Death of Jesus

  Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Sahib,  famous 19th century Muslim scholar and founder of the AliGarh Muslim University, wrote in his quranic commentary:  "Now we must turn to the Holy Quran to see what it says. The Quran makes mention of Jesus’ death in four places … Firstly in Sura Aal Imran, secondly in Sura Ma’ida, … thirdly in Sura Maryam … fourthly in Sura Nisa’. Jesus was not killed by the Jews, either by stoning or by crucifixion, but he died his natural death, and God raised him in rank and status .......… From the first three verses it is clear that Jesus died a natural death. However, as the Ulama of Islam had followed the Christians, in accepting that Jesus had gone up to heaven alive, before looking at the Quran, so they have tried to interpret some of the words in these verses to accord with their unsound belief." ( Tafsir Ahmadi by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, vol. 4, p.46-47) Note : You Have to Register First for having access to this book. ...

مسلمانوں میں سے ایک گروہ کا خیال ہے کہ حضرت عیسیٰ علیہ السلام کو اللہ تعالیٰ نے مادی جسم سمیت آسمان پر اٹھالیا اور آخری زمانہ میں وہ دوبارہ اسی جسم سمیت زمین پر اتریں گے۔ یہ ایک ایسا عقیدہ ہے جس کی قرآن اور حدیث سے کوئی تائید نہیں ہوتی ۔ بلکہ قرآن کریم کی متعدد آیات واضح طور پر حضرت مسیح علیہ السلام کو دوسرے انبیاء کی طرح وفات یافتہ قرار دیتی ہیں اور حدیث میں تو رسول کریم ﷺ نے ان کی عمر بھی ۱۲۰ سال قرار دی ہے ۔ (کنزالعمال جلد ۱۱ صفحہ ۴۷۹ مؤستہ الرسالہ ۔ بیروت) صحابہ اور بزرگان امت کا عقیدہ رسول کریم ﷺ کی وفات پر تمام صحابہ کا اجماع اس بات پر ہوا تھا کہ رسول کریم ﷺ بھی اسی طرح فوت ہوئے جس طرح پہلے تمام انبیاء نے وفات پائی ہے ۔ (بخاری کتاب المغازی باب مرض النبی از امام بخاری) حضرت بانی سلسلہ احمدیہ اور آپ کی جماعت کا بھی یہی عقیدہ ہے ۔ حضرت مرزا غلام احمد قادیانی بانی جماعت احمدیہ نے قرآن کریم کی تیس آیات اور متعدد احادیث سے مسیح علیہ السلام کی وفات ثابت کی ہے اور اس موضوع پر ایک زبردست چیلنج بھی دیا ہے۔ بانی سلسلہ احمدیہ کا چیلنج ’اگر پوچھا...

Besides this unanimity of opinion among the Companions, opinion held in the family of the Holy Prophet also supports the belief that Jesus died in the normal way. Imam Hassan, recounting the events relating to the death of Hazrat Ali, is reported to have said: "The man who has died today is without an equal in many respects. He had none like him either amongst his predecessors or among his successors. When the Holy Prophet sent him to battle, he had Gabriel on the right and Michael on the left to assist him. He never returned from a battle except as victor. He left seven hundred Derhams as bequest. He had saved this to purchase a slave's freedom. He died during the 27th night of the month of Ramadhan, the same night was the spirit of Jesus raised to Heaven."  (Tabaqat Ibn Sa'ad, Vol. 3) From this remark of Imam Hassan it appears that even according to the family of the Holy Prophet, Jesus died in the ordinary way. Unless they believed so, Imam Hassan could ...

It is said that for 1300 years nobody but we could spot the  reality   about the death of Jesus. All the doctors and teachers of Islam remained ignorant of it. The suggestion is that the consensus of early Muslims does not  favor  the view which we teach on the subject. But those, who indulge in this sarcasm, forget that the first exponents of Islam are the Companions of the Holy Prophet. The Companions first expounded the beliefs and practices of Islam to others. Then these others became the teachers of Islam, spreading to parts of the world. Now, as far as the Companions are concerned, they are at one in teaching what we think today about Jesus. And could they have taught anything else? Could they have taught a belief derogatory to the Holy Prophet? Not only are the Companions at one with us; but the first formal affirmation on which the Companions of the Holy Prophet collectively resolved themselves was the truth of the death of Jesus. ...