Assalam O Alaikum There are hundreds of things, we believe and practice based on the information (hadith), provided by Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)and having faith in Prophet Muhammad (S.) is the part of Iman. Therefore, we basically have two basic source of knowledge:Qur'an and Ahadith. If you eliminate Ahadith, you will not even know how to perform the "salah," the first prayer and first act of declaration of faith.
Ahadith qoates several strong and continuous references that proves the 2nd Coming of Jesus. Majority of Muslims and mainstrean Islam have believe in it. --- "Mohammad Shafi Aga"@yahoo.com wrote: > *In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful* > ** > *Assalaamu alaykum,* > ** > *There is a belief among Muslims that Jesus (peace > be upon him) was bodily > lifted by Allah Ta'ala, and that he is due to come > back to this world > again. Let us find out whether the Qur'aan > corroborates this belief.*** > ** > *Let us first ponder over Qur'aanic Verses **5.116 & > 5.117:* > > > *[5.116] And when Allah will say, "O Jesus, son of > Mary! Did you tell > > mankind to take you and your mother as two gods > besides Allah?" He will say, > > "Glory be to You! I could not say what I had no > right to say. If I had said > > it, You would indeed have known it. You know what > is in my mind, and I do > > not know what is in Your mind. You are indeed the > Knower of the things that > > are unseen." > > [5.117] "I told them nothing except what You > commanded me with - that they > > should worship Allah, my Lord and their Lord. And > I was a witness over > > them so long as I was among them, but when You > caused me to die, You were > > the Watcher over them, and You are Witness over > all things." (emphasis > > added)* > > > *The above is a conversation between Allah and Jesus > that is to take place > on the Judgement Day. Take particular note of the > underlined part of > Jesus'response to Allah. This part does clearly show > that Jesus was unaware > that he and his mother were deified by his so-called > followers after his > departure from this world. If Jesus were to come > back again to this world, > how could he be unaware of this deification!? * > ** > *Moreover, the Arabic term used for what is > translated as 'You caused me to > die' in the above quote, is tawaffaitani. The Arabic > term is derived from > the tri-letter root word wafi. This root word has > the basic meaning of 'to > complete' or 'to fulfill' and a derived meaning is > 'to die after completing > one's life-term in this world'. Another derived > meaning, used in the > Qur'aan, is for one's soul to be taken up after > death by angels (Verse 6.61). > In Verse 5.117 too, the word is used in the same > meaning of Allah causing > Jesus' soul to go up unto Him after his (Jesus') > physical death here. There > is therefore no warrant in the Qur'aan for the word > to have the meaning of > Jesus having been bodily lifted up to Heaven from > this earth. * > ** > *Other Verses that need to be pondered over in this > context are:* > * > > > > [4.157] And their saying, "We killed the Messiah > Jesus, son of > > Mary, Messenger of Allah." And they killed him > not; nor did they crucify > > him, but it appeared so to them. And indeed, those > who differ therein are > > only in a state of doubt about it. They have no > knowledge thereon, but > > follow only conjecture. And they killed him not > for sure. > > [4.158] Allah, on the contrary, raised him to > Himself. And Allah is > > Almighty, Wise. > > > The Arabic term used in Verse 4.158, for what is > translated above as 'raised > him', is rafa'a hu. The use of this term here is > taken by some commentators > of the Qur'aan as the evidence for Jesus having been > bodily lifted up to the > Heavens. But Verse 3.55 tells us categorically that > Jesus was made to die > and raised up to Allah. It was Jesus' soul that was > raised up, like any > other human soul, at his natural death (not by > crucifixion). > > There is, therefore, nothing in the Verses quoted > above - nor is there > anything in any other Verse of the Qur'aan - to > support the myth of the 2nd > coming of Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him. > > Wassalaam, > Mohammad Shafi > * > Syed Jawed Anwar
