Category: Death of Jesus
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌۭ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُ ۚ أَفَإِي۟ن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًۭٔا ۗ وَسَيَجْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him. If then he die or be slain, will . . . Read more
Introduction Khalā (خلا) means to pass away. In the context of a human passing away, it only means the following: Passing away from this worldly life (i.e death or martyrdom) Passing away from a specific location, IF that location is mentioned It is never used to describe flying physically towards . . . Read more
Introduction Non-Ahmadis often claim that we are making up new translations of the Holy Quran regarding the verses that prove the death of Isa (A.S). Although these allegations do not matter since we have proved our case from the Quran, Ahadith, ijmah (consensus) of sahaba (R.A), statements of Salaf-us-Saliheen, and . . . Read more
Introduction Al Israa and Miraaj are two profound but separate spiritual experiences and personal miracles of the Holy Prophet SAW. Al Israa means night journey, while Miraaj means a mechanism to ascend. In popular culture, these 2 events have been linked together and called Al Israa wal Miraaj. However, this . . . Read more
Introduction Anti-Ahmadis believe that Isa (AS) was raised to the heavens alive, with a physical body because of the following verse: بَلۡ رَّفَعَہُ اللّٰہُ اِلَیۡہِ On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself. [Quran 4:158] They believe since Allah raised him to Himself, it means Isa (AS) was physically flown to heaven with . . . Read more
Paradise is in the Heavens حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ : لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْجَنَّةِ – أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ – عُرِضَ لَهُ نَهْرٌ حَافَتَاهُ الْيَاقُوتُ الْمُجَيَّبُ أَوْ قَالَ الْمُجَوَّفُ، فَضَرَبَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي . . . Read more
Introduction The Arabic verb تَوَفَّى (tawaffa) is vital to the Islamic discourse on the death of Isa (AS). It’s correct interpretation carries significant theological weight. Taking of the Soul: Death or Sleep The root word wafā (وفى) means “to complete,” “to take in full,” or “to receive fully.” The verb . . . Read more
In this article, we will explain how the following verse proves that Isa (A.S) has died a natural death. Verse اِذۡ قَالَ اللّٰہُ یٰعِیۡسٰۤی اِنِّیۡ مُتَوَفِّیۡکَ وَ رَافِعُکَ اِلَیَّ وَ مُطَہِّرُکَ مِنَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا وَ جَاعِلُ الَّذِیۡنَ اتَّبَعُوۡکَ فَوۡقَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اِلٰی یَوۡمِ الۡقِیٰمَۃِ ۚ ثُمَّ اِلَیَّ مَرۡجِعُکُمۡ فَاَحۡکُمُ بَیۡنَکُمۡ . . . Read more
Introduction In our other articles, we have proven through the Holy Quran and the Ahadith of the Prophet (SAW) that Isa (AS) has passed away like any other prophet. In this article, we will show the view of Yusuf Al-Hajjaj (661H – 714H). Explanation حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ظَفَرٍ عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ، حَدَّثَنَا . . . Read more