Re: Hazrat Isa A.S.
Respected person … You were saying that rafa means “raising in rank” … you can’t have it both ways …
Besides there is no chronological order here … one does not necessarily come after the other … But my primary understanding of the verse is that it IS NOT “cause you to die” despite the various translations on it … The better understanding is “I will take you and raise you to Myself”.
The taking away from harm happened - This can be reflected in the disappearance before the arrest on the mount …
Raising to heaven - This is the actual Ascension that took place after the crucifixion of the body double.
This my preferred reading of the verse … I was merely saying that even if you translate it as “cause you to die” there is no time limit on that verse to say that “Isa (AS) has DIED” past tense no such place - no such fact in the Qur’an …