Hazrat Isa A.S.

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Re: Hazrat Isa A.S.

@brahmachari99

Again, Maudoodi sahib seems to have concluded that Quran does not say Jesus (AS) was taken up bodily to heavens.

The problem with your argument is that no-where else does the “tawaffa” mean “take up the whole body”. Only when it comes to Jesus (AS) that you give this a totally new new meaning, which has no precedent.

In the Hadith that was quoted earlier, Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa’aalihi wassalam) said he’ll say the same thing as Jesus (AS) said. If Prophet Muhammad (SAW) specifically says that he’ll say the exact same thing, then you cannot assign different meanings to the same words. Hence you’ll have to conclude that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was also taken up bodily.

Peace brahmachari99

Please learn logical argumentation … Maulana Maudidi did not negate the possibility of Isa (AS) to have been taken up, he only stated that “tawaffee in the case of Isa (AS) is not of the soul - i.e. it is not one of his being given death” - if there is anything that Maulana Maududi is negating is the death of Isa (AS) … He is silent on the matter of Ascension … he is saying the meaning of tawwaffee in this case is not of what happens at the time of death, but another thing that he has called “relieving of duty” …

When I hear the words “Allah took him” I will naturally conclude that it means death … but you see I will have to make the “interpretation of that” - even though this interpreted meaning is also the common understanding of that phrase which is death … we cannot overrule the possible literal meaning … that Allah really did take him … And this is how simple this particular verse really is … you are complicating it.