Re: Are today’s muslims, yesterday’s Bani Israeel?
Peace kchughtai
The translation should be understood that Isa (AS) is saying that he is naturally praying and naturally inclined to goodness, a charitable person … The proof of this understanding is present throughout his (AS) life … And he (AS) can practice this anywhere either in heaven or on earth …
Had it been what you insist about the giving of charity money then bring from the historical accounts where Isa (AS) is giving money to people … Also, he (AS) was poor and didn’t need to give charity in the way of money … But rather in the New Testament we see ample references of the child teaching in the synagogues … And curing people through miracles … That was his (AS) zakat … !!!
As can be seen from Yahya (AS) who was contemporary to Isa (AS) was also attached to the term zakat … And they were both poor … For sure the holy Qur’an supports itself and this is clear indication that your contention of shari’ah based zakat and how Isa (AS) could be giving zakat and if he (AS) is alive and not giving zakat then our concept of him (AS) being alive is false … So false a contention is this that it demonstrates you find it so hard to actually break through the rigour and well networked and consistent referential integrity of the establish orthodoxy of Islam, that it forces you to go to minutia … In order to push an argument … In essence zakat has nothing to do with his being alive in heaven ans his being alive in heaven has nothing to do with how he (AS) spends his life on Earth …
Also, this statement was situational … Right until the very end point Isa (AS) prayed for protection and being delivered from his enemies … So we don’t assume that he (AS) knew until the very last moments that he would be raised and staying heaven until the second coming.
That verse is Allah (SWT) quoting the words of Isa (AS) … There is no reason to believe that Isa (AS) made that statement in the knowledge of the nature of his stay in heaven … So this is where you are clutching at straws.