Re: Return of Hazrat Isa A.S.
Peace Mr. Popat
Yes we have to be accurate when we assess the Qur’an. If it makes a general statement we should realise that when a hadith makes another statement that seem to conflict with it we cannot overrule the hadith because of a general statement in the Qur’an, because if the grammatical form allows exceptions then we utilise those exceptions.
For example:
Kullu nafsin zaikatul mawt - means “every soul shall taste death” - in English it seems there is no possibility for any exceptions, but in the Arabic grammar there is … Kullu means “all” in the general sense, but when kullu is used in another way it becomes an emphasis on the number … like I presented earlier. You see Allah (SWT) refers to Himself saying “Nafsi” - “Myself” - and it is not true then that EVERY soul shall taste death … so if we don’t employ the rule of Arabic grammar and only use the translation people will say that there is a contradiction … that if every soul shall taste death and Allah (SWT) never dies then which is true?
The answer is hidden in Arabic grammar … it is because the phrase “kullu nafsin zaikatul mawt” allows exceptions … it is a general rule only.