Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام is Raised Alive to the Heavens

Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام is raised alive to the heavens

Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام travelled from town to town and village to village in an effort to propagate his Deen and his popularity and religion started to spread amongst the people. The Jews regarded his increasing popularity to be a threat to them and therefore turned the king of the time against him by claiming that Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام was altering the teachings of the Torah and turning people away from religion. The king eventually issued orders that Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام was to be arrested and crucified. Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام was with his disciples in a house when soldiers surrounded the house to capture him. All of the disciples managed to escape and Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام was physically raised out of the house and taken to the heavens. When the soldiers sent one of their men inside the house, Allaah سُبْحَٰنَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ transformed his appearance into that of Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام. The Jews were therefore fooled into believing that he was Hadhrat Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام and had him crucified.

10 Facts Regarding Prophet Isa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام

(1) He was sent by Almighty Allah as a messenger and prophet, similar to Prophet Ibrāhīm, Prophet Mūsā and other prophets (peace be upon them all).

(2) He is not God or the son of God, rather a human being. Believing in the concept of trinity contradicts the belief of Tawhīd (oneness of Allah) (Qur’ān, 9: 31).

(3) He never claimed to be God or the son of God. He was a beloved servant of Allah and a noble messenger (Qurʾān, 5: 116).

(4) His birth was miraculous as he had no father. His place of birth is not known with certainty although Bethlehem is cited by most Muslim and Christian scholars. There is no evidence that he was born on 25 December.

(5) His mother is Maryam (peace be upon her). She was a devout servant of Allah who dedicated her life to His worship and resided in Masjid al-Aqṣā. She is mentioned in the Qurʾān 34 times by name.

(6) He spoke miraculously as a new born baby emphasising his Prophethood and the importance of prayer, charity and obedience of mothers (Qurʾān, 19: 30-33).

(7) He performed miracles with the will of Almighty Allah, such as healing the blind, curing leprosy and raising the dead alive (Qurʾān, 5: 110).

(8) He was raised to the heavens by Allah after a failed assassination attempt.  He was not killed or crucified contrary to Christian belief (Qurʾān, 4: 157). He did not atone for the sins of mankind.

(9) He is alive in the heavens and will descend before the end of time in Damascus (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 2937). He has not descended yet contrary to the claims of Mirzā Gulām Aḥmad Qādiyānī. (Qādiyānīs, also known as Aḥmadīs, are not Muslims according to the consensus of scholars).

(10) He will establish a just and prosperous rule (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 2222) and follow the teachings of our Prophet ﷺ. He is the only Prophet who has the honour of being a member of our Ummah.

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