others or lead the0 to 0a8e
concess*ons on the sub1ect. On the contrar,3 !usl*0s who real*9e that th*s event *s a 0an*est truth revealed b,
the :ur'an and the had*th 0ust e4per*ence the e4c*te0ent o th*s e4traord*nar, s*tuat*on and 0a8e +reat eorts
to welco0e th*s blessed +uest w*th the appropr*ate a0ount o love and enthus*as0. There *s no t*0e to waste on
+roundless doubts and apprehens*ons. Cel*evers 0ust prepare both the0selves and those around the0 or th*s
0*raculous event and use the opportun*t*es aorded b, l*v*n+ *n such a t*0e to +a*n %od's +ood approval.
When Jesus (pbuh) returns *n the End T*0es3 he 0a, as8A "Who are my helpers?" Those who asp*re to
be a0on+ h*s helpers 0ust use th*s valuable per*od *n wh*ch we are l*v*n+ to renounce and3 ro0 that po*nt on3
abandon all behav*or and *00oral*t, that 0*+ht be a source o sha0e when Jesus (pbuh) returns. The 0ost
*0portant att*tude to be avo*ded3 and wh*ch 0*+ht const*tute the +reatest source o sha0e3 *s a lac8 o
enthus*as0 *n th*s area. %*ven th*s real*t,3 bel*evers should constantl, ra*se the *ssue o what an e4traord*nar,
event the second co0*n+ w*ll be. E4pla*n*n+ the proos that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed al*ve to %od's presence and
w*ll return3 alon+ w*th descr*b*n+ all aspects o th*s event's s*+ns3 w*ll enable those who are st*ll unconv*nced to
overco0e the*r doubts. !oreover3 constantl, ra*s*n+ th*s *ssue w*ll 0a8e *t *0poss*ble or people to cla*0 later
onA ICut we d*d not 8now. I we had 8nown3 we surel, would have 0ade the 0ost su*table preparat*ons.I Thus3
bel*evers should use all ava*lable 0eans to 1o*n to+ether *n order to prepare or th*s event.
True Followers of 1esus
The essence o the d*v*ne rel*+*on brou+ht b, Jesus (pbuh) F3777 ,ears a+o has been corrupted. )s the
:ur'an reveals3 such d*storted bel*es as the Tr*n*t, and the de**cat*on o Jesus (pbuh) (%od *s surel, be,ond
that) beca0e part o 'hr*st*an*t, ater the t*0e o Jesus (pbuh) h*0sel. When he returns3 h*s *rst act*on w*ll be
to cleanse 'hr*st*an*t, o these d*storted bel*es3 or onl, he can do th*s. "e w*ll tell the 'hr*st*an world3 wh*ch
*s awa*t*n+ h*s co0*n+3 o Isla0's 0oral values and d*rect 'hr*st*an*t, *n the d*rect*on o the true3 d*v*ne
rel*+*on. Those who ollow h*0 w*ll be true 'hr*st*ans.
The +reat Isla0*c scholar Ced*u99a0an /a*d Nurs*3 the renovator (mujaddid) o the th*rteenth Isla0*c
centur,3 descr*bes these true 'hr*st*ans w*th cons*derable w*sdo0. When we loo8 at h*s words closel,3 we see
that true 'hr*st*ans are those who ab*de b, the 0oral values o the :ur'an and the /unnah and who obe, Jesus
(pbuh). True 'hr*st*ans w*ll be s*ncere !usl*0s and those 'hr*st*ans who re1ect the d*stort*ons and superst*t*ous
bel*es that have entered the*r rel*+*on and turn toward Isla0*c 0oral values. !usl*0s and 'hr*st*ans3 who w*ll
have been reed ro0 the*r superst*t*ous bel*es3 w*ll then establ*sh a +reat all*ance (b, 0eans o Jesus GpbuhH)
that w*ll cause all s,ste0s and pract*ces that oppose rel*+*ous 0oral values to collapse.
/o0e o the Ced*u99a0an's state0ents on th*s sub1ect are as ollowsA
I)t the end o t*0e3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll co0e and act *n accordance w*th the /unnah o !uha00ad (0a,
%od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3I *nd*cates that at that t*0e3 'hr*st*an*t, w*ll be pur**ed and d*vest *tsel o
superst*t*on *n the ace o the current o unbel*e and athe*s0 born o natural*st ph*losoph,3 and that *t w*ll then
be transor0ed *nto Isla0. )t th*s po*nt3 the collect*ve personal*t, o 'hr*st*an*t, w*ll 8*ll the earso0e
collect*ve personal*t, o *rrel*+*on w*th the sword o heavenl, revelat*onB so too3 represent*n+ the collect*ve
personal*t, o 'hr*st*an*t,3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll 8*ll the )nt*chr*st3 who represents the collect*ve personal*t, o
*rrel*+*on. In other words3 he w*ll 8*ll athe*st*c thou+ht.
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"... in the face of the current of unbelief and atheism born of naturalist philosophy"A Ced*u99a0an
reveals that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll lead a +reat stru++le a+a*nst the *rrel*+*ous 0ove0ents created b, Darw*n*s0 and
those who den, %od's e4*stence.
"... Christianity will be purified and divest itself of superstition . and that it will then be
transformed into Islam"A "ere3 Ced*u99a0an *nterprets the had*th that sa,s that when Jesus (pbuh) returns *n
the End T*0es3 he w*ll ab*de b, Isla0's law and rules. "*s stru++le w*ll be+*n b, cleans*n+ 'hr*st*an*t, ro0 all
o the 0,ths and alse bel*es that have entered *nto *t over the centur*es3 and thereb, return *t to Isla0.
Follow*n+ the :ur'an3 the collect*ve personal*t, o 'hr*st*an*t, w*ll be *n the ran8 o ollower3 and Isla03
*n that o leader. True rel*+*on w*ll beco0e a 0*+ht, orce as a result o th*s 1o*n*n+. )lthou+h deeated b, the
athe*st*c current wh*le separate3 'hr*st*an*t, and Isla0 w*ll deeat and rout athe*s0 as a result o the*r un*on.
Then the person o Jesus (pbuh)3 who *s present w*th h*s hu0an bod, *n the world o the heavens3 w*ll co0e to
lead the current o true rel*+*on3 as3 rel,*n+ on the pro0*se o the One &owerul Over )ll Th*n+s3 the Cr*n+er o
/ure News G&rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)H has sa*d. /*nce he has sa*d *t3 *t *s
true3 and s*nce the One &owerul Over )ll Th*n+s has pro0*sed *t3 "e w*ll certa*nl, br*n+ *t about.
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"Following the Qur'an, the collective personality of Christianity will be in the rank of follower, and
Islam, in that of leader"A 'hr*st*an*t,'s transor0at*on3 be+*nn*n+ w*th Jesus (pbuh)3 w*ll conclude w*th all
'hr*st*ans adher*n+ to the :ur'an3 as re;u*red b, the *nal boo8 o revelat*on. Coth Jesus (pbuh) and 'hr*st*an*t,
as a whole w*ll adhere to Isla0.
"Although defeated by the atheistic current while separate, Christianity and Islam will defeat and
rout atheism as a result of their union"A ) +reat power w*ll or0 when 'hr*st*ans3 under Jesus' (pbuh)
leadersh*p3 adhere to the :ur'an3 because the world's two lar+est 0onothe*st*c rel*+*ons are two hu+e powers *n
ter0s o pol*t*cs3 econo0*cs3 and sp*r*tual*t,. )ter the*r un**cat*on3 the, w*ll have enou+h power to destro, all
or0s o *rrel*+*on. !ater*al*st ph*losoph,3 wh*ch d*stances people ro0 the*r true purpose *n l*e and orces
the0 *nto sel*shness3 lovelessness3 and a++ress*veness3 w*ll be erad*cated3 alon+ w*th all or0s o *rrel*+*on.
"Then the person of 1esus (pbuh), who is present with his human body in the world of the heavens,
will come to lead the current of true religion."A Th*s all*ance3 when co0b*ned w*th the 'hr*st*ans'
acceptance o the :ur'an3 w*ll ach*eve a +lobal 0a1or*t, status and 0ove as one bod, led b, Jesus (pbuh).
Ced*u99a0an re0*nds us that Jesus' (pbuh) lead*n+ o the true rel*+*on *s based upon the had*th and stresses
that3 as a result3 th*s news *s true 8nowled+e.
1esus (pbuh) Will Protect Believers
from the Antichrist
The concept o the )nt*chr*st3 wh*ch 0eans Il*ar and cheatB the one who conuses +ood and bad3 as well
as truth and superst*t*on *n the people's hearts and 0*ndsB who +*lds the surace o th*n+s and conceals the*r true
natureB the ev*l and *nausp*c*ous one who travels to all places3I *s descr*bed as a person who w*ll appear *n the
End T*0es and who w*ll be the source and representat*ve o all ev*l and str*e. "owever3 the )nt*chr*st 0a, not
actuall, be a hu0an be*n+B rather3 th*s person 0a, be a s,ste0 or an *deolo+, that represents a wa, o th*n8*n+
or pract*ce that *s a+a*nst rel*+*ous 0oral values. !an, had*th conta*n a +reat deal o *nor0at*on about the
)nt*chr*st3 and several verses reer to the )nt*chr*st's 0oral*t, and s,ste0. Th*s *nd*v*dual's e0er+ence *s
reported as be*n+ one o the End T*0es' 0a1or s*+nsA
)bu "ura,ra narratedA IThere are three th*n+s that3 when the, are 0an*ested3 w*ll be o no bene*t to the
a*th o a person who d*d not have a*th beoreA the )nt*chr*st3 the Ceast3 and the /un r*s*n+ *n the west.I
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)bu "an*a sa*d th*s about the had*th that reer to the )nt*chr*st and other s*+nsA
The e0er+ence o the )nt*chr*st and o %o+ and !a+o+ *s a real*t,B the r*s*n+ o the /un *n the west *s a
real*t,B the descent o Jesus (pbuh) ro0 the heavens *s a real*t,B and all the other s*+ns o the Da, o
#esurrect*on3 as conta*ned *n authent*c trad*t*ons3 are establ*shed real*t*es.
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In add*t*on to the s*+ns o the )nt*chr*st's co0*n+3 the had*th also reveal h*s character*st*cs *n
cons*derable deta*lA The )nt*chr*st w*ll cause people to turn awa, ro0 the true path3 portra, +ood as ev*l and
ev*l as +ood3 dece*ve those who ollow h*0 w*th so-called bless*n+s3 oppress those who a*l to obe, h*03 wrea8
conus*on upon the world3 encoura+e conl*ct3 oppose rel*+*ous 0oral values3 and see8 to turn people awa, ro0
those values. The )nt*chr*st's t*0e on Earth w*ll be one when true bel*evers e4per*ence 0an, troubles and
d**cult*es3 and when 0ost people turn awa, ro0 rel*+*ous 0oral values.
The )nt*chr*st's e0er+ence w*ll have a proound eect on the whole world3 and w*ll be the source o
develop0ents that w*ll *nl*ct 0an, catastrophes and troubles upon hu0an*t,. /*nce h*s 0a*n tar+et w*ll be
rel*+*ous 0oral values and true bel*evers3 the per*od *n ;uest*on 0a, be a part*cularl, d**cult one or the
bel*evers. In add*t*on3 0an, people w*ll bel*eve *n h*s decept*ons and ollow h*0. /uch an env*ron0ent w*ll
have to be opposed b, all people o +ood consc*ence and bel*evers. In add*t*on3 the, w*ll have to wa+e a
powerul *ntellectual stru++le a+a*nst th*s env*ron0ent3 one *n wh*ch3 b, %od's w*ll3 the, w*ll be v*ctor*ous.
"owever3 the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) revealed that th*s *nd*v*dual's w*c8edness w*ll
be on a scale never beore seen *n h*stor,3 and warned bel*evers to avo*d *tA
I tell ,ou these th*n+s so that ,ou 0a, understand the s*tuat*on and not all *nto h*s snare3 and so that ,ou
0a, tell those who co0e ater3 because h*s w*c8edness *s the worst w*c8edness o all.
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Th*s adv*ce3 as well as h*s pra,er or shelter *n %od ro0 the str*e caused b, the )nt*chr*st3 *s a +u*de or
!usl*0s. !usl*0s ro0 d*erent sects and races as8 %od dur*n+ the*r *ve da*l, pra,ers to protect the0 ro0
the )nt*chr*st's ev*l. )s the had*th reveal3 the pra,er that our beloved &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0
peace) tau+ht to bel*evers *s as ollowsA
Our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) stated thatA IWhen one o ,ou *n*shes h*s pra,er3
let h*0 see8 %od's protect*on ro0 our th*n+s b, sa,*n+A Oh %od3 I see8 ,our protect*on ro0 the suer*n+ o
"ell3 the a+on, o the to0b3 the w*c8edness o l*e and death3 and the w*c8edness o the )nt*chr*st.I
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The act that the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) tau+ht th*s pra,er to h*s ollowers *n
person and reco00ended that the, sa, *t dur*n+ the da*l, pra,ers shows how *0portant the ;uest*on o the
)nt*chr*st *s or bel*evers. We 8now that ater the*r da*l, pra,ers3 Isla0*c scholars also added the words
Allahumma ajirni min fitna al-Masih al-Dajjal wa al-Sufyan (O %od3 protect 0e ro0 the w*c8edness o the
)nt*chr*st and the /u,an). )ware o the *00ense scale o the )nt*chr*st's ev*l3 !usl*0s see8 %od's protect*on
w*th th*s pra,er *n the*r own da*l, pra,ers. Th*s shows that !usl*0s are sp*r*tuall, prepared or the )nt*chr*st.
"owever3 the 0ost *0portant preparat*on to be ta8en a+a*nst the )nt*chr*st *s e4actl, the one that 0ust be ta8en
to prepare or Jesus' (pbuh) co0*n+.
In one respect3 the second co0*n+ w*ll 0an*est the act that th*s pra,er has been heard. Th*s *s because
the had*th reveal that the )nt*chr*st's w*c8edness can onl, be done awa, w*th b, Jesus' (pbuh) return to Earth3
and that when the )nt*chr*st sees Jesus (pbuh)3 Ihe w*ll d*ssolve l*8e salt *n water.I /o0e o the had*th reveal
how Jesus (pbuh) w*ll el*0*nate the )nt*chr*st3 as ollowsA
)s the )nt*chr*st spreads ev*l throu+h the world3 %od w*ll send the !ess*ah3 Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,
K Jesus (pbuh) w*ll 0eet the )nt*chr*st at the +ate o Dudd Gnear Jerusale0H and 8*ll h*0.
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When %od's ene0, Gthe )nt*chr*stH sees h*03 he w*ll d*ssolve l*8e salt *n water. )lthou+h he would
d*ssolve unt*l he has been co0pletel, destro,ed3 even * let on h*s own3 %od w*ll st*ll destro, the )nt*chr*st b,
the hand o Jesus (pbuh)K
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Jesus (pbuh) w*ll soon return3 and w*ll then destro, the )nt*chr*st3 the 0al*c*ous3 the *nausp*c*ous one.
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Thereore3 *t *s a 0atter o the +reatest *0portance that all bel*evers and those who w*sh to be protected
ro0 the )nt*chr*st's ev*l should ull, support Jesus (pbuh) and str*ve to prepare the best poss*ble env*ron0ent
beore he actuall, returns.
On the one hand3 !usl*0s 0ust uncover the )nt*chr*st's w*c8edness and decept*ons and wa+e an
*ntellectual stru++le a+a*nst those ele0ents that co0pr*se the *deolo+*cal oundat*ons o the )nt*chr*st's s,ste0.
On the other hand3 the, 0ust prepare the +roundwor8 or the +reat *ntellectual stru++le that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll
wa+e ater h*s return3 and 0ust prepare the0selves to support h*0. The *nor0at*on prov*ded *n the :ur'an and
the develop0ents descr*bed *n the had*th *nd*cate that one o h*stor,'s 0ost *0portant per*ods *s approach*n+.
Those who w*ll en1o, the honor o l*v*n+ at such a h*stor*c t*0e should eel +reat e4c*te0ent at th*s
prospect and should be aware o the scale o the*r respons*b*l*t,. One o the *rst th*n+s that such people have to
do *s to prepare the0selves and those around the0 or Jesus' (pbuh) return.
How Should We Await the Second Coming?
The current state o the world shows us wh*ch sub1ects we need to +*ve pr*or*t, to as we prepare or th*s
+lor*ous event. Th*s *s a per*od when the da0a+e *nl*cted on soc*et, b, athe*st*c *deolo+*es w*ll perhaps be
worse than *n an, other. The spread o v*olence3 terror3 cruelt,3 raud3 alsehood3 *00oral*t,3 conl*ct3 and
povert, all over the world shows that the world *s ull o Iw*c8edness.I
)ll o th*s cruelt, and de+enerat*on *s +ather*n+ stren+th ro0 the superst*t*ous s,ste0 establ*shed b,
those who den, %od's e4*stence and oneness and who do not bel*eve *n the "ereater. !oreover3 *t *s +row*n+
and spread*n+. In the ace o th*s3 !usl*0s need to el*0*nate the *deolo+*cal sources that 0a8e up th*s
env*ron0ent's oundat*on and encoura+e th*s de+enerat*on throu+h *ntellectual ar+u0ents. One o the 0ost
*0portant wa,s o do*n+ th*s *s or !usl*0s to stru++le *n a sp*r*t o oneness and un*t,.
Th*s *ntellectual stru++le *s a 0a1or respons*b*l*t, or all !usl*0s. In add*t*on3 those !usl*0s who are
awa*t*n+ h*s return 0ust abandon the*r *nternal d*sa+ree0ents and d*erences o op*n*on *n order to establ*sh
un*t, and sol*dar*t,. No doubt3 *t would be a +rave error and a terr*ble ev*l or the !usl*0 world to beco0e
0*red *n *ts own *nternal proble0s.
!usl*0s who ull, l*ve b, the :ur'an's 0oral values and ollow the /unnah o our &rophet (0a, %od
bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) 0ust behave *n a cohes*ve 0anner3 br*n+ a sp*r*t o cooperat*ve sol*dar*t, to the
ore3 and re0*nd the !usl*0 world that all !usl*0s are Ibrothers and s*sters *n rel*+*on.I In act3 our Dord tells
!usl*0s to act *n a sp*r*t o un*t, and un*onA
Hold fast to the rope of God all together, and do not separate. Remember God's blessing to you
when you were enemies and He joined your hearts together so that you became brothers by His blessing.
You were on the very brink of a pit of the Fire, and He rescued you from it. In this way, God makes His
signs clear to you so that, hopefully, you will be guided. (Qur'an, 3:103)
Further0ore3 b, %od's w*ll3 th*s all*ance w*ll be one o the 0a*n sta+es *n the *ntellectual destruct*on o
athe*st*c *deolo+*es. In the :ur'an3 our Dord 0ent*ons th*s all*ance and reveals that the bel*evers 0ust en1o,
r*endl, relat*ons a0on+ the0selves and help each other * the w*c8edness *n the world *s to be el*0*natedA
Those who do not believe are the friends and protectors of one another. If you do not act in this
way, there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption. (Qur'an, 8:73)
I the !usl*0s can set as*de the*r d*erences and d*v*s*ons3 re0e0ber that the, are IbrothersI and
Is*sters3I and l*ve b, the proper 0oral values brou+ht about b, th*s sp*r*tual un*t,3 the, w*ll set an e4a0ple to
the whole world and prov*de an ent*rel, su*table env*ron0ent or Jesus (pbuh).
When Jesus (pbuh) returns3 the !usl*0 world 0ust have alread, turned *ts *nternal cultural and
trad*t*onal d*erences *nto ele0ents o enr*ch0ent3 el*0*nated the ne+at*ve *nluence o athe*st*c *deolo+*es
upon *t3 and 1o*ned to+ether *n un*t, b, l*v*n+ accord*n+ to the :ur'an's 0oral values.
1ESUS (PBUH) WAS NOT KILLED
AND IS NOT DEAD
Jesus (pbuh) *s one o the prophets whose l*ves are descr*bed *n deta*l *n the :ur'an. "e ca0e *nto the
world w*thout a ather3 as a 0*racle o our Dord. The :ur'an reveals h*s 0*raculous b*rth3 as ollowsA
. The Messiah, 1esus son of Mary, was only the messenger of God and His Word, which He cast
into Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers. (Qur'an, 4:171)
When %abr*el appeared to !ar, *n hu0an or03 he told her that she would +*ve b*rth to Jesus (pbuh).
%od revealed Jesus' (pbuh) 0*raculous and super*or character*st*cs to !ar, even beore he was born. The
:ur'an also reveals that Jesus (pbuh) *s a chosen and honorable *nd*v*dual *n bKoth worlds3 and that he w*ll
peror0 0*raclesA
When the angels said: "Mary, your Lord gives you good news of a Word from Him. His name is the
Messiah, 1esus, son of Mary, of high esteem in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought
near. He will speak to people in the cradle and when fully grown, and will be one of the righteous."
(Qur'an, 3:45-46)
!ar,'s soc*et, had var*ous *+norant *deas about Jesus (pbuh) r*+ht ro0 the 0o0ent o h*s b*rth3 and even
atte0pted to slander !ar,. The :ur'an rela,s the react*on o those who d*d not bel*eve *n h*s 0*raculous b*rth
and that he was a 0*racle o our Dord even wh*le he was st*ll *n the cradleA
She Mary] brought him 1esus] to her people, carrying him. They exclaimed: "O Mary! You have
done an unthinkable thing! O Sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man, nor was your mother an
unchaste woman!" She pointed toward him. They said: "How can a baby in the cradle speak?" He
1esus] said: "I am the servant of God. He has given me the Book and made me a prophet. He has made
me blessed wherever I am, and has directed me to perform prayer and give alms as long as I live. And He
directed me] to show devotion to my mother. He has not made me insolent or arrogant. Peace be upon me
the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I am raised up again alive." (Qur'an, 19:27-33)
Jesus (pbuh) peror0ed3 b, %od's w*ll3 0an, other 0*racles3 such as heal*n+ the bl*nd and the s*c8 and
0a8*n+ a b*rd out o 0ud and sett*n+ *t *n l*+htA
Remember when God said: "1esus, son of Mary, remember My blessing to you and to your mother
when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in the cradle and when you
were fully grown; when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel; when you
created a bird-shape out of clay by My permission, and then breathed into it and it became a bird by My
permission; healed the blind and the leper by My permission; when you brought forth the dead by My
permission; and when I held back the tribe of Israel from you, when you brought them the clear signs
and those of them who did not believe said: 'This is nothing but downright magic.'" (Qur'an, 5:110)
Desp*te all o these 0*racles3 such as the ones 0ent*oned above and the act that he could tell people what
the, had eaten and what the, had h*dden3 and reerred to &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant
h*0 peace) as I)h0ad3I ver, ew people *n h*s soc*et, actuall, bel*eved *n h*0.
1esus' (pbuh) Struggle
D*8e all prophets w*th a deep ear and love o3 and respect or %od3 and all o who0 were role 0odels or
hu0an*t,3 Jesus (pbuh) stru++led a+a*nst h*s soc*et,'s unbel*evers and pa+ans throu+hout h*s l*e. "e told the
'h*ldren o Israel3 0an, o who0 had turned awa, ro0 rel*+*ous 0oral values3 o %od's d*v*nel, revealed
0oral values as well as the real*t, o "*s e4*stence and oneness. "e called on h*s people to bel*eve *n %od3
avo*d s*n and ev*l3 and do +ood wor8s. "e also re0*nded the0 o the trans*tor, nature o th*s world's l*e and
the closeness o death3 and called upon the0 to worsh*p3 ear3 and respect onl, "*0.
)t the t*0e o Jesus (pbuh)3 the !ed*terranean re+*on and the surround*n+ area was ruled b, #o0e.
#o0an rel*+*on3 *n co00on w*th the surround*n+ rel*+*ons3 was pol,the*st*c and superst*t*ous. The *0a+*nar,
de*t*es o %ree8 0,tholo+, also appeared *n #o0an 0,tholo+,3 but under d*erent na0es. The Jews l*v*n+ *n
&alest*ne were a s0all 0*nor*t, *n the #o0an E0p*re. "owever3 #o0e *nterered ver, l*ttle *n the*r bel*es and
*nternal aa*rs. Cut be+*nn*n+ w*th the second centur, C.'.E.3 the Jews entered a per*od o *nternal
ra+0entat*on. W*th the Old Testa0ent and Juda*c trad*t*on be*n+ *nterpreted *n d*erent wa,s b, var*ous
+roups3 several sects e0er+ed and ser*ous d*sputes be+an to occur. These d*sputes +ave r*se to uncerta*nt*es and
d*scontent *n Jew*sh soc*et,3 and the ensu*n+ chaos could not be el*0*nated. )s a result3 Juda*s0 0oved awa,
ro0 the d*v*ne rel*+*on that %od had revealed to !oses (pbuh) and was corrupted b, the add*t*on o 0an,
superst*t*ous bel*es and laws.
Jesus (pbuh) was sent to resolve these d*erences3 b, teach*n+ the0 once a+a*n about the d*v*ne rel*+*on3
ro0 whose essence the, had departed3 and to el*0*nate the*r superst*t*onsA
And when 1esus came with clear signs, he said: "I have come to you with wisdom and to clarify for
you some of the things about which you have differed. Therefore, have fear and respect] of God and obey
me. God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path." The various factions among
them differed. Woe then to those who did wrong on account of the punishment of a painful Day! (Qur'an,
43:63-65)
1esus will say:] "I come confirming the Torah I find already there, and to make lawful for you
some of what was previously forbidden to you. I have brought you a sign from your Lord. So have fear
and respect] of God and obey me." (Qur'an, 3:50)
Jesus' (pbuh) 0*ss*on created +reat unease a0on+ those c*rcles whose *nterests la, *n 0a*nta*n*n+ the
status ;uo3 even thou+h *t was *nco0pat*ble w*th rel*+*ous 0oral values. These c*rcles were headed b, alse
rel*+*ous leaders and other *nd*v*duals who ascr*bed partners to %od. /o0e o the*r rel*+*ous *deas ac;u*red
cons*derable status a0on+ the people and *ncreased the*r own 0ater*al bene*ts. Instead o ollow*n+ the proper
0oral values re;u*red b, the rel*+*on3 the, supported *n1ust*ce3 cruelt,3 alsehood and pol,the*s03 all o wh*ch
served the*r own *nterests. The, peror0ed certa*n acts o worsh*p accord*n+ to the*r own op*n*on3 and onl, or
show3 a*led to protect the d*v*ne rel*+*on o !oses (pbuh)3 and added 0an, superst*t*ons and errors. )s the
:ur'an revealsA "Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: 'This is from God'
to sell it for a paltry price!" (:ur'an3 FAJ=). !oreover3 so0e Jew*sh theolo+*ans even chan+ed the st*pulat*ons
o the &entateuch.
"owever3 Jesus (pbuh) told these people to worsh*p3 ear and respect3 love and l*ve onl, or %od. "e told
the0 that the, needed to d*spla, the proper 0oral*t, to w*n %od's +ood approval3 turn the*r bac8s on
superst*t*on3 and avo*d co00*tt*n+ *n1ust*ce. "e preached that the, should stop dece*v*n+ the0selves and the
people and ac;u*re s*ncere bel*e. "*s 0*racles clearl, de0onstrated that %od had selected h*0 over the worlds3
supported h*0 w*th 8nowled+e and power3 and 0ade h*0 a 0ost valuable prophet. Jesus' (pbuh) deep a*th3 h*+h
0oral values3 super*or understand*n+3 and w*se words *nsp*red +reat ad0*rat*on a0on+ the people. "owever3
those who *ns*sted on deend*n+ the*r corrupted vers*on o the d*v*nel, revealed rel*+*on reused to obe, h*0.
Wh*le Jesus (pbuh) was a0on+ h*s people3 onl, a ver, ew people ollowed h*0. The :ur'an reveals that
when h*s people pers*sted *n the*r den*al3 he as8ed who would be h*s helpersA
When 1esus sensed unbelief on their part, he asked: "Who will be my helpers of God?" The
disciples said: "We are God's helpers. We believe in God. Bear witness that we are Muslims. Our Lord,
we believe in what You have sent down and have followed the messenger, so write us down among the
witnesses." (Qur'an, 3:52-53)
One o the true bel*evers' 0a*n character*st*cs *s that the, bel*eve *n concealed 0,ster*es and obe, the
0essen+ers un;uest*on*n+l,. /uch bel*evers 8now that ever, word spo8en b, %od's 0essen+ers *s true3 and so
the, trust the0 co0pletel,3 ollow the03 and love and respect the0. )s revealed *n "The Prophet is closer to
the believers than their own selves" (:ur'an3 EEA?)3 th*s devot*on *s super*or to all other or0s o love. Indeed3
the devot*on o the &rophet's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) 'o0pan*ons and the*r protect*on o h*0
dur*n+ the wars a+a*nst the pa+ans *s a *ne e4a0ple o th*s.
In add*t*on to #o0an pa+an oppress*on and the h,pocr*s, o so0e pol,the*st*c Jews3 as well as the
oppos*t*on o pro0*nent Jews who pursued onl, the*r own *nterests3 the act that Jesus (pbuh) had onl, a ver,
ew ollowers draws our attent*on to the d**cult c*rcu0stances *n wh*ch he ound h*0sel. "owever3 *t 0ust be
0ade clear that there *s cons*derable w*sdo0 *n the act that he stru++led *n such d**cult cond*t*ons. Jesus
(pbuh) and those s*ncere3 devout bel*evers who ollowed h*0 d*spla,ed +reat pat*ence3 b, %od's leave3 *n these
tr,*n+ c*rcu0stances and w*ll rece*ve the*r reward at ever, 0o0ent *n "*s presence. /uch cl*0ates are actuall,
ver, valuable3 or the, *ncrease the bel*evers' deter0*nat*on and 0utual devot*on3 stren+then the*r a*th3 and
re*norce the*r love o and devot*on to %od. Cel*evers have a*th that ever,th*n+ the, e4per*ence happens
because "e w*lls *t to3 and thus s*ncerel, accept ever,th*n+ that our Dord sends the*r wa,. )ware that %od *s
the*r true r*end and +u*de3 all bel*evers 8now that "*s rel*+*on w*ll eventuall, tr*u0ph.
%od has pro0*sed that "e w*ll never allow those who den, "*0 to tr*u0ph over the bel*evers. Thereore3
the prophets and the*r ollowers w*ll *nev*tabl, be v*ctor*ous3 or "e states that the traps o those who set snares
or the bel*evers are doo0ed to a*lureA
. shown by their arrogance in the land and evil plotting. But evil plotting envelops only those who
do it. Do they expect anything but the pattern of previous peoples? You will not find any changing in the
pattern of God. You will not find any alteration in the pattern of God. (Qur'an, 35:43)
D*8e all o the other prophets3 Jesus' (pbuh) super*or deter0*nat*on and pat*ence are 0eant to encoura+e
and *ncrease the bel*evers' enthus*as0. Jesus (pbuh) told h*s ollowers that d**cult*es awa*ted the03 but that
%od was the*r r*end and protector. W*th h*s trust *n and sub0*ss*on to %od3 Jesus (pbuh) d*spla,ed super*or
0oral values and told those around h*0 to alwa,s trust %od and re0e0ber that "e peror0s ever,th*n+. The
C*ble recounts so0e o h*s words to h*s d*sc*ples3 as ollowsA
<ou 0ust be on ,our +uard. <ou w*ll be handed over to the local counc*ls and lo++ed *n the s,na+o+ues.
On account o 0e3 ,ou w*ll stand beore +overnors and 8*n+s as w*tnesses to the0. )nd the +ospel 0ust *rst be
preached to all nat*ons. Whenever ,ou are arrested and brou+ht to tr*al3 do not worr, beorehand about what to
sa,. Just sa, whatever *s +*ven to ,ou at the t*0e3 or *t *s not ,ou spea8*n+ ... but he who stands *r0 to the end
w*ll be saved. (!ar83 5EA=-5E)
There *s noth*n+ concealed that w*ll not be d*sclosed3 or h*dden that w*ll not be 0ade 8nown. What ,ou
have sa*d *n the dar8 w*ll be heard *n the da,l*+ht3 and what ,ou have wh*spered *n the ear *n the *nner roo0s
w*ll be procla*0ed ro0 the roos. I tell ,ou3 0, r*ends3 do not be ara*d o those who 8*ll the bod, and3 ater
that3 can do no 0ore. Cut I w*ll tell ,ou who0 ,ou should earA Fear "*0 Who3 ater 8*ll*n+ the bod,3 has the
power to throw ,ou *nto "ell. <es3 I tell ,ou3 ear "*0. (Du8e3 5FAF->)
Indeed3 the oppress*on o the *rst 'hr*st*ans cont*nued or the ne4t three centur*es. !ost o those who
bel*eved *n Jesus (pbuh) had to 8eep the*r a*th secret3 and 0an, o those who declared the*r a*th suered
severe pun*sh0ent3 torture3 and3 so0et*0es3 even death. "owever3 the unbel*evers' +reatest plot was3 w*thout a
doubt3 the*r atte0pt to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh). ) nu0ber o lead*n+ Jews collaborated w*th the #o0an pa+ans3 and3
w*th the support o var*ous h,pocr*tes3 dev*sed a plan. Each sta+e was planned down to the *nest deta*l3 and
the, were conv*nced that *t would succeed. "owever3 the*r plan was d*srupted *n a 0ost une4pected wa,A The,
*0a+*ned that the, had 8*lled Jesus (pbuh)3 but *n real*t,3 %od ra*sed h*0 to "*s presence and protected "*s
prophet ro0 the*r snares and decept*ons. C, 0eans o th*s 0*racle3 the*r plan a*led.
"ere3 *t *s appropr*ate to 0ent*on a 0ost *0portant 0atter. )s we have seen3 so-called Jew*sh rel*+*ous
leaders plotted a+a*nst Jesus (pbuh). )ct*n+ out o a concern or the*r pos*t*on and *nterests3 the, rece*ved the
support o a nu0ber o *nluent*al Jews. These people then collaborated w*th the #o0an pa+ans and planned
Jesus' (pbuh) death. )lthou+h the*r plan a*led3 the wa, that the, sou+ht to 8*ll th*s 0ost honorable and super*or
prophet3 one who called upon the0 to l*ve b, the 0oral values o the d*v*ne rel*+*on3 was a terr*ble cr*0e.
Further0ore3 the, also co00*tted the cr*0e o 0urder b, 8*ll*n+ so0eone who rese0bled Jesus (pbuh).
"owever3 th*s cr*0e belon+s solel, to those who were actuall, +u*lt, o *t3 and there *s no doubt that the, w*ll
be dul, reco0pensed or the*r act*ons *n the "ereater. In other words3 *t *s a ser*ous 0*sta8e to hold all Jews3
re+ardless o t*0e or place3 respons*ble or the cr*0e o a ew *nd*v*dual Jews.
God Foiled the Unbelievers' Plot
The plan to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh) *s not an *solated event3 or throu+hout h*stor, unbel*evers have 0ade
s*0*lar plans a+a*nst the prophets sent to the0. In the :ur'an3 %od reveals that whenever a prophet ca0e to h*s
unbel*ev*n+ people and be+an call*n+ on the0 to l*ve b, the 0oral values o the true rel*+*on3 the unbel*evers
would *nev*tabl, set about prepar*n+ traps or the0 and even tr, to 8*ll the0A
We gave Moses the Book and sent a succession of messengers after him. We gave 1esus, son of
Mary, the clear signs and reinforced him with the Purest Spirit. Why then, whenever a messenger came to
you with something that your lower selves did not desire, did you grow arrogant, and deny some of them
and murder others? (Qur'an, 2:87)
Those who cast )braha0 (pbuh) *nto the la0es3 pursued !oses (pbuh) w*th the*r ar0*es3 sou+ht to 8*ll
our beloved &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) *n a nocturnal attac83 and let
Joseph (pbuh) at the botto0 o a well solel, because all o these prophets sa*dA I%od *s our DordI have e4actl,
the sa0e 0*ndset3 even thou+h the, l*ved at d*erent t*0es. )ll o the0 sou+ht to rebel a+a*nst %od and "*s
0essen+ers3 opposed the 0oral values co00anded b, %od3 and *+nored the act that the, would have to
account or the*r deeds *n the "ereater. The*r an+er arose out o the prophets re0*nd*n+ the0 o several actsA
that the, were %od's servants and thereore should be a*thul to "*03 +*ve al0s and peror0 +ood deeds to w*n
"*s +ood approval3 be 1ust and 0odest3 and that the prophets were chosen and *00aculate 0essen+ers *n "*s
presence. )s a result3 these people set traps or the prophets. Th*s 0ental*t, *s descr*bed3 as ollowsA
.We sent messengers to them. Each time a messenger came to them with something their lower
selves did not desire, they denied some and they murdered others. (Qur'an, 5:70)
) s*0*lar plan was dev*sed b, the leaders o the !a88an pol,the*sts3 who hoped that the, could e4pel the
&rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) or perhaps even 8*ll h*0. Our Dord warned h*0 o th*s plan.
Cut as the unbel*evers soon d*scovered3 %od's plans are super*or to all othersA
When those who did not believe were plotting against you, to imprison you or to kill you or to expel
you: they were planning and God was planning, but God is the Best of Planners. (Qur'an, 8:30)
)s we have seen3 the unbel*evers sou+ht to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh). The, drew up a w*de-ran+*n+ plan and
thou+ht that the, would succeed * the, captured h*0. )ccord*n+ to h*stor*cal and Isla0*c sources3 so0e
pol,the*st*c Jews spread 0an, l*es and slanders about Jesus (pbuh) *n order to *nc*te the #o0ans a+a*nst h*03
or the, wanted #o0e to ta8e act*on a+a*nst h*0. The :ur'an reveals the*r plan *n the ollow*n+ versesA
When 1esus sensed unbelief on their part, he asked: "Who will be my helpers of God?" The
disciples said: "We are God's helpers. We believe in God. Bear witness that we are Muslims. Our Lord,
we believe in what You have sent down and have followed the messenger, so write us down among the
witnesses." They planned and God planned. But God is the best planner. (Qur'an, 3:52-54)
%od o*led the*r plot *n a co0pletel, une4pected 0annerA The, were shown3 and 8*lled3 a double *n h*s
stead. Our Dord protected "*s chosen servant ro0 the unbel*eversA
And on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah, 1esus son of Mary, messenger of God."
They did not kill him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to seem so to them. Those who argue
about him are in doubt about it. They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they certainly did
not kill him. God raised him 1esus] up to Himself. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Qur'an, 4:157-58)
Other verses reveal that Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead3 but *s al*ve *n %od's presence. The act that %od has
revealed that "e o*led the traps set or h*0 *s one o the *0portant p*eces o ev*dence that Jesus (pbuh) *s st*ll
al*ve. "ad Jesus (pbuh) reall, d*ed3 as so0e people (erroneousl,) 0a*nta*n3 then the unbel*evers would have
ach*eved the*r +oal o 8*ll*n+ h*0. "owever3 ". God will not give the unbelievers any way against the
believers" (:ur'an3 6A565). %od revealed that "e would not allow the unbel*evers to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh).
!oreover3 0an, verses reveal that the unbel*evers would never ach*eve the*r +oal and that the*r a*lure *s a
re;u*re0ent o %od's d*v*ne plan. /o0e o these verses are +*ven belowA
They concocted their plots, but their plots were with God, even if they were such as to make the
mountains vanish. (Qur'an, 14:46)
God always confounds the unbelievers' schemes. (Qur'an, 8:18)
Or do they desire to dupe you? But the duped ones are those who do not believe. (Qur'an, 52:42)
God will defend those who believe. God does not love any thankless traitor. (Qur'an, 22:38)
They are hatching a plot. I too am hatching a plan. So bear with the unbelievers - bear with them
for a while. (Qur'an, 86:15-17)
Those before them also plotted. God came at their building from the foundations, and the roof
caved in on top of them. The punishment came at them from a direction that they did not expect.
(Qur'an, 16:26)
1esus (pbuh) Is Not Dead
The :ur'an reveals3 a0on+ 0an, other +lad t*d*n+s3 that Jesus (pbuh)3 one o %od's 0essen+ers3 *s not
dead and was not put to death. To ac;u*re a better understand*n+ o th*s3 we w*ll conduct a deta*led e4a0*nat*on
o the relevant verses.
:ur'an EA>> and :ur'an 6A5>J->@ head the l*st o those verses that relate how Jesus (pbuh) was not 8*lled
but was ra*sed al*ve to %od's presence. When these verses are e4a0*ned word b, word3 th*s 0ost *0portant
truth *s clearl, revealed. )nother truth *s also *nd*catedA Jesus (pbuh)3 who now l*ves *n %od's presence3 w*ll
return to Earth dur*n+ the End T*0es. Th*s act w*ll be e4a0*ned *n later sect*ons o th*s boo8.
:ur'an EA>> *nor0s bel*evers that %od w*ll Ita8e bac8I Jesus (pbuh)3 protect h*0 ro0 the unbel*evers3
and ra*se h*0 to "*s presence. !an, +reat Isla0*c scholars and co00entators have *nterpreted th*s verse to
0ean that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e. )s the verse statesA
God said:] "1esus, I will take you back mutawaffeeka] and raise you up wa raafi`uka] to Me and
purify you of those who are unbelievers. And I will place the people who follow you above those who are
unbelievers until the Day of Resurrection..." (Qur'an, 3:55)
The part re;u*r*n+ spec*al cons*derat*on *s the sentence "I will take you back mutawaffeeka] and raise
you up to Me." ) close e4a0*nat*on reveals a 0ost *0portant truthA The verb carr*es a sense that d*ers ro0
what *s nor0all, 0eant b, Ito d*e.I The word translated *nto En+l*sh as Ito d*eI co0es ro0 the )rab*c root
waffaa der*ved ro0 the verb tawaffaa3 wh*ch does not *0pl, death3 but rather ta8*n+ the soul3 or surrender. The
:ur'an also reveals that ta8*n+ a person's soul does not alwa,s *0pl, death. For *nstance3 another verse uses
tawaffaa to reer not to a person's death3 but to ta8*n+ h*s or her soul wh*le asleepA
God takes the souls of people] at death yatawaffaa], and those who do not die lam tamut] during
their sleep. Those on whom He has passed the decree of death al-mawt], He keeps back from returning
to life], but the rest He sends to their bodies] for a term appointed. Verily in this are signs for those who
reflect." (Qur'an, 39:42)
The word here translated as Ita8*n+ bac8I *s the sa0e as that used *n :ur'an EA>>A tawaffaa. /*nce a
person does not actuall, d*e dur*n+ the n*+ht3 the word yatawaffaa here reers not to death3 but to ta8*n+ the soul
at n*+ht. I tawaffaa were be*n+ used *n the sense o death3 then that would 0ean that all people would be
b*olo+*call, dead dur*n+ sleep. Thus3 Jesus (pbuh) would have d*ed ever, n*+ht o h*s l*e. /uch an assert*on *s
both *rrat*onal and *llo+*cal.
)nother *nstance *n wh*ch sleep *s re+arded as a 8*nd o death3 but wh*ch does not reer to b*olo+*cal
death3 *s the ollow*n+ had*thA I')ll pra*se *s or %od3 Who has 0ade us al*ve ater "e 0ade us d*e GsleepH (Al-
hamdu li Allah illadhi ahyana ba'da maa amatana wa ilayhi al-nush!!"' Our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and
+rant h*0 peace) oten sa*d th*s ater he wo8e up.I
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No doubt3 he used these w*se words not to reer to
b*olo+*cal death when one *s asleep3 but rather to a sleep*n+ person's soul be*n+ Ita8en.I Ibn Kath*r3 the a0ous
Isla0*c scholar and co00entator3 used th*s had*th3 alon+ w*th 0an, other proos *n h*s co00entar, on /urah
)l 'I0ran3 to e4pla*n that tawaffaa reers to sleep. In add*t*on3 he *nd*cated the word's 0ean*n+ *n other verses
where *t appears. "e then +ave h*s op*n*on us*n+ a had*th handed down b, Ibn )b* "at*0A
Ibn )b* "at*0 sa,s thatA I!, ather told us K ro0 "assan that the 0ean*n+ o the verse 'Iw*ll ta8e ,ou
bac8...' *s th*sA "ere *t 0eans that 'I shall 8*ll ,ou w*th the death o sleepB *n other words3 I shall cause ,ou to
sleep.' /o %od ra*sed Jesus (pbuh) to the heavens wh*le he was asleep K )s an *ncontrovert*ble truth3 %od
caused Jesus (pbuh) to d*e the death o sleep and then ra*sed h*0 to the s8,3 rescu*n+ h*0 ro0 the Jews3 who
were *nl*ct*n+ suer*n+ upon h*0 at the t*0e.I
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I0a0 !uha00ad Lah*d al-Kawthar*3 another Isla0*c scholar who e4a0*ned the 0ean*n+ o tawaffaa3
stated that *t d*d not 0ean death3 and drew attent*on to the use o mawt *n :ur'an E=A6FA
"ad Jesus (pbuh) d*ed Gwh*ch *s not the caseH3 then the word mawt revealed *n the verseA "God takes the
souls of people] at death" (E=A6F)3 would not have been revealedK Th*s *s because *3 as has been cla*0ed3
%od had reerred to nor0al death G*n the b*olo+*cal senseH3 then th*s would have been clearl, stated. /*nce %od
reers to the act that the Jews d*d not 8*ll Jesus (pbuh)3 but that he was ta8en and ra*sed to the s8,3 then one
0ust th*n8 o a 0ean*n+ be,ond that o ord*nar, death.
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/he*8h al-Isla0 !ustaa /abr*3 a conte0porar, o al-Kawthar*3 c*tes th*s verse as ev*dence and oers the
ollow*n+ *nterpretat*onA II we were to ta8e the word tawaffaa as 0ean*n+ '8*ll*n+3' then souls would also have
to d*e.I
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In h*s co00entar, on the :ur'an3 the Isla0*c scholar !awlana /a,,*d )bul )'la !awdud* 0a8es the
ollow*n+ state0ent about mutawaff##ka3 wh*ch appears *n :ur'an EA>> (the sa0e word *s also used *n :ur'an
>A55J)A
The word mutawaff##ka3 *n the )rab*c te4t co0es ro0 the word tawaffaa3 0ean*n+ Ito ta8e the surrender
oI and Ita8e the soul3I althou+h here *t *s used *n a *+urat*ve sense. "ere3 *t 0eans Irel*ev*n+ ro0 dut,.I
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)bu !ansur !uha00ad al-!atur*d*3 re+arded as one o the *rst :ur'an*c co00entators3 also stated that
the verse does not reer to Jesus (pbuh) d,*n+ *n the a0*l*ar b*olo+*cal senseA
The th*n+ be*n+ reerred to *n the verse *s not pass*n+ on *n the sense o death3 but *n the sense o the
bod, be*n+ ta8en ro0 th*s world.
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Isla0*c scholars a+ree that mutawaff##ka 0eans that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e3 but that he was ra*sed to
%od's presence and w*ll return to Earth. For e4a0ple3 the a0ous co00entator and scholar al-Tabar* stated that
mutawaff##ka *s used *n the sense o Ire0ov*n+ ro0 EarthI and *nterpreted the verse *n the ollow*n+ ter0sA
In 0, op*n*on3 the soundest th*n+ *s to ta8e th*s word *n the sense o Ito ta8e *nto one's possess*on3I
Idraw Gawa,H ro0 Earth.I In that case3 the 0ean*n+ o the verse *sA II shall ta8e ,ou ro0 Earth and *nto the
heavens.I The rest o the verse e0phas*9es the Gbel*evers'H v*ctor, over unbel*evers *n the End T*0es3 wh*ch
con*r0s the above *dea.I
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Further on *n h*s co00entar,3 al-Tabar* *ncluded other *nterpretat*ons o mutawaff##ka. Isla0*c scholars
are *n +eneral a+ree0ent that *ts correct *nterpretat*on *s Ia 8*nd o sleep.I )ccord*n+ to I0a0 "asan al-Casr*3
the E+,pt*an scholar !uha00ad Khal*l "erras stated that the verse 0eansA II shall put ,ou to sleep and ra*se
,ou to !, presence as ,ou sleep.I In h*s co00entar,3 al-/u,ut* sa*d3 based on rel*able had*th3 that Jesus (pbuh)
d*d not d*e3 and then cont*nuedA
In that case3 Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to the s8*es and w*ll return beore the Da, o Jud+0ent.
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!eh0ed Mehb*3 a co00entator who l*ved dur*n+ the *nal ,ears o the Otto0an E0p*re3 *nterpreted the
verse *n the ollow*n+ 0annerA
O Jesus3 I shall &ut y!u t! sl##& and ra*se ,ou to the s8*es3 the place o plent, and !, sanct*t,. I shall
rescue ,ou ro0 the Jews' w*c8edness and cleanse ,ou o the unbel*evers' *0pure act*ons3 rescu*n+ ,ou ro0
the*r w*c8edness b, drawin' y!u u& away fr!m th#m(
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The +reat Isla0*c scholar I0a0 Ibn Ta,0*,,a stated that :ur'an EA>> *nd*cates that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not
d*e3 but 0ost l*8el, e4per*enced a 8*nd o Isleep death.I "e then wroteA
Th*s verse *s proo that th# d#ath !f J#sus (&buh" is n!t b#in' r#f#rr#d t!* The word al-tawaffi Gthe
*n*n*t*ve or0 o the word mutawaf##ka usedH *n the verse re;u*res the death o the soul w*thout that o the
bod,3 or o both3 but w*th the e4*stence o another p*ece o ev*dence e4pla*n*n+ the c*rcu0stances *n th*s sense.
The 0ean*n+ 0a, be the death o sleep (as *n :ur'an ?A?7). The words at the end o the verse3 to the eect thatA
II shall separate ,ou pur**ed ro0 the unbel*evers3I are also alon+ these l*nes. "ad Jesus' (pbuh) bod, been
separated ro0 h*s soul3 then h*s bod, would be *n the +round3 as w*th the other prophets.
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In h*s co00entar,3 "a0d* <a9*r o El0al* stated that the verse *n ;uest*on 0eansA
In 0, v*ew3 a su00ar, o th*s *nterpretat*on and bel*e *s as ollowsA The soul o Jesus (pbuh)3 descr*bed
as a Iword ro0 %odI and re*norced w*th the I&urest /p*r*tI3 has not ,et been ta8en. "*s soul has not co0e to
the hour o death. IThe WordI has not ,et returned to %od. "e st*ll has wor8 to do *n th*s world.
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)s we have seen3 th*s verse does not 0ean IdeathI *n the sense as *t *s +enerall, used *n En+l*sh. The
e4press*on *n th*s verse reports that Jesus (pbuh) was placed *n a cond*t*on s*0*lar to sleep and then ra*sed to
%od's presence. Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e3 but was 0erel, re0oved ro0 th*s d*0ens*on b, "*s w*ll. (%od 8nows
best.)
An Explanation of Qur'an 4:157-58
)nother verse that 0ent*ons the plotters' a*lure to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh) *s :ur'an 6A5>J. Th*s verse needs to
be e4a0*ned to+ether w*th the one *00ed*atel, ollow*n+ *t3 or both o the0 reveal that the unbel*evers d*d not
8*ll or cruc*, Jesus (pbuh)3 but were 0ade to th*n8 the, d*d3 and that he was ra*sed to %od's presenceA
And on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah qatalnaa], 1esus son of Mary, messenger
of God." They did not kill him maa qataloohu] and they did not crucify him maa salaboohu], but it was
made to seem so to them shubbiha]. Those who argue about him are in doubt about it. They have no real
knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they certainly did not kill him maa qataloohu]. God raised him to
Himself. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Qur'an, 4:157-58)
Ceore cons*der*n+ the ev*dence *n these verses *n deta*l3 we 0ust e4pla*n one part*cular sub1ectA the
words maa salab!!hu3 wh*ch *s translated as Ithe, d*d not cruc*, h*0.I Th*s word's root *s the verb salab!!huA
Ito han+3 e4ecute3 cruc*,.I Th*s be*n+ the case3 the bel*e that Jesus (pbuh) was cruc**ed3 one o 'hr*st*an*t,'s
0a*n tenets3 *s unounded.
Those Who Claim 1esus (pbuh)
Was Killed Are Speculating
The unbel*evers sou+ht to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh). )nd even thou+h %od o*led the*r plot3 an env*ron0ent *n
wh*ch the, *0a+*ned that the, had been successul was created. The, were unable to 8*ll or cruc*, Jesus
(pbuh)3 and were shown a double *n h*s place. Thereore3 those who 0a*nta*n that Jesus (pbuh) was 8*lled are
onl, speculat*n+. In h*s co00entar,3 al-Tabar* stated that the unbel*evers have no sure *nor0at*on about th*s
eventA
The Jews who debate over Jesus (pbuh) are unsure o whether he was 8*lled or not. What the, 8now
about th*s *ssue *s based 0erel, on assu0pt*ons. The, 8now ver, l*ttle about whether the person the, 8*lled was
Jesus (pbuh) or not. The, 0erel, *0a+*ne that the person the, 8*lled was Jesus (pbuh)3 as the, had *ntended.
The, ver, de*n*tel, d*d not 8*ll h*0 K because the, cont*nue to speculate about h*s death.
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The act that the, have doubts shows that the unbel*evers d*d not ach*eve the*r +oal. "ad the, reall,
8*lled Jesus (pbuh)3 there would be no roo0 or doubt and the, would be certa*n that the, had succeeded. Det us
cons*der th*s w*th an e4a0ple. /o0eone who opens *re *n order to 8*ll so0eone else w*ll 8now whether the
*ntended v*ct*0 has actuall, been 8*lled or not. )lternat*vel,3 there needs to be ver, e4cept*onal c*rcu0stances
or there to be an, doubt about whether so0eone conde0ned to death has actuall, d*ed. I there *s doubt3
so0eth*n+ out o the ord*nar, 0ust have occurred. Those who had sou+ht to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh) would have elt
no doubt as to whether the, had succeeded or not. "owever3 our Dord reveals that the, d*d have such doubts3
were onl, speculat*n+3 and had no certa*n *nor0at*on. Th*s *s one o the proos that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e but
was ra*sed al*ve to %od's presence.
Foiling this Trap Shows God's
Superior Might
)nother ele0ent that attracts our attent*on *s the e4press*onA "God raised him to Himself. God is
Almighty, All-Wise" (:ur'an3 6A5>@). In all l*8el*hood3 th*s e4traord*nar, s*tuat*on shows %od's super*or 0*+ht.
(%od 8nows best.)
In the*r co00entar*es on th*s verse3 Isla0*c scholars po*nt out that these words represent an e4traord*nar,
revelat*on o %od's 0*+ht and w*sdo0. For e4a0ple3 Fa8hr al-D*n al-#a9* sa*dA
%od reveals at the end o the verse that I%od *s )l0*+ht,3 )ll-W*se.I The *ntent*on beh*nd al0*+ht*ness
here *s the perect*on and *00aculate nature o that 0*+ht3 and that beh*nd w*sdo0 *s the perect*on and
*00aculate nature o 8nowled+e. In th*s wa,3 %od has *nd*cated the ra*s*n+ o Jesus (pbuh) and that no 0atter
how *0poss*ble th*s 0a, see0 to a person3 *t *s not *0poss*ble relat*ve to "*s 0*+ht and w*sdo0. ) s*0*lar
s*tuat*on can be seen *n the verseA I%lor, be to "*03 Who too8 "*s servant on a 1ourne, b, n*+ht ro0 the
/acred !os;ue G!as1*d al-"ara0H to the Further !os;ue G!as1*d al-);saHKI (:ur'an3 5JA5). That *s because
no 0atter how 0uch such a 1ourne, 0a, be *0poss*ble relat*ve to the power o &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od
bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 *t *s a 0ost eas, 0atter relat*ve to the 0*+ht o %od.
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!eh0ed Mehb* *nterpreted one o the ele0ents o w*sdo0 beh*nd th*s revelat*onA
The elevat*on o Jesus (pbuh) to the heavens *s deter0*ned *n th*s verse. )lthou+h elevat*on to the
heavens *s *0poss*ble relat*ve to hu0an power3 *n order to announce that th*s *s not d**cult relat*ve to "*s
0*+ht and w*sdo03 %od declares *n the verse's preced*n+ part that "e *s )ll-W*se and )l0*+ht,. )nd *n order to
reveal the perect*on o "*s 8nowled+e3 "e reveals that "e *s sovere*+n and that "*s 0*+ht and w*sdo0 are
su*c*ent to elevate Jesus (pbuh) to the heavens.
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"asana,n !uha00ad !ahlu c*ted &rophet !uha00ad's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)
ascent to heaven and statedA
In the sa0e wa, that our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) ascended to the heavens *n
both bod, and soul awa8e3 so Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed al*ve to the heavens. There *s noth*n+ pecul*ar here.
/*tuat*ons o th*s 8*nd are 0*raculous. There *s no need or an, co0par*son on th*s 0atter. %od possesses 0*+ht
over allK
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Other Isla0*c scholars op*ned that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e and could not be 8*lled3 and that he *s al*ve *n
%od's presence. /o0e o the*r co00ents are +*ven belowA
Omer Nasuhi Bilmen: IThe, do not de*n*t*vel, bel*eve that Jesus (pbuh) was 8*lled. /uch +uesswor8
and speculat*on have no value. %od openl, declares the true acts *n the :ur'an3 sa,*n+ that "e used "*s d*v*ne
0*+ht to ra*se th*s blessed prophet3 al*ve3 to the heavens. For those who loo8 at the +reatness o the d*v*ne 0*+ht
and *ts 0an*estat*on *n the un*verse3 w*th 0*ll*ons o creat*ons3 w*th the e,e o the heart3 *t *s *0poss*ble to
re+ard the ra*s*n+ o a +lor*ous prophet3 *n bod, and soul3 to the h*+hest levels3 as an untrustworth, account.I
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Hasanayn Muhammad Mahluf: IThe bel*e o !usl*0s *s th*sA Jesus (pbuh) was ne*ther cruc**ed nor
8*lled3 but was ra*sed al*ve *n bod, and soul to the heavens. "e w*ll cont*nue to l*ve *n the heavens or as lon+
as %od so w*llsKI
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Imam Zahid al-Kawthari: IThe Jews *ntended to ph,s*call, 8*ll Jesus (pbuh)3 but %od conounded the*r
a*0 b, rescu*n+ the bod, o Jesus (pbuh) and ra*s*n+ h*0 to "*s presence. In order to reute the Jews' cla*03 th*s
ascens*on 0ust have been a ph,s*cal oneKI
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Hamdi Yazir of Elmali: IThose who d*er on th*s *ssue are de*n*tel, *n a state o doubt and have no
8nowled+e *n th*s re+ard. The, have en+a+ed *n speculat*on. "owever3 those who sa*d that the, 8*lled Jesus
(pbuh) certa*nl, d*d not 8*ll h*0. Thereore3 *t *s a l*e or the0 to boast o 8*ll*n+ and 0urder. That *s because
the 1ud+0ent depends on the *ntent*on beh*nd a deed. The a*0 beh*nd the*r *n*t*at*ve to 8*ll never transp*red.I
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Al-Qurtubi: IThe *nterpretat*on o the verse *sA 'I shall ra*se ,ou to !,sel w*thout ,ou d,*n+3 cleanse
,ou ro0 the blasphe0ers3 and 8*ll ,ou ater ,our descent ro0 the heavens.'I
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God Raised 1esus (pbuh) to His Presence
One o the *0portant proos that the unbel*evers' plot to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh) was conounded *s the act that
our Dord has revealed that "e ra*sed Jesus (pbuh) to "*s presenceA
... I will] raise you up to Me and purify you of those who are unbelievers. And I will place the
people who follow you above those who are unbelievers until the Day of Resurrection. Then, all of you
will return to Me, and I will judge between you regarding the things about which you differed. (Qur'an,
3:55)
And on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah, 1esus son of Mary, messenger of God."
They did not kill him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to seem so to them. Those who argue
about him are in doubt about it. They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they certainly did
not kill him. God raised him to Himself. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Qur'an, 4:157-158)
)s these verses reveal3 those who sou+ht to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh) a*led to ach*eve the*r +oal3 because %od
protected and rescued h*0 b, ra*s*n+ h*0 to "*s presence. The words raafiu'ka and rafa'ahu that appear *n the
verses co0e ro0 the )rab*c root rafa'a3 wh*ch 0eans Ito r*se.I Isla0*c scholars *nterpret raa'a as the oppos*te
o Ibe*n+ lowered.I The Isla0*c scholar )bu !usa al-)sh'ar* *nterpreted :ur'an EA>> to+ether w*th :ur'an
6A5>@3 and wrote thatA +Th#r# is a ,!ns#nsus am!n' th# ,!mmunity !f th# faithful -ijma' ummat. that J#sus
(&buh" was rais#d ali/# t! th# h#a/#ns(+
%0
(1jma' ummat reers to the a+ree0ent on th*s *ssue o those Isla0*c
scholars who e4pounded upon Isla0*c law and l*ved dur*n+ the sa0e centur,).
In *nterpret*n+ these verses3 the +reat 0a1or*t, o Isla0*c scholars a+ree that IJesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e3 but
was ra*sed to %od's presence3 and that th*s ascens*on too8 place *n both bod, and soul.I E4a0ples o the*r
op*n*ons are +*ven belowA
The *nterpreter and co00entator Fa8hr al-D*n al-#a9* had th*s to sa, about "God raised him to
Himself," wh*ch appear *n :ur'an 6A5>@A
W*th the ascens*on here3 %od reers to an ascens*on to a place where no laws apart ro0 that o %od
appl,. Th*s verse 0a8es *t clear that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to the heavensK
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In h*s co00entar,3 "asan Casr* 'anta, *nterpreted raafiu'ka as 0ean*n+ Ira*s*n+ and l*t*n+ up to
"*0sel3I and wrote that +2!d rais#d and lift#d u& J#sus (&buh" in b!th b!dy and s!ul(+
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I0a0 Ibn Ta,0*,,a op*nedA Th# /#rs# +5# rais#d him t! 5is &r#s#n,#+ * #6&lains that J#sus (&buh" was
rais#d in b!th b!dy and s!ul(
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In *nterpret*n+ :ur'an EA>>3 the a0ous :ur'an*c co00entator al-/abun* set out h*s *deas on th*s eventA
The w*sdo0 o %od 0a8*n+ such a declarat*on *s "*s +*v*n+ the +lad t*d*n+s that "e w*ll save Jesus
(pbuh) ro0 the Jews and ra*se h*0 *n ull health to the s8*es3 w*thout h*s under+o*n+ an, suer*n+.
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!eh0et Mehb* Eend* wroteA
It *s certa*n3 due to th*s verse G:ur'an3 6A5>@H3 that Jesus (pbuh) ascended to the heavens.
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Lah*d al-Kawthar* stated that the ascens*on *s so clear and certa*n that there *s no roo0 or an,
ob1ect*ons. )l-Kawthar* c*ted :ur'an EA>> and :ur'an 6A5>J->@ as ev*dence and sa*d that th*s event *s be,ond
doubt. "e uses the word nass3 wh*ch 0eans certa*nt, or *nd*sputab*l*t, ste00*n+ ro0 a :ur'an*c verse or a
had*th. "e went on to sa,A
That *s because the bas*c 0ean*n+ o the word (rafa'a *n the verses) *s transportat*on ro0 below to
above. There *s no ele0ent here that could be used to *nterpret the verses 0etaphor*call,. Thereore3 there *s no
ev*dence or see8*n+ to produce a 0ean*n+ *n the sense o ascens*on *n honor and stat*on.
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!awdud* set out h*s v*ews on the sub1ect *n the ollow*n+ ter0sA
I %od had w*lled to reveal what *s e4pressed *n the verse G:ur'an3 6A5>@H *n the words I%od 8*lled h*0I
or I%od ra*sed h*s ran83I "e would have openl, done so. Instead o the or0er3 "e could have revealed the
words I'erta*nl, the, ne*ther 8*lled h*0 nor cruc**ed h*03 but "e saved h*0 and later on caused h*0 to d*e at
h*s own appo*nted hour o death.I Instead o the latter3 "e could have revealed the e4press*on IThe, tr*ed to
hu0*l*ate h*0 b, cruc*,*n+ h*03 but %od ra*sed h*0 +reatl, *n ran8.I
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)s clearl, seen ro0 the verses and the Isla0*c scholars' co00ents3 Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed al*ve3 w*th
h*s bod,3 to %od's presence. Th*s *s a 0*racle o %od3 and a wonder that w*ll *nsp*re +reat enthus*as0 and
e4c*te0ent a0on+ all bel*evers. 'la*0s that onl, h*s soul was ra*sed to "*s presence3 or that h*s ascens*on was
onl, sp*r*tual (*n stat*on)3 do not relect the acts. The *nval*d*t, o such cla*0s has been proven b, 0an,
Isla0*c scholars3 so0e e4a0ples o wh*ch have been c*ted above.
)nother *0portant proo o th*s event *s the )rab*c word bal3 wh*ch appears *n :ur'an3 6A5>@3 and has the
l*teral translat*on o Ion the contrar,.I The eatures o *ts 0ean*n+ and use *n )rab*c l*n+u*st*cs *nd*cate a ver,
*0portant actA )ccord*n+ to the rules o )rab*c l*n+u*st*cs3 the sentence that co0es ater *t 0ust have a 0ean*n+
that *s co0pletel, oppos*te to the preced*n+ state0ent. That be*n+ the case3 *t *s l*8el, that the verses reerr*n+ to
Jesus (pbuh) ". They did not kill him," (:ur'an3 6A5>J) "on the contrary [bal] God raised him up to
Himself." (:ur'an3 6A5>@) reer to the state o be*n+ al*ve3 rather than the state o be*n+ dead. (%od 8nows
best.) /he*8h al-Isla0 !ustaa /abr* oered the ollow*n+ *nterpretat*onA
I the ter0 bal3 wh*ch appears *n :ur'an 6A5>@ and wh*ch I have translated as Ion the contrar,3I co0es
ater a sentence e4press*n+ a ne+at*v*t,3 then3 accord*n+ to the rules o )rab*c l*n+u*st*cs3 the sentence ollow*n+
*t 0ust 0ean the e4act oppos*te o the one preced*n+ *t. The oppos*te o death *s l*e. Th*s *s a re;u*re0ent o
the rules o l*n+u*st*cs. I we sa, that Ithe ascens*on here *s a sp*r*tual oneI and IJesus (pbuh) d*ed *n the nor0al
sense3I then we are v*olat*n+ that rule. In that case3 the ascens*on ollow*n+ the e4press*on Ion the contrar,I
would not represent the oppos*te to the verbs o I8*ll*n+I and Icruc*,*n+I *n the ne+at*ve sentence preced*n+ *t.
That *s because *t 0a, be poss*ble or a person to be 8*lled and or h*s or her soul to r*se to the s8*es. Otherw*se3
th*s ter0 would be 0ean*n+less3 and there are no 0ean*n+less ter0s *n the :ur'an K )ccord*n+ to those who
support the thes*s that the ascens*on *s onl, one o the soul3 the 0ean*n+ o the verse *s th*sA IThe, d*d not 8*ll
h*0 and d*d not cruc*, h*0 K on the contrar,3 %od ra*sed h*s stat*on.I There *s no part*cular orator, here3 let
alone succ*nctness K No rat*onal person could ta8e the words IThe elevator *n 0, bu*ld*n+ ra*ses 0e to the
ourth loor ever, da,3I to 0ean that I a0 onl, ra*sed to the ourth loor *n sp*r*t. Thereore3 ne*ther was Jesus
(pbuh) ra*sed onl, *n sp*r*t.
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/a*d #a0adan al-Cut* *nterpreted the sub1ect *n the sa0e wa,A
The 0utual co0pat*b*l*t, between the verse's prev*ous and later sect*ons necessar*l, reveals a act. For
e4a0ple3 * an )rab sa,sA II a0 not hun+r,B on the contrar,3 I a0 l,*n+ on 0, s*de3I th*s *s not a correct
sentence. In the sa0e wa,3 there *s a d*screpanc, between the co0ponents *n the sentenceA IKhal*d d*d not d*eB
on the contrar,3 he *s a +ood 0an.I What would be correct *s to sa,A IKhal*d d*d not d*eB on the contrar,3 he *s
al*ve.I To sa,A IThe cha*r0an was not 8*lledB he *s a 0an w*th a super*or stat*on *n %od's presenceI also leads to
a brea8 *n 0ean*n+ *n the sentence3 or h*s hav*n+ a h*+h stat*on *n %od's s*+ht *s no obstacle to h*s be*n+ 8*lled.
The ter0 bal e4presses a contrad*ct*on between the preced*n+ and the ollow*n+ words. In other words3 bal
cancels out a prev*ous state0ent.
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Further0ore3 * the word rafa'a *nd*cated a sp*r*tual ran83 then the :ur'an could have used the sa0e ter0
or other prophets. Thus3 the e0phas*s on Jesus (pbuh) be*n+ Ira*sed to %odI conta*ns +reat w*sdo03 or *t was
not used *n connect*on w*th &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 !oses (pbuh)3
/olo0on (pbuh)3 Dav*d (pbuh)3 /huNa,b (pbuh)3 Noah (pbuh)3 )braha0 (pbuh)3 and Dot (pbuh)3 or w*th an,
other prophet 0ent*oned *n the :ur'an. When 0ent*on*n+ these prophets' deaths3 var*ous or0s o the word
mata (death *n the b*olo+*cal sense) are e0plo,ed3 whereas Jesus (pbuh) was Ira*sed upI ( rafa'a). Th*s
pheno0enon w*ll be d*scussed *n deta*l *n later chapters. Wh*le the souls o all people3 *nclud*n+ prophets3 are
ra*sed to %od's presence3 the use o rafa'a w*th re+ard to Jesus (pbuh) *nd*cates an e4traord*nar, s*tuat*on. (%od
8nows best.) The E+,pt*an scholar !uha00ad Khal*l "erras3 who has researched and publ*shed h*s *nd*n+s on
Jesus' (pbuh) return to Earth3 sa,sA
I the use o the word rafa'a *n :ur'an 6A5>@ reerred solel, to the Ira*s*n+ o the soul3I th*s would not
cancel out Jesus' (pbuh) 8*ll*n+ and cruc**4*on3 and the w*sdo0 revealed *n the verse would not appl,. For
e4a0ple3 * the Jews had 8*lled Jesus (pbuh)3 h*s soul would3 *n an, case3 have been ra*sed to %od. Indeed3 we
8now that the souls o all prophets and bel*evers ascend to %od ater the, d*e. There *s no d*erence *n th*s
re+ard between Jesus (pbuh) and all other people. Thereore3 there *s a spec*al eature *n th*s verseA the ra*s*n+
o Jesus (pbuh)3 wh*le st*ll al*ve3 *n both bod, and soul. )t the sa0e t*0e3 when we loo8 at the end o th*s verse3
we see that *t 0an*ests %od's +lor, and w*sdo0.
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'ontrar, to what so0e people 0a*nta*n3 the ascens*on *s not a sp*r*tual one or one o de+ree. %od reveals
that "e o*led the trap set or Jesus (pbuh). Thus3 +*ven the act that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e3 the *nor0at*on
revealed *n the verse shows that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to %od w*th bod, and soul3 and not 0erel, sp*r*tuall,.
The plotters were conounded b, Jesus' (pbuh) ascens*on to %od. (%od 8nows best.) The scholar Lah*d al-
Kawthar* e4pounds on th*s b, +*v*n+ the ollow*n+ e4a0pleA
One verse re+ard*n+ &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) statesA ". God will
protect you from people." (:ur'an3 >A?J). There can be no doubt that the verse 0eans so0eth*n+ other thanA
I"e ra*ses ,our stat*on beore people.I Our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) was attac8ed
ph,s*call,3 and so %od placed h*0 under "*s ph,s*cal protect*on. Th*s also appl*es to Jesus (pbuh)3 who was
ph,s*call, attac8ed as well. Thereore3 *t *s *0poss*ble or the ascens*on reerred to *n the verse to have been
0erel, a sp*r*tual one.
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'learl,3 )l0*+ht, %od conounded the unbel*evers b, ra*s*n+ Jesus (pbuh) al*ve to "*s presence. )ll o
th*s ev*dence shows that Jesus (pbuh) *s st*ll al*ve and w*ll return to Earth when %od w*lls. (%od 8nows best.)
No doubt3 th*s *s a 0ost *0portant news or s*ncere bel*evers. The act that such a blessed prophet w*ll return to
Earth *s a 0*raculous s*tuat*on and a source o +reat enthus*as0 or all bel*evers who w*ll w*tness th*s 0*racle.
Ibn Ta,0*,,a also drew attent*on to th*s sub1ectA
"ad %od w*lled to reer to death3 Jesus (pbuh) would have d*ed l*8e all other bel*evers. %od ta8es the
souls o all bel*evers and ra*ses the0 to the s8*es. It would thus appear that there was noth*n+ out o the ord*nar,
*n th*s. In other words3 there would be no s*+n**cance *n %od's reerr*n+ to Jesus (pbuh) *n th*s wa,.
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/he*8h al-Isla0 !ustaa /abr* op*nedA
"ad the verse reerred solel, to 8*ll*n+3 then there would have been no need to use the word raafiu'ka3
s*nce Jesus' (pbuh) soul would be ra*sed l*8e all other souls.
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Other Relevant Verses
The word rafa'a *s also used *n other conte4ts. When these verses are e4a0*ned3 however3 *t can be seen
that3 *n +eneral3 what *s be*n+ reerred to *s a ph,s*cal ascens*on3 and that when a sp*r*tual ascens*on or an
ascens*on *n de+ree *s be*n+ reerred to3 the word as,#nsi!n *s used to+ether w*th the words in rank( (%od
8nows best.)
Physical Ascension
God raised up the heavens without any support - you can see that - and then established Himself
firmly on the Throne. He made the Sun and the Moon subservient, each running for a specified term. He
directs the whole affair. He makes the signs clear so that, hopefully, you will be certain about the meeting
with your Lord. (Qur'an, 13:2)
He 1oseph] raised his parents up onto the throne. The others fell prostrate in front of him. He said:
"My father, truly this is now the interpretation of the dream I had. My Lord has made it all come true.
He was kind to me by letting me out of prison, and brought you from the desert when Satan had caused
dissent between me and my brothers. My Lord is kind to anyone He wills. He is truly All-Knowing and
All-Wise." (Qur'an, 12:100)
Remember when We made the covenant with you and lifted up the Mount above your heads: "Take
hold vigorously of what We have given you and pay heed to what is in it, so that, hopefully, you will guard
against evil." (Qur'an, 2:63)
Remember when We made a covenant with you and lifted up the Mount above your heads: "Take
hold vigorously of what We have given you and listen." They replied: "We hear and disobey." They were
made to drink the golden] calf into their hearts because of their disbelief. Say: "If you are believers,
what an evil thing your faith has made you do." (Qur'an, 2:93)
He erected heaven and established the balance. (Qur'an, 55:7)
And when Abraham raised the foundations of the House the Ka'bah] with Ishmael: "Our Lord,
accept this from us. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (Qur'an, 2:127)
If anyone wants power, all power belongs to God. All good words rise to Him, and the virtuous
deeds lift them up. But people who plot evil deeds will suffer a harsh punishment. The plotting of such
people is profitless. (Qur'an, 35:10)
Are you stronger in structure or is heaven? He built it. He raised its vault high and made it level.
(Qur'an, 79:27-28)
Spiritual Ascension
This is the argument We gave to Abraham against his people. We raise in rank anyone We will.
Your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. (Qur'an, 6:83)
O you who believe! When you are told: "Make room in the gathering," then make room, and God
will make room for you. And when it is said: "Get up," get up. God will raise in rank those of you who
believe and those who have been given knowledge. God is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 58:11)
These messengers: We favored some of them over others. God spoke directly to some of them and
raised up some of them in rank. We gave clear signs to 1esus, son of Mary, and reinforced him with the
Purest Spirit. If God had willed, those who came after them would not have fought each other after the
clear signs came to them. But they differed. Among them there are those who believe and those who do
not believe. If God had willed, they would not have fought each other. But God does whatever He desires.
(Qur'an, 2:253)
God appointed you successors khala'if] in the land and raised some of you above others in rank so
He could test you regarding what He has given you. Your Lord is Swift in Retribution, Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 6:165)
God's Purification of 1esus (pbuh)
One p*ece o *nor0at*on prov*ded about Jesus' (pbuh) ascens*on *s that %od w*ll pur*, h*0 o the
unbel*evers. The :ur'an revealsA
. raise you up wa raafi'uka] to Me and purify mutahhiruka] you of those who are unbelievers.
And I will place the people who follow you above those who are unbelievers until the Day of
Resurrection. (Qur'an, 3:55)
The root o mutahhiruka *s tahara3 0ean*n+ Ibe*n+ clean.I Isla0*c scholars re+ard th*s word as one proo
that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed al*ve to %od. )ccord*n+ to the03 the *nterpretat*on o the verse *sA II a0 ta8*n+
,ou3 ra*s*n+ ,ou to !e3 and r#m!/in' y!u fr!m this #n/ir!nm#nt &!llut#d by unb#li#/#rs and sinn#rs(I
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Thus3
%od pur**ed Jesus (pbuh) ro0 the unbel*evers3 the unbel*evers' plot to 8*ll h*0 was o*led and the, a*led to
ach*eve the*r +oal. (%od 8nows best.)
!oreover3 th*s verse also shows that Jesus (pbuh) was pur**ed b, h*s ph,s*cal separat*on ro0 an
env*ron0ent conta*n*n+ unbel*evers. (%od 8nows best.) Thus3 the assert*on that Jesus (pbuh) d*ed and that onl,
h*s soul was ra*sed to %od *s proven alse. ) sp*r*t-onl, ascent would 0ean that he was not pur**ed.
In order or Jesus (pbuh) to have been pur**ed *n the 0anner revealed *n the verse3 he would have to have
departed ro0 h*s surround*n+ env*ron0ent *n both bod, and soul. Further0ore3 a sp*r*t-onl, pur**cat*on
cannot appl, to a prophet w*th super*or 0oral values3 one who *s honored *n %od's presence and has deep a*th3
such as Jesus (pbuh). )nother verse reveals h*s super*or 0oral valuesA "Peace be upon me the day I was born,
the day I die, and the day I am raised up again alive" (:ur'an3 5=AEE). )s a devout bel*ever and a 0essen+er
o %od3 Jesus' (pbuh) soul *s *00aculate. "owever3 h*s env*ron0ent was not *00aculate3 due to the
unbel*evers' *rrel*+*ous behav*or and corrupt 0oral values. Indeed3 our Dord reveals that the, were unclean
because o the*r 0oral corrupt*onA
O you who believe! The idolaters are unclean, so after this year they should not come near the
Sacred Mosque Masjid al-Haram] ... (Qur'an, 9:28)
Thereore3 pur*,*n+ Jesus (pbuh) 0eans h*s ph,s*cal re0oval ro0 the*r presence. Thus3 %od pur**ed
and protected h*0 b, ra*s*n+ Jesus (pbuh) to "*0sel. (%od 8nows best.)
The E+,pt*an scholar Khal*l "erras oers the ollow*n+ e4planat*on re+ard*n+ the w*sdo0 o the ter0
Ipur**cat*onIA
The pur**cat*on o Jesus (pbuh) ro0 the unbel*evers co0es about w*th h*s salvat*on ro0 the*r w*c8ed
snares. Th*s cannot ta8e place w*th the death and bur*al o Jesus (pbuh)3 but onl, b, h*s ascens*on *n l*e to the
heavens3 or h*s oes could have *nl*cted torture on h*s bod,3 as the, d*d w*th the person the, bel*eved to be
h*0 K
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)s "a0d* <a9ar o El0al* set out *n h*s co00entar,3 Jesus' (pbuh) pur**cat*on ro0 the unbel*evers *s
0an*ested b, h*s ascentA
K and w*th th*s ra*s*n+ I shall pur*, ,ou o the den*ers and unbel*evers3 and ,ou w*ll no lon+er have
an,th*n+ to do w*th the0K
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Verses That Mention Purification
. and when We made the House Ka'bah] a place of return, a sanctuary for humanity. They took
the place where Abraham stood to pray] as a place of prayer. We contracted with Abraham and Ishmael:
"Purify My House for those who circle it, for those who stay there, and for those who bow and prostrate."
(Qur'an, 2:125)
And We located the position of the House Ka'bah] for Abraham: "Do not associate anything with
Me and purify My House for those who circle it, and for those who stand, bow, and prostrate." (Qur'an,
22:26)
Purify your clothes. (Qur'an, 74:4)
The only answer of his people was to exclaim: "Expel them from your city! They are people who
keep themselves pure!" (Qur'an, 7:82)
No one may touch it except the purified. (Qur'an, 56:79)
And when He overcame you with sleep, making you feel secure, and sent you down water from
heaven to purify you and remove the taint of Satan from you, and to fortify your hearts and make your
feet firm. (Qur'an, 8:11)
The Deaths of Other Prophets
)n e4a0*nat*on o the :ur'an*c accounts o other prophets' deaths and the verses descr*b*n+ Jesus' (pbuh)
death reveals that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e. In th*s sect*on3 we w*ll loo8 at the )rab*c words used to descr*be h*s
death and those o the other prophets.
We w*ll 0a8e a deta*led anal,s*s o several ver, part*cular wordsA qatala (to 8*ll)3 maata (to d*e)3 halaka
(to per*sh) and salaba (to cruc*,). W*th re+ard to Jesus (pbuh)3 however3 another word *s used3 or "They did
not kill him maa qataloohu] and did not crucify him maa salaboohu]. (:ur'an3 6A5>J). In :ur'an EA>>3 %od
reveals that "e w*ll ta8e Jesus (pbuh) and ra*se h*0 to "*s presence.
When God said: "1esus, I will take you back mutawaffeeka] and raise you up wa raafi'uka] to Me
and purify you of those who are unbelievers. And I will place the people who follow you above those who
are unbelievers until the Day of Resurrection..." (Qur'an, 3:55)
)s we 0ent*oned earl*er3 the word used or death when deal*n+ w*th Jesus (pbuh) *s not the one used to
s*+n*, b*olo+*cal death. In the case o the other prophets' deaths3 the words used do not have the connotat*on o
a 8*nd o sleep. !oreover3 the words that relate that Jesus (pbuh) was Ita8enI do not have the connotat*on o
b*olo+*cal death. Thus3 Jesus' (pbuh) d#ath d*ers cons*derabl, ro0 the deaths o the other prophets. (%od
8nows best.)
I. Qatala: To Kill
The :ur'an uses qatala to 0ean Ito 8*ll3I as *n the ollow*n+ verseA
Pharaoh said: "Let me kill aqtulu] Moses and let him call upon his Lord! I am afraid that he may
change your religion and bring about corruption in the land." (Qur'an, 40:26)
In )rab*c3 Ilet 0e 8*ll !osesI *s aqtulu Musa3 a phrase that *s der*ved ro0 the verb qatala. In another
verse3 the the sa0e word *s used *n the ollow*n+ wa,A
... That was because they] killed (yaqtuloona) the prophets without any right to do so. (Qur'an,
2:61)
The e4press*on yaqtul!!na (the, 8*lled) *s also der*ved ro0 qatala.
The verses below use qatala when spea8*n+ o the prophets' deaths. )ll words *n brac8ets are der*vat*ves
o th*s verb.
We will write down what they said and their killing qatlahum] of the prophets without any right to
do so. (Qur'an, 3:181)
. and deny some of them and murder taqtuloona] others? (Qur'an, 2:87)
Say: "Why, then, if you believe, did you previously kill taqtuloona] the prophets of God?"
(Qur'an, 2:91)
As for those who reject God's signs, and kill yaqtuloona] the prophets without any right to do so,
and kill yaqtuloona] those who command justice... (Qur'an, 3:21)
. So why did you kill qataltumoohum] them, if you are telling the truth? (Qur'an, 3:183)
. The one said: "I shall kill aqtulannaka] you". (Qur'an, 5:27)
Even if you raise your hand against me to kill me taqtulanee], I am not going to raise my hand
against you to kill you aqtulaka]... (Qur'an, 5:28)
Kill uqtuloo] 1oseph or expel him to some land. (Qur'an, 12:9)
The wife of Pharaoh said: "A source of delight for me and for you; do not kill taqtuloohu] him
Moses]." (Qur'an, 28:9)
... Moses, the council is conspiring to kill you yaqtulooka]. (Qur'an, 28:20)
The only answer of his Abraham's] people was to exclaim: "Kill uqtuloohu] him or burn him!"
(Qur'an, 29:24)
II. Halaka: To Perish
)nother word used to denote the 8*ll*n+ *s halaka3 wh*ch can also 0ean Ito per*sh3 to be destro,ed3 to
d*e3I as *n the verse +*ven belowA
... when he 1oseph] died halaka], you said: "God will never send another messenger after
him."(Qur'an, 40:34)
III. Mawt: Death
)nother word used to relate a prophet's death *s mawt3 a noun der*ved ro0 the verb maata (to d*e)3 as
ollowsA
Then when We decreed that he Solomon] should die mawt], nothing divulged his death mawtihi]
to them except the worm that ate his staff. (Qur'an, 34:14)
The sa0e word *s used (*n the or0 o a noun) to relate Jacob's (pbuh) deathA
Or were you present when death mawt] came to 1acob? (Qur'an, 2:133)
In another verse3 the verbs qatala (*n the pass*ve or0 qutila) and maata are used to+etherA
Muhammad is only a messenger, and he has been preceded by other messengers. If he were to die
maata] or be killed qutila], would you turn on your heels? (Qur'an, 3:144)
Other or0s o the verb are also usedA
She exclaimed: "Oh, if only I had died mittu] before this time and was something discarded and
forgotten!" (Qur'an, 19:23)
We did not give any human being before you immortality. And if you die mitta], will they then be
immortal? (Qur'an, 21:34)
He Who will cause my death yumeetunee], then give me life. (Qur'an, 26:81)
IV. Salaba: To Crucify
)nother word or death *s salaba (to cruc*,). Th*s verb has var*ous 0ean*n+s (e.+.3 to han+3 to cruc*,3 to
e4ecute) and *s used *n the ollow*n+ wa,sA
They did not kill him and they did not crucify him salaboohu]. (Qur'an, 4:157)
1oseph said:] "One of you will serve his lord with wine, the other of you will be crucified
yuslabu]." (Qur'an, 12:41)
They should be killed or crucified yusallaboo]. (Qur'an, 5:33)
Pharaoh said:] "I will cut off your alternate hands and feet, and then I will crucify
usallibannakum] every one of you." (Qur'an, 7:124)
I will cut off your hands and feet alternately and have you crucified on palm trunks
usallibannakum]. (Qur'an, 20:71)
I will cut off your alternate hands and feet, and I will crucify every one of you. usallibannakum]
(Qur'an, 26:49)
)s the verses show3 the words used to e4press Jesus' (pbuh) s*tuat*on are alto+ether d*erent ro0 those
used to descr*be the deaths o other prophets. %od states that Jesus (pbuh) was ne*ther 8*lled nor cruc**ed3 that a
loo8-al*8e was 8*lled *n h*s place3 and that he was ta8en bac8 (*n other words3 that h*s soul and bod, were ta8en)
and ra*sed up to "*s presence. When tal8*n+ o Jesus' (pbuh)3 the :ur'an uses tawaffaa (to ta8e the soul)3
whereas when tal8*n+ o the other prophets3 *t uses qatala or maata (and *ts der*vat*ves) to 0ean d#ath *n the
convent*onal sense. Th*s *nor0at*on shows us ,et a+a*n that Jesus' (pbuh) s*tuat*on was e4traord*nar,.
OTHER EVIDENCE THAT 1ESUS (PBUH)
IS NOT DEAD
In th*s chapter3 we w*ll loo8 at other ev*dence that Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead and that he w*ll return to
Earth.
The :ur'an reers to Jesus' (pbuh) 0*raculous b*rth3 h*s 0essa+e to and stru++le a+a*nst h*s unbel*ev*n+
soc*et,3 h*s 0*racles3 and h*s d*sc*ples. It also reveals that he w*ll return to Earth near the Da, o Jud+0ent. We
have alread, loo8ed *n so0e deta*l at EA>> and 6A5>J->@3 wh*ch *nd*cate3 accord*n+ to the*r le4*cal 0ean*n+s
and the *nterpretat*ons o the vast 0a1or*t, o Isla0*c scholars and co00entators3 that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e.
Th*s ev*dence can be l*sted3 as ollowsA
5. Jesus (pbuh) was ne*ther 8*lled nor cruc**ed.
F. Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to %od's presence.
E. The unbel*evers were shown so0eone rese0bl*n+ h*0.
6. The unbel*evers' *deas on th*s sub1ect cons*st o con1ecture and speculat*on.
>. "e *s a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0ent.
?. %od tau+ht h*0 the Coo8 2 *n other words3 the :ur'an 2 *n add*t*on to the Torah and the %ospel (%od
8nows best).
J. The &eople o the Coo8 w*ll obe, h*0 when he returns.
@. Those who ollow h*0 w*ll be 0ade super*or to the unbel*evers unt*l the Da, o Jud+0ent.
=. "e w*ll return to Earth as an adult and w*ll spea8 to people.
57. "e w*ll d*e ater he co0es a+a*n.
Jesus' (pbuh) return to Earth3 one o the 0ost *0portant and +reatest events *n world h*stor,3 *s revealed *n
the :ur'an. /uch +ood news w*ll both *ncrease the enthus*as0 o those bel*evers awa*t*n+ h*s second co0*n+
w*th 1o, and e4c*te0ent3 and w*ll also cause the0 to accelerate the*r preparat*ons or th*s event. On the other
hand3 th*s ev*dence w*ll also re0*nd those who have not reall, thou+ht about th*s event and3 hopeull,3 w*ll
cause the0 to ra*se the*r awareness o the *ssue.
1esus (pbuh) Is a "Sign of the Hour"
In add*t*on to reveal*n+ that Jesus (pbuh) *s st*ll al*ve3 the :ur'an reveals that he w*ll returnA
When an example is made of the son of Mary, your people laugh uproariously. They retort: "Who
is better, then, our deities or him?" They only say this to you for argument's sake. They are indeed a
disputatious people. He is only a servant upon whom We bestowed Our blessing and whom We made an
example for the Children of Israel. If We willed, We could appoint angels in exchange for you to succeed
you on Earth. (Qur'an, 43:57-60)
The ne4t verse states that Jesus (pbuh) *s a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0entA
He 1esus] is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it, but follow Me. This is a straight path.
(Qur'an, 43:61)
The *rst 0ean*n+ o th*s verse *s that Jesus (pbuh) *s a s*+n or a precond*t*on o the Da, o Jud+0ent. We
can con*dentl, sa, that th*s verse *nd*cates h*s return3 because he l*ved s*4 centur*es beore the :ur'an's
revelat*on. Thereore3 we cannot cons*der h*s *rst l*e as a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0ent. The verse *nd*cates that
he w*ll return toward the End T*0es or3 *n other words3 r*+ht beore the Da, o Jud+0ent. In that conte4t3 h*s
return *s a s*+n o the "our's *00*nent arr*val. (%od 8nows best.)
/o0e sa, that the pronoun hu (heO*t) *n th*s e4press*on reers to the :ur'an. "owever3 when one loo8s at
other verses3 *t appears that whenever hu stands or the :ur'an3 the Coo8 *s *nev*tabl, reerred to *n e*ther the
preced*n+ or ollow*n+ verse. )lternat*vel,3 other e4press*ons show that the :ur'an *s the sub1ect. /o0e o these
verses are as ollowsA
No indeed! Truly it the Qur'an] is a reminder, and whoever wills pays heed to it. Inscribed on
Honored Pages, exalted, purified. (Qur'an, 80:11-14)
When they are told: "Believe in what God has sent down," they say: "Our faith is in what was sent
down to us," and they reject anything beyond that, even though it the Qur'an] is the truth, confirming
what they have. Say: "Why then, if you believe, did you previously kill the prophets of God?" (Qur'an,
2:91)
They are the ones whom God has guided, so be guided by their guidance. Say: "I do not ask you for
any wage for it. It the Qur'an] is simply a reminder to all beings." (Qur'an, 6:90)
We have sent it the Qur'an] down with truth, and with truth it has come down. We only sent you to
bring good news and to warn. We have divided up the Qur'an, so that you can recite it to humanity at
intervals, and We have sent it down little by little. Say: "Believe in it or do not believe in it." Certainly,
when it is recited to them, those who were given knowledge before it fall on their faces in prostration.
(Qur'an, 17:105-7)
It the Qur'an] is certainly a reminder to you and to your people, and you will be questioned.
(Qur'an, 43:44)
My signs were recited to you, and you turned on your heels, arrogant toward it, talking arrant
nonsense all night long. Do they not ponder these words the Qur'an]? Has anything come to them that
did not come to their ancestors, the previous peoples? (Qur'an, 23:66-68)
When one loo8s at the verses *n :ur'an 6E3 one can see that the :ur'an *s not be*n+ reerred to *n e*ther
the verses *00ed*atel, preced*n+ or ollow*n+ the reerence to "a Sign of the Hour." The verses are reerr*n+
to Jesus (pbuh). Thereore3 the pronoun *n ;uest*on also reers to Jesus (pbuh). (%od 8nows best.) In act3 based
on both the verses and on rel*able had*th3 +reat Isla0*c scholars state that *n th*s case3 hu does reer to Jesus
(pbuh). )bu "ura,ra3 Ibn N)bbas3 :atada3 !al*8 *bn D*nar3 Thab*t *bn al-Dahha83 )bu #a9*n3 )bu N)l* N)bd al-
#ah0an3 "u0a,d3 and Ibn al-!uha,s*n sa, that Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ *s a s*+n o the Da, o
Jud+0ent.
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!an, co00entators3 such as al-')lus*3 al-/haw8an*3 al-/abun*3 al-%hu0ar*3 O0ar Nasuh* C*l0en3
/a,,*d :utb3 and "asan Casr* 'anta, *nterpreted the verse thus *n the*r co00entar*esA
The appearance o Jesus (pbuh) *s a s*+n o the approach o the Da, o Jud+0ent because h*s appearance
*s a s*+n o the Dast Da,. "*s descent to Earth *s proo that the end o the world has co0e3 and o the be+*nn*n+
o the "ereater.
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In h*s *nterpretat*on o the verse3 I0a0 al-Tabar* also used Ibn Kath*r's e4planat*on as ev*dence. Ibn
Kath*r sa*dA IThere are rel*able had*th o our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) that Jesus
(pbuh) w*ll descend to Earth beore the Da, o Jud+0ent as a 1ust head o state and 1ust ruler3I thus dep*ct*n+
the verse as ev*dence or Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+. In h*s co00entar,3 "a0d* <a9*r o El0al* wroteA
It *s certa*n that he represents 8nowled+e o that hour3 ev*dence3 and a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0ent when
the dead w*ll be resurrected. That *s because Jesus' (pbuh) appearance3 h*s 0*racle o resurrect*n+ the dead3 and
h*s +*v*n+ news o the r*s*n+ o the dead are ev*dence o the approach o the Da, o Jud+0ent and probable
s*+ns o the "our accord*n+ to the had*th.
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)0on+ conte0porar, Isla0*c scholars3 /a,,*d :utb drew attent*on to the *0portant ev*dence concern*n+
Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+. )s we read *n h*s co00entar,A
!an, had*th re+ard Jesus' (pbuh) descent to Earth pr*or to the Da, o Jud+0ent. Indeed3 the verse3 I"e *s
a /*+n o the "ourI also *nd*cates th*s. In other words3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll descend to Earth at a t*0e close to the
Da, o Jud+0ent. In a second st,le o read*n+3 the verse reads +wa innahu la 'ilmun li al-saa'ati(+ In other
words3 h*s descent *s a s*+n3 a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0ent. Coth st,les o read*n+ e4press the sa0e 0ean*n+.
"*s descent ro0 the s8*es *s a news o the $nseen World3 spo8en o b, the r*+ht-spea8*n+ and trustworth,
&rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) and *nd*cated *n the +lor*ous :ur'an. )part ro0 the
*nor0at*on ro0 these two sources3 wh*ch w*ll re0a*n unchan+ed unt*l the Da, o Jud+0ent3 nobod, can sa,
an,th*n+ else about the sub1ect.
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)l-Kawthar* stated that even *n the oldest doctr*nal te4ts3 th*s verse was used as ev*dence o Jesus' (pbuh)
return.
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O0er Nasuh* C*l0en e4pla*ned the verse *n these ter0sA
It +*ves news3 *n an *ndub*table 0anner3 that Jesus (pbuh) *s a s*+n o the approach o the Da, o
Jud+0ent and that the Da, o Jud+0ent w*ll certa*nl, co0e K "*s appearance on Earth *s re+arded as a law o
the Dast Da,K
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In act3 th*s t*tle *s un*;ue to Jesus (pbuh)3 or althou+h the :ur'an descr*bes the l*ves o &rophet
!uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 )braha0 (pbuh)3 Noah (pbuh)3 !oses (pbuh)3 /olo0on
(pbuh)3 Joseph (pbuh)3 Dav*d (pbuh)3 Jacob (pbuh)3 and a +reat 0an, other prophets3 th*s t*tle *s appl*ed to none
o the0. Th*s act *s ,et another *nd*cat*on that Jesus (pbuh) possesses a spec*al eature that the other prophets
do notA "e w*ll return to Earth ater hav*n+ been ra*sed to %od's presence. (%od 8nows best.)
1esus (pbuh) Was Taught the Book, the Torah, and the Gospel
The :ur'an 0ent*ons that Jesus (pbuh) was tau+ht the Torah3 the %ospel3 and the Coo8A
When the angels said: "Mary, your Lord gives you good news of a Word from Him. His name is the
Messiah, 1esus, son of Mary, of high esteem in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought
near. He will speak to people in the cradle and also when fully grown, and will be one of the righteous,'
she exclaimed: "My Lord! How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me?" He said: "It will be
so. God creates whatever He wills. When He decides on something, He just says to it 'Be!,' and it is. He
will teach him the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah, and the Gospel." (Qur'an, 3:45-48)
The *dent*t, o th*s ICoo8I *s o the +reatest *0portance. The sa0e e4press*on also appears *n another
verseA
Remember when God said: "1esus, son of Mary, remember My blessing to you and to your mother
when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in the cradle and when you
were fully grown; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel..."
(Qur'an, 5:110)
)n anal,s*s o the :ur'an shows that the e4press*on th# 8!!k *n both verses reers to the :ur'an3 as well
as to the Torah and the %ospel. 'ons*der the ollow*n+ versesA
God, there is no deity but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He has sent down the Book to you
with truth, confirming what was there before it. And He sent down the Torah and the Gospel. (Qur'an,
3:2-3)
And We have sent down the Book to you with truth, confirming and conserving the previous
Books. (Qur'an, 5:48)
In other verses3 th# 8!!k reers to the :ur'anA
For this We sent a messenger to you from among yourselves to recite Our signs to you, purify you,
and teach you the Book and Wisdom and things you did not know before. (Qur'an, 2:151)
"Am I to desire someone other than God as a judge, when it is He Who has sent down the Book to
you clarifying everything?" Those to whom We have given the Book know that it has been sent down
from your Lord with truth, so on no account be among the doubters. (Qur'an, 6:114)
We have only sent down the Book to you so that you can make clear to them the things about which
they differ, and as a guidance and a mercy to people who believe. (Qur'an, 16:64)
You did not expect to be given the Book. It is nothing but a mercy from your Lord. So, do not lend
support to the unbelievers. (Qur'an, 28:86)
Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you the Book that is recited to them? There is
certainly a mercy and reminder in that for people who believe. (Qur'an, 29:51)
We have sent down the Book to you with the truth so that you can judge between people according
to what God has shown to you. But do not be an advocate for the treacherous. (Qur'an, 4:105)
'learl,3 the th*rd ICoo8I to be tau+ht to Jesus (pbuh) *s the :ur'an. Cut th*s can onl, happen * he returns
to Earth *n the End T*0es3 s*nce he l*ved so0e ?77 ,ears beore the :ur'an was revealed. In add*t*on3 0an,
had*th sa, that when Jesus (pbuh) returns to Earth3 the :ur'an3 and not the C*ble3 w*ll ruleA +5# will l#ad y!u
a,,!rdin' t! th# 8!!k !f y!ur 9!rd and th# Sunnah !f y!ur A&!stl#(+
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)nother *0portant p*ece o *nor0at*on *s that the ter0 revealed or Jesus (pbuh) was not revealed or
an, other prophet. For e4a0ple3 the :ur'an reveals that the Torah was +*ven to !oses (pbuh)3 that &a+es were
+*ven to )braha0 (pbuh)3 and that the Coo8 o &sal0s was +*ven to Dav*d (pbuh). I there were boo8s revealed
beore the prophets' own t*0e3 the :ur'an states that the, 8new the0. "owever3 onl, *n the case o Jesus does
the :ur'an state that a prophet w*ll be tau+ht a boo8 that was revealed ater h*s own t*0e. Th*s *s one o the
*nd*cat*ons that he w*ll return to Earth and that when he does so3 he w*ll rule w*th the boo8 revealed ater h*s
l*et*0eA the :ur'an. (%od 8nows best.)
1esus' (pbuh) Followers Will Be Superior
to the Unbelievers
In add*t*on to reveal*n+ that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e3 :ur'an EA>> also sa,s that he w*ll co0e to Earth
a+a*nA
When God said: "1esus, I will take you back and raise you up to Me, and purify you of those who
do not believe. And I will place the people who follow you above those who do not believe until the Day of
Resurrection. Then you will all return to Me, and I will judge between you regarding the things about
which you differed." (Qur'an, 3:55)
In th*s verse3 %od reveals the e4*stence o a +roup o people who w*ll s*ncerel, ollow Jesus (pbuh) and
who w*ll be super*or to the unbel*evers unt*l the Da, o #esurrect*on. The nu0ber o h*s ollowers dur*n+ h*s
l*et*0e was ver, s0all3 and the 0essa+e that he brou+ht underwent a rap*d de+enerat*on ater h*s ascens*on to
%od. Throu+hout the ne4t two centur*es3 h*s ollowers3 who ca0e to be 8nown as 'hr*st*ans3 were sub1ected to
severe persecut*on and had no pol*t*cal power. Thereore3 *t *s out o the ;uest*on to sa, that the 'hr*st*ans
l*v*n+ at the t*0e were super*or to the unbel*evers and that the, are the ones be*n+ reerred to *n th*s verse.
Over the *nterven*n+ centur*es3 'hr*st*an*t, 0oved awa, ro0 *ts essence and turned *nto a d*erent
rel*+*on. 'hr*st*ans adopted two 0*sta8en bel*esA Jesus (pbuh) was the son o %od (%od *s surel, be,ond that.)
and the Tr*n*t, (the Father3 the /on3 and the "ol, %host Gor "ol, /p*r*tH). %*ven th*s3 we cannot re+ard present-
da, 'hr*st*ans as those who w*ll ollow Jesus (pbuh) *n the End T*0es3 because %od reveals *n several verses
that those who bel*eve *n the Tr*n*t, are actuall, unbel*eversA
Those who say that God is the third of three are unbelievers. There is no deity but the One God.
(Qur'an, 5:73)
That be*n+ the case3 the e4press*on "I will place the people who follow you above those who do not
believe until the Day of Resurrection" has a ver, clear 0ean*n+A There needs to be a co00un*t, that w*ll
ollow Jesus (pbuh) and e4*st unt*l the Da, o #esurrect*on. /uch a co00un*t, w*ll e0er+e when Jesus (pbuh)
returns. )t that t*0e3 h*s ollowers w*ll be 0ade super*or to the unbel*evers unt*l the Da, o #esurrect*on. (%od
8nows best.) )nother verse that supports th*s readsA
O you who believe! Be helpers of God, as 1esus son of Mary said to the Disciples: "Who will be my
helpers to God?" The Disciples said: "We will be the helpers of God." One faction of the Children of
Israel believed and the other did not. So, We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they
became victorious. (Qur'an, 61:14)
It appears ro0 the above verse that dur*n+ Jesus' (pbuh) l*et*0e3 so0e people d*d not have a*th. The
last part o the verseB ". so We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became
victorious," +*ves news o a t*0e when those who bel*eve *n Jesus (pbuh) w*ll be super*or. In all l*8el*hood3 th*s
per*od *s the t*0e o Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+. Dur*n+ th*s t*0e3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll 0a8e the true rel*+*on
preva*l and the bel*evers super*or to the unbel*evers. (%od 8nows best.)
Jesus' (pbuh) )dult !*n*str,
)nother p*ece o ev*dence or Jesus' (pbuh) return *s the word kahlaan3 wh*ch *s used *n the ollow*n+
versesA
Remember when God said: "1esus, son of Mary, remember My blessing to you and to your mother
when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in the cradle mahd] and
when you were fully grown kahlaan]." (Qur'an, 5:110)
He will speak to people in the cradle and also when fully grown kahlaan], and will be one of the
righteous. (Qur'an, 3:46)
:ahlaan3 wh*ch appears onl, *n these two verses3 onl, *n reerence to Jesus (pbuh)3 and onl, to e4press
Jesus' (pbuh) adulthood3 *s used or so0eone between the a+e o E7 and >73 so0eone who *s no lon+er ,oun+3
so0eone who has reached the perect a+e. Isla0*c scholars a+ree that *t denotes the a+e o E> or above3 based
upon a had*th reported b, Ibn ')bbas that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed up to %od's presence *n h*s earl, E7s and that
he w*ll l*ve or 67 0ore ,ears when he co0es a+a*n. %*ven that he can reach old a+e onl, b, co0*n+ a+a*n3 he
0ust co0e a+a*n.
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)lthou+h all o the prophets spo8e w*th the*r people3 *nv*ted the0 to the true rel*+*on3 and co00un*cated
the*r 0essa+e at a 0ature a+e3 the :ur'an does not use such e4press*ons when tal8*n+ about the0. #ather3 the,
are used onl, to vo*ce a 0*raculous s*tuat*on3 because the e4press*ons in th# ,radl# and wh#n fully 'r!wn3 when
used one ater the other3 reer to two 0*raculous events. The E+,pt*an Isla0*c scholar Khal*l "erras drew
attent*on to th*sA
The word kahl *n the verse *s d*rected toward the word mahd3 wh*ch precedes *t and *s an adverb o place.
In the absence o a spec*al clue3 *t cont*nues to carr, the sa0e 0ean*n+ o the word beore *t. Thereore3 in th#
sam# way that J#sus' (&buh" s&#akin' imm#diat#ly aft#r his birth is a mira,l#; s! th# sam# mira,l# n##ds t! tak#
&la,# in his adulth!!d( Otherw*se3 there *s noth*n+ 0*raculous *n a person spea8*n+ *n adulthood and the
w*sdo0 o *ts revelat*on *n the verse could not be understood. "owever3 * Jesus (pbuh) spea8s ater appear*n+
on Earth3 that would be a 0*racleK
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The a0ous Isla0*c scholar al-%hu0ar* stated that one p*ece o w*sdo0 here *s that Jesus' (pbuh)
spea8*n+ *n the cradle and then *n adulthood show that he has a 0*raculous l*e. "e wrote that 1ust as Jesus'
(pbuh) spea8*n+ as an *nant *s a 0*racle ro0 %od3 there has to be a 0*raculous aspect to h*s spea8*n+ as an
adult to peopleA
It *s or a d*v*ne purpose that our attent*on *s drawn to Jesus' (pbuh) spea8*n+ *n the cradle and *n
adulthood. )t the sa0e t*0e3 th*s *nd*cates an e4traord*nar, pheno0enon. Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to the
heavens (at a ,oun+ a+e). "e d*sappeared or hundreds o ,ears. "e was transported to a world *n wh*ch the
laws o corporeal chan+e do not appl,. It *s so0eth*n+ e4traord*nar, or such a person to descend and spea8 to
people.
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I0a0 al-/u,ut* drew attent*on to kahlaan *n :ur'an >A557 when he statedA ITh*s word e4presses the act
that he (Jesus GpbuhH) w*ll descend ro0 the heavens beore the Da, o Jud+0ent3 because he was ra*sed to the
s8*es beore atta*n*n+ old a+e.I
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In h*s <!mm#ntary3 I0a0 al-Tabar* +ave the ollow*n+ e4planat*on o these
versesA
These state0ents G:ur'an >A557H *nd*cate that *n order to co0plete h*s l*espan and spea8 to people when
ull, +rown3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll co0e down ro0 the heavens3 because he was ra*sed to the heavens when st*ll
,oun+ ... In th*s verse G:ur'an EA6?H3 there *s ev*dence that Jesus (pbuh) *s l*v*n+. The )hl al-/unnah share that
v*ew3 because th*s verse states that he w*ll spea8 to people when ull, +rown. "e w*ll be able to +row ull, onl,
when he returns to Earth ro0 the heavens.
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In h*s co00entar, on :ur'an EA6?3 O0er Nasuh* sa,s that th*s verse *s a p*ece o ev*dence that Jesus
(pbuh) w*ll returnA
Th*s verse *nd*cates that ater the ra*s*n+ up o Jesus (pbuh)3 he w*ll descend a+a*n and spea8 to people3
because he w*ll have entered the a+e o 0atur*t, ater be*n+ ra*sed up.
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)s we have seen3 Isla0*c scholars *nterpret kahlaan as *nd*cat*n+ that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll co0e a+a*n. (%od
8nows best.) )ll o th*s ev*dence reveals that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return *n the End T*0es.
All People of the Book Will Believe
in 1esus (pbuh)
)0on+ the verses that +*ve the +lad t*d*n+s o Jesus' (pbuh) return *s one that statesA
There is not one of the People of the Book who will not believe in him before his death; and on the
Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them. (Qur'an, 4:159)
The +reat 0a1or*t, o co00entators and scholars a+ree that the pronoun his *n the ter0 qabla mawtihi
(beore h*s death)3 po*nts to Jesus (pbuh). )rab*c l*n+u*st*cs also a+ree w*th th*s v*ew. The plural su*4 hum *s
used *n all the :ur'an*c verses concern*n+ the &eople o the Coo8 (e.+.3 :ur'an3 =@A5 and ?3 and >=AF). In th*s
verse3 however3 the s*n+ular su*4 hu *s used. Th*s 0eans that the &eople o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n Jesus
(pbuh) beore h*s b*olo+*cal death ater he returns to Earth. (%od 8nows best.)
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The phrase "and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them," *s one o the proos
that the verse does reer to Jesus (pbuh). That be*n+ the case3 the verse should be *nterpreted *n these ter0sA
IWhen Jesus (pbuh) co0es3 all &eople o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n h*0.I Th*s *nd*cates that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll
return and that true rel*+*ous 0oral values w*ll rule Earth under h*s leadersh*p. (%od 8nows best.)
%od also reveals that all the prophets and 0essen+ers w*ll bear w*tness or the*r co00un*t*es on the Dast
Da,A
. when the messengers' time is appointed. (Qur'an, 77:11)
Our Dord reveals that &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) bore w*tness or h*s
own co00un*t,A
How will it be when We bring a witness from every nation and bring you as a witness against them?
(Qur'an, 4:41)
"owever3 the :ur'an reveals that "There is not one of the People of the Book who will not believe in
him before his death" onl, *n the case o Jesus (pbuh). !oreover3 the :ur'an does not use such an e4press*on
or an, prophet who ca0e beore Jesus (pbuh) and *n who0 the &eople o the Coo8 bel*eved. No s*0*lar
account *s oered w*th re+ard to )braha0 (pbuh)3 /olo0on (pbuh)3 Dav*d (pbuh)3 !oses (pbuh)3 Joseph
(pbuh)3 or Jacob (pbuh).
I ever, 0e0ber o the &eople o the Coo8 were to bel*eve *n Jesus (pbuh) beore h*s or her own death3
then a s*0*lar case would have been revealed w*th re+ard to the other prophets who were sent to the0.
"owever3 th*s e4press*on *s e0plo,ed onl, *n relat*on to Jesus (pbuh). Thereore3 *t *s another *0portant proo
that Jesus (pbuh) d*ers ro0 other prophets. (%od 8nows best.)
)s we have seen3 the his *n the e4press*on b#f!r# his d#ath *s ev*dentl, Jesus (pbuh). It *s *0poss*ble to
*nterpret the verse3 as so0e people have3 *n a wa, that *nd*cates that IEach 0e0ber o the &eople o the Coo8
w*ll bel*eve *n Jesus (pbuh) beore the, d*e.I The Jews3 a &eople o the Coo83 tr*ed to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh) because
the, d*d not bel*eve *n h*0. The, later cont*nued *n the*r unbel*e and bel*eved that the, had 8*lled h*0.
In the l*+ht o all th*s3 we can understand the ollow*n+ ro0 th*s verseA Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth
and3 l*8e ever, other hu0an be*n+3 w*ll l*ve and d*e. When he returns3 all o the &eople o the Coo8 w*ll see and
8now h*03 and w*ll obe, h*0 wh*le he l*ves. Jesus (pbuh) w*ll bear w*tness to th*s *n the "ereater. (%od 8nows
best.) The +reat 0a1or*t, o Isla0*c scholars share th*s v*ew. )bu "ura,rah and Ibn N)bbas3 both o who0 were
'o0pan*ons o the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 also stated that th*s verse *nd*cates h*s
second co0*n+. )l-:urtub* *nterprets the verse *n the ollow*n+ ter0sA
When the s*+ns o the Da, o Jud+0ent draw near3 when Jesus (pbuh) returns al*ve ro0 the s8, to Earth3
all 0e0bers o the &eople o the Coo8 who are al*ve w*ll bel*eve *n h*0. )ll there w*ll be *s the Isla0*c
nat*on.
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)l-Tabar* *nterprets the verse thus *n h*s <!mm#ntaryA
When he returns to Earth to sla, the )nt*chr*st3 ever, one o the &eople o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n Jesus
(pbuh) beore h*s death. )t that t*0e3 all nat*ons w*ll beco0e a s*n+le nat*on under the na0e o Isla0.
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In h*s account3 Khal*l "erras stated that al-Tabar*'s *nterpretat*on *s accurate and that :ur'an 6A5>= *s
ev*dence o h*s second co0*n+A
The pronoun h# *n the verse reers to Jesus (pbuh). When he returns3 ever, l*v*n+ 0e0ber o the &eople
o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n h*03 a*r0 h*03 and onl, Isla0 w*ll be accepted ro0 the0 as the*r rel*+*on K The
&eople o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n Jesus (pbuh) when he returns to EarthK
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1esus' (pbuh) Death Will Occur after
His Second Coming
)nother verse that po*nts to the second co0*n+ *s :ur'an 5=AEE. The phrase th# day 1 di# prov*des ver,
*0portant *nor0at*on. Th*s *s revealed *nA "Peae be u!on me the da" # was born$ the da" # die$ and the da" #
am raised u! again ali%e&" (:ur'an3 5=AEE)
The )rab*c or*+*nal or th# day 1 di# *s am!!tu3 wh*ch ste0s ro0 the word mawt; wh*ch *s used
elsewhere *n the :ur'an *n the sense o b*olo+*cal death. In other verses reerr*n+ to Jesus (pbuh)3 tawaffaa3 and
not mawt3 *s used or h*s death. The 0ean*n+ o tawaffaa *s not b*olo+*cal death3 but the ta8*n+ o the soul *n a
8*nd o sleep. !eanwh*le3 mawt e4presses death *n the a0*l*ar sense. Thereore3 *n contrast to the other verses3
th*s verse *nd*cates that Jesus' (pbuh) death w*ll ta8e place ater h*s second co0*n+. (%od 8nows best.)
THE ERROR OF THOSE WHO MAINTAIN
THAT 1ESUS (PBUH) IS DEAD
The :ur'an and had*th reveal that Jesus (pbuh) d*d not d*e but was ra*sed to %od's presence. The
'hr*st*ans also bel*eve th*sB however3 the*r bel*e contrad*cts the :ur'an. In add*t*on3 so0e !usl*0s also have
the 0*sta8en *deas that Jesus (pbuh) d*ed and w*ll not return. /uch a cla*0 *s co0pletel, unounded and3 as our
Dord states3 those who 0a8e *t are onl, +uess*n+. %od tells all bel*evers not to speculate on 0atters o wh*ch
the, have no 8nowled+eA
Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Hearing, sight, and hearts will all be
questioned. (Qur'an, 17:36)
/o0e people 0a, be ta8en *n b, th*s erroneous bel*e3 because the, a*l to ull, cons*der what *t 0eans to
0a8e or bel*eve such a cla*0. Or3 the, 0a, be unaware o the respons*b*l*t, that th*s w*ll place on the0. We do
not see8 to d*spara+e such peopleB rather3 our +oal *s to show the0 the*r 0*sta8e so that the, w*ll abandon *t.
Cut beore the, can be 0ade to real*9e what a +reat error the, are 0a8*n+3 the, need to cons*der 1ust what that
cla*0 *0pl*es. In the :ur'an3 %od reveals that "e conounded the unbel*evers' plots a+a*nst Jesus (pbuh) and
that the, d*d not 8*ll h*0. It *s a +rave respons*b*l*t, to *+nore a truth revealed as clearl, as *n the wordsA ".
they did not kill him and they did not crucify himI (:ur'an3 6A5>J). In essence3 bel*ev*n+ that Jesus (pbuh)
was 8*lled 0eans that the unbel*evers' plot succeeded3 wh*ch contrad*cts the :ur'an.
/o0e people sa, that Jesus (pbuh) was not 8*lled but d*ed when h*s appo*nted hour ca0e. That *s also
untrue. )ccord*n+ to th*s error3 %od too8 Jesus' (pbuh) soul beore the unbel*evers could la, the*r hands on h*03
and thereore he was not 8*lled b, the0. <et the relevant verses clearl, de0onstrate that th*s *s not the case.
!oreover3 such lo+*c *s lawed. 'ons*der the ollow*n+ analo+,A Three people have consp*red to 8*ll an ene0,
*n an a0bush. Det us urther assu0e that the person *n ;uest*on d*es o a heart attac8 beore reach*n+ the
a0bush s*te. In such a case3 those who set the a0bush w*ll presu0abl, re1o*ce *n the bel*e that the, have
ach*eved the*r ob1ect*ve.
)lternat*vel,3 cons*der the case o so0eone who +oes to an ene0,'s ho0e to 8*ll h*0. "owever3 he alls
to h*s death ro0 the balcon, rather than as the result o a punch dur*n+ the *+ht. The act that the person *n
;uest*on has d*ed 0eans that h*s anta+on*st has atta*ned h*s ob1ect*ve. ) s*0*lar analo+, can be *0a+*ned *n the
case o Jesus (pbuh). The unbel*evers set a trap des*+ned to 8*ll h*0. <et %od reveals that "e o*led that trap. I
Jesus (pbuh) were to d*e an,wa,3 th*s would 0ean that the unbel*evers succeeded3 wh*ch *s not poss*ble.
Thereore3 he *s st*ll al*ve3 w*ll co0e a+a*n at %od's co00and3 and w*ll 0a8e rel*+*ous 0oral values preva*l
over the whole world. In eect3 he w*ll d*e onl, ater he has returned to Earth and l*ved unt*l he reaches old a+e.
(%od 8nows best.)
/t*ll other people 0a*nta*n that Jesus (pbuh) was saved ro0 the unbel*evers' trap but then d*ed at an
un8nown t*0e. Not onl, does th*s cla*0 lac8 an, lo+*cal oundat*on3 *t also ra*ses a nu0ber o unanswered
;uest*ons to wh*ch these people oer no lo+*cal e4planat*on. %od caused Jesus (pbuh) to d*sappear suddenl,
wh*le he was st*ll al*ve. )ter th*s3 nobod, saw or spo8e to h*0 ever a+a*n. Th*s *s an e4traord*nar, s*tuat*on. I3
as these people 0a*nta*n3 Jesus (pbuh) had l*ved or a wh*le lon+er3 surel, so0e people would have seen h*0 or
spo8en to h*0. <et we have no such *nor0at*on that such a th*n+ actuall, happened. O course3 *t would have
been *0poss*ble or h*0 to have l*ved w*thout 0ov*n+ a0on+ the people3 spea8*n+ to an,one3 or
co00un*cat*n+ h*s 0essa+e3 or do*n+ so was the sole reason or h*s creat*on and be*n+ sent to the 'h*ldren o
Israel.
)s 0ent*oned earl*er3 th*s s*tuat*on *s un*;ue to Jesus (pbuh). The word tawaffaa *s used onl, to descr*be
h*s death. In add*t*on3 no other prophet was tau+ht the three d*v*ne boo8sA "I taught you the Book and
Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel" (:ur'an3 >A557) or has been descr*bed asA "He is a Sign of the
Hour" (:ur'an3 6EA?5). Onl, Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to %od's presence wh*le st*ll al*ve3 onl, h*s ollowers w*ll
be super*or unt*l the Da, o Jud+0ent3 and onl, *n h*s case w*ll all 0e0bers o the &eople o the Coo8 bel*eve
*n h*0 beore he d*es. )ll o th*s *s an *0portant proo that %od has approved a ver, spec*al dest*n, or Jesus
(pbuh)3 and that to ul*ll h*s dest*n, Jesus (pbuh) 0ust be al*ve *n "*s presence and return to Earth. (%od 8nows
best.)
%od's conound*n+ o the unbel*evers' plot a+a*nst Jesus (pbuh) and ra*s*n+ h*0 wh*le st*ll al*ve3 *n both
bod, and soul3 to "*s presence *s a +reat 0*racle. Throu+hout h*stor,3 %od has supported the prophets w*th
var*ous 0*racles. "e revealed the true boo83 the :ur'an3 to &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant
h*0 peace). Further0ore3 &rophet !uha00ad's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) transport ro0 the
/acred !os;ue to the Farthest !os;ue *n a s*n+le n*+ht (:ur'an3 5JA5) and h*s pred*ct*on that the bel*evers
would enter the /acred !os;ue *n saet, (:ur'an3 6@AFJ) are so0e o h*s 0*racles. The wa, that !oses' (pbuh)
sta turned *nto a sna8e and conounded the *llus*ons o &haraoh's 0a+*c*ans3 the wa, that h*s hand appeared
snow-wh*te to onloo8ers3 and the wa, that the #ed /ea d*v*ded *n ront o !oses (pbuh) and h*s people as the,
were be*n+ pursued b, &haraoh and h*s ar0,B the wa, that Jesus (pbuh) ca0e *nto the world w*thout a ather3
spo8e to people wh*le he was st*ll *n h*s cradle3 ra*sed the dead3 and cured lepersB and the wa, that the *re was
cooled when )braha0 (pbuh) was cast *nto *t are other 0*racles peror0ed w*th %od's approval.
The a*thul bel*eve *n these 0*racles peror0ed b, our Dord3 and these 0*racles *ncrease the*r 1o, *n
bel*e. Just as one o the a*thul bel*eves *n all o the prophets' 0*racles3 *nclud*n+ those wrou+ht b, Jesus
(pbuh)3 b, the w*ll o %od3 that person 0ust also bel*eve that Jesus (pbuh) was 0*raculousl, ra*sed to "*s
presence.
In add*t*on3 those who cla*0 that Jesus (pbuh) has alread, d*ed have to bear *n 0*nd the loss the, w*ll
suer when Jesus (pbuh) does return. !an, o the s*+ns re+ard*n+ th*s event3 as revealed *n the :ur'an and the
had*th3 have alread, occurred. It *s also +reat news that h*s second co0*n+ *s at hand. (%od 8nows best.) That
be*n+ the case3 bel*evers need to e4per*ence the e4c*te0ent3 enthus*as03 and 1o, o that event3 and to co0pete
w*th one another to 0a8e the best poss*ble preparat*ons to +reet h*0. Thereore3 those who have beco0e cau+ht
up *n th*s erroneous bel*e that Jesus (pbuh) has alread, d*ed need to abandon the*r preconcept*ons3 l*sten to
the*r consc*ences3 and a+a*n stud, *n deta*l what the :ur'an has to sa,. Onl, b, do*n+ so w*ll the, see the truth
and be reed ro0 the*r error.
Nevertheless3 *t w*ll be useul to e4a0*ne these 0*sta8en cla*0s once a+a*n to see the*r +roundless nature
so that those who have been ta8en *n can ac;u*re accurate *nor0at*on.
Claim 1 and Its Refutation
One so-called p*ece o ev*dence put orward b, those who 0a*nta*n that Jesus (pbuh) has d*ed *s the
e4press*onA ". when You took me back to You tawaffaytanee], You were the One watching over them..."
*n :ur'an >A55J. These people *nterpret tawaffaytan## as b*olo+*cal death. "owever3 as d*scussed earl*er3 ta8*n+
the soul does not alwa,s reer to b*olo+*cal death. We w*ll +*ve a br*e su00ar, o the preced*n+ ar+u0ents
here3 as ollowsA
5. The ter0 t!!k m# ba,k *s the sa0e as that e0plo,ed *n :ur'an EA>>. )s we 0ade clear *n our anal,s*s
o th*s verse3 the word carr*es d*erent senses than the En+l*sh word d#ath. )n anal,s*s o how tawaffaa *s used
*n the :ur'an 0a8es th*s clear. We have alread, loo8ed at :ur'an E=A6F *n connect*on w*th th*s. Now3 we w*ll
cons*der another verse that uses tawaffaa *n the sa0e senseA
He takes you back to Himself at night yatawaffakum], while knowing the things you perpetrate
during the day, and then wakes you up again, so that a specified term may be fulfilled. (Qur'an, 6:60)
)s th*s verse states3 %od ta8es the souls o sleep*n+ people. Wh*le asleep3 people do not d*e *n the
nor0all, accepted senseB the soul 0erel, leaves the bod, or a d*erent d*0ens*on or a br*e per*od o t*0e. I
th*s *s cons*dered b*olo+*cal death3 then Jesus (pbuh) d*ed ever, n*+ht o h*s l*et*0e. !oreover3 th*s would be
true o all people. 'learl,3 the verse *s not sa,*n+ th*s.
)ccord*n+ to the 0a1or*t, v*ew3 tawaffaa *s used *n the sense o sleep. Thereore3 the verse 0eansA II
shall cause ,ou to sleep.I In conclus*on3 we can sa, that Jesus (pbuh) was placed *n a state s*0*lar to sleep3 was
ra*sed to %od's presence wh*le al*ve3 and that he 0erel, departed ro0 th*s d*0ens*on. (%od 8nows best.)
The conte0porar, Isla0*c scholar !uha00ad Khal*l "erras 0ade the ollow*n+ co00entA
The word tawaffaa *n th*s verse does not 0ean Ideath3I but Iputt*n+ one *nto a state rese0bl*n+ sleep.I I
we accept the 0ean*n+ o death3 th#n th#r# ,an b# n! #6&lanati!n f!r J#sus (&buh" b#in' rais#d d#ad t! 2!d(
A'ain; if th# w!rd is b#in' us#d in th# s#ns# !f d#ath; th#n th#r# w!uld b# n! m#anin' t! th# '!!d n#ws !f
J#sus' (&buh" b#in' sa/#d and &urifi#d fr!m th# J#ws( M!r#!/#r; 2!d w!uld ha/# h#l&#d th# J#ws if 5# had
kill#d him( (%od *s surel, be,ond that.) !oreover3 how are we to understand %od's trap *n :ur'an EA>6P F!r
2!d t! kill J#sus (&buh" b#f!r# th# J#ws w!uld n!t fit int! this tra&( Th# '#nuin# tra& is that 2!d will rais#
J#sus (&buh" t! 5is &r#s#n,# whil# still ali/#; and J#sus (&buh" will d#s,#nd in th# =nd Tim#s*
JF

/*0*larl,3 *n co00ent*n+ on :ur'an >A55J3 "a0d* <a9*r o El0al* draws attent*on to the use o
mutawaff##ka *n :ur'an EA>> and sa,s that the word *s used *n the sa0e sense *n both verses. "a0d* <a9*r o
El0al* +*ves the ollow*n+ e4pos*t*on *n h*s co00entar,A
Cut when <ou too8 0, soul3 <ou too8 0e ro0 a0on+ the0 and ra*sed 0e.
JE

In other words3 the e4press*on I<ou too8 0e bac8I reers not to h*s b*olo+*cal deathB rather3 *t *nd*cates
that he was ra*sed to %od's presence *n a state rese0bl*n+ sleep and thereb, re0oved ro0 th*s d*0ens*on. (%od
8nows best.)
F. /o0e people 0*s*nterpret the t*d*n+s +*ven *n :ur'an >A55?-5J and3 as a result3 all *nto a nu0ber o
errors. "owever3 when these verses are e4a0*ned *n the l*+ht o the ollow*n+ verses and the *nterpretat*ons o
Isla0*c scholars3 the errors o such people are e4posed. For e4a0pleB
And when God asks: "1esus son of Mary. Did you say to people: 'Take me and my mother as deities
besides God?'" he will reply: "Glory be to You! It is not for me to say what I have no right to say! If I had
said it, then You would have known it. You know what is in my self, but I do not know what is in Your
Self. You are the Knower of all unseen things." (Qur'an, 5:116)
The people *n ;uest*on cla*0 that th*s ;uest*on posed b, %od reveals that Jesus (pbuh) d*ed. "owever3 the
e4press*on revealed here deals w*th our Dord spea8*n+ to Jesus (pbuh) on the Da, o Jud+0ent. When the
verses ollow*n+ th*s one are e4a0*ned3 th*s beco0es ;u*te clearA
1esus will say:]"I said to them nothing but what You ordered me to say: 'Worship God, my Lord
and your Lord.' I was a witness against them as long as I remained among them. But when You took me
back to You, You were the One watching over them. You are Witness of all things. If You punish them,
they are Your servants. If you forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise." God will say: "This is
the Day when the sincerity of the sincere will benefit them. They will have gardens with rivers flowing
under them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever and ever. God is pleased with them and they are
pleased with Him. That is the great victory." (Qur'an, 5:117-19)
!oreover3 the :ur'an conta*ns other *nor0at*on about the Da, o Jud+0ent. )bu Dahab *s one e4a0ple
o those told b, our Dord3 wh*le he was st*ll al*ve3 that he would +o to "ellA
Ruin to the hands of Abu Lahab and ruin to him! His wealth has not helped him, nor anything he
has earned. He will burn in a Flaming Fire. And so will his wife, the firewood-carrier, with a rope of
twisted fiber round her neck. (Qur'an, 111:1-5)
/*0*larl,3 the :ur'an reveals that %od calls people to account on the Da, o Jud+0ent and that the
+uard*ans o "ell spea8 w*th those who have earned suer*n+ or the0selvesA
O company of jinn and human beings! Did not messengers come to you from among yourselves,
relating My signs to you and warning you of the encounter of this day? They will say: "We testify against
ourselves." The life of this world deluded them, and they will testify against themselves that they were
unbelievers. (Qur'an, 6:130)
Those who do not believe will be driven to Hell in companies. When they arrive there and its gates
are opened, its custodians will ask them: "Did messengers from yourselves not come to you, reciting your
Lord's signs to you and warning you of the meeting on this day?" They will reply: "Indeed they did." But
the decree of punishment is justly carried out against the unbelievers. (Qur'an, 39:71)
)s we have seen3 %od +*ves e4a0ples o conversat*ons carr*ed out *n the "ereater. The conversat*on
w*th Jesus (pbuh) w*ll ta8e place w*th our Dord *n the "ereater3 ater he has co0e to Earth or a second t*0e
and then d*ed.
'hr*st*ans have allen *nto ser*ous error b, de*,*n+ Jesus (pbuh). (%od *s surel, be,ond that.) Those who
adhere to th*s error w*ll have to +*ve an account *n %od's presence on the Da, o Jud+0ent. )ccord*n+ to the
:ur'an3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll bear w*tness that the, turned awa, ro0 the true rel*+*on3 because3 l*8e all other
prophets3 he called h*s soc*et, to bel*eve *n %od as the one and onl, and to serve onl, "*0. :ur'an >A55= sa,s
that th*s event w*ll occur *n the "ereater3 wh*ch 0eans that *t reers to the Da, o Jud+0ent3 as revealed *n the
above verses. The sentence "This is the day when the sincerity of the sincere will benefit them" *nd*cates
th*s.
In conclus*on3 th*s conversat*on reers to the uture3 not the past. In add*t*on3 there *s no *nd*cat*on +*ven
*n the verse "when 'ou took me bak to 'ou" that can be *nterpreted *n such a wa, to support the 0*sta8en
cla*0 that Jesus (pbuh) d*ed *n the past. Thus3 th*s verse cannot be used as ev*dence that Jesus (pbuh) has
alread, d*ed.
)s stated earl*er3 the +reat 0a1or*t, o Isla0*c scholars a+ree that these verses reer to Jesus' (pbuh)
ascens*on to %od's presence. For *nstance3 Fa8hr al-D*n al-#a9* sa*d that the verse 0eans IJesus' (pbuh) ra*s*n+
to the s8,.I
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/*0*larl,3 Ibn Kath*r sa*d that th*s does not po*nt to h*s death3 but descr*bes a conversat*on that
w*ll ta8e place on the Da, o Jud+0ent. "e also sa*d that the word *n the a0*l*ar sense o (b*olo+*cal) death *s
not used *n the verse.
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In h*s boo8 Mawqif al-'Aql3 /he*8h al-Isla0 !ustaa /abr* anal,sed the verse *n the
ollow*n+ ter0sA I<ou too8 and ra*sed 0e ro0 a0on+ the03 and put an end to 0, relat*onsh*p w*th Earth.I "e
then cont*nuedA ITh*s *s ta8*n+ b, ra*s*n+ to "*s presenceB *t *s not 8*ll*n+.I /uch 0odern co00entators as
"asan Casr* 'anta,3 O0er Nasuh* C*l0en3 and al-/abun* have sa*d that "You took me back to You" 0eans
I<ou ra*sed 0e ro0 a0on+ the0 to the heavens.I
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Claim 2 and Its Refutation
)s stated earl*er3 Jesus' (pbuh) ascens*on to %od's presence *s an *0portant p*ece o ev*dence that he
never d*ed. &eople who 0*sunderstand th*s truth3 however3 have sou+ht to *nterpret h*s ascens*on *n ter0s o the
concepts o t*0e and space3 wh*ch appl, to us. )s a result3 the, assert that Jesus (pbuh) *s present *n the s8, *n
ph,s*cal or03 wh*ch then leads the0 to den, h*s ascens*on to %od's presence. Cut th*s *s a 0ost 0*sta8en v*ew.
F*rst and ore0ost3 the *ntent*on beh*nd ra*s*n+ Jesus (pbuh) to "*s presence was not so that he could l*ve
ph,s*call, *n the heavens3 but to ta8e h*0 to a separate d*0ens*on3 one *ndependent o t*0e and space. (%od
8nows best.)
"u0an be*n+s *nhab*t a d*0ens*on bounded b, t*0e and space and can onl, perce*ve and understand
events w*th*n that d*0ens*on3 as ar as %od per0*ts and *n the 0anner des*red b, "*0. "owever3 0an, verses
reveal that there are other d*0ens*ons o wh*ch we 8now noth*n+3 such as that *nhab*ted b, an+els and 1*nns.
W*th our Dord's approval3 an+els and 1*nns can cross ro0 the*r own d*0ens*on to ours. )n e4a0*nat*on o the
relevant verses w*ll clar*, th*s 0atter or us.
1. God is the Lord of the Worlds
One o %od's na0es *s IDord o the worlds.I Th*s *nd*cates the e4*stence o worlds other than the one
8nown to and *nhab*ted b, hu0an be*n+s. (%od 8nows best.) %od *s the 'reator and Dord o all worlds3 even o
those that are both 8nown and un8nown to us and that we can and cannot perce*ve. Th*s na0e appears *n
var*ous verses3 so0e o wh*ch are presented belowA
Noah said:] "I do not ask you for any wage for it. My wage is the responsibility of no one but the
Lord of all the worlds." (Qur'an, 26:109)
Truly, it is revelation sent down by the Lord of all the worlds. (Qur'an, 26:192)
But when he Moses] reached it, a voice called out to him: "Blessed be him who is in the Fire and all
who are around it. Glory be to God, the Lord of all the worlds!" (Qur'an, 27:8)
But when he reached it, a voice called out to him from the right-hand side of the valley in the part
that was full of blessing, from out of the bush: "Moses, I am God, the Lord of all the worlds." (Qur'an,
28:30)
The revelation of the Book, in which there is no doubt, is from the Lord of the worlds. (Qur'an,
32:2)
You will see the angels circling round the Throne, glorifying their Lord with praise. It will be
decided between them with truth. And it will be said: "Praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds."
(Qur'an, 39:75)
2. Martyrs Inhabit a Dimension Unknown to Human Beings
Other verses that po*nt to the e4*stence o d*0ens*ons are those that reveal the ran8 and pos*t*on o
0art,rs. For e4a0pleA
Do not say that those who are killed in the way of God are dead. On the contrary, they are alive, but
you are not aware of it. (Qur'an, 2:154)
In other words3 even thou+h 0art,rs appear to have d*ed *n the b*olo+*cal sense3 "e states that the, are
al*ve3 but that we cannot ull, understand the*r true s*tuat*on. The e4press*on "they are alive, but you are not
aware of it" *nd*cates that people have no 8nowled+e o th*s sub1ect and cannot understand *t3 or the, are onl,
a0*l*ar w*th the cond*t*ons o th*s world. (%od 8nows best.) Other verses reveal that 0art,rs l*ve *n the 0anner
appo*nted or the0 b, %od *n a ver, d*erent d*0ens*on3 one *n wh*ch there *s no t*0e and spaceA
Do not suppose that those killed in the way of God are dead. No indeed! They are alive and well
provided for in the very presence of their Lord, delighting in the favor God has bestowed on them,
rejoicing over those they left behind who have not yet joined them, feeling no fear and knowing no
sorrow, rejoicing in blessings and favor from God, and that God does not let the wage of the believers go
to waste. (Qur'an, 3:169-71)
In th*s d*0ens*on3 0art,rs are susta*ned3 eel 1o,3 and w*sh to +*ve +lad t*d*n+s to those who co0e later.
Those who eel unnecessar, doubts and concerns about Jesus (pbuh) be*n+ ra*sed to %od's presence because
the, a*l to understand the essence o th*s event should3 necessar*l,3 also doubt the e4*stence o th*s d*0ens*on.
<et there *s no ev*dence to provo8e such doubt. On the other hand3 there *s a clear proo that3 1ust l*8e 0art,rs3
an+els3 and 1*nns3 Jesus (pbuh) *nhab*ts a d*0ens*on about wh*ch we 8now noth*n+3 and that he w*ll return to
Earth when %od w*lls. %od ra*sed Jesus (pbuh) to "*s presence3 and3 when the t*0e establ*shed b, %od co0es3
he w*ll return to th*s d*0ens*on3 wh*ch *s bound b, t*0e and space. (%od 8nows best.)
3. Angels Descend to Earth and Ascend to God's Presence
Cel*e *n an+els *s one o Isla0's unda0ental tenets o a*th. The :ur'an conta*ns so0e *nor0at*on about
these ent*t*esA The, constantl, pra*se and +lor*, %od3 do what "e tells the0 to do perectl, and ull,3 have
s*ncerel, sub0*tted to "*03 and *nhab*t a d*0ens*on that *s not bound b, t*0e and space. )s re+ards th*s last
po*nt3 cons*der the ollow*n+ versesA
This punishment is] From God - the Lord of the Ascending Steps. The angels and the Spirit ascend
to Him in a day whose length is fifty thousand years. (Qur'an, 70:3-4)
The e4press*on "a day whose length is fifty thousand years" shows that an+els are not bound b, the
hu0an concept o t*0e. Further0ore3 *t *s a proo that there *s a l*e be,ond th*s concept3 one that does not
rese0ble the l*e *n th*s world and *s not bound b, the concepts o t*0e or space. It *s ver, poss*ble that Jesus
(pbuh) *s l*v*n+ *n such a d*0ens*on. (%od 8nows best.)
The act that %od sends an+els to Earth to peror0 spec**c tas8s shows that there *s a trans*t*on between
the hu0an and other d*0ens*ons. /o0e o the*r tas8s are to trans0*t %od's revelat*ons to hu0an be*n+s and to
help and support bel*eversA
And when you asked the believers: "Is it not enough for you that your Lord reinforced you with
three thousand angels, sent down?" (Qur'an, 3:124)
He sends down angels, as He wills, with the Spirit of His command to any of His servants: "Give
warning that there is no deity but Me, so have fear of and respect] Me!" (Qur'an, 16:2)
)nother verse reveals that an+els can descend to Earth to carr, out var*ous dut*es approved b, %odA
In it, the angels and the Spirit descend by their Lord's authority with every ordinance. (Qur'an,
97:4)
In add*t*on3 an+els were sent as 0essen+ers to )braha0 (pbuh) and Dot (pbuh) to *nor0 the0 that the*r
peoples would be pun*shedB that the, ca0e to Lechar*ah w*th the +lad t*d*n+s o a ch*ldB and that the, ca0e to
!ar,3 tell*n+ her that %od had chosen her and that she would bear a son na0ed Jesus (pbuh). The revelat*on o
the :ur'an to our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) b, 0eans o the an+el %abr*el3 as well as
our &rophet's see*n+ h*03 *s revealed as ollowsA
The Qur'an is] taught him by one immensely strong, possessing power and splendor. He stood there
stationary - there on the highest horizon. Then he drew near and hung suspended. He was two bow-lengths
away or even closer. Then He revealed to His servant what He revealed. His heart did not lie about what he saw.
What! Do you dispute with him about what he saw? He saw him again another time by the Lote-tree of the
Final Limit, beside which is the Garden of Refuge, when that which covered the Lote-tree covered it. His eye
did not waver nor did he look away. He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord. (Qur'an, 53:5-18)
When the an+els return to "*s presence3 th*s does not 0ean that the, cease to e4*st3 *n the ter0s that appl,
*n th*s world. The, 0erel, 0ove to another d*0ens*on and cont*nue l*v*n+ be,ond our understand*n+. /*0*larl,3
the act that Jesus (pbuh) was ra*sed to %od's presence does not 0ean that he has d*ed. !an, verses and had*th
con*r0 the truth o th*s *nterpretat*on. Jesus (pbuh) *s al*ve *n a d*0ens*on that surpasses our understand*n+.
!oreover3 the act that an+els cross between two d*0ens*ons3 as %od w*lls3 shows that th*s trans*t*on *s ver,
eas, when our Dord so w*lls. When the t*0e set orth b, %od co0es3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth and call
people to rel*+*ous 0oral values as the 0essen+er o %od. (%od 8nows best.)
)ll o th*s ev*dence *nd*cates that those people who den, that Jesus (pbuh) *s st*ll al*ve and w*ll return
a*l to apprec*ate %od's power and 0*+ht. %*ven that %od3 the )ll-!*+ht, and )ll-&owerul3 *s sovere*+n over
all th*n+s3 "e creates as "e w*lls and has *n*n*te 8nowled+e3 whereas all hu0an 8nowled+e *s l*0*ted to that
wh*ch %od per0*ts hu0an*t, to have. ) hu0an be*n+ can onl, co0prehend an event3 how *t ta8es place and the
w*sdo0 beh*nd *t3 to the e4tent per0*tted b, %od. The act that Jesus (pbuh) was pur**ed o the unbel*evers and
ra*sed to %od's presence 0a, be one o those events that people cannot ull, co0prehend. ) +reat 0*racle too8
place when the unbel*evers ca0e to 8*ll Jesus (pbuh). !*racles are 0arvels that stren+then the bel*evers' a*th
and cause so0e unbel*evers to turn to a*th. )ter the, see a 0*racle3 bel*evers turn to %od and apprec*ate "*s
*n*n*te 0*+ht. The*r awed respect and s*ncere love or %od *s re*norced3 and the*r enthus*as0 and e4c*te0ent
+row. The wa, that Jesus (pbuh) was protected ro0 the unbel*evers' traps and departed ro0 th*s d*0ens*on *n
both bod, and soul *s one o these 0*racles. When the t*0e appo*nted b, %od co0es3 another +reat 0*racle w*ll
ta8e placeA Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth. Th*s act has been *0parted *n verses and had*th3 and *s a 0arvel
that all bel*evers need to ponder.
Other Indicative Accounts in the Qur'an
)s stated at the be+*nn*n+3 one o the 0ost ser*ous errors 0ade b, those who re1ect Jesus' (pbuh)
ascens*on *s the*r a*lure to real*9e that %od *s not bound b, t*0e and space. In act3 there are d*0ens*ons3 all o
wh*ch "e created3 that are un8nown and unperce*ved b, hu0an*t,. Th*s act can help us understand the proos
presented or th*s 0*raculous event. )s the :ur'an statesA
What are they waiting for, but for God to come to them in the shadows of the clouds, together with
the angels, in which case the matter will have been settled? All matters return to God. (Qur'an, 2:210)
)nother verse reveals that all 0atters Iascend toI %od dur*n+ Ia da, whose len+th *s a thousand ,ears3I
accord*n+ to the hu0an co0prehens*on o t*0eA
He directs the whole affair from heaven to Earth. Then it will again ascend to Him on a Day whose
length is a thousand years by the way you measure. (Qur'an, 32:5)
The act that I%od d*rects the whole aa*rI *s a proo that "e *s unbound b, space and t*0e. %od 8nows
ever,th*n+ that happens *n the un*verse3 down to the t*n*est deta*l. Noth*n+ can be h*dden ro0 our Dord3 ne*ther
an act*on peror0ed openl, nor one bel*eved to have been carr*ed out *n secret. Th*s *s *nd*cated *n the
e4press*on that all 0atters "ascend to God."
)nother verse descr*bes the pos*t*on o the bel*evers who 0ade the hijrah (0*+rat*on) w*th &rophet
!uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 and revealsA
. If anyone leaves his home, migrating to God and His messenger, and death catches up with him,
God will reward him... (Qur'an, 4:100)
The phrase I0*+rat*n+ to %odI *nd*cates that our Dord *s not bound b, space. These bel*evers let the*r
ho0es and 0*+rated3 to+ether w*th &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 because o
the unbel*evers' oppress*on. The, d*d not3 o course3 0*+rate to %od *n the sense bounded b, t*0e and space *n
wh*ch we th*n8. #ather3 th*s verse reveals that the, let the*r ho0es *n the hope o %od's 0erc, and co0pass*on3
and 0*+rated to a new ho0e *n obed*ence to the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace). )braha0's
(pbuh) wordsA "I am going towards my Lord; He will be my guide" (:ur'an3 EJA==)3 *nd*cates h*s own
0*+rat*on.
In the sa0e wa,3 the :ur'an reers to people be*n+ restored to l*e3 ater be*n+ put *nto a state rese0bl*n+
sleep or 8*lled3 *n a 0anner outs*de the a0*l*ar concepts o t*0e3 sleep3 and death. One o these *s a reerence to
so0eone who was resurrected ater be*n+ let or dead or hundreds o ,ears. )nother reers to the people o al-
Kah (the 'o0pan*ons o the 'ave)3 who were awo8en ater lon+ ,ears o sleep.
The Man Raised to Life after
a Hundred Years
The :ur'an revealsA
Or the one who passed by a town which had fallen into ruin? He asked: "How can God restore this
to life, when it has died?" God caused him to die for a hundred years then brought him back to life. Then
He asked: "How long have you been here?" The man replied: "I have been here a day or part of a day."
He said: "Not so! You have been here for a hundred years. Look at your food and drink - it has not gone
bad - and look at your donkey, so We can make you a sign for all humanity. Look at the bones - how We
raise them up and clothe them with flesh." When it had become clear to him, he said: "Now I know that
God has power over all things." (Qur'an, 2:259)
%od creates whatsoever "e w*lls3 *n an, 0anner that "e w*lls3 and has do0*n*on over all that e4*sts.
$nbound b, the concepts o t*0e and space3 our Dord can re0ove people ro0 these concepts whenever "e
w*lls and cause the0 to e4per*ence e4traord*nar, events. Th*s *s a ver, s*0ple 0atter or %od3 or onl,
hu0an*t, 2 not %od 2 *s bound b, t*0e and space. Cut our Dord3 Who *s unbounded b, an,th*n+ and *s perect
*n all respects3 creates and 0a8es so0eth*n+ happen b, sa,*n+A ICeQI Th*s *s revealed *n the ollow*n+ versesA
Our Word to a thing when We will it is just to say to it "Be!" and it is. (Qur'an, 16:40)
He gives life and death. When He decides upon an affair, He says to it "Be!" and it is. (Qur'an,
40:68)
. the Originator of the heavens and Earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it
"Be!" and it is. (Qur'an, 2:117)
Waking the Companions of the Cave
after Many Years
)nother e4a0ple *s the :ur'an*c account o the 'o0pan*ons o the 'ave3 a +roup o ,oun+ people who
sou+ht protect*on ro0 the*r oppress*ve ruler who opposed rel*+*ous 0oral values. The :ur'an reveals the
ollow*n+ *nor0at*on about the0A
When the young men took refuge in the cave and said: "Our Lord, give us mercy directly from You
and open the way for us to right guidance in our situation." So We sealed their ears with sleep in the cave
for a number of years. (Qur'an, 18:10-11)
You would have supposed them to be awake, whereas, in fact, they were asleep. We moved them to
the right and to the left, and, at the entrance, their dog stretched out its paws. If you had looked down
and seen them, you would have turned from them and run, filled with terror at the sight of them. That
was the situation when we woke them up so they could question one another. One of them asked: "How
long have you been here?" They replied: "We have been here for a day or part of a day." They said:
"Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. Send one of your number into the city with this
silver you have, so that he can see which food is purest and bring you some of it to eat. But he should go
about with caution, so that no one is aware of you." (Qur'an, 18:18-19)
The :ur'an does not reveal how lon+ these ,oun+ people re0a*ned *n the cave3 althou+h the ter0 Ior a
nu0ber o ,earsI reveals that the per*od the, spent there was not a short one. (%od 8nows best.) !oreover3 the
:ur'an reveals that people est*0ated that the, spent E7= ,ears *n the cave. Th*s *s another s*+n that the*r sleep
lasted or ;u*te a wh*leA
They stayed in their cave for three hundred years and added nine. Say: "God knows best how long
they stayed. The unseen of the heavens and Earth belongs to Him. How perfectly He sees, how well He
hears! They have no protector apart from Him. Nor does He share His rule with anyone." (Qur'an, 18:25-
26)
$nder nor0al terrestr*al cond*t*ons3 people obv*ousl, cannot sleep or such a lon+ per*od. Th*s sleep3
thereore3 0a, not be the t,pe o sleep w*th wh*ch we are a0*l*ar. &erhaps the, were ta8en *nto another
d*0ens*on3 one *n wh*ch t*0e and space do not appl,3 and were later sent bac8 to Earth. (%od 8nows best.)
Just l*8e people wa8*n+ up ro0 sleep3 these people also returned to l*e. In a s*0*lar wa,3 Jesus (pbuh)
w*ll return to l*e when he co0es bac8 to Earth and3 ater ul*ll*n+ the honorable respons*b*l*t, *0posed on h*0
b, %od3 and3 as a re;u*re0ent o the verseB He said: "On it Earth] you will live and on it die, and from it
you will be brought forth," (:ur'an3 JAF>) he w*ll d*e on Earth3 l*8e ever, other hu0an be*n+. (%od 8nows
best.)
Claim 3 and Its Refutation
)nother cla*0 0ade b, those who do not bel*eve *n Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ *s based on :ur'an
F5AE6-E>. These read as ollowsA
We did not give any human being before you immortality. And if you die, will they then be
immortal? Every self will taste death. We test you with both good and evil as a trial. And you will be
returned to Us. (Qur'an, 21:34-35)
/o0e people c*te these verses as proo that Jesus (pbuh) *s dead. "owever3 b, do*n+ so the, *+nore the
0an, clear verses and had*th that procla*0 that %od protected and rescued Jesus (pbuh) ro0 the unbel*evers'
traps. The +reat 0a1or*t, o Isla0*c scholars a+ree w*th th*s *nterpretat*on. !oreover3 the act that Jesus (pbuh)
d*d not d*e and was ra*sed to %od's presence does not 0ean that he *s *00ortal. Further0ore3 such a 0*sta8en
*dea *s never proposed when deal*n+ w*th h*s second co0*n+. )ll o the ev*dence ocuses on the acts that Jesus
(pbuh) has not d*ed ,et3 that he w*ll return to Earth3 and that h*s death w*ll ta8e place ater that. (%od 8nows
best.)
These deluded people 0a, 0a8e such a cla*0 because the, have not ull, e4a0*ned or understood the
clear ev*dence that Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead. )s revealed *nA "He is only a servant on whom We bestowed
Our blessing and whom We made an example for the Children of Israel" (:ur'an3 6EA>=)3 Jesus (pbuh) *s a
0ortal servant created b, %od3 1ust l*8e ever,one else. "owever3 so0e 'hr*st*ans 0*sta8enl, de**ed h*0
because o the 0an, bless*n+s and 0*racles that our Dord bestowed upon h*0. !usl*0s have a deep love and
respect or Jesus (pbuh)3 1ust as the, do or all o %od's prophets. Cut the, are also ull, aware that 1ust l*8e all
the other 0essen+ers3 he *s no 0ore than a servant created b, %odA
The Messiah, the son of Mary, was only a messenger, before whom other messengers came and
went. His mother was a woman of truth. Both of them ate food. See how We make the signs clear to them.
Then see how they have gone astray. (Qur'an, 5:75)
Claim 4 and Its Refutation
/o0e people su++est that because 'hr*st*ans bel*eve that Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead and that he w*ll return
to Earth3 !usl*0s should not bel*eve such 0*sta8en cla*0s. "owever3 the*r lo+*c *s ser*ousl, lawed.
F*rst3 *t needs to be 0ade clear that Juda*s0 and 'hr*st*an*t, were corrupted over the course o t*0e3 and
that superst*t*ons and errors entered *nto the0. In add*t*on3 a close e4a0*nat*on o the Old and New Testa0ents
reveals that a nu0ber o bel*es and 0oral values belon+*n+ to the true rel*+*on have been preserved. In
add*t*on3 both boo8s have several aspects *n co00on w*th the :ur'an. Thus3 we can establ*sh wh*ch bel*es
have been corrupted and wh*ch are co0pat*ble w*th the true rel*+*on b, ta8*n+ the :ur'an and the /unnah o our
&rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) as our +u*des.
The :ur'an3 the last d*v*ne boo8 revealed b, %od3 turned people toward the true path and awa, ro0 the*r
0*s+u*ded bel*es. In act3 the :ur'an enabled the 'hr*st*ans and the Jews3 who had beco0e d*v*ded ro0 each
other beore *ts revelat*on3 were +*ven true and d*v*ne *nor0at*on on these sub1ects. /everal verses reveal th*s
truth3 as ollowsA
We have only sent down the Book to you so that you can make clear to them the things about which
they differ, and as a guidance and a mercy to people who believe. (Qur'an, 16:64)
O People of the Book! Our messenger has come to you, making clear to you much of the Book that
you have kept concealed, and passing over a lot. A Light has come to you from God, and a Clear Book.
(Qur'an, 5:15)
The :ur'an descr*bes3 *n so0e deta*l3 the l*ves o !oses (pbuh) and Jesus (pbuh)3 the l*ves o the*r
ollowers3 the*r 0oral values3 how !usl*0s loo8 at Jews and 'hr*st*ans3 what the*r att*tudes toward the0 should
be3 and other such 0atters. One p*ece o *nor0at*on *s wh*ch 'hr*st*an and Jew*sh bel*es and laws have
beco0e corrupted. "ead*n+ th*s l*st *s the 'hr*st*an bel*e that Jesus (pbuh) *s %od's son. (%od *s surel, be,ond
that.) Cased upon th*s 0*sta8en bel*e3 the, have sou+ht to de*, Jesus (pbuh). The bel*e *n the Tr*n*t, *s
another unda0ental3 but d*storted3 'hr*st*an bel*e. %od reveals that 'hr*st*ans have assu0ed a 0a1or
respons*b*l*t, because the, allowed such d*stort*ons to enter the*r rel*+*onA
The 1ews say: "Ezra is the son of God," and the Christians say: "The Messiah is the son of God."
That is what they say with their mouths, copying the words of those who did not believe before. God fight
them! How corrupted they are! (Qur'an, 9:30)
O People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your religion. Say nothing but the truth about God.
The Messiah, 1esus son of Mary, was only the messenger of God and His Word, which He cast into Mary,
and a Spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers. Do not say: "Three." It is better that you
stop. God is only One God. He is too glorious to have a son. Everything in the heavens and Earth belongs
to Him. God suffices as a Guardian. (Qur'an, 4:171)
Those who say: "God is the Messiah, son of Mary" are unbelievers. Say: "Who possesses any
power at all over God if He wills to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone else
on Earth?" The kingdom of the heavens and Earth, and everything between them, belongs to God. He
creates whatever He wills. God has power over all things. (Qur'an, 5:17)
)nother verse reveals the scale o the respons*b*l*t, assu0ed b, 'hr*st*ans or develop*n+ corrupt bel*esA
They say: "The All-Merciful has a son." They have devised a monstrous thing. The heavens are all
but rent apart, and Earth split open and the mountains brought crashing down, at their ascription of a
son to the All-Merciful! It is not fitting for the All-Merciful to have a son. (Qur'an, 19:88-92)
On the other hand3 Juda*s0 and 'hr*st*an*t, have preserved such bas*c *te0s o a*th as bel*e *n the Da,
o Jud+0ent3 the prophets and an+els3 and var*ous values (e.+.3 honest,3 help*n+ others3 be*n+ pat*ent and
altru*st*c3 protect*n+ and eed*n+ the need,3 ensur*n+ 1ust*ce3 spea8*n+ a*r words3 and be*n+ 0odest and peace-
lov*n+). These *te0s are ound *n all d*v*ne rel*+*ons. /o0e o the v*rtues o the &eople o the Coo8 who
s*ncerel, bel*eve *n %od are revealed3 as ollowsA
They are not all the same. There is a community among the People of the Book who are upright.
They recite God's signs throughout the night, and they prostrate. They believe in God and the Last Day,
enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and compete in doing good. They are among the righteous. You
will not be denied the reward for any good thing you do. God knows those who guard against evil.
(Qur'an, 3:113-15)
The 'hr*st*an bel*e that Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead and w*ll return *s ull, present *n the :ur'an3 wh*ch also
reveals wh*ch aspects o 'hr*st*an*t, are superst*t*ous and wh*ch are d*v*ne. 'hr*st*ans 0a8e several errors w*th
re+ard to Jesus' (pbuh) ascens*on3 due to such corrupt bel*es as the Tr*n*t, and Jesus' (pbuh) so-called status as
%od's son. In add*t*on3 the*r bel*es that he d*ed to atone or the s*ns o all hu0an*t, and that he ascended to
%od's presence ater d,*n+ on the 'ross are *nco0pat*ble w*th the true rel*+*on. %od reveals *n the :ur'an that
nobod, can atone or the s*ns o another3 or ever, *nd*v*dual's deeds are h*s or hers alone. Ever, person w*ll be
called to account on the Da, o Jud+0ent alone3 and nobod, w*ll be able to help an,one else3 unless %od w*lls
*t. Th*s *s revealed *n the ollow*n+ verseA
Whoever is guided is only guided to his own good. Whoever is misguided is only misguided to his
detriment. No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. We never punish until We have sent a
messenger. (Qur'an, 17:15)
Jesus (pbuh)3 one o %od's prophets and 0essen+ers3 called h*s people to a +reat truthA "God is my Lord
and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path" (:ur'an3 EA>5). In other words3 he called upon the0
to serve %od alone and to l*ve the 8*nd o l*ves that would 0eet w*th "*s +ood approval and warned the0
a+a*nst the suer*n+s o the Da, o Jud+0ent. D*8e all other people3 he could onl, do what %od w*lled h*0 to
do. )s revealed *n the verse that reports )braha0's (pbuh) pra,er3 %od "gives me food and gives me drink;
and when I am ill, He heals me; He will cause my death, then give me life; He Who I sincerely hope will
forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning" (:ur'an3 F?AJ=-@F). 'hr*st*ans3 on the other hand3 0a8e a
+rave error b, sa,*n+ that Jesus (pbuh) was cruc**ed to atone or the s*ns o all hu0an*t,.
"owever3 the :ur'an con*r0s the*r bel*e *n the second co0*n+. I the, had corrupted th*s bel*e3 there *s
no doubt that the :ur'an would have rect**ed th*s 0*sta8e3 1ust as *t rect**es all o the corrupted bel*es and
concepts that have entered 'hr*st*an*t, w*th respect to th*s +reat prophet. In conclus*on3 the unbel*evers d*d not
8*ll Jesus (pbuh)3 or %od ra*sed h*0 to "*s presence. Coth 'hr*st*ans and !usl*0s are wa*t*n+ or h*s return.
$nt*l that t*0e3 he cont*nues to l*ve *n a d*0ens*on that *s unbounded b, t*0e and space and the nature o wh*ch
*s 8nown onl, to our Dord.
Claim 5 and Its Refutation
One o the cla*0s 0ade b, those who are unw*ll*n+ to accept the second co0*n+ *s that ICel*ev*n+ *n
Jesus' (pbuh) return 0eans accept*n+ 'hr*st*an*t,.I
Th*s error *s the product o 0*sta8en and d*storted lo+*c. Jesus (pbuh) *s a pra*sed3 selected3 and un*;ue
prophet *n %od's presence. "*s super*or 0oral values and deep a*th are re0e0bered w*th respect b, all
bel*evers3 who have adopted h*0 as a role 0odel. &ra*s*n+ h*s 0oral values3 eel*n+ *ntense e4c*te0ent at h*s
*0pend*n+ return3 and tell*n+ all bel*evers o these +lad t*d*n+s are e4a0ples o a proper att*tude. !a8*n+
*rrat*onal and *llo+*cal e4cuses3 such as the one +*ven above3 *s unacceptable.
)ccord*n+ to th*s d*storted lo+*c3 noth*n+ re+ard*n+ 'hr*st*an*t, should ever be 0ent*oned or d*scussed.
In the sa0e wa,3 !oses' (pbuh) correct 0oral values and e4e0plar, l*e should never be descr*bed3 on the
+rounds that th*s would 0ean support*n+ the Jews. !an, :ur'an*c verses pra*se Jesus (pbuh)3 !oses (pbuh)3
Joseph (pbuh)3 )braha0 (pbuh)3 and Jacob (pbuh)3 as well as the*r deep a*th. <et accord*n+ to th*s 0*sta8en
lo+*c3 these verses should never be read. These e4cuses are clearl, unacceptable. )s we 0ade clear earl*er3 the
&eople o the Coo8 have several corrupted bel*es and pract*ces that are *nco0pat*ble w*th the true rel*+*on.
These are revealed *n the :ur'an3 as *s the act that ollowers o both rel*+*ons have +ood and pleas*n+ aspects
and bel*es that are co0pat*ble w*th the true rel*+*on. Our respons*b*l*t, *s to cons*der the &eople o the Coo8 *n
the l*+ht o the :ur'an and the /unnah3 and to d*st*n+u*sh between truth and error w*th the *nor0at*on that we
obta*n ro0 these sources.
In add*t*on3 we 0ust re0e0ber that !usl*0s 0a8e no d*st*nct*on a0on+ the prophets and that the, hold
these people *n +reat respectA "We believe in God and what has been sent down to us; what was sent down
to Abraham and Ishmael, Isaac and 1acob, and the tribes; what Moses and 1esus were given; and what
all the prophets were given by their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. We are Muslims
submitted to Him" (:ur'an3 FA5E?). The act that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth beore the Da, o Jud+0ent
*s not a sub1ect that bel*evers should rera*n ro0 d*scuss*n+ on the +rounds o *rrat*onal and *llo+*cal prete4ts.
On the contrar,3 *t *s a +lad t*d*n+ that should be constantl, borne *n 0*nd w*th +reat enthus*as03 pass*on3 and
1o,.
)nother act reveals these people's errorA When Jesus (pbuh) returns3 he w*ll rule w*th the :ur'an. D*8e all
o the other prophets3 Jesus (pbuh) *s a ollower o Isla03 the true and d*v*ne rel*+*on *n %od's presence. The
:ur'an reveals these acts *n the ollow*n+ versesA
The religion with God is Islam. (Qur'an, 3:19)
He has laid down the same religion for you as He enjoined upon Noah: that which We have
revealed to you and which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and 1esus: "Establish the religion and do
not make divisions in it." What you call the idolaters to follow is very hard for them. God chooses for
Himself anyone He wills and guides to Himself those who turn to Him. (Qur'an, 42:13)
When Jesus (pbuh) returns to Earth3 he w*ll el*0*nate the d*storted bel*es o the &eople o the Coo83 call
people to Isla03 and rule w*th the :ur'an and the /unnah. These +lad t*d*n+s are reported *n the had*thA
"e w*ll lead ,ou accord*n+ to the Coo8 o ,our Dord and the /unnah o ,our 0essen+er.
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C, the One *n Whose hand *s 0, sel3 de*n*tel, the son o !ar, w*ll soon descend a0on+ ,ou as a 1ust
1ud+e. "e w*ll brea8 the 'ross3 8*ll the p*+3 and abol*sh the ji>ya Ga head ta4 on ree non-!usl*0s l*v*n+ under
!usl*0 ruleH.
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Claim 6 and Its Refutation
)nother cla*0 *s that IThe return o Jesus (pbuh) would el*0*nate the ele0ent o test*n+.I )ccord*n+ to
th*s totall, +roundless cla*03 those who w*tness the r*s*n+ o so0eone who d*ed thousands o ,ears a+o and who
have doubts about the resurrect*on w*ll co0e to have a*th. Thereore3 there w*ll no lon+er be an, need or
test*n+ people.
Th*s *nterpretat*on also lac8s an, lo+*cal oundat*on. F*rst3 as stated beore3 Jesus (pbuh)d*d not d*e but *s
st*ll al*ve *n %od's presence. !oreover3 not ever,one w*ll *00ed*atel, accept th*s event3 as the people *n
;uest*on 0a*nta*n. )t *rst3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll be 0et w*th s8ept*c*s03 espec*all, ro0 those who do not l*ve b,
true rel*+*ous 0oral values or those who have wea8 a*th. )ter the second co0*n+3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll wa+e a
+reat *ntellectual stru++le a+a*nst all athe*st*c s,ste0s and *deolo+*es3 and return the rel*+*on to *ts pure or0 b,
el*0*nat*n+ all o *ts corrupted ele0ents and bel*es. )t the end o th*s stru++le3 the true rel*+*on's 0oral values
w*ll rule the world. Indeed3 the +reat Isla0*c scholar /a*d Nurs* showed that the +reat 0a1or*t, o people w*ll
+reet Jesus (pbuh) w*th s8ept*c*s03 but that s*ncere bel*evers w*ll reco+n*9e h*0 b, the l*+ht o h*s a*th and
*00ed*atel, obe, h*0A
%od3 the )ll-W*se and the %enerous3 Who ever, t*0e sends an+els to Earth ro0 heavensB so0et*0es
renders the0 *n the or0 o a hu0an be*n+ (as *n the case o %abr*el3 who appeared *n the or0 o D*h,a Gone o
the &rophet's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) ollowersHB sends sp*r*ts ro0 the un*verse o sp*r*ts3
0a8*n+ the0 appear *n the or0 o hu0an be*n+sB and Who even sends the sp*r*ts o the dead sa*nts *n the*r
or0er bod*es to Earth3 sends Jesus (pbuh) (whose bod, *s *n the heavenl, world and *s al*ve) to Earth3 even *
he had reall, d*ed and +one to the re0otest ed+e o the l*e o the "ereater3 0a8*n+ h*0 wrapped *n a bod,3 or
the sae occurrence o the 0ost *0portant *ssue o the rel*+*on o Jesus (pbuh) K Out o h*s d*v*ne purpose3 "e
pro0*sed3 and because "e pro0*sed3 "e w*ll surel, send. When Jesus (pbuh) co0es3 not necessar*l, ever,one
w*ll 8now that he *s reall, Jesus (pbuh). Those who are close to h*0 and those w*th proound a*th w*ll
reco+n*9e h*03 than8s to the l*+ht o the*r a*th. Otherw*se3 not ever,one w*ll clearl, reco+n*9e h*0.
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)s th*s +reat teacher reported3 when Jesus (pbuh) returns3 not ever,one w*ll reco+n*9e and bel*eve *n h*0.
!oreover3 *t 0ust not be or+otten that 0ost o the prophets sent throu+hout h*stor, peror0ed 0*racles b,
%od's w*ll *n order to call people to a*th. "owever3 a +reat 0an, people st*ll reused to bel*eve3 desp*te these
0*racles. On the contrar,3 the, beca0e arro+ant and pers*sted *n the*r unbel*e3 as d*d &haraoh and h*s court3
who reused to bel*eve3 desp*te !oses' (pbuh) 0*racles (e.+.3 turn*n+ h*s sta *nto a sna8e3 and h*s hand
beco0*n+ as wh*te as snow). The people's response to these 0*racles *s revealed *n the ollow*n+ ter0sA
They said: "No matter what kind of sign you bring us to bewitch us, we will not believe in you." So
We sent down upon them floods, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood, signs, clear and distinct, but they proved
arrogant and were an evil-doing people. (Qur'an, 7:132-33)
%od also reveals that3 unless "e w*lls otherw*se3 those who reuse to bel*eve w*ll not chan+e the*r 0*nds
even * the, w*tness +reat 0*raclesA
Even if We sent down angels to them, the dead spoke to them, and We gathered together everything
in front of them right before their eyes, they would still not believe unless God willed. The truth is that
most of them are ignorant. (Qur'an, 6:111)
Thereore3 re+ardless o the 0*racle peror0ed3 hu0an*t,'s env*ron0ent o test*n+ w*ll never be
el*0*nated. Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ w*ll be a 0eans throu+h wh*ch s*ncere bel*evers w*ll be d*st*n+u*shed
ro0 those who do not bel*eve. W*th the reason3 clear-s*+htedness3 and ores*+ht *0parted b, a*th3 s*ncere
bel*evers w*ll reco+n*9e Jesus (pbuh)3 obe, h*0 wholeheartedl,3 and support and protect h*0. $nbel*evers or
those w*th wea8 a*th w*ll re0a*n s8ept*cal and doubtul. (%od 8nows best.) "owever3 the*r +roundless doubts
and s8ept*c*s0 w*ll not alter the acts3 or %od's pro0*se o Jesus' (pbuh) return to Earth w*ll be ul*lled3
re+ardless o an,one's plan to prevent th*s +reat 0*racle.
Claim 7 and Its Refutation
)nother cla*0 0ade b, those who bel*eve that Jesus (pbuh) *s dead *s that the :ur'an reveals that &rophet
Idr*s (pbuh) was also Ira*sed up.I )ccord*n+ to th*s cla*03 Jesus (pbuh)3 1ust l*8e Idr*s (pbuh)3 was onl, Ira*sed
upI *n the sense o stat*on or ran8. When the relevant verses are e4a0*ned *n deta*l3 however3 th*s deduct*on *s
shown to be *naccurate. The relevant verses are +*ven belowA
Mention Idris in the Book. He was a true man and a prophet. We raised him up to a high place. (Qur'an,
19:56-57)
. I will] raise you 1esus] up to Me and purify you of those who are unbelievers. And I will place
the people who follow you above those who do not believe until the Day of Resurrection. (Qur'an, 3:55)
And on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah, 1esus son of Mary, messenger of God."
They did not kill him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to seem so to them... God raised him
up to Himself. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Qur'an, 4:157-58)
'learl,3 there *s a +reat d*erence between these two states. /*nce the other prophets' super*or 0oral
values and a*th are pra*sed *n the preced*n+ verses3 as *s the case w*th Idr*s (pbuh)3 *t *s revealed that he has
been ra*sed *n stat*on. "owever3 the verses that precede the one 0ent*on*n+ Jesus' (pbuh) ascens*on d*scuss the
unbel*evers' plot a+a*nst h*0 and how %od protected h*0 b, ra*s*n+ h*03 bod, and soul3 *nto another d*0ens*on
unbounded b, space and t*0e. Thus3 Idr*s (pbuh) was ra*sed *n stat*on3 whereas Jesus (pbuh) was ph,s*call,
re0oved ro0 th*s d*0ens*on and ra*sed to %od's presence. (%od 8nows best.)
Claim 8 and Its Refutation
)nother unounded assert*on 0ade b, so0e people *s that I/*nce &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless
h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) was the last prophet3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll not return.I Th*s has no bas*s *n act. F*rst3 *t
needs to be 0ade clear that our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) *s "the messenger of God
and the Final Seal of the prophets" (:ur'an3 EEA67). The act that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth does not3 as
so0e people 0a*nta*n3 chan+e that act. Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return not as a prophet3 but as a 0essen+er who w*ll
0a*nta*n the law o &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) and cause rel*+*ous 0oral
values to preva*l worldw*de.
Other people put orward another *rrat*onal and *llo+*cal cla*0A II Jesus (pbuh) *s not to return as a
prophet3 then h*s co0*n+ w*ll have no 0ean*n+.I Th*s v*olates both reason and consc*ence. Our Dord has
pro0*sed th*s event3 beh*nd wh*ch "e has placed +reat w*sdo0. Throu+hout h*stor,3 %od has shown people the
true path throu+h the prophets that "e has sent to the0. /o0et*0es3 dur*n+ per*ods when people had turned
awa, ro0 rel*+*ous 0oral values and de+enerac, had beco0e w*despread3 "e re0oved people ro0 the
dar8ness o the*r errors b, send*n+ the0 0essen+ers. These 0essen+ers are people sent b, %od as rulers3 who
have led people to salvat*on. Indeed3 the :ur'an reveals that people suer*n+ woes and d**cult*es have pra,ed
to %od to send the0 a sav*or and protectorA
What reason could you have for not fighting in the Way of God - for those men, women, and
children who are oppressed and exclaim: "Our Lord, take us out of this city whose inhabitants are
wrongdoers! Give us a protector from You! Give us a helper from You!" (Qur'an, 4:75)
O course3 %od answered these pra,ers and sent the0 a sav*or ro0 "*s presence3 wh*ch *s a ver, +reat
bless*n+. The accounts o /aul (pbuh) and Dhu'l :arna,n (pbuh) const*tute *0portant ev*dence that %od has
sent 0essen+ers as well as prophets to var*ous peoples. %od sent /aul (pbuh) to h*s soc*et, as a ruler3 and the
bel*evers had to obe, h*0. /aul (pbuh) and those around h*0 ou+ht a+a*nst %ol*ath3 the unbel*evers' leader.
/*ncere bel*evers devoted the0selves to /aul (pbuh) and obe,ed h*03 wh*le the s8ept*cs could ne*ther
understand that /aul (pbuh) had been sent to the0 as a 0essen+er nor the w*sdo0 *n co0pl,*n+ w*th h*s
co00ands. The *+norant react*on o such people *s +*ven *n the :ur'anA
Their prophet said to them: "God has appointed Saul to be your king." They replied: "How can he
have kingship over us when we have much more right to kingship than he does? He does not even possess
great wealth!" He said: "God has chosen him over you and favored him greatly in knowledge and
physical strength. God gives kingship to anyone He wills. God is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing."
(Qur'an, 2:247)
/*0*larl,3 Dhu'l :arna,n was sent as a 0essen+er to h*s soc*et, *n order to rescue *ts 0e0bers ro0 the
d**cult*es *nto wh*ch the, had allen3 and to enable rel*+*ous 0oral values to preva*l. The :ur'an reveals that
%od 0ade th*s 0an a sound rulerA
They will ask you about Dhu'l-Qarnayn. Say: "I will tell you something about him." We gave him
power and authority in the land and granted him a way to everything. (Qur'an, 18:83-84)
In our own t*0e3 people are l*v*n+ *n a world o 0oral collapse3 povert,3 and cruelt, *n wh*ch *n1ust*ce
preva*ls. When the t*0e st*pulated b, %od co0es3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll be sent bac8 to Earth to enable rel*+*ous
0oral values to preva*l and lead people ro0 the dar8ness *nto the l*+ht. W*th the second co0*n+3 athe*st*c
*deolo+*es3 wh*ch or0 the bas*s o cruelt, and de+enerat*on3 w*ll be ent*rel, el*0*nated on the *ntellectual
level. )nd then3 b, the w*ll o %od3 the peace3 secur*t,3 and abundance or wh*ch people are lon+*n+ w*ll co0e
to preva*l.
Claim 9 and Its Refutation
Other people w*th baseless doubts about Jesus' (pbuh) e4act status and return as8A IWh, *s Jesus (pbuh)
be*n+ sent to cause rel*+*ous 0oral values to preva*l3 and not &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant
h*0 peace)PI Ta8*n+ these concerns as a prete4t3 the, then ra*se all sorts o ob1ect*ons.
Our beloved &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) *s an honored and
trustworth, 0essen+er *n %od's s*+ht. %od revealed "*s last Coo8 to th*s +reat 0an3 who *s a role 0odel o
ab*d*n+ b, proper 0oral values3 +odl*ness and closeness to %od3 a r*end o %od3 and one super*or *n "*s s*+ht.
"e *s also the r*end3 and protector o all bel*evers. Throu+hout h*s l*e3 the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and
+rant h*0 peace) wa+ed an e4e0plar, stru++le *n the path o %od and enl*+htened )rab*a3 wh*ch was bur*ed *n
sp*r*tual dar8ness and *+norance3 w*th Isla0*c 0oral values. When the t*0e appo*nted b, %od ca0e to an end3
h*s l*e3 l*8e that o 0an, other prophets3 ca0e to an end.
"owever3 %od orda*ned a d*erent dest*n, or Jesus (pbuh) and pro0*sed h*0 that he would return to
Earth. Th*s *s our Dord's d*scret*on3 and surel, there *s +reat w*sdo0 beh*nd *t. One ele0ent o that w*sdo0
(%od 8nows best) *s that onl, such a 0*racle w*ll enable 'hr*st*ans and Jews to rescue the0selves ro0 the
s*tuat*on *n wh*ch the, *nd the0selves. 'hr*st*ans have 0an, superst*t*ons and d*storted do+0as3 wh*ch the
!usl*0s do not have3 such as de*,*n+ Jesus (pbuh). Thus3 Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ *s o +reat *0portance3
or *t w*ll enable 'hr*st*an*t, to r*d *tsel o such d*storted bel*es and turn to the true rel*+*ous 0oral values o
Isla0. )lthou+h so0e 'hr*st*ans ab*de b, the true path once the, have seen *t3 others re+ard th*s as a betra,al o
Jesus (pbuh) and so avo*d l*v*n+ b, true rel*+*ous 0oral values. The act *s3 however3 that Jesus' (pbuh) return
and spread*n+ o the 0essa+e o the true rel*+*on a0on+ people w*ll 0a8e *t eas*er or these people to turn to
Isla0 *n a 0ore rap*d ash*on. When the*r own prophet tells the0 that so0e o the*r bel*es (e.+.3 the Tr*n*t, and
Jesus' GpbuhH atone0ent or hu0an*t,'s s*ns) are 0*sta8en3 that %od *s the onl, de*t, and that the :ur'an reall,
*s %od's *nal revelat*on to hu0an*t,3 'hr*st*ans w*ll s*t up and l*sten to h*0. Th*s event w*ll ree the0 ro0
ascr*b*n+ partners to %od and other corrupt bel*es3 and the, w*ll enter Isla0 *n +reat waves.
#e0e0ber that %od has pro0*sed the bel*evers that rel*+*ous 0oral values w*ll preva*l on Earth.
"owever3 th*s w*ll happen onl, * bel*evers totall, avo*d all or0s o pol,the*s03 whether d*rect or *nd*rect3 turn
onl, to %od3 and worsh*p onl, "*0. C, the w*ll o %od3 the second co0*n+ w*ll represent the start o th*s
ausp*c*ous t*0e.
God has promised those of you who believe and do right actions that He will make them successors
in the land, just as He made those before them successors; will firmly establish for them their religion,
with which He is pleased; and give them, in place of their fear, security. "They worship Me, not
associating anything with Me." Any who do not believe after that, such people are deviators. (Qur'an,
24:55)
Claim 10 and Its Refutation
<et another cla*0 *s a +reat decept*onA IWa*t*n+ or Jesus (pbuh) w*ll lead the a*thul *nto *dleness.I Th*s
cla*0 *s unacceptable to both reason and consc*ence. Throu+hout h*stor,3 people have sou+ht sav*ors ro0 %od
at t*0es when *00oral*t, was w*despread and cruelt, and *n1ust*ce were on the *ncrease. The, pra,ed to %od to
send the0 a 0essen+er to lead the0 out o the dar8ness and *nto the l*+ht. When %od answers the*r pra,ers and
sends 0essen+ers3 s*ncere bel*evers support and deend the0A
Those who believe in him, honor and help him, and follow the Light that has been sent down with
him, they are the ones who are successful. (Qur'an, 7:157)
In act3 %od's send*n+ o a 0essen+er represents a 0a1or source o enthus*as0 or true bel*evers3 or the,
8now that the, need to 0a8e the best and *nest preparat*ons *n order to prepare the env*ron0ent or h*0.
&eople e4ert +reat eort to prepare the0selves and the*r env*ron0ents3 based upon the*r 1o, and love o bel*e3
or th*s +reat event. Idleness and apath,3 on the other hand3 are character*st*cs o h,pocr*tes and people o wea8
a*th. Those whose a*th *s wea8 do not ull, bel*eve *n the 0essen+er's co0*n+3 and when that *nd*v*dual
co0es3 the, do not obe, h*0 s*ncerel,. "*stor, shows 0an, e4a0ples o th*s. For e4a0ple3 the 0ental state o
such people *n prev*ous soc*et*es *s revealed *n the ollow*n+ verseA
They swore by God with their most earnest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be
better guided than any other community. But then when a warner came to them, it only increased their
aversion. (Qur'an, 35:42)
The :ur'an states that Jesus (pbuh) h*0sel +ave the +lad t*d*n+s that a prophet would co0e ater h*0 2
ater he had been ra*sed to %od's presence. Th*s represented +reat news3 both *n Jesus' (pbuh) own t*0e and or
those bel*evers who ca0e ater. Th*s verse statesA
And when 1esus son of Mary said: "O Children of Israel, I am the messenger of God to you,
confirming the Torah that came before me and giving you the good news of a messenger after me, whose
name is Ahmad." When he brought them the clear signs, they said: "This is downright magic." (Qur'an,
61:6)
I an, o these cla*0s were true3 then %od would not have revealed b, 0eans o Jesus (pbuh) that "e
would be send*n+ another 0essen+er at a later date. )lternat*vel,3 th*s revelat*on should have encoura+ed the
people l*v*n+ at the t*0e to en+a+e *n *dleness and apath,. "owever3 there *s +reat w*sdo0 *n our Dord's +*v*n+
+lad t*d*n+s to people b, 0eans o a 0essen+er3 and3 w*th %od's per0*ss*on3 true bel*evers w*ll never be *dle or
apathet*c. Cel*evers have deep understand*n+ and reason3 both o wh*ch ste0 ro0 a*th. Thereore3 the,
co0prehend the *0portance o a 0essen+er's t*d*n+s3 e4per*ence the e4c*te0ent and enthus*as0 o those t*d*n+s3
and act *n the awareness o the need to prepare the0selves as 0uch as poss*ble or th*s +reat event.
Those who 0a*nta*n that Jesus (pbuh) *s dead are 0a8*n+ a alse cla*0. In add*t*on3 the *nterpretat*ons
the, present to prove the*r assert*ons do not relect the truth. Our hope *s that th*s boo8 w*ll help all o these
0*s+u*ded people real*9e the*r errors and abandon the0. /uch a 0oral value *s a eature o bel*evers and *s
pra*sed *n the :ur'an.
In the :ur'an3 %od reveals that the bel*evers do not 8now*n+l, pers*st *n error (:ur'an3 EA5E>) and ab*de
b, the true path once the, see *t. The best and 0ost accurate *nor0at*on on th*s sub1ect3 as *s the case w*th all
0atters3 *s that revealed *n the :ur'an and the had*th. In other words3 Jesus (pbuh) *s not dead and was not
8*lled. "e w*ll return to Earth when the appo*nted t*0e co0es. Thereore3 *nstead o see8*n+ to *+nore or den,
th*s clear truth b, us*n+ +roundless and l*0s, *nterpretat*ons3 people should cons*der 1ust what h*s return w*ll
0ean and be e4c*ted and st*0ulated b, *t. True bel*evers can pra, to w*tness th*s +reat event and to e4per*ence
the env*ron0ent o beaut, and ausp*c*ousness that w*ll ensue.
1ESUS (PBUH) IN THE HADITH
The acts that Jesus (pbuh) *s al*ve *n %od's presence and that he w*ll return to Earth *n the End T*0es
appears *n so0e deta*l *n the had*th collect*ons3 a0on+ the0 al-/ha,ban*'s Taysir al-Usul ila Jami' al-UsulB
I0a0 !al*8*'s Al-Muwatta'B the Sahihs o Ibn Khu9a,0a and Ibn "*bbanB and the Musnads o Ibn "anbal and
al-Ta,al*s*3 re+arded as the +reatest sources o the 0ost rel*able had*th. Further0ore3 0an, Isla0*c scholars
have carr*ed out research and stud*es on these acts and have wr*tten boo8s and treat*ses on the0. These are also
*nvaluable sources.
"ead*n+ the l*st o these +reat Isla0*c scholars *s )bu "an*a3 the ounder o the "ana* le+al school.
/o0e o the other Isla0*c scholars who hold these v*ews are l*sted belowA
- I0a0 )bu !ansur !uha00ad al-!atur*d*3 who3 wh*le stud,*n+ the had*th re+ard*n+ Jesus (pbuh)3
stated that Jesus (pbuh) would return to Earth and sla, the )nt*chr*st.
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- )l-)1ur*3 re+arded as one o the *rst e4perts on the :ur'an3 stated that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth
*n the End T*0es3 or wh*ch reason the report 0ust be bel*eved.
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- Ibn "a90 stated that the report that Jesus (pbuh) would return *s rel*able.
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- )l-&a9dav* drew attent*on to the act that reports o Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ are openl, revealed *n
0an, verses and had*th.
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- )n-Nasa* stated that th*s event was one o the 0a1or s*+ns o the Da, o Jud+0ent.
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- /adudd*n al-Tata9an* stated that the had*th about th*s event are co0pletel, trustworth,.
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- Ibn al-')rab* reported that even thou+h 0ore than a thousand ,ears has passed s*nce Jesus' (pbuh) b*rth3
he *s al*ve *n bod, and soul *n %od's presence.
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- )l-:urtub* wrote that he bel*eves *n the second co0*n+ o Jesus (pbuh) and *nd*cated 0an, trustworth,
had*th to bac8 up th*s bel*e.
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- I0a0 #abban* wroteA IJesus (pbuh) w*ll descend ro0 the s8, and w*ll be a 0e0ber o &rophet
!uha00ad's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) co00un*t,. In other words3 he w*ll be one o h*s people
and w*ll ab*de b, the D*v*ne law.I
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- I0a0 )bu Ja'ar al-Tahaw*3 re+arded as one o the 0ost *0portant E+,pt*an "ana* scholars o h*s t*0e3
op*ned that the return o Jesus (pbuh) *s a 0a1or s*+n o the End T*0es and stated the need to bel*eve *n th*s
truth.
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- ')l* al-:ar* sa*d that Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ *s a s*+n o the Da, o Jud+0ent and that when he
returns3 he w*ll sla, the )nt*chr*st. )ccord*n+ to al-:ar*3 bel*e *n th*s report *s obl*+ator,3 or the sub1ect *s
*4ed b, a nu0ber o reports ro0 the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) and h*s ollowers.
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- In h*s boo8 Maqalat al-1slamiyyin wa 1khtilfa' al-Musallin (The D*scourses o the &roponents o Isla0
and the D*erences a0on+ the Worsh*ppers)3 )bu al-"asan al-)sh'ar* sa*dA IIt *s a re;u*re0ent to bel*eve *n
these ele0ents on wh*ch the people o the had*th and the people o the /unnah are a+reedA *n %od3 an+els3 the
boo8s3 the prophets3 the revelat*ons rece*ved ro0 %od3 and *n the words o the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0
and +rant h*0 peace) K that the )nt*chr*st w*ll appear and that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll sla, h*0.I
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- )l-Ca,ad* draws attent*on to the act that the second co0*n+ *s one o the s*+ns that the Da, o
Jud+0ent *s approach*n+3 and that rel*able had*th ull, support th*s *nor0at*on.
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- )l-/u,ut* reported that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll co0e and rule w*th the law o &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od
bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace).
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- )l-)lus* sa*d that when Jesus (pbuh) returns3 he w*ll rule w*th the law o &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od
bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) and the !usl*0s w*ll be h*s helpers.
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- )bu !unteha3 an Isla0*c scholar ro0 the Otto0an per*od3 sa*d *t was r*+ht to bel*eve *n the return o
Jesus (pbuh).
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- )l-/h*n;*t*3 a 0odern co00entator3 wroteA ICoth the :ur'an and the +enerall, accepted /unnah are
proos that Jesus (pbuh) *s at th*s 0o0ent al*ve3 that he w*ll descend *n the End T*0es3 and that h*s co0*n+ *s
re+arded as one o the s*+ns o the Da, o Jud+0ent.I
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Ta8en all to+ether3 these and 0an, other had*th clearl, show the ull a+ree0ent a0on+ all Isla0*c
scholars that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll co0e a+a*n. For e4a0ple3 *n h*s 9awami3 !uha00ad *bn )h0ad al-/aar*n*
states that Isla0*c scholars are *n a+ree0ent on the *ssueA
The co00un*t, o the a*thul a+rees that Jesus (pbuh)3 the son o !ar,3 w*ll return. No 0e0ber o the
people o the D*v*ne law has opposed th*s ele0ent.
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In h*s co00entar,3 ?uh al-Ma'ani fi Tafsir al-@ur'an3 the +reat Isla0*c scholar /a,,*d al-)lus* c*ted
e4a0ples o the v*ews o other Isla0*c scholars and sa*d that the co00un*t, *s a+reed on the return o Jesus
(pbuh)3 and that these state0ents were so well 8nown as to atta*n the level o consensus. "e also stated that
bel*e *n the co0*n+ o Jesus (pbuh) was obl*+ator,.
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The Hadith on 1esus (pbuh) Are "Tawatur"
The had*th relat*n+ Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ are tawatur3 a spec*al*9ed ter0 de*ned as Ia trad*t*on
that has been handed down b, a nu0ber o d*erent channels o trans0*tters or author*t*es3 hence supposedl,
rul*n+ out the poss*b*l*t, o *ts hav*n+ been or+ed.I
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%enerall, rel*able had*th are those wh*ch are reported b,
so 0an, had*th e4perts that there *s no roo0 let or error. The Isla0*c scholar /a,,*d al-Jur1an* e4pounded on
th*s concept as ollowsA
%enerall, rel*able reports are those that atta*n such a level Go a+ree0entH a0on+ the 0a1or*t, o narrators
that3 accord*n+ to custo03 *t *s Gcons*deredH *0poss*ble or so 0an, reporters to a+ree on a alsehood. In that
event3 * the report's words and 0ean*n+ are cons*stent3 then th*s *s 8nown as the Irel*ab*l*t, o the word.I I
there *s a+ree0ent a0on+ all o the0 *n both sense and 0ean*n+3 but a conl*ct *n words3 then th*s *s 8nown as
Iconceptual rel*ab*l*t,.I
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In h*s Al-Tasrih fi ma Tawatara fi Au>ul al-Masih3 the +reat had*th scholar !uha00ad )nwar /hah
Kash0*r* wrote that the had*th about Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ are all rel*able3 and ;uotes J> had*th and F>
wor8s b, the &rophet's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) 'o0pan*ons and the*r d*sc*ples (Tabi'un).
The ollow*n+ e4planat*on appears *n 'Awn al-Ma`bud3 one o the *0portant te4ts *n Sunan Abu DawudA
The had*th reported ro0 the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll
return ro0 the s8, *n bod, and soul are trustworth,K Th*s *s the doctr*ne o the people o the /unnah.
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I0a0 !uha00ad Lah*d al-Kawthar* stated that the had*th about Jesus' (pbuh) descent are trustworth,A
The had*th re+ard*n+ Jesus' (pbuh) descent are Iconceptuall, rel*able.I Each sound and beaut*ul had*th
*nd*cates a d*erent 0ean*n+3 ,et all a+ree that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return. Nobody who has scented the odor of
the knowledge contained within the hadith can possibly deny this truth. The hadith dealing with the
appearance of the Mahdi and the Antichrist, as well as with the second coming, have achieved such a high
degree of trustworthiness that their truth is beyond all doubt. The act that so0e scholast*c theolo+*ans
dee0 *t obl*+ator, to bel*eve *n had*th about the s*+ns o the Da, o Jud+0ent3 wh*le the, st*ll have doubts as to
whether a part o these had*th are rel*able or not3 ste0s ro0 the*r *nsu*c*ent 8nowled+e o the had*th.
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We saw earl*er that the +reat Isla0*c scholar I0a0 al-/u,ut* stated that Jesus (pbuh) *s al*ve *n %od's
presence and w*ll return *n the End T*0es3 at wh*ch t*0e rel*+*ous 0oral values w*ll preva*l over Earth. In h*s
boo8 Al-5awi li al-Fatawa and the collect*on Au>ul '1sa ibn Maryam Akhir al-Baman; he cons*dered all o the
relevant had*th3 ater wh*ch he stated that these were trustworth,A
It cannot re0a*n concealed ro0 those who have stud*ed the had*th at +reat len+th that all o the relevant
had*th have ach*eved the level o trustworth*ness. Thereore3 1ust as the had*th about the awa*ted !ahd* are
trustworth, and those concern*n+ the )nt*chr*st have atta*ned the level o trustworth*ness3 the had*th about the
co0*n+ o Jesus (pbuh) are also trustworth,.
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)ter anal,9*n+ and e4pla*n*n+ these had*th3 the scholar Ibn Kath*r outl*ned h*s thou+htsA
The prophet*c had*th rel*abl, report when and where Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return K The reliable and
trustworthy hadith about when 1esus (pbuh) will return to Earth in his physical body cannot be
*nterpreted *n an, other 0anner. Thereore3 ever,one who has the sl*+htest a*th and consc*ence 0ust bel*eve
that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to EarthK
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Further0ore3 0an, +reat Isla0*c co00entators and scholars share the v*ew that the had*th deal*n+ w*th
Jesus (pbuh) be*n+ al*ve *n %od's presence and h*s return3 as well as those deal*n+ w*th the )nt*chr*st and the
!ahd*3 are trustworth,. )0on+ the0 are Ibn ')t*,,a3 author o Al-8ahr al-MuhitB I0a0 al-"a*9 *bn "a1ar3
author o Fath al-8ariB I0a0 Ibn #ushd3 author o Sharh Sahih al-8ukhariB /he*8h al-%hu0ar*3 author o
'Aqidat Ahl al-1slam fi Au>ul '1sa 'alayhi al-SalamB and Ja'ar al-Kattan*3 author o Aa>m al-Mutanathir fi al-
5adith al-Mutawatir(
Accounts in the Hadith about 1esus (pbuh)
Our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) rece*ved news o the $nseen d*rectl, ro0 %odA
He God] is the Knower of the Unseen and does not divulge His secrets to anyone - except a
messenger with whom He is well pleased, and then He posts sentinels before him and behind him.
(Qur'an, 72:26-27)
Our Dord reveals that "e sent 8nowled+e to &rophet !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0
peace) *n h*s drea0sA
God has confirmed His messenger's vision with truth: "You will enter the Sacred Mosque Masjid
al-Haram] in safety, God willing, shaving your heads and cutting your hair without any fear." He knew
what you did not know and ordained, in place of this, an imminent victory. (Qur'an, 48:27)
)s can be seen3 our Dord *0parted p*eces o concealed 8nowled+e to our &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0
and +rant h*0 peace) *n order to prov*de h*0 and h*s 'o0pan*ons w*th "*s support and help. /o0e o h*s
'o0pan*ons w*tnessed so0e o these concealed th*n+s. The, reported how he conve,ed these concealed th*n+s
to the0. /ahih al-8ukhari and Sahih Muslim3 reported ro0 '$0ar *bn al-Khattab and "udha,a3 and I0a0
)h0ad and I0a0 !usl*0 reported ro0 Ibn La,d al-)nsar*3 thatA
The &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) K +ave us news o all the past and uture events
*n th*s address3 tau+ht the0 to us3 and had us learn the0 b, heart.
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"udha,a al-<a0an* sa*dA
I swear to %od that the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) +ave us news o the
w*c8edness that would co0e unt*l the end o the world3 as well as the na0es o 0ore than three hundred leaders
who would produce that w*c8edness3 w*th the*r athers' na0es and those o the*r tr*bes.
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) lar+e part o our &rophet's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) reports about the uture conta*ns
*nor0at*on about the second co0*n+. When these had*th about Jesus (pbuh) are e4a0*ned3 we not*ce that
desp*te the*r lar+e nu0bers3 all o the0 a+ree w*th each other. When the*r *nor0at*on *s e4a0*ned3 we see that
the, all conta*n s*0*lar reports that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth3 rule the people w*th the :ur'an3 *+ht and
overco0e the )nt*chr*st3 cause true rel*+*ous 0oral values to preva*l on Earth3 and usher *n an era o peace and
abundance or the whole world. )nother noteworth, eature o these had*th *s that the, have been reported b, a
lar+e nu0ber o w*tnesses. Indeed3 th*s *s wh, the, are cons*dered mutawatir3 or so 0an, people have reported
the0 that the, cannot poss*bl, be alse. The nu0ber o w*tnesses relat*n+ had*th re+ard*n+ Jesus (pbuh) *s
+reater than *t,. These *ncludeA
)nas Ibn !al*83 :atada3 ')'*sha3 )bu "ura,ra3 'I0ran *bn "usa,n3 Na*' *bn '$tba3 )bu Car9a3 )bu Dharr
al-%h*ar*3 :a,san3 '$th0an *bn al-')s3 Jab*r *bn ')bdullah3 )bu $0a0a3 Ibn !as'ud3 ')bdulla *bn )0r3
/a0ura *bn Jundub3 Nawwas *bn /a0'an3 )bd al-#ah0an *bn ')w3 "udha,a *bn al-<a0an*3 )bu al-)sas as-
/anan*3 )bu $0a0a al Cah*l*3 )bu al-Darda'3 )bu #a*'3 )bu /a'*d al-Khudr*3 )l-"a8a0 *bn ')0r al-%h*ar*3
#ab*' *bn )nas3 and ')00ar *bn <as*r3 0a, %od be pleased w*th all o the0.
Statements from the Companions and the Later Generations
The 'o0pan*ons are ver, valuable bel*evers who atta*ned the honors o be*n+ alon+s*de and be*n+ tau+ht
b, the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace). Thus3 the*r state0ents re+ard*n+ the verses about
Jesus (pbuh) conta*n *nor0at*on o what the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) tau+ht the0
about th*s un*;ue prophet. When we e4a0*ne the*r state0ents about the relevant verses3 we not*ce that all o
the0 bel*eved that Jesus (pbuh) was not dead and would return to Earth. /o0e o these state0ents are as
ollowsA
-#eerr*n+ to :ur'an EA6?3 Ibn La,d sa*dA IJesus (pbuh) spo8e to people wh*le he was st*ll *n the cradle.
When he 8*lls the )nt*chr*st3 he w*ll spea8 to people as an adult.I
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-')bdullah *bn ')bbas sa*d about :ur'an 6A5>=A ITh*s verse *s proo that Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,3 w*ll
appear K )ll o the &eople o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n h*0 beore h*s death.I
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-!uha00ad *bn ')l* )b* Tal*b (also 8nown as Ibn "ana*,,a)3 e4pla*ned :ur'an 6A5>= *n these ter0sA
I"e w*ll descend beore the Da, o Jud+0ent. )ll Jews and 'hr*st*ans w*ll bel*eve *n h*0.I
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-:atada e4pounded on the sa0e verse3 as ollowsA IWhen Jesus (pbuh) descends3 all rel*+*ons w*ll bel*eve
*n h*0 and he w*ll bear w*tness or the0 on the Da, o Jud+0ent.I
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"e stated about :ur'an 6EA?5 thusA IThe
appearance o Jesus (pbuh) *s an *nd*cat*on o the Da, o Jud+0ent.I
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-In e4pla*n*n+ :ur'an 6A5>=3 )bu !uha00ad al-!adan* sa*dA IWhen Jesus (pbuh) descends to Earth3 he
w*ll sla, the )nt*chr*st3 and no Jew who does not bel*eve *n h*0 w*ll be let on Earth.I
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-)l-"a8a0 *bn ')0r al-%h*ar* e4pla*ned :ur'an 6A5>= *n the ollow*n+ wordsA I)t the 0o0ent when
Jesus (pbuh) son o !ar, descends3 all o the &eople o the Coo8 w*ll bel*eve *n h*0.I
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-)l-"asan al-Casr* 0ade the ollow*n+ co00entA II swear to %od that Jesus (pbuh) *s at th*s 0o0ent
al*ve *n %od's presence3 and that ever,one w*ll bel*eve *n h*0 when he returns.I W*th re+ard to :ur'an 6A5>=3 he
sa*dA I%od ra*sed Jesus (pbuh) to "*s presence. "e w*ll send h*0 beore the Da, o Jud+0ent as a holder o
ran8. %ood and bad3 all w*ll bel*eve *n h*0.I
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"e also 0ade a s*0*lar co00ent re+ard*n+ :ur'an 6EA?53
sa,*n+ that the 0ean*n+ o the verse was that Jesus (pbuh) would return to Earth.
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-On the sa0e sub1ect3 Ibn ')bbas sa*dA IIn :ur'an 6EA?53 %od *nd*cates that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll appear
beore the Da, o Jud+0ent.I
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Islamic Scholars Regard the Coming of 1esus (pbuh)
as an Article of Faith
)l0ost all the wor8s that eluc*date art*cles o a*th a0on+ the &eople o the /unnah a+ree that Jesus
(pbuh) w*ll return to Earth beore the Da, o Jud+0ent3 *+ht and sla, the )nt*chr*st3 and cause true rel*+*ous
0oral values to preva*l on Earth. In the*r anal,s*s o the proos presented *n the :ur'an and the had*th3 Isla0*c
scholars *nor0 us that Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ *s an *0portant art*cle o a*th. The, e4pla*n the 0atter
thusA
5. %od has revealed thatA "They did not kill him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to
seem so to them" (:ur'an3 6A5>J). In add*t*on3 0an, other verses reveal that Jesus (pbuh) *s al*ve *n %od's
presence and that he w*ll co0e a+a*n. Isla0*c scholars a+ree that *t *s *0poss*ble to 0a*nta*n an, other pos*t*on.
For *nstance3 Ibn "a90 e0phas*9ed thatA I)n,one who sa,s that Jesus (pbuh) was 8*lled w*ll e*ther be so0eone
who leaves the 1ust rel*+*on or an unbel*ever.I
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F. The act that the had*th on th*s sub1ect are co0pletel, tawatur (trustworth,) and so clear *s *0portant
ev*dence or !usl*0s. Further0ore3 there *s no had*th that asserts that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll not return.
E. The had*th reported b, Jab*r *bn ')bdullahA I"e who den*es the appearance o the !ahd* *s *nev*tabl,
blasphe0*n+ a+a*nst what was revealed to the &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace). "e who
den*es the appearance o Jesus (pbuh)3 the son o !ar,3 has beco0e an unbel*ever. /o0eone who den*es that the
)nt*chr*st w*ll appear *s also *nev*tabl, an unbel*ever3I *s another *0portant p*ece o ev*dence. Th*s had*th
appears *n such *0portant Isla0*c sources as /he*8h !uha00ad &ar*sa's Fusul-i Sitta3 Ibn Isha;'s :itab al-
Ta`aruf li Madhhab Ahl al-Tasawwuf3 I0a0 /uha,l*'s al-?awd al-Unuf3 and I0a0 /u,ut*'s Alamat al-Mahdi.
!oreover3 )bu Ca8r e4pla*ned the had*th *n these ter0sA IIt was revealed to us ro0 !uha00ad *bn "asan3 to
h*0 ro0 )bu ')bdullah al-"usa,n *bn !uha00ad3 to h*0 ro0 Ibn $wa,s3 to h*0 ro0 !al*8 *bn )bas3 to
h*0 ro0 !uha00ad *bn !un8ad*r3 and to h*0 ro0 Ibn Jab*r.I
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6. )nother actor *s the nu0ber and rel*ab*l*t, o the had*th narrators re+ard*n+ the second co0*n+.
)0on+ these people are )bu al-)sas al-/anan*3 )bu #a*'3 )bu al-)l*,a3 )bu $0a0a al Cah*l*3 )bu al-Darda'3
)bu "ura,ra3 )bu !al*8 al-Khudr*3 Jab*r *bn ')bdullah3 "udha,a *bn )d*s3 /a*na3 :atada3 '$th0an *bn al-')s3
Na*' *bn Ka,san*3 )l Wal*d *bn !usl*03 ')00ar *bn <ath*r3 and ')bdullah *bn ')bbas3 0a, %od be pleased
w*th all o the0.
%*ven th*s3 Isla0*c scholars re+ard bel*e *n Jesus' (pbuh) second co0*n+ and h*s caus*n+ true rel*+*ous
0oral values to preva*l as 0a1or art*cles o a*th.
The *nor0at*on cons*dered thus ar shows that the relevant had*th are sahih (rel*able) and mutawatur
(trustworth,). The *nor0at*on that the, conta*n3 as well as the accounts narrated b, the 'o0pan*ons and
anal,ses o Isla0*c scholars3 leave no doubt that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll return to Earth. C, %od's w*ll3 th*s +reat
0*racle w*ll occur and all people w*ll3 as a d*rect result3 e4per*ence a 0ost 0*raculous and beaut*ul per*od.
(%od 8nows best.)
1ESUS` (PBUH) RETURN WILL USHER
IN GLOBAL PEACE
)ll o the ev*dence presented so ar about Jesus (pbuh) be*n+ al*ve and h*s eventual return to Earth
const*tutes *0portant +ood news or bel*evers. /uch a h*stor*cal 0arvel re*norces bel*evers' enthus*as0 and
deter0*nat*on. The *ncreas*n+ ur+enc, w*th wh*ch preparat*ons or th*s event need to be 0ade can be seen *n a
nu0ber o events that are occurr*n+ now. )s the :ur'an and had*th reveal3 we 0a, e4pect th*s event to ta8e
place *n the near uture. The present per*od *s one *n wh*ch 0an, s*+ns o h*s second co0*n+3 the End T*0es3
and the Dast Da, are ta8*n+ place. Do9ens o such s*+ns have occurred3 and3 what *s 0ore3 one ater the other3
1ust as revealed *n the had*th. The waters o the Euphrates r*ver were cut o3 there was a 0a1or war between two
!usl*0 nat*ons3 e4traord*nar, events occurred *n the s8*es3 solar and lunar ecl*pses happened dur*n+ the 0onth
o #a0adan3 natural d*sasters are on the r*se3 0a1or catastrophes that have 8*lled 0an, people have ta8en place3
and 0oral de+enerat*on and corrupt*on have spread all over the world. (/ee www.1esusw*llreturn.co0 or the
5E@ s*+ns o Jesus' GpbuhH second co0*n+).
The act that all o these pheno0ena are ta8*n+ place w*th*n a ver, short per*od3 an even shorter per*od
than that pred*cted b, 0an, people3 *nd*cates that even 0ore h*stor*c and portentous events w*ll occur. C, %od's
leave3 hu0an*t, w*ll w*tness the co0*n+ o Jesus (pbuh) at so0e not-too-d*stant po*nt. There *s no doubt that
even the poss*b*l*t, o w*tness*n+ th*s 0*racle3 one o the +reatest 0arvels *n hu0an h*stor,3 *s an e4traord*nar,
s*tuat*on. I %od per0*ts3 0an, people who read th*s boo8 w*ll w*tness th*s a+e and 0eet Jesus (pbuh).
Thereore3 *t *s essent*al that all bel*evers accelerate the*r preparat*ons or th*s +reat event and *+nore an,th*n+
that 0*+ht h*nder the*r preparat*ons. When Jesus (pbuh) co0es3 all !usl*0s 0ust be *n a sp*r*t o un*on and
to+etherness3 as a re;u*re0ent o Isla0*c 0oral values. The, 0ust str*ve to *ntellectuall, el*0*nate all athe*st*c
*deolo+*es3 d*sse0*nate Isla0*c 0oral values to the +reatest e4tent poss*ble3 and call people to the truth *n the
*nest 0anner. The, 0ust read, the0selves so that the, can be h*s 0ost eect*ve supporters *n h*s stru++le
a+a*nst the )nt*chr*st. It *s a +reat honor or !usl*0s to be a0on+ those who str*ve to 0a8e the best poss*ble
preparat*ons or such a chosen3 honorable3 and worth, +uest. )ll bel*evers now l*v*n+ have the poss*b*l*t, o
ach*ev*n+ that honor3 and ever,one *s respons*ble or 0a8*n+ the best use o th*s opportun*t,3 or Jesus (pbuh)
0a, arr*ve ver, ;u*c8l, and une4pectedl,.
!an, people 0a, wonder what 8*nd o env*ron0ent there w*ll be when Jesus (pbuh) returns. The had*th
prov*de a +reat deal o *nor0at*on about th*s. F*rst3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll sla, the )nt*chr*st and end h*s corrupt
s,ste0. "e w*ll call all people to l*ve accord*n+ to Isla0's +u*dance and teach*n+s. )ter the )nt*chr*st's s,ste0
has been el*0*nated3 people w*ll turn *n droves to l*ve b, rel*+*ous 0oral values. )s a result3 sp*r*tual and
0ater*al peace and co0ort w*ll blosso0 and spread. )ll conl*cts and *+ht*n+ w*ll end3 and d*sa+ree0ents w*ll
be resolved b, peaceul 0eans. Tens*ons and ears ste00*n+ ro0 0oral de+enerat*on w*ll +*ve wa, to secur*t,.
Just*ce w*ll preva*l all over the world3 and a +olden a+e when the old w*sh to be ,oun+ and the ,oun+ w*sh to be
0ore 0ature w*ll be ushered *n. )s there w*ll be no ph,s*cal and 0ental pressures to 0a8e people uneas,3 and
as rel*+*ous 0oral values w*ll be ull, *0ple0ented3 the *nest wor8s o art ever 8nown w*ll be produced and
there w*ll be stupendous advances *n sc*ence and technolo+,. Wherever people 0a, +o *n the world3 the, w*ll
encounter beaut,3 wealth3 and abundance. Th*s +olden a+e *s descr*bed *n +reat deta*l *n the had*th3 and we shall
now loo8 at the del*+hts that Jesus (pbuh) w*ll br*n+ to the world.
1esus (pbuh) Will Cause Islamic
Moral Values to Prevail
"e w*ll lead ,ou accord*n+ to the Coo8 o ,our Dord and the /unnah o ,our 0essen+er.
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Jesus (pbuh) w*ll co0e not as a prophet to the people o !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0
peace)3 but *n order to *0ple0ent the law o !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace).
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Jesus (pbuh) w*ll descend and pract*ce our &rophet's (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) law.
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"e w*ll 1ud+e b, the law o !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace) and ollow the &rophet
(0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 even thou+h he *s one h*0sel3 and w*ll belon+ to the people o
!uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)K "e w*ll be one o the people and 'o0pan*ons o the
&rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 and he w*ll be the 0ost devout o the0K
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There *s no prophet between h*0 (Jesus GpbuhH) and 0e. "e w*ll certa*nl, descend. #eco+n*9e h*0 when
,ou see h*0. "e *s o 0ed*u0 he*+ht3 o a redd*sh wh*te color. "e w*ll wear two sets o ,ellow d,ed cloth*n+.
Water w*ll all ro0 h*s ha*r even * *t does not ra*n. "e w*ll *+ht w*th people or Isla0. "e w*ll sla, the
)nt*chr*st and then re0a*n or e4actl, ort, ,ears on Earth. Then he w*ll d*e3 and !usl*0s w*ll peror0 the
pra,ers or h*0.
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"e w*ll reco+n*9e no other Grel*+*onH than Isla0 K The rel*+*on w*ll preva*l K Nobod, and noth*n+ apart
ro0 %od w*ll be worsh*pped.
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Global Peace Will Finally Exist
Jesus (pbuh) w*ll be a 1ust 1ud+e and a 1ust ruler a0on+ 0, people ... all +rud+es and 0utual hatred w*ll
be l*ted (re0oved)3 the st*n+ o ever, st*n+*n+ *nsect w*ll be re0oved unt*l a bab, w*ll *nsert h*s or her *n+er *n
sna8e's 0outh and not be har0ed3 and the wol w*ll be l*8e the do+ a0on+ the sheep Gsae+uard*n+ the0H. Earth
w*ll be *lled w*th peace3 1ust as a vessel *s *lled w*th waterB the word w*ll beco0e one G*.e.3 onl, Isla0 w*ll
preva*lH3 and onl, %od w*ll be worsh*ppedB the battle w*ll put down *ts weapons G*.e.3 co0e to an endH3 and the
do0*n*on o the :ura,sh*s w*ll be bro8en.
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GIn h*s t*0eH3 there w*ll be no rancor between an, two persons.
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GIn h*s t*0eH3 peace w*ll preva*l and people w*ll use the*r swords as s*c8les. Ever, har0ul beast w*ll be
0ade har0less ... ) ch*ld w*ll pla, w*th a o4 and not co0e to an, har0B a wol w*ll +ra9e w*th sheep and a l*on
w*th cattle3 w*thout har0*n+ the0.
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The people then as8edA IO prophet o %od3 wh, w*ll the horse be so cheapPI "e repl*edA ICecause *t w*ll
never be used or war.I
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1esus (pbuh) Will Bring 1ustice to the World
Jesus (pbuh) w*ll be a 1ust 1ud+e3 a ull, 1ust *0a0 GrulerH w*th*n the co00un*t, o the a*thul. "e w*ll
brea8 the 'ross Go the 'hr*st*ansH3 8*ll the p*+3 el*0*nate the ta4 on non-!usl*0s3 abandon al0s3 and no value
w*ll be placed on e*ther the sheep or the ca0el. )ll en0*t, and conl*ct w*ll d*sappear and van*sh K The world
w*ll be l*8e a s*lver bowl3 and there w*ll be as 0an, plants as *n the t*0e o )da0.
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Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,3 w*ll co0e down as a 1ust 1ud+e GrulerH and *0a0 or h*s nat*on3 b, attest*n+ to
the truth o !uha00ad (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace)3 and w*ll sla, the )nt*chr*st.
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Jesus (pbuh)3 son o !ar,3 w*ll co0e down as an *0a0 who leads people to the true path and Gw*ll beH a
1ust 1ud+e.
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People Will Live in Security
/uch secur*t, w*ll co0e to the world that sna8es w*ll +ra9e w*th ca0els3 leopards w*th cows3 and wolves
w*th sheep. 'h*ldren w*ll pla, w*th sna8es3 and the sna8es w*ll not har0 the0.
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En0*t, and hatred between people w*ll d*sappear. /na8es and scorp*ons w*ll have no veno03 and a ch*ld
w*ll even be able to pla, w*th a sna8e *n h*s or her hand3 and the sna8e w*ll not b*te h*0 or her. ) +*rl w*ll chase
awa, the l*on3 and the l*on w*ll not touch her. The wol w*ll stand and wa*t a0on+ the sheep3 as * *t were a
sheep do+.
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"atred and en0*t, a0on+ people w*ll d*sappear3 s*nce the*r causes w*ll have van*shed.
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There Will Be Great Abundance
GWhen Jesus (pbuh) co0es3H wealth w*ll be so abundant that no one w*ll accept *t Gal0sH.
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The son o !ar, w*ll return and 8*ll the )nt*chr*st. Then ,ou w*ll l*ve or 67 ,ears *n prosper*t,.
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Ever,where ood w*ll coo8 *n pots3 unseen prosper*t, w*ll do0*nate3 and 0ater*al wealth w*ll be
d*sre+arded.
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IEarth w*ll turn l*8e a s*lver tra,3 +row*n+ ve+etat*on as *t d*d *n the t*0e o )da0 (pbuh) so 0uch so that
a +roup o people w*ll eat a bunch o +rapes and *t w*ll sat*ate the0B a +roup o people w*ll eat a s*n+le
po0e+ranate and *t w*ll sat*ate the0B the bull w*ll be sold or a lot o 0one,B and a horse w*ll cost onl, a ew
d*rha0s.I The aud*ence as8edA I%od's 0essen+er3 wh, w*ll a horse be so cheapPI "e repl*edA IIt w*ll not be
used as a 0ount or *+ht*n+.I "e was as8edA IWh, w*ll a bull be so e4pens*vePI "e repl*edA IThe whole land
would be t*lled.I
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Earth's product*v*t, w*ll 0ult*pl, to such an e4tent that * a seed *s sown *n a sol*d roc83 *t w*ll +row.
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Even w*thout the plou+h3 the produce o wheat w*ll 0ult*pl, seven hundred t*0es3 one 0udd Ga 0easure
o wheatH beco0*n+ J77 0udd.
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Then Earth w*ll be told to br*n+ orth *ts ru*t and restore *ts bless*n+. )s a result thereo3 there would
+row Gsuch a lar+eH po0e+ranate that a +roup o people w*ll be able to eat *t and see8 shelter under *ts s8*n. )
0*l8 cow w*ll +*ve so 0uch 0*l8 that a whole part, w*ll able to dr*n8. ) 0*l8 ca0el w*ll +*ve such Ga lar+e
;uant*t, oH 0*l8 that the whole tr*be w*ll be able to dr*n8 out o *t3 and a 0*l8 sheep w*ll +*ve so 0uch 0*l8 that
the whole a0*l, w*ll able to dr*n8 out o thatK
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CONCLUSION
We hope that th*s boo8 w*ll resolve the doubts o all people who are conused about Jesus (pbuh)3 w*ll
help bel*evers ac;u*re a better understand*n+ o h*s role3 and enable !usl*0s to eel the 1o, and e4c*te0ent o
h*s return.
F*nall,3 another *0portant sub1ect we w*sh to cons*der *s how bel*evers w*ll reco+n*9e Jesus (pbuh) when
he returns. Th*s *s essent*al3 because alse !ess*ahs w*ll also appear. /o0e people hes*tate to ra*se the 0atter o
Jesus' (pbuh) return out o a 0*sta8en bel*e that th*s w*ll prepare the wa, or alse !ess*ahs. In real*t,3 the
appearance o such *0posters *s a 0a1or s*+n o the second co0*n+. (/ee "arun <ah,a3 Th# Si'ns !f J#sus'
-&buh. S#,!nd <!min'). !ore *0portantl,3 ever,th*n+ he does ater h*s return w*ll be w*se and *n*0*table3 and
such acts w*ll d*st*n+u*sh h*0 ro0 all other people. One o the clearest proos that the other I!ess*ahsI are
alse *s the wa, the, see8 to prove the0selves.
)nother 0a1or eature that d*st*n+u*shes Jesus (pbuh) ro0 alse !ess*ahs *s that he w*ll have no
relat*ves3 and that no person w*ll be a0*l*ar w*th h*s ph,s*cal eatures3 countenance3 or tone o vo*ce. No one
w*ll be able to cla*0A II 8new h*0 beore3 I saw h*0 at such and such a t*0e3 h*s a0*l, and relat*ves are so and
so3I s*nce ever,one who 8new h*0 d*ed 0an, centur*es a+o. !ar,3 Lechar*ah3 the D*sc*ples who spent ,ears
w*th h*03 the lead*n+ Jews o h*s t*0e3 and those who rece*ved the 0essa+e ro0 h*0 *n person are all dead and
+one. Thereore3 Jesus (pbuh) w*ll be co0pletel, un8nown to the +eneral publ*c.
Th*s w*ll el*0*nate the dan+er o alse !ess*ahs. On Jesus' (pbuh) return3 no s*tuat*on w*ll ar*se to cause
people to doubt who he reall, *s. Nobod, w*ll have an, reason to sa,A ITh*s person cannot be Jesus (pbuh)3I or
he w*ll return to Earth *n the sa0e state3 wear*n+ the sa0e clothes as when he was ra*sed to %od's presence3 and
w*ll possess super*or eatures that nobod, w*ll be able to *0*tate. (%od 8nows best.)
)ll o th*s *s an *0portant re0*nder that s*ncere bel*evers should cons*der th*s *ssue and 0a8e the
necessar, 0ater*al and sp*r*tual preparat*ons b, l*sten*n+ to the*r consc*ences. Those who heed th*s re0*nder
0a, hope to ach*eve the honor o be*n+ th*s +reat *nd*v*dual's help0ates and supporters when he returns3 as
revealed b, our beloved &rophet (0a, %od bless h*0 and +rant h*0 peace). Th*s should be the pra,er o all
a*thul !usl*0s.
THE DECEPTION OF EVOLUTION
Darw*n*s03 *n other words the theor, o evolut*on3 was put orward w*th the a*0 o den,*n+ the act o
creat*on3 but *s *n truth noth*n+ but a*led3 unsc*ent**c nonsense. Th*s theor,3 wh*ch cla*0s that l*e e0er+ed b,
chance ro0 *nan*0ate 0atter3 was *nval*dated b, the sc*ent**c ev*dence o clear Ides*+nI *n the un*verse and *n
l*v*n+ th*n+s. In th*s wa,3 sc*ence con*r0ed the act that %od created the un*verse and the l*v*n+ th*n+s *n *t.
The propa+anda carr*ed out toda, *n order to 8eep the theor, o evolut*on al*ve *s based solel, on the d*stort*on
o the sc*ent**c acts3 b*ased *nterpretat*on3 and l*es and alsehoods d*s+u*sed as sc*ence.
<et th*s propa+anda cannot conceal the truth. The act that the theor, o evolut*on *s the +reatest
decept*on *n the h*stor, o sc*ence has been e4pressed 0ore and 0ore *n the sc*ent**c world over the last F7-E7
,ears. #esearch carr*ed out ater the 5=@7s *n part*cular has revealed that the cla*0s o Darw*n*s0 are totall,
unounded3 so0eth*n+ that has been stated b, a lar+e nu0ber o sc*ent*sts. In the $n*ted /tates *n part*cular3
0an, sc*ent*sts ro0 such d*erent *elds as b*olo+,3 b*oche0*str, and paleontolo+, reco+n*9e the *nval*d*t, o
Darw*n*s0 and e0plo, the concept o *ntell*+ent des*+n to account or the or*+*n o l*e. Th*s I*ntell*+ent
des*+nI *s a sc*ent**c e4press*on o the act that %od created all l*v*n+ th*n+s.
We have e4a0*ned the collapse o the theor, o evolut*on and the proos o creat*on *n +reat sc*ent**c
deta*l *n 0an, o our wor8s3 and are st*ll cont*nu*n+ to do so. %*ven the enor0ous *0portance o th*s sub1ect3 *t
w*ll be o +reat bene*t to su00ar*9e *t here.
The Scientific Collapse of Darwinism
)lthou+h th*s doctr*ne +oes bac8 as ar as anc*ent %reece3 the theor, o evolut*on was advanced
e4tens*vel, *n the n*neteenth centur,. The 0ost *0portant develop0ent that 0ade *t the top top*c o the world o
sc*ence was 'harles Darw*n's Th# Cri'in !f S&#,i#s; publ*shed *n 5@>=. In th*s boo83 he den*ed that %od created
d*erent l*v*n+ spec*es on Earth separatel,3 or he cla*0ed that all l*v*n+ be*n+s had a co00on ancestor and had
d*vers**ed over t*0e throu+h s0all chan+es. Darw*n's theor, was not based on an, concrete sc*ent**c *nd*n+B
as he also accepted3 *t was 1ust an Iassu0pt*on.I !oreover3 as Darw*n conessed *n the lon+ chapter o h*s boo8
t*tled ID**cult*es on Theor,3I the theor, a*led *n the ace o 0an, cr*t*cal ;uest*ons.
Darw*n *nvested all o h*s hopes *n new sc*ent**c d*scover*es3 wh*ch he e4pected to solve these
d**cult*es. "owever3 contrar, to h*s e4pectat*ons3 sc*ent**c *nd*n+s e4panded the d*0ens*ons o these
d**cult*es. The deeat o Darw*n*s0 *n the ace o sc*ence can be rev*ewed under three bas*c top*csA
5) The theor, cannot e4pla*n how l*e or*+*nated on Earth.
F) No sc*ent**c *nd*n+ shows that the Ievolut*onar, 0echan*s0sI proposed b, the theor, have an,
evolut*onar, power at all.
E) The oss*l record proves the e4act oppos*te o what the theor, su++ests.
In th*s sect*on3 we w*ll e4a0*ne these three bas*c po*nts *n +eneral outl*nesA
The First Insurmountable Step:
The Origin of Life
The theor, o evolut*on pos*ts that all l*v*n+ spec*es evolved ro0 a s*n+le l*v*n+ cell that e0er+ed on the
pr*0*t*ve Earth E.@ b*ll*on ,ears a+o. "ow a s*n+le cell could +enerate 0*ll*ons o co0ple4 l*v*n+ spec*es and3 *
such an evolut*on reall, occurred3 wh, traces o *t cannot be observed *n the oss*l record are so0e o the
;uest*ons that the theor, cannot answer. "owever3 *rst and ore0ost3 we need to as8A "ow d*d th*s I*rst cellI
or*+*nateP
/*nce the theor, o evolut*on den*es creat*on and an, 8*nd o supernatural *ntervent*on3 *t 0a*nta*ns that
the I*rst cellI or*+*nated co*nc*dentall, w*th*n the laws o nature3 w*thout an, des*+n3 plan or arran+e0ent.
)ccord*n+ to the theor,3 *nan*0ate 0atter 0ust have produced a l*v*n+ cell as a result o co*nc*dences. /uch a
cla*03 however3 *s *ncons*stent w*th the 0ost unassa*lable rules o b*olo+,.
"Life Comes From Life"
In h*s boo83 Darw*n never reerred to the or*+*n o l*e. The pr*0*t*ve understand*n+ o sc*ence *n h*s t*0e
rested on the assu0pt*on that l*v*n+ be*n+s had a ver, s*0ple structure. /*nce 0ed*eval t*0es3 spontaneous
+enerat*on3 wh*ch asserts that non-l*v*n+ 0ater*als ca0e to+ether to or0 l*v*n+ or+an*s0s3 had been w*del,
accepted. It was co00onl, bel*eved that *nsects ca0e *nto be*n+ ro0 ood letovers3 and 0*ce ro0 wheat.
Interest*n+ e4per*0ents were conducted to prove th*s theor,. /o0e wheat was placed on a d*rt, p*ece o cloth3
and *t was bel*eved that 0*ce would or*+*nate ro0 *t ater a wh*le.
/*0*larl,3 0a++ots develop*n+ *n rott*n+ 0eat was assu0ed to be ev*dence o spontaneous +enerat*on.
"owever3 *t was later understood that wor0s d*d not appear on 0eat spontaneousl,3 but were carr*ed there b,
l*es *n the or0 o larvae3 *nv*s*ble to the na8ed e,e.
Even when Darw*n wrote Th# Cri'in !f S&#,i#s3 the bel*e that bacter*a could co0e *nto e4*stence ro0
non-l*v*n+ 0atter was w*del, accepted *n the world o sc*ence.
"owever3 *ve ,ears ater the publ*cat*on o Darw*n's boo83 Dou*s &asteur announced h*s results ater lon+
stud*es and e4per*0ents3 that d*sproved spontaneous +enerat*on3 a cornerstone o Darw*n's theor,. In h*s
tr*u0phal lecture at the /orbonne *n 5@?63 &asteur sa*dA INever w*ll the doctr*ne o spontaneous +enerat*on
recover ro0 the 0ortal blow struc8 b, th*s s*0ple e4per*0ent.I
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For a lon+ t*0e3 advocates o the theor, o evolut*on res*sted these *nd*n+s. "owever3 as the
develop0ent o sc*ence unraveled the co0ple4 structure o the cell o a l*v*n+ be*n+3 the *dea that l*e could
co0e *nto be*n+ co*nc*dentall, aced an even +reater *0passe.
Inconclusive Efforts of the
Twentieth Century
The *rst evolut*on*st who too8 up the sub1ect o the or*+*n o l*e *n the twent*eth centur, was the
renowned #uss*an b*olo+*st )le4ander Opar*n. W*th var*ous theses he advanced *n the 5=E7s3 he tr*ed to prove
that a l*v*n+ cell could or*+*nate b, co*nc*dence. These stud*es3 however3 were doo0ed to a*lure3 and Opar*n
had to 0a8e the ollow*n+ coness*onA
$nortunatel,3 however3 the proble0 o the or*+*n o the cell *s perhaps the 0ost obscure po*nt *n the
whole stud, o the evolut*on o or+an*s0s.
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Evolut*on*st ollowers o Opar*n tr*ed to carr, out e4per*0ents to solve th*s proble0. The best 8nown
e4per*0ent was carr*ed out b, the )0er*can che0*st /tanle, !*ller *n 5=>E. 'o0b*n*n+ the +ases he alle+ed to
have e4*sted *n the pr*0ord*al Earth's at0osphere *n an e4per*0ent set-up3 and add*n+ ener+, to the 0*4ture3
!*ller s,nthes*9ed several or+an*c 0olecules (a0*no ac*ds) present *n the structure o prote*ns.
Carel, a ew ,ears had passed beore *t was revealed that th*s e4per*0ent3 wh*ch was then presented as an
*0portant step *n the na0e o evolut*on3 was *nval*d3 or the at0osphere used *n the e4per*0ent was ver,
d*erent ro0 the real Earth cond*t*ons.
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)ter a lon+ s*lence3 !*ller conessed that the at0osphere 0ed*u0 he used was unreal*st*c.
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)ll the evolut*on*sts' eorts throu+hout the twent*eth centur, to e4pla*n the or*+*n o l*e ended *n a*lure.
The +eoche0*st Jere, Cada3 ro0 the /an D*e+o /cr*pps Inst*tute accepts th*s act *n an art*cle publ*shed *n
Earth 0a+a9*ne *n 5==@A
Toda, as we leave the twent*eth centur,3 we st*ll ace the b*++est unsolved proble0 that we had when we
entered the twent*eth centur,A "ow d*d l*e or*+*nate on EarthP
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The Complex Structure of Life
The pr*0ar, reason wh, the theor, o evolut*on ended up *n such a +reat *0passe re+ard*n+ the or*+*n o
l*e *s that even those l*v*n+ or+an*s0s dee0ed to be the s*0plest have *ncred*bl, co0ple4 structures. The cell
o a l*v*n+ th*n+ *s 0ore co0ple4 than all o our 0an-0ade technolo+*cal products. Toda,3 even *n the 0ost
developed laborator*es o the world3 a l*v*n+ cell cannot be produced b, br*n+*n+ or+an*c che0*cals to+ether.
The cond*t*ons re;u*red or the or0at*on o a cell are too +reat *n ;uant*t, to be e4pla*ned awa, b,
co*nc*dences. The probab*l*t, o prote*ns3 the bu*ld*n+ bloc8s o a cell3 be*n+ s,nthes*9ed co*nc*dentall,3 *s 5 *n
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or an avera+e prote*n 0ade up o >77 a0*no ac*ds. In 0athe0at*cs3 a probab*l*t, s0aller than 5 over
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*s cons*dered to be *0poss*ble *n pract*cal ter0s.
The DN) 0olecule3 wh*ch *s located *n the nucleus o a cell and wh*ch stores +enet*c *nor0at*on3 *s an
*ncred*ble databan8. I the *nor0at*on coded *n DN) were wr*tten down3 *t would 0a8e a +*ant l*brar,
cons*st*n+ o an est*0ated =77 volu0es o enc,cloped*as cons*st*n+ o >77 pa+es each.
) ver, *nterest*n+ d*le00a e0er+es at th*s po*ntA DN) can repl*cate *tsel onl, w*th the help o so0e
spec*al*9ed prote*ns (en9,0es). "owever3 the s,nthes*s o these en9,0es can be real*9ed onl, b, the
*nor0at*on coded *n DN). )s the, both depend on each other3 the, have to e4*st at the sa0e t*0e or
repl*cat*on. Th*s br*n+s the scenar*o that l*e or*+*nated b, *tsel to a deadloc8. &ro. Desl*e Or+el3 an
evolut*on*st o repute ro0 the $n*vers*t, o /an D*e+o3 'al*orn*a3 conesses th*s act *n the /epte0ber 5==6
*ssue o the S,i#ntifi, Am#ri,an 0a+a9*neA
It *s e4tre0el, *0probable that prote*ns and nucle*c ac*ds3 both o wh*ch are structurall, co0ple43 arose
spontaneousl, *n the sa0e place at the sa0e t*0e. <et *t also see0s *0poss*ble to have one w*thout the other.
)nd so3 at *rst +lance3 one 0*+ht have to conclude that l*e could never3 *n act3 have or*+*nated b, che0*cal
0eans.
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No doubt3 * *t *s *0poss*ble or l*e to have or*+*nated ro0 natural causes3 then *t has to be accepted that
l*e was IcreatedI *n a supernatural wa,. Th*s act e4pl*c*tl, *nval*dates the theor, o evolut*on3 whose 0a*n
purpose *s to den, creat*on.
Imaginary Mechanism of Evolution
The second *0portant po*nt that ne+ates Darw*n's theor, *s that both concepts put orward b, the theor,
as Ievolut*onar, 0echan*s0sI were understood to have3 *n real*t,3 no evolut*onar, power.
Darw*n based h*s evolut*on alle+at*on ent*rel, on the 0echan*s0 o Inatural select*on.I The *0portance
he placed on th*s 0echan*s0 was ev*dent *n the na0e o h*s boo8A Th# Cri'in !f S&#,i#s; 8y M#ans !f Aatural
S#l#,ti!nK
Natural select*on holds that those l*v*n+ th*n+s that are stron+er and 0ore su*ted to the natural cond*t*ons
o the*r hab*tats w*ll surv*ve *n the stru++le or l*e. For e4a0ple3 *n a deer herd under the threat o attac8 b,
w*ld an*0als3 those that can run aster w*ll surv*ve. Thereore3 the deer herd w*ll be co0pr*sed o aster and
stron+er *nd*v*duals. "owever3 un;uest*onabl,3 th*s 0echan*s0 w*ll not cause deer to evolve and transor0
the0selves *nto another l*v*n+ spec*es3 or *nstance3 horses.
Thereore3 the 0echan*s0 o natural select*on has no evolut*onar, power. Darw*n was also aware o th*s
act and had to state th*s *n h*s boo8 Th# Cri'in !f S&#,i#sD
Natural select*on can do noth*n+ unt*l avourable *nd*v*dual d*erences or var*at*ons occur.
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Lamarck's Impact
/o3 how could these Iavorable var*at*onsI occurP Darw*n tr*ed to answer th*s ;uest*on ro0 the
standpo*nt o the pr*0*t*ve understand*n+ o sc*ence at that t*0e. )ccord*n+ to the French b*olo+*st 'heval*er de
Da0arc8 (5J66-5@F=)3 who l*ved beore Darw*n3 l*v*n+ creatures passed on the tra*ts the, ac;u*red dur*n+ the*r
l*et*0e to the ne4t +enerat*on. "e asserted that these tra*ts3 wh*ch accu0ulated ro0 one +enerat*on to another3
caused new spec*es to be or0ed. For *nstance3 he cla*0ed that +*raes evolved ro0 antelopesB as the,
stru++led to eat the leaves o h*+h trees3 the*r nec8s were e4tended ro0 +enerat*on to +enerat*on.
Darw*n also +ave s*0*lar e4a0ples. In h*s boo8 Th# Cri'in !f S&#,i#s3 or *nstance3 he sa*d that so0e
bears +o*n+ *nto water to *nd ood transor0ed the0selves *nto whales over t*0e.
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"owever3 the laws o *nher*tance d*scovered b, %re+or !endel (5@FF-@6) and ver**ed b, the sc*ence o
+enet*cs3 wh*ch lour*shed *n the twent*eth centur,3 utterl, de0ol*shed the le+end that ac;u*red tra*ts were
passed on to subse;uent +enerat*ons. Thus3 natural select*on ell out o avor as an evolut*onar, 0echan*s0.
Neo-Darwinism and Mutations
In order to *nd a solut*on3 Darw*n*sts advanced the I!odern /,nthet*c Theor,3I or as *t *s 0ore
co00onl, 8nown3 Neo-Darw*n*s03 at the end o the 5=E7's. Neo-Darw*n*s0 added 0utat*ons3 wh*ch are
d*stort*ons or0ed *n the +enes o l*v*n+ be*n+s due to such e4ternal actors as rad*at*on or repl*cat*on errors3 as
the Icause o avorable var*at*onsI *n add*t*on to natural 0utat*on.
Toda,3 the 0odel that stands or evolut*on *n the world *s Neo-Darw*n*s0. The theor, 0a*nta*ns that
0*ll*ons o l*v*n+ be*n+s or0ed as a result o a process whereb, nu0erous co0ple4 or+ans o these or+an*s0s
(e.+.3 ears3 e,es3 lun+s3 and w*n+s) underwent I0utat*ons3I that *s3 +enet*c d*sorders. <et3 there *s an outr*+ht
sc*ent**c act that totall, under0*nes th*s theor,A !utat*ons do not cause l*v*n+ be*n+s to developB on the
contrar,3 the, are alwa,s har0ul.
The reason or th*s *s ver, s*0pleA DN) has a ver, co0ple4 structure3 and rando0 eects can onl, har0
*t. The )0er*can +enet*c*st C. %. #an+anathan e4pla*ns th*s as ollowsA
F*rst3 +enu*ne 0utat*ons are ver, rare *n nature. /econdl,3 0ost 0utat*ons are har0ul s*nce the, are
rando03 rather than orderl, chan+es *n the structure o +enesB an, rando0 chan+e *n a h*+hl, ordered s,ste0
w*ll be or the worse3 not or the better. For e4a0ple3 * an earth;ua8e were to sha8e a h*+hl, ordered structure
such as a bu*ld*n+3 there would be a rando0 chan+e *n the ra0ewor8 o the bu*ld*n+ wh*ch3 *n all probab*l*t,3
would not be an *0prove0ent.
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Not surpr*s*n+l,3 no 0utat*on e4a0ple3 wh*ch *s useul3 that *s3 wh*ch *s observed to develop the +enet*c
code3 has been observed so ar. )ll 0utat*ons have proved to be har0ul. It was understood that 0utat*on3 wh*ch
*s presented as an Ievolut*onar, 0echan*s03I *s actuall, a +enet*c occurrence that har0s l*v*n+ th*n+s3 and
leaves the0 d*sabled. (The 0ost co00on eect o 0utat*on on hu0an be*n+s *s cancer.) O course3 a
destruct*ve 0echan*s0 cannot be an Ievolut*onar, 0echan*s0.I Natural select*on3 on the other hand3 Ican do
noth*n+ b, *tsel3I as Darw*n also accepted. Th*s act shows us that there *s no Ievolut*onar, 0echan*s0I *n
nature. /*nce no evolut*onar, 0echan*s0 e4*sts3 no such an, *0a+*nar, process called Ievolut*onI could have
ta8en place.
The Fossil Record:No Sign of
Intermediate Forms
The clearest ev*dence that the scenar*o su++ested b, the theor, o evolut*on d*d not ta8e place *s the oss*l
record.
)ccord*n+ to th*s theor,3 ever, l*v*n+ spec*es has sprun+ ro0 a predecessor. ) prev*ousl, e4*st*n+
spec*es turned *nto so0eth*n+ else over t*0e and all spec*es have co0e *nto be*n+ *n th*s wa,. In other words3
th*s transor0at*on proceeds +raduall, over 0*ll*ons o ,ears.
"ad th*s been the case3 nu0erous *nter0ed*ar, spec*es should have e4*sted and l*ved w*th*n th*s lon+
transor0at*on per*od.
For *nstance3 so0e hal-*shOhal-rept*les should have l*ved *n the past wh*ch had ac;u*red so0e rept*l*an
tra*ts *n add*t*on to the *sh tra*ts the, alread, had. Or there should have e4*sted so0e rept*le-b*rds3 wh*ch
ac;u*red so0e b*rd tra*ts *n add*t*on to the rept*l*an tra*ts the, alread, had. /*nce these would be *n a
trans*t*onal phase3 the, should be d*sabled3 deect*ve3 cr*ppled l*v*n+ be*n+s. Evolut*on*sts reer to these
*0a+*nar, creatures3 wh*ch the, bel*eve to have l*ved *n the past3 as Itrans*t*onal or0s.I
I such an*0als ever reall, e4*sted3 there should be 0*ll*ons and even b*ll*ons o the0 *n nu0ber and
var*et,. !ore *0portantl,3 the re0a*ns o these stran+e creatures should be present *n the oss*l record. In Th#
Cri'in !f S&#,i#s3 Darw*n e4pla*nedA
I 0, theor, be true3 nu0berless *nter0ed*ate var*et*es3 l*n8*n+ 0ost closel, all o the spec*es o the sa0e
+roup to+ether 0ust assuredl, have e4*sted... 'onse;uentl,3 ev*dence o the*r or0er e4*stence could be ound
onl, a0on+st oss*l re0a*ns.
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Darwin's Hopes Shattered
"owever3 althou+h evolut*on*sts have been 0a8*n+ strenuous eorts to *nd oss*ls s*nce the 0*ddle o
the n*neteenth centur, all over the world3 no trans*t*onal or0s have ,et been uncovered. )ll o the oss*ls3
contrar, to the evolut*on*sts' e4pectat*ons3 show that l*e appeared on Earth all o a sudden and ull,-or0ed.
One a0ous Cr*t*sh paleontolo+*st3 Dere8 M. )+er3 ad0*ts th*s act3 even thou+h he *s an evolut*on*stA
The po*nt e0er+es that * we e4a0*ne the oss*l record *n deta*l3 whether at the level o orders or o
spec*es3 we *nd 2 over and over a+a*n 2 not +radual evolut*on3 but the sudden e4plos*on o one +roup at the
e4pense o another.
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Th*s 0eans that *n the oss*l record3 all l*v*n+ spec*es suddenl, e0er+e as ull, or0ed3 w*thout an,
*nter0ed*ate or0s *n between. Th*s *s 1ust the oppos*te o Darw*n's assu0pt*ons. )lso3 th*s *s ver, stron+
ev*dence that all l*v*n+ th*n+s are created. The onl, e4planat*on o a l*v*n+ spec*es e0er+*n+ suddenl, and
co0plete *n ever, deta*l w*thout an, evolut*onar, ancestor *s that *t was created. Th*s act *s ad0*tted also b,
the w*del, 8nown evolut*on*st b*olo+*st Dou+las Futu,0aA
'reat*on and evolut*on3 between the03 e4haust the poss*ble e4planat*ons or the or*+*n o l*v*n+ th*n+s.
Or+an*s0s e*ther appeared on the earth ull, developed or the, d*d not. I the, d*d not3 the, 0ust have
developed ro0 pre-e4*st*n+ spec*es b, so0e process o 0od**cat*on. I the, d*d appear *n a ull, developed
state3 the, 0ust *ndeed have been created b, so0e o0n*potent *ntell*+ence.
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Foss*ls show that l*v*n+ be*n+s e0er+ed ull, developed and *n a perect state on the Earth. That 0eans
that Ithe or*+*n o spec*es3I contrar, to Darw*n's suppos*t*on3 *s not evolut*on3 but creat*on.
The Tale of Human Evolution
The sub1ect 0ost oten brou+ht up b, advocates o the theor, o evolut*on *s the sub1ect o the or*+*n o
0an. The Darw*n*st cla*0 holds that 0odern 0an evolved ro0 ape-l*8e creatures. Dur*n+ th*s alle+ed
evolut*onar, process3 wh*ch *s supposed to have started 6-> 0*ll*on ,ears a+o3 so0e Itrans*t*onal or0sI
between 0odern 0an and h*s ancestors are supposed to have e4*sted. )ccord*n+ to th*s co0pletel, *0a+*nar,
scenar*o3 our bas*c Icate+or*esI are l*stedA
5. )ustralop*thecus
F. "o0o hab*l*s
E. "o0o erectus
6. "o0o sap*ens
Evolut*on*sts call 0an's so-called *rst ape-l*8e ancestors )ustralop*thecus3 wh*ch 0eans I/outh )r*can
ape.I These l*v*n+ be*n+s are actuall, noth*n+ but an old ape spec*es that has beco0e e4t*nct. E4tens*ve research
done on var*ous Austral!&ith#,us spec*0ens b, two world a0ous anato0*sts ro0 En+land and the $/)3
na0el,3 Dord /oll, Luc8er0an and &ro. 'harles O4nard3 shows that these apes belon+ed to an ord*nar, ape
spec*es that beca0e e4t*nct and bore no rese0blance to hu0ans.
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Evolut*on*sts class*, the ne4t sta+e o hu0an evolut*on as Iho0o3I that *s I0an.I )ccord*n+ to the*r
cla*03 the l*v*n+ be*n+s *n the "o0o ser*es are 0ore developed than Austral!&ith#,us. Evolut*on*sts dev*se a
anc*ul evolut*on sche0e b, arran+*n+ d*erent oss*ls o these creatures *n a part*cular order. Th*s sche0e *s
*0a+*nar, because *t has never been proved that there *s an evolut*onar, relat*on between these d*erent
classes. Ernst !a,r3 one o the twent*eth centur,'s 0ost *0portant evolut*on*sts3 contends *n h*s boo8 Cn# 9!n'
Ar'um#nt that Ipart*cularl, h*stor*cal Gpu99lesH such as the or*+*n o l*e or o "o0o sap*ens3 are e4tre0el,
d**cult and 0a, even res*st a *nal3 sat*s,*n+ e4planat*on.I
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C, outl*n*n+ the l*n8 cha*n as )ustralop*thecus R 5!m! habilis E 5!m! #r#,tus E 5!m! sa&i#ns3
evolut*on*sts *0pl, that each o these spec*es *s one another's ancestor. "owever3 recent *nd*n+s o
paleoanthropolo+*sts have revealed that Austral!&ith#,us; 5!m! habilis3 and 5!m! #r#,tus l*ved at d*erent
parts o the world at the sa0e t*0e.
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!oreover3 a certa*n se+0ent o hu0ans class**ed as "o0o erectus have l*ved up unt*l ver, 0odern
t*0es. 5!m! sa&i#ns n#andarthal#nsis and 5!m! sa&i#ns sa&i#ns (0odern 0an) co-e4*sted *n the sa0e
re+*on.
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Th*s s*tuat*on apparentl, *nd*cates the *nval*d*t, o the cla*0 that the, are ancestors o one another. )
paleontolo+*st ro0 "arvard $n*vers*t,3 /tephen Ja, %ould3 e4pla*ns th*s deadloc8 o the theor, o evolut*on3
althou+h he *s an evolut*on*st h*0selA
What has beco0e o our ladder * there are three coe4*st*n+ l*nea+es o ho0*n*ds (). ar*canus3 the robust
australop*thec*nes3 and ". hab*l*s)3 none clearl, der*ved ro0 anotherP !oreover3 none o the three d*spla, an,
evolut*onar, trends dur*n+ the*r tenure on earth.
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&ut br*el,3 the scenar*o o hu0an evolut*on3 wh*ch *s IupheldI w*th the help o var*ous draw*n+s o so0e
Ihal ape3 hal hu0anI creatures appear*n+ *n the 0ed*a and course boo8s3 that *s3 ran8l,3 b, 0eans o
propa+anda3 *s noth*n+ but a tale w*th no sc*ent**c oundat*on.
Dord /oll, Luc8er0an3 one o the 0ost a0ous and respected sc*ent*sts *n the $.K.3 who carr*ed out
research on th*s sub1ect or ,ears and stud*ed Austral!&ith#,us oss*ls or 5> ,ears3 *nall, concluded3 desp*te
be*n+ an evolut*on*st h*0sel3 that there *s3 *n act3 no such a0*l, tree branch*n+ out ro0 ape-l*8e creatures to
0an.
Luc8er0an also 0ade an *nterest*n+ Ispectru0 o sc*enceI ran+*n+ ro0 those he cons*dered sc*ent**c to
those he cons*dered unsc*ent**c. )ccord*n+ to Luc8er0an's spectru03 the 0ost Isc*ent**cI 2 that *s3 depend*n+
on concrete data 2 *elds o sc*ence are che0*str, and ph,s*cs. )ter the0 co0e the b*olo+*cal sc*ences and then
the soc*al sc*ences. )t the ar end o the spectru03 wh*ch *s the part cons*dered to be 0ost Iunsc*ent**c3I are
Ie4tra-sensor, percept*onI 2 concepts such as telepath, and s*4th sense 2 and *nall, Ihu0an evolut*on.I
Luc8er0an e4pla*ns h*s reason*n+A
We then 0ove r*+ht o the re+*ster o ob1ect*ve truth *nto those *elds o presu0ed b*olo+*cal sc*ence3 l*8e
e4trasensor, percept*on or the *nterpretat*on o 0an's oss*l h*stor,3 where to the a*thul Gevolut*on*stH an,th*n+
*s poss*ble 2 and where the ardent bel*ever G*n evolut*onH *s so0et*0es able to bel*eve several contrad*ctor,
th*n+s at the sa0e t*0e.
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The tale o hu0an evolut*on bo*ls down to noth*n+ but the pre1ud*ced *nterpretat*ons o so0e oss*ls
unearthed b, certa*n people3 who bl*ndl, adhere to the*r theor,.
Darwinian Formula!
Ces*des all the techn*cal ev*dence we have dealt w*th so ar3 let us now or once3 e4a0*ne what 8*nd o a
superst*t*on the evolut*on*sts have w*th an e4a0ple so s*0ple as to be understood even b, ch*ldrenA
The theor, o evolut*on asserts that l*e *s or0ed b, chance. )ccord*n+ to th*s cla*03 l*eless and
unconsc*ous ato0s ca0e to+ether to or0 the cell and then the, so0ehow or0ed other l*v*n+ th*n+s3 *nclud*n+
0an. Det us th*n8 about that. When we br*n+ to+ether the ele0ents that are the bu*ld*n+-bloc8s o l*e such as
carbon3 phosphorus3 n*tro+en and potass*u03 onl, a heap *s or0ed. No 0atter what treat0ents *t under+oes3
th*s ato0*c heap cannot or0 even a s*n+le l*v*n+ be*n+. I ,ou l*8e3 let us or0ulate an Ie4per*0entI on th*s
sub1ect and let us e4a0*ne on the behal o evolut*on*sts what the, reall, cla*0 w*thout pronounc*n+ loudl,
under the na0e IDarw*n*an or0ulaIA
Det evolut*on*sts put plent, o 0ater*als present *n the co0pos*t*on o l*v*n+ th*n+s such as phosphorus3
n*tro+en3 carbon3 o4,+en3 *ron3 and 0a+nes*u0 *nto b*+ barrels. !oreover3 let the0 add *n these barrels an,
0ater*al that does not e4*st under nor0al cond*t*ons3 but the, th*n8 as necessar,. Det the0 add *n th*s 0*4ture as
0an, a0*no ac*ds 2 wh*ch have no poss*b*l*t, o or0*n+ under natural cond*t*ons 2 and as 0an, prote*ns 2 a
s*n+le one o wh*ch has a or0at*on probab*l*t, o 57
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2 as the, l*8e. Det the0 e4pose these 0*4tures to as
0uch heat and 0o*sture as the, l*8e. Det the0 st*r these w*th whatever technolo+*call, developed dev*ce the,
l*8e. Det the0 put the ore0ost sc*ent*sts bes*de these barrels. Det these e4perts wa*t *n turn bes*de these barrels
or b*ll*ons3 and even tr*ll*ons o ,ears. Det the0 be ree to use all 8*nds o cond*t*ons the, bel*eve to be
necessar, or a hu0an's or0at*on. No 0atter what the, do3 the, cannot produce ro0 these barrels a hu0an3
sa, a proessor that e4a0*nes h*s cell structure under the electron 0*croscope. The, cannot produce +*raes3
l*ons3 bees3 canar*es3 horses3 dolph*ns3 roses3 orch*ds3 l*l*es3 carnat*ons3 bananas3 oran+es3 apples3 dates3
to0atoes3 0elons3 water0elons3 *+s3 ol*ves3 +rapes3 peaches3 peaowls3 pheasants3 0ult*coloured butterl*es3 or
0*ll*ons o other l*v*n+ be*n+s such as these. Indeed3 the, could not obta*n even a s*n+le cell o an, one o the0.
Cr*el,3 unconsc*ous ato0s cannot or0 the cell b, co0*n+ to+ether. The, cannot ta8e a new dec*s*on and
d*v*de th*s cell *nto two3 then ta8e other dec*s*ons and create the proessors who *rst *nvent the electron
0*croscope and then e4a0*ne the*r own cell structure under that 0*croscope. !atter *s an unconsc*ous3 l*eless
heap3 and *t co0es to l*e w*th %od's super*or creat*on.
The theor, o evolut*on3 wh*ch cla*0s the oppos*te3 *s a total allac, co0pletel, contrar, to reason.
Th*n8*n+ even a l*ttle b*t on the cla*0s o evolut*on*sts d*scloses th*s real*t,3 1ust as *n the above e4a0ple.
Technology in the Eye and the Ear
)nother sub1ect that re0a*ns unanswered b, evolut*onar, theor, *s the e4cellent ;ual*t, o percept*on *n
the e,e and the ear.
Ceore pass*n+ on to the sub1ect o the e,e3 let us br*el, answer the ;uest*on o how we see. D*+ht ra,s
co0*n+ ro0 an ob1ect all oppos*tel, on the e,e's ret*na. "ere3 these l*+ht ra,s are trans0*tted *nto electr*c
s*+nals b, cells and reach a t*n, spot at the bac8 o the bra*n3 the Icenter o v*s*on.I These electr*c s*+nals are
perce*ved *n th*s center as an *0a+e ater a ser*es o processes. W*th th*s techn*cal bac8+round3 let us do so0e
th*n8*n+.
The bra*n *s *nsulated ro0 l*+ht. That 0eans that *ts *ns*de *s co0pletel, dar83 and that no l*+ht reaches
the place where *t *s located. Thus3 the Icenter o v*s*onI *s never touched b, l*+ht and 0a, even be the dar8est
place ,ou have ever 8nown. "owever3 ,ou observe a lu0*nous3 br*+ht world *n th*s p*tch dar8ness.
The *0a+e or0ed *n the e,e *s so sharp and d*st*nct that even the technolo+, o the twent*eth centur, has
not been able to atta*n *t. For *nstance3 loo8 at the boo8 ,ou are read*n+3 ,our hands w*th wh*ch ,ou are hold*n+
*t3 and then l*t ,our head and loo8 around ,ou. "ave ,ou ever seen such a sharp and d*st*nct *0a+e as th*s one
at an, other placeP Even the 0ost developed telev*s*on screen produced b, the +reatest telev*s*on producer *n
the world cannot prov*de such a sharp *0a+e or ,ou. Th*s *s a three-d*0ens*onal3 colored3 and e4tre0el, sharp
*0a+e. For 0ore than 577 ,ears3 thousands o en+*neers have been tr,*n+ to ach*eve th*s sharpness. Factor*es3
hu+e pre0*ses were establ*shed3 0uch research has been done3 plans and des*+ns have been 0ade or th*s
purpose. )+a*n3 loo8 at a TM screen and the boo8 ,ou hold *n ,our hands. <ou w*ll see that there *s a b*+
d*erence *n sharpness and d*st*nct*on. !oreover3 the TM screen shows ,ou a two-d*0ens*onal *0a+e3 whereas
w*th ,our e,es3 ,ou watch a three-d*0ens*onal perspect*ve w*th depth.
For 0an, ,ears3 tens o thousands o en+*neers have tr*ed to 0a8e a three-d*0ens*onal TM and ach*eve
the v*s*on ;ual*t, o the e,e. <es3 the, have 0ade a three-d*0ens*onal telev*s*on s,ste03 but *t *s not poss*ble to
watch *t w*thout putt*n+ on spec*al E-D +lassesB 0oreover3 *t *s onl, an art**c*al three-d*0ens*on. The
bac8+round *s 0ore blurred3 the ore+round appears l*8e a paper sett*n+. Never has *t been poss*ble to produce a
sharp and d*st*nct v*s*on l*8e that o the e,e. In both the ca0era and the telev*s*on3 there *s a loss o *0a+e
;ual*t,.
Evolut*on*sts cla*0 that the 0echan*s0 produc*n+ th*s sharp and d*st*nct *0a+e has been or0ed b,
chance. Now3 * so0ebod, told ,ou that the telev*s*on *n ,our roo0 was or0ed as a result o chance3 that all o
*ts ato0s 1ust happened to co0e to+ether and 0a8e up th*s dev*ce that produces an *0a+e3 what would ,ou
th*n8P "ow can ato0s do what thousands o people cannotP
I a dev*ce produc*n+ a 0ore pr*0*t*ve *0a+e than the e,e could not have been or0ed b, chance3 then *t
*s ver, ev*dent that the e,e and the *0a+e seen b, the e,e could not have been or0ed b, chance. The sa0e
s*tuat*on appl*es to the ear. The outer ear p*c8s up the ava*lable sounds b, the aur*cle and d*rects the0 to the
0*ddle ear3 the 0*ddle ear trans0*ts the sound v*brat*ons b, *ntens*,*n+ the03 and the *nner ear sends these
v*brat*ons to the bra*n b, translat*n+ the0 *nto electr*c s*+nals. Just as w*th the e,e3 the act o hear*n+ *nal*9es
*n the center o hear*n+ *n the bra*n.
The s*tuat*on *n the e,e *s also true or the ear. That *s3 the bra*n *s *nsulated ro0 sound 1ust as *t *s ro0
l*+ht. It does not let an, sound *n. Thereore3 no 0atter how no*s, *s the outs*de3 the *ns*de o the bra*n *s
co0pletel, s*lent. Nevertheless3 the sharpest sounds are perce*ved *n the bra*n. In ,our co0pletel, s*lent bra*n3
,ou l*sten to s,0phon*es3 and hear all o the no*ses *n a crowded place. "owever3 were the sound level *n ,our
bra*n was 0easured b, a prec*se dev*ce at that 0o0ent3 co0plete s*lence would be ound to be preva*l*n+ there.
)s *s the case w*th *0a+er,3 decades o eort have been spent *n tr,*n+ to +enerate and reproduce sound
that *s a*thul to the or*+*nal. The results o these eorts are sound recorders3 h*+h-*del*t, s,ste0s3 and s,ste0s
or sens*n+ sound. Desp*te all o th*s technolo+, and the thousands o en+*neers and e4perts who have been
wor8*n+ on th*s endeavor3 no sound has ,et been obta*ned that has the sa0e sharpness and clar*t, as the sound
perce*ved b, the ear. Th*n8 o the h*+hest-;ual*t, h*-* s,ste0s produced b, the lar+est co0pan, *n the 0us*c
*ndustr,. Even *n these dev*ces3 when sound *s recorded so0e o *t *s lostB or when ,ou turn on a h*-* ,ou
alwa,s hear a h*ss*n+ sound beore the 0us*c starts. "owever3 the sounds that are the products o the hu0an
bod,'s technolo+, are e4tre0el, sharp and clear. ) hu0an ear never perce*ves a sound acco0pan*ed b, a
h*ss*n+ sound or w*th at0ospher*cs as does a h*-*B rather3 *t perce*ves sound e4actl, as *t *s3 sharp and clear.
Th*s *s the wa, *t has been s*nce the creat*on o 0an.
/o ar3 no 0an-0ade v*sual or record*n+ apparatus has been as sens*t*ve and successul *n perce*v*n+
sensor, data as are the e,e and the ear. "owever3 as ar as see*n+ and hear*n+ are concerned3 a ar +reater truth
l*es be,ond all th*s.
To Whom Does the Consciousness that Sees and
Hears within the Brain Belong?
Who watches an allur*n+ world *n the bra*n3 l*stens to s,0phon*es and the tw*tter*n+ o b*rds3 and s0ells
the roseP
The st*0ulat*ons co0*n+ ro0 a person's e,es3 ears3 and nose travel to the bra*n as electro-che0*cal nerve
*0pulses. In b*olo+,3 ph,s*olo+,3 and b*oche0*str, boo8s3 ,ou can *nd 0an, deta*ls about how th*s *0a+e
or0s *n the bra*n. "owever3 ,ou w*ll never co0e across the 0ost *0portant actA Who perce*ves these electro-
che0*cal nerve *0pulses as *0a+es3 sounds3 odors3 and sensor, events *n the bra*nP There *s a consc*ousness *n
the bra*n that perce*ves all th*s w*thout eel*n+ an, need or an e,e3 an ear3 and a nose. To who0 does th*s
consc*ousness belon+P O course *t does not belon+ to the nerves3 the at la,er3 and neurons co0pr*s*n+ the
bra*n. Th*s *s wh, Darw*n*st-0ater*al*sts3 who bel*eve that ever,th*n+ *s co0pr*sed o 0atter3 cannot answer
these ;uest*ons.
For th*s consc*ousness *s the sp*r*t created b, %od3 wh*ch needs ne*ther the e,e to watch the *0a+es nor
the ear to hear the sounds. Further0ore3 *t does not need the bra*n to th*n8.
Ever,one who reads th*s e4pl*c*t and sc*ent**c act should ponder on )l0*+ht, %od3 and ear and see8
reu+e *n "*03 or "e s;uee9es the ent*re un*verse *n a p*tch-dar8 place o a ew cub*c cent*0eters *n a three-
d*0ens*onal3 colored3 shadow,3 and lu0*nous or0.
A Materialist Faith
The *nor0at*on we have presented so ar shows us that the theor, o evolut*on *s a *nco0pat*ble w*th
sc*ent**c *nd*n+s. The theor,'s cla*0 re+ard*n+ the or*+*n o l*e *s *ncons*stent w*th sc*ence3 the evolut*onar,
0echan*s0s *t proposes have no evolut*onar, power3 and oss*ls de0onstrate that the re;u*red *nter0ed*ate
or0s have never e4*sted. /o3 *t certa*nl, ollows that the theor, o evolut*on should be pushed as*de as an
unsc*ent**c *dea. Th*s *s how 0an, *deas3 such as the Earth-centered un*verse 0odel3 have been ta8en out o the
a+enda o sc*ence throu+hout h*stor,.
"owever3 the theor, o evolut*on *s 8ept on the a+enda o sc*ence. /o0e people even tr, to represent
cr*t*c*s0s d*rected a+a*nst *t as an Iattac8 on sc*ence.I Wh,P
The reason *s that th*s theor, *s an *nd*spensable do+0at*c bel*e or so0e c*rcles. These c*rcles are
bl*ndl, devoted to 0ater*al*st ph*losoph, and adopt Darw*n*s0 because *t *s the onl, 0ater*al*st e4planat*on
that can be put orward to e4pla*n the wor8*n+s o nature.
Interest*n+l, enou+h3 the, also coness th*s act ro0 t*0e to t*0e. ) well-8nown +enet*c*st and an
outspo8en evolut*on*st3 #*chard '. Dewont*n ro0 "arvard $n*vers*t,3 conesses that he *s I*rst and ore0ost a
0ater*al*st and then a sc*ent*stIA
It *s not that the 0ethods and *nst*tut*ons o sc*ence so0ehow co0pel us accept a 0ater*al e4planat*on o
the pheno0enal world3 but3 on the contrar,3 that we are orced b, our a pr*or* adherence to 0ater*al causes to
create an apparatus o *nvest*+at*on and a set o concepts that produce 0ater*al e4planat*ons3 no 0atter how
counter-*ntu*t*ve3 no 0atter how 0,st*,*n+ to the un*n*t*ated. !oreover3 that 0ater*al*s0 *s absolute3 so we
cannot allow a D*v*ne Foot *n the door.
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These are e4pl*c*t state0ents that Darw*n*s0 *s a do+0a 8ept al*ve 1ust or the sa8e o adherence to
0ater*al*s0. Th*s do+0a 0a*nta*ns that there *s no be*n+ save 0atter. Thereore3 *t ar+ues that *nan*0ate3
unconsc*ous 0atter created l*e. It *ns*sts that 0*ll*ons o d*erent l*v*n+ spec*es (e.+.3 b*rds3 *sh3 +*raes3
t*+ers3 *nsects3 trees3 lowers3 whales3 and hu0an be*n+s) or*+*nated as a result o the *nteract*ons between
0atter such as pour*n+ ra*n3 l*+htn*n+ lashes3 and so on3 out o *nan*0ate 0atter. Th*s *s a precept contrar, both
to reason and sc*ence. <et Darw*n*sts cont*nue to deend *t 1ust so as Inot to allow a D*v*ne Foot *n the door.I
)n,one who does not loo8 at the or*+*n o l*v*n+ be*n+s w*th a 0ater*al*st pre1ud*ce w*ll see th*s ev*dent
truthA )ll l*v*n+ be*n+s are wor8s o a 'reator3 Who *s )ll-&owerul3 )ll-W*se3 and )ll-Know*n+. Th*s 'reator *s
%od3 Who created the whole un*verse ro0 non-e4*stence3 des*+ned *t *n the 0ost perect or03 and ash*oned
all l*v*n+ be*n+s.
The Theory of Evolution:
The Most Potent Spell in the World
)n,one ree o pre1ud*ce and the *nluence o an, part*cular *deolo+,3 who uses onl, h*s or her reason
and lo+*c3 w*ll clearl, understand that bel*e *n the theor, o evolut*on3 wh*ch br*n+s to 0*nd the superst*t*ons o
soc*et*es w*th no 8nowled+e o sc*ence or c*v*l*9at*on3 *s ;u*te *0poss*ble.
)s e4pla*ned above3 those who bel*eve *n the theor, o evolut*on th*n8 that a ew ato0s and 0olecules
thrown *nto a hu+e vat could produce th*n8*n+3 reason*n+ proessors and un*vers*t, studentsB such sc*ent*sts as
E*nste*n and %al*leoB such art*sts as "u0phre, Co+art3 Fran8 /*natra and Duc*ano &avarott*B as well as
antelopes3 le0on trees3 and carnat*ons. !oreover3 as the sc*ent*sts and proessors who bel*eve *n th*s nonsense
are educated people3 *t *s ;u*te 1ust**able to spea8 o th*s theor, as Ithe 0ost potent spell *n h*stor,.I Never
beore has an, other bel*e or *dea so ta8en awa, peoples' powers o reason3 reused to allow the0 to th*n8
*ntell*+entl, and lo+*call, and h*dden the truth ro0 the0 as * the, had been bl*ndolded. Th*s *s an even worse
and unbel*evable bl*ndness than the E+,pt*ans worsh*pp*n+ the /un %od #a3 tote0 worsh*p *n so0e parts o
)r*ca3 the people o /aba worsh*pp*n+ the /un3 the tr*be o )braha0 (pbuh) worsh*pp*n+ *dols the, had 0ade
w*th the*r own hands3 or the people o !oses (pbuh) worsh*pp*n+ the %olden 'al.
In act3 %od has po*nted to th*s lac8 o reason *n the :ur'an. In 0an, verse3 "e reveals *n 0an, verses
that so0e peoples' 0*nds w*ll be closed and that the, w*ll be powerless to see the truth. /o0e o these verses
are as ollowsA
As for those who do not believe, it makes no difference to them whether you warn them or do not
warn them, they will not believe. God has sealed up their hearts and hearing and over their eyes is a
blindfold. They will have a terrible punishment. (Qur'an, 2:6-7)
. They have hearts with which they do not understand. They have eyes with which they do not see.
They have ears with which they do not hear. Such people are like cattle. No, they are even further astray!
They are the unaware. (Qur'an, 7:179)
Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and they spent the day ascending through it, they
would only say: "Our eyesight is befuddled! Or rather we have been put under a spell!" (Qur'an, 15:14-
15)
Words cannot e4press 1ust how aston*sh*n+ *t *s that th*s spell should hold such a w*de co00un*t, *n
thrall3 8eep people ro0 the truth3 and not be bro8en or 5>7 ,ears. It *s understandable that one or a ew people
0*+ht bel*eve *n *0poss*ble scenar*os and cla*0s ull o stup*d*t, and *llo+*cal*t,. "owever3 I0a+*cI *s the onl,
poss*ble e4planat*on or people ro0 all over the world bel*ev*n+ that unconsc*ous and l*eless ato0s suddenl,
dec*ded to co0e to+ether and or0 a un*verse that unct*ons w*th a lawless s,ste0 o or+an*9at*on3 d*sc*pl*ne3
reason3 and consc*ousnessB a planet na0ed Earth w*th all o *ts eatures so perectl, su*ted to l*eB and l*v*n+
th*n+s ull o countless co0ple4 s,ste0s.
In act3 the :ur'an relates the *nc*dent o !oses (pbuh) and &haraoh to show that so0e people who
support athe*st*c ph*losoph*es actuall, *nluence others b, 0a+*c. When &haraoh was told about the true
rel*+*on3 he told !oses (pbuh) to 0eet w*th h*s own 0a+*c*ans. When !oses (pbuh) d*d so3 he told the0 to
de0onstrate the*r ab*l*t*es *rst. The verses cont*nueA
He said: "You throw." And when they threw, they cast a spell on the people's eyes and caused them
to feel great fear of them. They produced an extremely powerful magic. (Qur'an, 7:116)
)s we have seen3 &haraoh's 0a+*c*ans were able to dece*ve ever,one3 apart ro0 !oses (pbuh) and those
who bel*eved *n h*0. "owever3 h*s ev*dence bro8e the spell3 or Iswallowed up what the, had or+ed3I as the
verse puts *t.
We revealed to Moses: "Throw down your staff." And it immediately swallowed up what they had
forged. So the Truth took place and what they did was shown to be false. (Qur'an, 7:117-118)
)s we can see3 when people real*9ed that a spell had been cast upon the0 and that what the, saw was 1ust
an *llus*on3 &haraoh's 0a+*c*ans lost all cred*b*l*t,. In the present da, too3 unless those who3 under the *nluence
o a s*0*lar spell3 bel*eve *n these r*d*culous cla*0s under the*r sc*ent**c d*s+u*se and spend the*r l*ves
deend*n+ the03 abandon the*r superst*t*ous bel*es3 the, also w*ll be hu0*l*ated when the ull truth e0er+es and
the spell *s bro8en. In act3 world-renowned Cr*t*sh wr*ter and ph*losopher !alcol0 !u++er*d+e also stated
th*sA
I 0,sel a0 conv*nced that the theor, o evolut*on3 espec*all, the e4tent to wh*ch *t's been appl*ed3 w*ll
be one o the +reat 1o8es *n the h*stor, boo8s *n the uture. &oster*t, w*ll 0arvel that so ver, l*0s, and dub*ous
an h,pothes*s could be accepted w*th the *ncred*ble credul*t, that *t has.
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That uture *s not ar oA On the contrar,3 people w*ll soon see that IchanceI *s not a de*t,3 and w*ll loo8
bac8 on the theor, o evolut*on as the worst dece*t and the 0ost terr*ble spell *n the world. That spell *s alread,
rap*dl, be+*nn*n+ to be l*ted ro0 the shoulders o people all over the world. !an, people who see *ts true ace
are wonder*n+ w*th a0a9e0ent how the, could ever have been ta8en *n b, *t.
They said: "Glory be to You!
We have no knowledge except what You have taught us.
You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise."
(Qur'an, 2:32)
NOTES
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Aur)3 @.
F. )l-!utta;* al-"*nd*3 :an> al-GUmmal3 vol. 5J3 had*th no. 57EE.
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6. I0a0 Nawaw*3 <!mm#ntary !n Sahih Muslim3 FA5=FB )l-!utta;* al-"*nd*3 :an> al-GUmmal3 vol. 563 had*th
no. EEF.
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?. Dr. /ubh* /al*h3 UlumFil 5adis (/c*ences o the "ad*ths)3 5>5->FB Dr. %. "use,*n Tac*r*neseb3 M#hdilik /#
1mam M#hdi (!ahd*s0 and I0a0 !ahd*)3 EF>.
J. I0a0 )bu "an*a3 Al-Fiqh al-Akbar3 httpAOO0usl*0-canada.or+O*;h.ht0.
@. )l-T*r0*dh*3 Aawadir al-Usul fi MaGrifat Ahadith al-?asul3 FA=F.
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57. Ib*d.3 SF*teenth DetterT.
77( Al-Tirmidhi had*thsB !uha00ad *bn U)bd al-#asul Car9an1* 3 Al-1shaGah li Aashrat al-SaGah3 F7=.
5F. I0a0 )bu "an*a3 Al-Fiqh al-Akbar3 httpAOO0usl*0-canada.or+O*;h.ht0.
5E. NuUa,0 *bn !asUudB Is0a*l !utlu3 :iyam#t Alam#tl#ri3 (/*+ns o the Dast Da,)3 !utlu &ubl*cat*ons3
(IstanbulA 5===)3 =F-=E.
73( Sahih Muslim3 had*th no. >=73 5A65E.
7H( Sahih MuslimB /a*0 %un+or3 8uyuk Fitn# M#sih-i D#,,al (The %reat W*c8edness3 the !ess*ah )nt*chr*st)3
576.
7)( Sahih Muslim3 :itab al-Fitan wa Ashrat as-SaGah3 = (Coo8 &erta*n*n+ to the Tur0o*l and &ortents o the
Dast "our)3 no. F@=J3 6AFFF5.
7I( Au>ul-i M#sih ?isal#si (Treat*se on the /econd 'o0*n+ o the !ess*ah) (IstanbulA E80el &ubl*sh*n+3 5==@)3
5F5.
5@. Narrated b, )bu "udha,aB Sahih 8ukhariB 8#in' th# Traditi!n !f Sayin' and D!in's !f th# Jr!&h#t
Muhammad as Aarrat#d by 5is <!m&ani!ns (New Delh*A Isla0*c Coo8 /erv*ce3 F77F)3 had*th no. ?EF63 FE=B
Tafsir 1bn :athir3 abr*d+ed b, /he*8h !uha00ad Nas*b ar-#aaU* (DondonA )l-F*rdous Dtd.3 5===)3 5J?.
5=. Ibn Kath*r3 Tafsir al-@urFan al-GA>im3 5A>JE-J?.
F7. I0a0 !uha00ad Lah*d al-Kawthar*3 Aa>ra GAbira fi Ma>aGim Man Kankur Au>ul G1sa Galyhi al-Salam
aabla al-Akhira () 'ursor, Doo8 at the 'la*0s o Those Who Den, JesusV Descent beore the Ne4t D*e)
(E+,ptA 5=@7)3 E6-EJ.
F5. /he*8h al-Isla0 !ustaa /abr*3 Mawqif al-GAql (Ce*rutA 5==F)3 6A5JJ-J=.
FF. !awlana /a,,*d )bul )Ula al-!awdud*3 Tafhim al-@urFan3 5AFE7-E5.
FE. )bu !ansur !uha00ad al-!atur*d*3 :itab Tawilat al-@urFan (Ce*rut)3 ?J.
$3( Tafsir al-Tabari3 EAF=7-=5.
F>. Jalal al-D*n al-/u,ut*3 Durr al-Manthur3 FAFF>-FJ.
F?. !eh0ed Mehb* "ad*0l*3 5ulasatuFl 8#yan-i fi T#fsiriFl :uran (Tas*r al-:urVan) (IstanbulA 5=J=)3 FA?5E.
(e0phas*s added b, the author)
FJ. I0a0 Ibn Ta,0*,,a3 MajmuGFatawa (The 'ollected Fatwas)3 trans. b, )bdurrah0an *bn !uha00ad *bn
:as*0 al-)s*0* an-Na1d*3 (#*,adhA 5==5)3 6AEFF-FE. (e0phas*s added b, the author)
F@. El0al* "a0d* <a9*r3 5ak Din :uran Dili (The True #el*+*on3 the Dan+ua+e o the :urVan)3 FA555F-5E.
$L( Tafsir al-Tabari3 5A6F@.
E7. Fa8hr al-D*n al-#a9*3 Mafatih al-2hayb3 55A57F-E.
E5. "ad*0l*3 5ulasat ul-8ayan; EA557@.
EF. "asana,n !uha00ad !ahlu3 F#ta/a S#rriy# /# 8uhusun 1slamiyy#3 ('a*roA 5=J5)3 5A=F-=E.
EE. O0er Nasuh* C*l0en3 :uran-i :#rimFin TMrk,# M#ali Alisi /# T#fsiri (The Tur8*sh Translat*on o the Noble
:urVan and Its 'o00entar,)3 FAJ7F.
E6. !ahlu3 F#ta/a S#riyy#; 5A=F-=E.
E>. )l-Kawthar*3 Aa>ra GAbira fi Ma>aFim; EF-EE.
E?. <a9*r3 5ak Din :uran Dili; EA5>5?-5=.
EJ. )l-:urtub*3 al-JamiG li Ahkam il-@urFan3 ('a*ro A 5=?J)3 6A==.
E@. )l-)shUar*3 Al-AshGariFs al-1bana Gan Usul al-Diyana3 ('a*roA 5=@?)3 FA55>.
E=. Fa8hr al-D*n al-#a9*3 Mafatih al-2hayb3 55A57F-E.
67. "asan Casr* 'anta,3 :uran-i 5akim /# M#al-i :#rim (Tas*r o the :urVan)3 5A=F.
65. I0a0 Ibn Ta,0*,,a3 MajmuG Fatawa; trans. b, )bdurrah0an *bn !uha00ad *bn :as*0 al-)s*0* an-
Na1d*3 6AEFE.
6F. )l-/abun*3 Safwat al-Tafasir3 5AF7>.
6E. "ad*0l*3 5ulasat ul-8ayan; EA557@.
66. )l-Kawthar*3 Aa>ra GAbira fi Ma>aGim; =E.
6>. )l-!awdud*3 TafhimuFl-@urFan3 5AE@7-@5.
6?. /abr*3 Mawqif Al-Aql3 FEE.
6J. /a*d #a0adan al-Cut*3 1slam Akaidi (Isla0*c 'atech*s0) (IstanbulA !avde &ubl*sh*n+sA 5==?)3 EE@.
6@. !uha00ed Khal*l "erras3 Fasl al-Maqal fi ?af`i `1sa 5ayyan wa Au>ulihi wa @atlihi ad-Dajjal3 5E.
6=. )l-Kawthar*3 Aa>ra GAbira; =6.
>7. Ibn Ta,0*,,a3 MajmuG Fatawa; (The 'ollected Fatwas)3 EFF-FE.
>5. /abr*3 Mawqif al-GAql3 6A5JJ-J=.
>F. Le8* /ar*topra83 1slam 1nan,i A,isindan Au>ul-i 1sa M#s#l#si (The Issue o the /econd 'o0*n+ o the
!ess*ah ro0 the &erspect*ve o Isla0*c Cel*e) (I90*rA 'a+la,an &ubl*sh*n+s3 5==J)3 ?E.
>E. "erras3 Fasl al-Maqal; ??.
>6. <a9*r3 5ak Din :uran Dili; FA555F-5E.
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I0( Sahih 8ukhari and Sahih Muslim had*ths.
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BACK COVER
Like the other prophets, 1esus (pbuh) called upon his people to worship God, the One and Only,
and to avoid all forms of denial, polytheism, and evil. Those who rejected him oppressed him and his
followers. However, their plot to kill him failed, even though they thought that they had succeeded,
because God raised 1esus (pbuh) to His presence. As the Qur`an reveals and the hadith corroborate,
1esus (pbuh) will return to Earth. Those who claim that he was killed or is dead are seriously mistaken.
This is one of the author`s main focuses.
While revealing this truth, the author recalls other very important tidings, such as the fact that the
signs of 1esus' (pbuh) second coming are becoming ever more apparent. If God wills, this event is close at
hand, and the world will witness momentous events when it occurs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author, who writes under the pen-name Harun Yahya, was born in Ankara in 1956. He studied
arts at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University, and philosophy at Istanbul University. Since the 1980s, the
author has published many books on political, faith-related and scientific issues. Greatly appreciated all
around the world, these works have been instrumental in helping many to return their faith in God, and,
in many others, to gain a deeper insight into their faith. Harun Yahya's books appeal to all kinds of
readers, regardless of their age, race, or nationality, for they focus on one objective: to broaden the
reader`s perspective by encouraging him or her to think about a number of critical issues, such as the
existence of God and His unity, and to live by the values He prescribed for them.