Walaikum asalaam all The Qur'an leaves the matter of the death of Isa unstated. This is both a natural extension of the command of Allah when he made the matter confusing to the Pharisees (see an-Nisa' (Women) 4:157 <http://islamawakened.com/Quran/4/default.htm#004_157>), and a test of our own humility.
You will read and hear passionate yet well reasoned arguments that Isa is alive in a way we do not understand. You will read and hear equally passionate and also well reasoned arguments that Isa died in his era. The use of the word 'wafat' - take away a soul - in al-Imran (The Family of Imran, The House of Imran) 3:54 <http://islamawakened.com/Quran/3/default.htm#003_054> is at the center of this debate. Most of the use of waqat in the Qur'an is to mean death; exactly one use refers to the 'taking of the souls' of dreamers as they merely sleep. This, again, leaves the matter unstated. So do we side with one or the other and twist the relevant verses until they fit what we have decided? Or do we have the humility to ACCEPT that Allah would withhold this knowledge for now? Does He not tell us He will clarify as He chooses? See an-Nahl (The Bee) 16:39<http://islamawakened.com/Quran/16/default.htm#016_039> On 2/6/06, Din Shahed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ACCORDING TO MAULVI BELAL,THE SIGN OF THE PROMISED > MESSIAH IS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS ALIVE IN HEAVEN SINCE > 2000 YEARS BODILY AND HE HIMSELF WILL DESCEND FROM > HEAVEN AND HE WILL BE THE PROMISED MESSIAH !! > > WHILE JESUS CHRIST DIED LIKE ALL THE PROPHETS > ACCORDING TO THE 30 VERSES OF THE HOLY QURAN AND > SAYINGS OF THE HOLY PROPHET MIHAMMAD[PEACE BE ON HIM] > CLEARLY . > SO HE WILL NOT COME AGAIN TO BECOME THE PROMISED > MESSIAH. > ANOTHER HOLY MAN FROM UMMAT-E-MUHAMMADIYYA WAS TO COME > IN HIS PLACE AS JOHN THE BAPTIST CAME IN THE POWER AND > SPIRIT OF ELIJAH !! > > Subject: Jesus Christ died like all other > prophets.this is real Islamic belief > ________________________________________ > > > maulvi Bela,Mr.Najeeb/Naji and all the truth seekers, > > 1. May Allah guide you to right > path of real Islam,ahmadiyyat,the true Islam. > > 2.Open your heart and eyes. > Don't become like Jews who are still waiting > for Elijah to come down from heaven since thousand > years. > Don't become like Christians who are believing and > waiting for Jesus Christ will come > down from heaven. > > Be a true Muslim and accept the real Islamic > belief,the death of Jesus Christ. > > > > 3.May Allah help you to accept and > > declare openly and with courage the real Islamic > belief that Jesus Christ died like > all the prophets according to the verses of the Holy > Quran,sayings of the Holy > prophet Muhammad [peace be on Him, latest historical > facts and scientific > discoveries. > > > MAULVI BELAL,NAJEEB/NAJI AND THEIR GROUP MEMBERS ARE > DEAD CHRISTIAN ACCORDING TO THEIR > BELIEFS !! > _____________________________________________________ > 4.Christians believe in the life of Jesus Christ > bodily in heaven since > 2000 years ,so you also believe in His bodily life in > heaven since 2000 > years !! so you are a Christian by faith. > > You are such a staunch Christian that you believe in > 14 superiority's > of Jesus Christ OVER ALL PROPHETS EVEN OVER THE HOLY > PROPHET MUHAMMAD > [peace be on Him]!!....Which EVEN CHRISTIANS DO NOT > BELIEVE !! > > BUT SORRY TO SAY THAT KAFIR MAULVI BELAL,RASHID > ALI,NAJEEB/NAJEE AND THEIR GROUP MEMBERS > BELIEVE IN 14 SUPERIORITY'S OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL > THE PROPHETS EVEN TO THE HOLY PROPHET > MUHAMMAD [PEACE BE ON HIM] !! > SO THEY HAVE DESERTED REAL ISLAMIC BELIEFS !! > > THEY BELIEVE IN THAT :- > [1]JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY ONE > WHOSE BIRTH IS UNIQUE WITHOUT A FATHER . > [2]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS > SAFE FROM TOUCHING > OF SATAN AT HIS BIRTH. > [3]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO USED TO SPEAK WISDOM IN > THE CRADLE WHEN HE WAS OF ONLY A FEW DAYS. > [4]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO USED > TO CREATE BIRDS OUT OF THE CLAY. > [5-6] HE IS THE ONLY > ONE WHO USED TO HEAL NIGHT-BLIND,THE LEPROUS ONLY BY > TOUCHING THEM. > [7]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO USED TO RAISE THE DEAD TO > LIFE. > [8] AND HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO USED TO > KNOW THE UNSEEN AND HE USED TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU > WILL EAT AND WHAT YOU WILL STORE UP IN YOUR HOUSES. > [8]ONLY HIS MOTHER MARY SURPASSED ALL THE WOMEN. > [9]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS FREE FROM ALL SINS THAT > IS WHY HE NEVER ASKED FORGIVENESS FOR HIS SINS WHILE > ALL OTHER PROPHETS ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS. > [10]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO BLESSED WITH HOLY SPIRIT > AND HE THE ONLY ONE WHO IS GRANTED THE TITLE OF > KALEMATULLAH AND ROOHULLAH IN THE HOLY QURAN. > [11]HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS BESTOWED PROPHET HOOD > AND THE BOOK IN HIS CHILDHOOD. > [12]AT THE TIME OF TRIAL OF CRUCIFIXION,HE IS > THE ONLY ONE WHO ASCENDED TO HEAVEN. > [13] AND HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS > ALIVE IN HEAVEN BODILY SINCE 2000 YEARS WITHOUT > EATING,DRINKING EVEN WITHOUT OXYGEN! > [14] HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS ALIVE IN HEAVEN BODILY > AND WILL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN AND WILL BECOME THE > PROMISED MESSIAH AND HE WILL > BE THE JUDGE AND ALL THE PEOPLE WILL ACCEPT HIM !! > > BELIEVING SUCH KIND OF SUPERIORITY'S OF JESUS CHRIST > OVER ALL THE PROPHETS EVEN TO THE HOLY PROPHET [PEACE > BE ON HIM],KAFIR MAULVI BELAL,NAJEEB AND ALL THEIR > GROUP MEMBERS HAVE DESERTED ISLAMIC BELIEFS !! > > > DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST IS AN ACCEPTED ISLAMIC BELIEF > _____________________________________________ > 5.For you information there are so many saints of > Islam and great scholars of Islam who believed in the > death of Jesus Christ.They include Hazrat Imam > Hassan,hazrat Ibn-e-Abbas,Hazrat Imam Malik,Hazrat > Imam ibn-e-Hazm,Hafiz Ibn-ul-Qayyem,Allamah > Shaukani,Abu Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Yousuf,Allama > Jabai,Hazrat Shaikh Mohayyuddin ibn Arabi,Hazrat Imam > Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab,Zain-ulAbedeen of Iran,Allama > Shaltoot,Allama Rashid Raza,Ustaz Ahmad > Alajooz,al-Ustaz Mustafa Al-Maraghi,al-Ustaz Abdul > Karim Shareef, al-Ustaz Abdul Wahab > aL-Najjar,Dr.Ahmad Zaki Abu Shadi of Egypt and Chief > Mufti of Kenya. > And from our sub-continent of Indo- Pak so many great > scholars including Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi,Nawab > Azam Yar Jang,Sir Syed Ahmad Khan,Maulana Abul Kalam > Azad,Allama Iqbal,Ghulam Ahmad Parwaiz,Hazrat Data > Ganj Baksh,Allam Masreqi... > believed in the death of Jesus Christ !! > > VOICE OF ISLAM FROM MECCA !! > > JESUS CHRIST WAS EXALTED AND RAISED > SPIRITUALLY NOT BODILY !! > ___________________________ > 6.I may tell you that jesus Christ was raised > spiritually not PHYSICALLY.HE WAS EXALTED !! > > DON'T BE A CHRISTIAN IN FAITH IN FAITH!! > I may remind you the translation of the Holy Quran by > the name "MESSAGE OF THE QURAN" was published from > Mecca under the auspices of "Rabetah Aalam-e-Islami" > in 1965. > > In that translation of the Holy Quran, the verse "Bal > rafahullaho " is translated "He exalted Him unto > Himself !! And the verse "Inni mutawaffika" is > translated "I shall cause thee to die" and the verse > "Falamma tawaffaitani" is translated" since thou hast > caused me to die" !! > > And in the commentary it is written, > > "Nowhere in the Quran is there any warrant for the > popular belief of > many Muslims that God has taken up Jesus bodily into > Heaven" !! > > Mr.Najeeb/Naji ! are you ready to accept the voice of > Islam from Mecca ? > > > > LATEST DISCOVERIES ON THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST > ___________________________________________ > > > > 7.According to the latest discoveries the tomb > > of Jesus Christ is found in > 'rauza-e-Bal,Sarinagar,Kashmir. > > > > PLEASE VISIT INFORMATIVE A MOVIE REGARDING JESUS > CHRIST:- > > HTTP://WWW.TOMBOFJESUS.COM > > FOR THE LATEST DISCOVERIES REGARDING > JESUS CHRIST WAS SAVED FROM THE CROSS AND HE DIED IN > KASHMIR !! > [PEACE BE ON HIM] > > > SOME QURANIC AND AHADITH'S ARGUMENTS > FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST [peace be on Him] > _________________________________________ > 8.The greatest hurdle for the non-Ahmadi Muslims in > accepting Hazrat Mirza Ghulam AhmadAS, the Founder of > Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, as the Promised Messiah > and Mahdi is their belief regarding Hazrat Eisa (peace > be on him); that as soon as the Jews resolved to lay > hold on him, God raised Hazrat EisaAS to Heaven, and > in place of him, caught hold of one of his enemies > and, making him in the same appearance as Hazrat > EisaAS, had this enemy of JesusAS put on the Cross > instead of JesusAS himself. They further believe that > he is still in Heaven since his ascent, without > undergoing any change, and this very Hazrat EisaAS > will descend for the reformation of the Muslims, and > to make Islam dominate over all other religions. > > This concept of the non-Ahmadies is entirely against > the Holy Quran, the Traditions of the Holy Prophet > (peace and blessings of God be on him) and the > consensus of the early scholars of Islam, as shall be > explained in this series. Insha Allah. > > THE HOLY QURAN > > In the last section of the Fifth Chapter of the Quran, > on questioning from God, whether he taught Trinity to > his people, Hazrat JesusAS' denial is mentioned in > clear words. It is further stated by him that he is > not even aware of their associating him with God. Then > continuing his exoneration from the blame, he says: > > "I said nothing to them except that which Thou didst > command me-- `Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord' > and I was a witness over them as long as I remained > among them, but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou > hast been the Watcher over them, and Thou art Witness > over all things." (5:118) > The corruption of the Christians has been > categorically stated in the Holy Quran: > "Indeed they are disbelievers who say, `Surely Allah > is none but the Messiah, son of Mary'." (5:73) "They > are surely disbelievers who say', `Allah is the third > of three; `there is no God but the One God." (5:74) > As God in the name of Hazrat JesusAS declares that > Christians became corrupt after the death of Hazrat > JesusAS, how can we think that Hazrat JesusAS is not > dead but alive in heaven? > Imam Bukhari in his book, Sahih Bukhari--the most > authentic book after the Book of God, has quoted the > saying of Hazrat Ibn Abbasra under the commentary of > Verse 5:118: "Qaala Ibno Abbasin Mutawaffeeka > Mumeetoka", i.e., Hazrat Ibn Abbasra said, the meaning > of Tawafee is death. > > Imam Bukhari has named a Bab (Chapter)--Babo Tawaffiyo > Rasool-ullahi Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam, in which > the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of God be on > him) has connoted the meaning of Hazrat Jesus'AS > Tawaffee as that of his own Tawaffee. The Holy > ProphetSAW said: > > "On the day of Qiyamat some people of my Ummat would > be taken towards Hell. Then I shall say, `O my Lord! > these are my companions', Then it would be said! `thou > don't know what they innovated after thee'. Then, I > shall say as the righteous servant said: `I was a > witness over them as long as I remained among them, > but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been > the Watcher over them.'" (Bukhari Kitabul Tafseer, > Vol. 3, p. 79, Vol. II, p. 159) > Again, we also read in the Holy Quran: > "O Jesus! indeed I will cause thee to die and exalt > thee to Myself, and will clear thee of (the charges > of) those who disbelieve, and will place those who > follow thee above those who deny thee, until the Day > of Resurrection." (3:56) > Hadhrat JesusAS was exalted (or raised) to God after > his death like all other righteous servants of God. > The words `exalt thee' or `raise thee' come after the > words `cause to die'. We have no right to change the > order of the Holy Quran. It is reported that the Holy > ProphetSAW was asked, whether he would make the > circuit of Safa first or that of the Marwa. He > replied, Abdao Bima Bada-Allaho--I shall start with > what Allah has started. Hence, we have to keep the > order of the Quran. The meaning of Tawaffee has > already been given. > Another verse of the Holy Quran runs thus: > > "And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, (all) > Messengers have passed away before him. If then he die > or be slain, will you turn your back on your heels?" > (3:145) > In this verse of the Holy Quran the passing away of > all the Messengers who came before the Holy ProphetSAW > has been pronounced; and the passing away has been > adjudged only in two ways--either by death or through > assassination. Had there been any third way of passing > away (like that of ascending to heaven) it should have > been mentioned by God. As a matter of fact this verse > (3:145) has been revealed specifically to declare the > death of Hadhrat JesusAS, as the passing away of other > Messengers had already been mentioned in 5:76 wherein > Allah says: > "The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; > surely Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away > before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They > both used to eat food." > It is an admitted fact that the ceasing of Mary's > eating was due to her death, hence, on the same > analogy, the ceasing of Hadhrat Jesus'AS eating too > was due to his death, as both have been mentioned > equally. > Regarding the above quoted verse (3:145), it should be > noted that when the Holy ProphetSAW died, the > companions became stupefied with grief. Hadhrat > Umarra, of all persons, was so afflicted by grief that > he unsheathed his sword and declared that whosoever > said the Holy ProphetSAW was dead would lose his head. > He began to say that the Holy ProphetSAW had > disappeared temporarily from their midst, even as > Hadhrat MosesAS had disappeared on a call from God. > Hadhrat MosesAS returned to his people after forty > days, so would the Holy ProphetSAW. None of the > companions dared to resist and deny what he said. Imam > Bukhari reports: > > "Abdullah Bin Abbas narrated that Abu Bakr came out > while Umar was conversing with the people. He said to > Umar to sit but he refused to comply with. So, the > people turned towards him (Abu Bakr) and left Umar. > Then Abu Bakr said: Whoever amongst you worshipped > Muhammad, let him know that Muhammad is dead, and > whoever amongst you worshipped Allah, let him know > that Allah is Living, there is no death for Him. Allah > has said, `And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, > all Messengers have passed away before him...' The > narrator says, by God, the people did not know that > God had sent down this verse until Abu Bakr has > recited it. So, the people in their entirety learnt it > from him; then, whosoever amongst the people heard it > recited it. Then Saeed Bin Musayyeb has told me, that > Umar swearing by God said, did not know of this verse > till he heard it from Abu Bakr, and consequently his > legs could not support him, he staggered and fell down > in an outburst of grief." (Bukhari Kitabun Nabiyye Ila > Kisra Wa Qaisara, Musnad Imam Abu Hanifa, p. 188, > Hamamul Islamiyya, p. 54, Bukhari, Vol. 2, Manaqib Abu > Bakr) > Now, if the companions present on this occasion > thought that Hadhrat JesusAS had been alive in Heaven > for 600 years, they would have stood up and pointed > out to Hadhrat Abu Bakrra, that it was wrong to say > that all the earlier prophets had died. If Hadhrat > JesusAS could remain alive, why not the Holy > ProphetSAW? All the companions who heard this verse > (3:145) and heard Hadhrat Abu Bakrra's argument based > upon the verse, not only remained silent but began to > rejoice over it and went about the town reciting it. > This proves beyond doubt that the companions agreed > with Hadhrat Abu Bakr'sAS interpretation of the verse > that all prophets before the Holy ProphetSAW had died. > > 2.Another verse of the Holy Quran which proves the > death of Hadhrat JesusAS is: > > "We granted not abiding life to any human being before > thee. If then thou shouldst die, shall they have > abiding life?" (21:35) > God loves the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and > blessings of God be on him) more than He loves anyone > else. He was the purpose for all creation as Hadith > says: "Had I not created thee I would have created > neither heaven nor earth." > Hence, if any man deserved to remain alive and ascend > to heaven, it was our Holy ProphetSAW. If he has died > in the usual way, other prophets have died in the same > way. We know too well that the deniers of the Holy > ProphetSAW challenged him and asked him if he could > perform the miracle of ascent to Heaven? They said: > > "We will not believe except if you ascend to Heaven. > And we will not believe in your ascent unless you > bring to us from Heaven a Book which we may then > read." (17:94) > In reply to this challenge, God did not empower the > Holy ProphetSAW to show the miracle which the Holy > Prophet'sSAW deniers asked him to show. Instead, God > made the Prophet say: "Holy is my Lord! I am not but a > man sent as Messenger." (17:94) Knowing this, how can > we think the Holy ProphetSAW should rise to Heaven, > but die in the normal way and be buried here in this > earth, and Hadhrat JesusAS should go to Heaven and > remain alive for these two thousand years? > > "And those on whom they call beside Allah create not > anything, but they are themselves created. They are > dead, not living; and they know not when they will be > raised." (16:21,22) > Hadhrat JesusAS is also among those to whom they call > beside Allah (5:73), hence, he is dead. > > 3.THE TRADITIONS > > The Holy ProphetSAW said: > "If Moses and Jesus had been alive, they would have > had to believe in me and follow me." (Zurqani, Vol. > VI, p. 54, Tibrani Kabeer, Alyawaqeet Wal Jawahir, > Vol. II, p. 23) > > During his last illness, the Holy ProphetSAW said to > his daughter Hadhrat Fatimara: > "Once in every year, Gabriel recited the Quran to me. > This year he recited twice. He also told me that every > succeeding prophet has lived to half the age of his > predecessor. He told me that Jesus, son of Mary, lived > to 120 years. Therefore, I think, I may live to about > 60 years." (Mawahib-ud-Duniya by Qastalani, Vol. I, p. > 42, Kanzul Ummal Vol. 6, p. 160) > THE SCHOLARS > > Imam Malik said Hazrat Jesus had died. (Majma Biharul > Anwar, Vol. I, p. 286) The opinions of Imam Bukhari, > Ibn Abbas, and the companions of the Holy Prophet have > already been indicated. > > REFUTATION OF THE ARGUMENTS RAISED BY > NON-AHMADIES > ______________________________________________________ > 1.ARGUMENT: The words in verse 4:159 Bal Rafa'ahollaho > Ilaihi --"Nay Allah raised him up unto Himself" > clearly shows that Allah lifted Hadhrat Jesus'AS body > to heaven. > > REFUTATION: As a matter of fact the referred Arabic > words simply mean that Allah exalted him (Hadhrat > JesusAS) to Himself. Here the exaltation is the > exaltation of the soul of which the Jews were trying > to deprive him by putting to death through > crucifixion, but Allah frustrated them in their evil > designs. The detail of their failure is given in Part > One of this publication. > > In the Holy Quran, the Traditions of the Holy > ProphetSAW, the Commentaries and in the Arabic idioms, > whenever the word Rafa'a is used by Allah for a human > being, it always connotes exaltation of ranks and > spiritual nearness, because no fixed abode can be, or > has ever been, assigned to God as the Holy Quran > declares: "And He is Allah, both in the heavens and in > the earth." (6:4) "So withersoever you turn, there > will be the face of Allah." (2:116) "And We are nearer > to him than even his jugular vein." (50:17) Hence, > Rafa'a Ilallah does not necessitate one's physical > ascension to heaven, rather this Rafa'a--exaltation is > achieved on this very earth. > > As a matter of fact that word Rafa'a has never been > used in the entire Holy Quran nor in the Traditions of > the Holy ProphetSAW as a connotation of physical > ascension to heaven as is clear from the following > references: > > > Wa Lau Shi'naa La Rafa'anaaho Bihaa Wa Laakinnahoo > Akhlada Ilal Ardhi--"And if We had pleased, We would > have exalted him thereby; but he inclined to the > earth." (7:177) Here the commentators are unanimous in > their interpretation of the exaltation of the ranks of > the referred person. It is never meant to indicate the > intention of physically raising up the referred person > to heaven. > > Wa Rafa'anaaho Makaanan Aliyyaa--"And We exalted him > (Hadhrat IdrisAS) to lofty station." (19:58) Likewise > see: 24:37; 80:14-15; 56:35; 58:12. > > Idha Tawaza Al-Abdo Rafa'ahollaho Ilas Samaa > Is-Saabiati--"When a person shows humility, Allah > lifts him up to the seventh heaven." (Kanzul Ummaal > Vol. 2, page 53) This Hadith clearly shows that even > if the word Samaa (sky) had been used here instead of > Allah, the verse could not have meant anything else > but spiritual honor and exaltation. Will the > non-Ahmadies believe that every act of humility > literally lifts a person up to heaven in both body and > spirit? Certainly, there can be no bigger folly than > such an inference. Why then draw such inference in the > case of JesusAS? Why should he be sent up to heaven > alive? Was not this earth sufficient for him as the > Quran declared: Alam Najalil Arza Kifaatan Ahya'an Wa > Amwaatan--"Have We not made the earth sufficient for > the living and the dead?" (77:26-27) > > All the Muslims are aware of the fact that there > occurs the word Warfa'anee (and exalt me in ranks) in > the prayer which the Holy ProphetSAW used to pray > between two Sajdas (prostrations). (Kitab Ibn Maja) > All the Muslims supplicate this prayer between two > Sajdas in their Salat, but does any one ever think > that he is supplicating for his physical ascension to > heaven? Or, is there any doubt regarding the Holy > ProphetSAW's Rafa'a (exaltation of ranks) despite his > sojourn on this very earth? > > In the Commentary of the Holy Quran known as Tafseer > Saafi under the verse Maa Muhammadun Illa Rasool Qad > Khalat Min Qablihir Rusul (3:145) the demise of the > Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be > on him) has been mentioned in he following words: > Hatta Idha Da'a Allaho Nabiyyahoo Wa Rafa'a Hoo > Ilaihi--"Until when Allah called His Prophet and > exalted him to Himself." Now here are words Rafa'a Hoo > Ilaihi used for the Holy ProphetSAW had never been > interpreted as his corporal ascension to heaven. Is it > not strange and outright blasphemy to interpret the > word Rafa'a for the Holy ProphetSAW as exaltation of > his ranks, and for JesusAS as his physical ascension > to heaven? > > 2.ARGUMENT: Allah says in the Holy Quran: "And there > is none of the people of the Book must believe in him > before his death and on the Day of Judgement he will > be a witness against them." (4:160) As Jews and > Christians have not all believed in HadhratJesusAS, > therefore, he must be alive with his physical body in > heaven, and after descending from heaven in the last > days he shall turn them into believers. > > REFUTATION: Although the words of verse 4:160 do not > show that Hadhrat JesusAS is now sitting in the sky in > his physical body, yet the fantastic conclusion is > drawn. But it is forgotten that if Hadhrat JesusAS be > supported to be alive, even then all Jews and > Christians cannot believe in Hadhrat JesusAS; because > many generations of them are dead. How can they then > believe? So it is clear that if they have all to > believe in Hadhrat JesusAS, it must be supposed that > along with him the Jews and Christians are also alive, > which is obviously absurd. Besides, if the > interpretation of the Non-Ahmadies is accepted for the > sake of argument, then it establishes contradictions > in the Holy Quran as is clear from the following > references: > > > "Nay, but Allah has sealed them because of their > disbelief, so they believe no but little." (4:156) > > "So, We have caused enmity and hatred among them till > the Day of Resurrection." (5:15) > > "When Allah said, O Jesus, I will cause thee to > die...and will place those who follow thee above those > who disbelieve, until the Day of Resurrection." (3:56) > > These verses clearly show that all Jews shall not > believe in Hadhrat JesusAS, hence, the interpretation > of the Non-Ahmadies is entirely wrong. The correct > translation of the verse 4:160 without twisting words > so as to yield far-fetched meanings is: "And there is > none among the People of the Book but will believe in > it (the crucifixion of Jesus) before his death; and on > the Day of Resurrection, he (Jesus) shall be a witness > among them." What the Quranic verse lays down is that > every Jew and Christian must according to their > creeds, continue to believe in the death of Hadhrat > JesusAS on the Cross. The Jew because he wants to show > that according to Deuteronomy 21:23 the curse of God > fell upon Hadhrat JesusAS, and the Christian because > he wants to affirm the doctrine of Atonement as > mentioned in Galatians 3:13. So both these peoples go > on sticking to this absurd and unfounded belief > (Jesus'AS death on the Cross) in the face of all > reason and all established facts of history. The > attempts to make the words La Yominanna Bihee Qabla > Mautehee (will believe in it before his death) mean > "will believe in him (Jesus) before his (Jesus) death" > is simply ridiculous. 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