THE PROBLEM:
The real problem with the dogma of a promised one is that it serves as opium for the masses. It snatches from them the will to strive and struggle. Well, someone will come to solve their problems and raise them to glory. The situation is quite understandable as far as other religions are concerned since they do not have Al-Qur'an, the Criterion between the right and the wrong. But it is strange that the Muslims that regard the Qur'an as their authoritative Book keep groping in the dark. We will see shortly that the Final Word of God very clearly rules out the coming of another promised one after Prophet Muhammad (S). We have documented that Maudoodi in his Tafheem vol 4 pg 163 admits that there is no place for this utopian dogma in the Qur'an.
SIR SYED AHMED KHAN (1817 to 1898)
Jesus was never raised to heaven
That great wizard of a genius was a commentator of the Qur'an par excellence. Follow his pen.
"Our (Muslim) commentators of the Qur'an have blindly followed the Christian traditions to forge such Ahadith. These so-called experts have assigned totally erroneous meaning to "Raf’a" or the raising of the prophets Jesus (3:55) and Enoch (19:56). The Qur'an absolutely does not portray the raising of these prophets bodily up into the heavens. It describes raising them in honor. The prophecies of the coming of Mahdi and Messiah have been introduced into our history by non-Muslims. The Qur'an is absolutely free of these ridiculous statements. (Ref. Tafseer vol I part 7 pg 123, vol 2 several pages)
DR SIR ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL (1877 to 1938)
The most outstanding scholar of the Qur'an, Sir Iqbal does not subscribe to the view of ascension of Jesus up into the heavens or to his second coming. Nor does Sir Iqbal see Mahdi as a specific person.
“You O Preacher, have placed God on top of the heavens
What kind of God is He that shies away from his servants?â€
See another example:
“He whose self wakes up recognizing the human potential
He is the Mahdi and the promise one of the latter timesâ€
And another:
“Look at God appearing on the minaret of your heart
And stop waiting for the advent of Mahdi and Jesusâ€
In his English writings against the Qadiyanis, Sir Iqbal thrashed the dogma of a promised one as a Magian and a Jewish heritage.
Abulkalam Azad
&
Ubaidullah Sindhi
These two noted scholars of the twentieth century in their respective explanations of the Qur'an very forcefully and convincingly dismiss the notion of the advent of a Messiah or Mahdi. (Ref Tarjamanul Qur'an Urdu and Ilhamur Rahman Arabic, commentary on Verse 3:55)
MUFTI SHEIKH MUHAMMAD ‘ABDUH (1849 to 1906)
The celebrated scholar of Islam, Muhammad Sheikh Abd-e-Rabbuhu of Egypt maintains that the stories of a living Jesus in the heavens and his second coming were inserted into our Ahadith centuries ago by Christian scholars so that Christianity may seem superior to Islam.
JAMAL-UDDIN AFGHANI (1830 to 1899)
This great torchbearer of Muslim unity said, "My intensive research in the Qur'an, Hadith and history has taught me that any human being who tries to save the planet and make it a better place to live is the Mahdi and the Messiah in his own right."
THE FINAL WORD, AL-QURAN
3:55 “O Jesus! I will cause you to die of natural causes and I will exalt you in honor and I will clear you of the slander of the disbelievers. ---.
The word Raf’a means honoring or exalting. "Nowhere in the Quran is there any warrant for the popular belief that God has taken up Jesus bodily into heaven." (The Message of the Qur'an, Tafseer by Allama Muhammad Asad 3:55 and 4:158)
19:56 And make mention of Idris (Enoch) in the Book. Verily, he was a man of truth, a Prophet.
19:57 And We raised him to a high station of honor. (Allama Muhammad Asad, The Message of The Qur’an)
The great Austrian scholar and exponent Allama Muhammad Asad writes that the very common belief that
Jesus was taken up to the heaven in body is absolutely non-Qur’anic and, therefore, it has no merit.
21:34 We have never granted everlasting life to any human before you. If you die, can they be immortal?
3:144 Remember that Muhammad is only a Messenger. The Messengers before him have passed on. So, if he died or were slain, would you turn about on your heels?
This verse makes clear that Jesus too has died. He has passed away and was not raised to the heavens. When Muhammad (S) died not one of his companions complained why he was not raised to heaven like Jesus and Enoch.
5:3 This Day, I have perfected your DEEN for you, completed My favor upon you, and chosen for you Islam as the System of Life.
6:115 Perfected is the Word of your Lord in Truth and Justice. None can change His Words and His Laws. And He is the Profound Hearer, the Knower.
Hence, no further Divine revelation, no further messenger or ‘promised one’ is to come.
33:40 Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is Allah’s Messenger and the Closing Seal of all Prophets. And Allah, indeed, is Knower of all things.
Hence, there is no room for a Divinely guided one to come.
15:9 Behold! It is We Ourselves Who have sent down this Reminder, and verily, it is We Who shall truly guard it.
Therefore no further prophet, Mahdi or Messiah is necessary.
21:7 For, before you We sent none but men to whom We granted Revelation. Hence, (tell the deniers), “Ask the followers of previous Reminders if you know not.†(12:109, 16:43).
21:8 We gave them not bodies that won't require food, nor were they immortal.
5:75 The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a Messenger, like other Messengers before him who passed on. And his mother was a woman of truth. Both of them were human beings who had to eat food (like all other mortals). See how clearly We explain Our verses for them and note how they keep wandering in thought! (These ignorant people make human beings that eat and walk about in markets, ascend to heaven with their bodies!)
29:51 Why! Is it not enough of a miracle for them that We have bestowed upon you this Book that is conveyed to them?
48:23 --- And never will you find any change in Allah’s Law. (Bodily ascension is not a Law of Allah. Returning from heaven to this world too, is not His law).
13:11 Behold, Allah never changes a nation’s condition unless they change their inner selves.
Please stop here and think for a moment: Why would God send Mahdi and Jesus to change the condition of a nation? Doesn't this dogma collide with a rock-solid Law of the Qur'an?
With God being Omnipresent, the ascension of Jesus or any other human being, and getting seated at His right hand makes no sense. It confines God to some corner in the heavens. It also gives Him an anthropomorphic manlike image which is obviously Biblical. It is certainly not Qur’anic.
Jamaluddin Afghani, Mufti Muhammad Abduh, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Allama Iqbal, Allama Muhammad Asad, Maurice Buccaille, Allama Inayatullah Mashriqi, the brilliant sons of the Ummah, and countless others believe that bodily ascension of Jesus confines God to a certain heaven while the Qur’an makes it very clear that God is present every where.
Some Qur’anic Voices that deny the virgin birth and ascension of Jesus.
Imam Nafees Sheristani of Arabia (395-461 AH) – crucified.
Imam Ash-Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Al-Makki (417-460 AH) – burned alive.
Imam Ahmad Amin Tahir Al-Masri (1883-1953 CE) - tortured to death in prison.
Imam Moinuddin Al-Ash'Ari of Iraq (313-363 AH) - crucified.
Imam Shariq Alawi Mu'tazali of Palestine (407-457 AH) - hanged.
Imam Raghib Al-Isphahani of Persia (1327-1409 CE) - beheaded.
Imam Abdullah Zanjani of Arabia (459-610 AH) – crucified.
Jamaluddin Afghani of Iran/Afhanistan (1830 to 1899 CE)
Mufti Muhammad Abduh of Egypt (1849 to 1906 CE)
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817 to 1898 CE)
Allama Iqbal (1877 to 1938 CE)
Allama Muhammad Asad of Austria/Gibraltar (1907-1997)
Dr. Maurice Buccaille (Abus Salam) of France (1911-1989)
Allama Inayatullah Mashriqi of indo-Pak (18888-1964)
Imam Mufti Vehbi Ismael of Albania (1917-2002)
Mujtahid Imam Al-Husseini of Iran (1919-living)
Allama Ubaidullah Sindhi of India (1865-1935)
Allama Tamanna Imadi of Indo-Pak (1895-1961)
Allama Habib-ur-Rahman Kandhalwi of Indo-Pak (1887-1957)
Allama Aslam Jairajpuri of Indo-Pak (1890-1959)
Fazil Uloom Dinyah Masooduddin Usmani of Indo-Pak (19013-1985)
Fazil Diniyaat Dr. Ghulam Jeelani Barq of Indo-Pak (1901-1983)
Allama G.A. Parwaiz of Indo-Pak (1903-1985)
Allama Rasheed Ridha of Iran (1887-1941)
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