assalaam o alaikum friends

The concept that one day Imam Mahdi will come and fight against “Dejaal” is not only a very popular concept (especially in Asia) but got it as the part of “Aimaan”. Though Quran has not any evidence about but people have made this concept a big part of their religious life.

First of all, the topic going to discuss here is not the matter of DEEN (part of Aimaan) and secondly keep in mind that every religious community has this concept. All the communities had been waiting for some one that will come and fill the land with justice. Christen, Jews, Hindus, Muslim even other small communities all are waiting for some one. Why they all are waiting for some one? The reason is, the same thinking that every nation has “some one will come and their nation will rule the world”

Being a Muslim we are also waiting but with a little change, that we are waiting for two persons instead of one, “Hazrat Eesah and Imam Mahdi”. Although Quran has not any indication of these things but unfortunately the concept has been made our “Aiman”. The base of Imam Mahdi concept is about 21 Ahadith in “Tirmazi, Abu Dawood, Ibn-a-Maaja” and some in other lower category books of Ahadith. I am surprising why Moo'ta Imam Malik, Bukhari and Muslim is empty from these kind of Ahadith.

The concept relate to “Hazrat Eesah” is typically christens concept and Muslim got it from there, make a little change and adopt. The concept relates to “Imam Mahdi” is typically “shiyaa” concept, a null and bud story.

Mohammad bin Hasan Askari bin Ali naqi bin Mohammad Taqi bin Ali Raza bin Moosa kazim bin Jafar Sadiq bin Mohammad Baqir bin Ali (zain ul aabadin) bin Husain bin Ali (rt), said birth 255 hijri and death?? The 12th Imam of shiyaas called Imam Mahdi that was disappeared in a cage named “serman raa” when He was 6 year old and, according to the story, will appear at the time of “Dejaal”, will fight against, defeat him and fill the land in justice.

In early era of Islam Muslim community had the different thinking about coming Imam Mahdi & Maseh (as) a group believed and others not.

Ibn-a-Hazam (5th hijri) said

When an "ummat" degraded by its own vulgar and ill-mannered way of life
waits for its good time and make itself satisfied that some one will come and
they would get the better position again. So the "Eesai" has the concept of becoming Hazat Eesah and "shiyaas" are waiting for their 12th imam called Imam Mahdi.

(Al malal o al nahal)

It means at that time only Shiyaa had the concept that Imam Mahdi will come one day, but with the passage of time it is penetrated in all Muslims. And about Maseh Ibn-a-Hazam said

There is no prophet after Mohammad (pbuh) and about Maseh (rt)
Muslims have different opinion i.e. will He come or not?

(marati’bul ajmah)

Allama Iqbal said

As I think the concept of Mahdi, Maseh and Mujaddad is completely Iranian and “Ajmi” perception. This concept has not any link with Quran, Islam and Arabic perceptions.

(Iqbal Nama part 2, Tashkeel-a-jadeed alahiyaat-a-islam, Traitors of islam)

Quran do not provide any positive or negative evidence for this perception, only Ahadith point out the concept so I come to the topic related Ahadith. As I calculated all, nearly, the “Ravees” of topic related Ahadith had criticized by knowledge full persons (Muhaddaseen) like Ibn-a-Hajar, Hafiz Zahbee etc, the text of Ahadith is too complex, most of the Ahadith are incomplete, and secondly it is common thinking that this event will be happened near judgment day but all these Ahadith do not indicate such things (even in a single hadith) I am surprising where from the muslims got it as sign of Hour.


In Tirmazi (4 ahadith)

1 - Abaid bin asbaat koofi, Asbaat bin mohammd koofi, Sufiyaan soori koofi,
Asim bin bahdilla koofi, Zer bin jaish koofi, Abdullah bin masood (rt)
Mohammad (saw) said Humanity will not be end up-till the caliph ship is not come to a man from Arab having my name.

2 - Abdul jabbar bin allab basri, Sufiyaan soori koofi, Asim bin bahdilla
koofi, Zer bin jaish koofi, Abdullah bin masood (rt)
Mohammad (saw) said there would be a man from my "ahl-a-bait" having my name.

3 - Asim bin bahdillah koofi, Abu salah al samaan, Abu Huraira (rt)
If there would be remaining one day in judgment the day will be prolonged up till he become caliph.

4 – Mohd. bin bashaar basri, Mohd. bin jafar ghunder basri, Shouba al wasti
basri, Zaid bin umi khwari basri, Abu siddiq naji, Saeed khadri (rt)
Mohammad (saw) said there would be a Mahdi in my ummat rule 5 or 7 or 9 year, one come to him and said give me some thing and he will give him beyond ordinary.

A brief description about “Ravees”

Asim bin bahdillah (died 128 hijri)
He was not hafiz-a-hadith, not true, has not good memory, put wrong Ahadith.Ibn-a-kharash & Abu Hatim said He put wrong Ahadith.
(Tahzeeb ul Tahzeed by Ibn-a-Hajar)

He could not be accepted in hadith.
(kaamil by ibn-a-addi, meezan ul ai'tadaal by zahbe)

Zaid bin umi bin khwari
He was not good (ibn-a-hajar) Abu hatim said put wrong Ahadith and not able to called "siqqa”, Ibn-a-saad said "za'eef ul hadith, ibn ul madni said za'eef ul hadith, Ajli said he is nothing, Ibn-a-anse said he put wrong Ahadith and use the name of hazrat ans (rt).

(Tahzeeb ul Tahzeeb by Ibn-a-hajar & May’zaan by Zahbe)

In Abu Dawood (10 Ahadith)

1 - This hadith has five "Tahvelaat" but all are end upon Asim bin bahdillah koofi.

I_ sufiaan suri, asim bahdilla, zer bin jaish, Abdullah bin masood(rt)
II_ umer bin abaidullah, asim bahdilla, zer bin jaish, Abdullah bin masood(rt)
III_ abu baker bin eyaash, asim bahdilla, zer bin jaish, Abdullah bin masood(rt)
If there would be even one day in judgment, Allah will appear a man from my ahl-a-bait or me will rule at Arab, he will be my namesake and his father will be my father’s namesake.

IV_ za’aid bin abi riqaad bahli, asim bahdilla, zer bin jaish, Abdullah bin masood(rt)
V_ fater bin khalifa kofi, asim bahdilla, zer bin jaish, Abdullah bin masood(rt)
Added, that person will fill the land with justice as it was filled with injustice.

2 - Usman bin abi sheeba koofi, Fazal bin wakee koofi, Fater bin khalifa koofi, Qasim bin abi buza hamdani, Abu tufail, Ali (rt)
If there would be even one day in judgment Allah will sent a man from my ahl-a-bait that will fill the land with justice as it was filled with injustice.

3 - Ahmed bin ibrahim baghdadi, Abdullah bin jafer riqi, Hasan bin umer riqi, Ziyaad bin biyaan riqi, Ali bin nafeel khurani, Saeed bin museeb, (ummul mo'hmaineen) umay salma (rt),
Mohammad (saw) said Mahdi would be my progeny from Fatima. (zahbi says in maizaan ul ait’daal this hadith is not right)

(Ibn-a-hajar said there is nothing that could strong this hadith, its single from Ali bin nafeel so could not be accepted.) Tahzeeb ul tahzeeb

4 - Suhail bin tamam basri, Imran ul q'taan basri, Q'taada bin aama basri, Abu nazra manzer bin malik basri, Abu saeed khadri (rt)
Mohammad says Mahdi is from my progeny, he will fill the land with justice as it was filled with injustice and will rule 07 year.

5 - Mohd. bin musni basri, Muaaz bin hashaam basri, Qataada basri, Salah abu khaleel bin abi marryam basri, from his friend, (ummul mo'hmaineen) Umay salma (rt),
There would be disparity between ummat when one caliph die, and then one person will arrive from madina to makka, some persons from makka come and show off to others and he will dislike to it, persons will “bait” between “rukan and maqaam” there would be an army sent to them from “shaam” and will be penetrated in land, between makka & madina, when people saw him, the "abdaal" & "asa'aib" come to him from Shaam and make "bait". Then appear a man, his mother belong to “bani kalb”, will send an army that will come out with flying color. This is the attack from bani kalb and sorrow for the person who could not get plunder (ghaneemat), every thing done as Sunnah, islam will spread on land. That person will rule 07 year and died.

6 - Haroon bin abdullah baghdadi, Abdul samad bin abdul waris basri, Hamaam bin yahyah
bin dinar basri, Qataada basri, Abu khaleel bin abi marryam barsri, from his friend, (ummul mo'hmaineen) Umay salma (rt)

7 - Mohd. bin musna basri, Umro bin asim basri, Imran ul q'taan basri, Q'taada basri, Abu khaleen bin abi marryam basri, Abdullah bin haris, (ummul mo'hmaineen) Umay salma (rt),

8 - Usman bin abi sheeba koofi, Jareer bin abdul aziz bin rafi, Abaidullah bin qubtia, (ummul mo'hmaineen) Umay salma (rt),

(Hadith 6, 7 and 8 are same as 5, diff. the age is 09 year instead of 07 in 6 & 7 and hadith, and No. 8 have a little diff. in text)

9 - Haroon bin mugheera razi, Umero bin abi qais, Shoaib bin abi khalid, Abu ishaaq, Ali (rt)
Ali (rt) said hassan is "sardaar", soon a man will born in his progeny that will be Mohammad's namesake and in manners would be as same as of Mohammad, he will fill the land with justice.

10 - Haroon bin mugheera razi, Umero bin abi qais, Mutaraf bin zareef, Hassan, Hilaal bin umro, Ali (rt)
Ali (saw) said one man will come across this canal (which canal not known) his name is Haris or Haraas, there would be a man in his army named Mansoor will make better the environment for aal-a-mohammad just like "quraish" made the condition better for Mohammad. It is necessary for every Muslim to help him.

A brief description about “Ravees”

za’aid bin abi riqaad bahli
za’aid bin abi riqaad bahli was nothing, put wrong ahadith, lier.

Fater bin khalifa koofi
Ibn-a-hajar said Fater bin khalifa koofi was nothing, had bad concept of Deen, was keen shiya, leaved out, even abu dawood said he is Matrooh. Jozjani, imam ahmed, ibn-a-addi, daar qutni, ahmed bin younas did not like him.

Umer bin abaidullah kofi
umer bin abaidullah kofi was a third class Ravi.

Abu baker bin eyaash
Abdul rehman & yahya bin saeed did not like him, fond of gossip.

Suhail bin tamam basri
Ibn-a-hajar said suhail narrate Ahadith hallucinativelly,

Imran ul q'taan basri
About imran, Ibn-a-moeen said He is nothing & nisaee said "za'eef"

Q'taada bin aama basri
About Q’taada Hajar said He was "Mudallas"

Manzer bin malik
About Manzer bin malik Bukhari said he is nothing.

Mohd. bin musni basri
ibn-a-hajar said about musna he always change his book.

Muaaz bin hashaam basri
Muaaz is degraded by every one even Abu Dawood in spite of he got his hadith.

Salah abu khaleel bin abi marryam basri
About Ibn-a-marryam, Ibn-a-abdul ber said he is nothing.

Hamaam bin yahyah
ibn-a-hajar said hamaam bin yahyah is nothing.

(Tahzeeb ul Tahzeeb by Ibn-a-hajar)

Usman bin abi sheeba koofi
About Usman, Imam zehbi said in "tazkara tul haffaaz" and Ibn-a-hajar in “tahzeeb ul tahzeeb” he was changed the word of Quran and provide some examples, after examples zahbe says may he came back.


Abu ishaaq umro bin abdullah sabe'ee
Abu ishaaq umro bin abdullah sabe'ee was born in 33 hijri and Ali (rt) died in 40
hijri so it is impossible for Ishaaq that he got Ahadith from Ali (rt), hajar said in tahzeeb ul tahzeeb he narrate Ahadith from unknown persons, he called Ishaaq “mursal-a-hadith.

Hassan
No one know about Hassan, if he is Abul hassan (the sheikh of Mutaraf) then
his name is Attia bin saad bin janada af'wee jadlee qaisi koofi, every one
says about he is nothing, za'eef even Abu Dawood said he is not able to
trust over.

Hilaal bin umro
Hilaal - no one know about hilaal that who was he.

(Tahzeeb ul Tahzeeb by Ibn-a-hajar & May’zaan by Zahbee)


In Ibn-a-Maaja (07 Ahadith)

1 - Usman bin abi sheeba koofi, Mo'aavia bin hashaam koofi, Ali bin salah koofi, Yazeed bin abi ziyaad koofi, Ibrahim bin yazeed nahai'ee koofi, Alqama nahai'ee koofi, Abdullah bin masood (rt)
Ibn-a-masood says we were present, in between some more person belongs to “banu hasham” came to Mohammad. When Mohammad saw them His color of face changed. We asked what happened; Mohammad said Allah has chosen for us the eternal life against temporary. My ahl-a-bait will be overtaken by misery and degraded by every one, up till a nation will come from east with black flags they will demand for good but would not be fulfilled, and then they will fight; now they would be helped and given what they want but will not accept. They would be turned to a person from my ahl-a-bait and he will fill (whom? did not mention) with justice as the people fill with injustice. If some one gets them from you in touch with them even they travel on snow.

2 - Nasar bin ali jahzami basri, Mohammad bin marwaan aqeeli basri, Ammar bin abi hafsa basri, Zaid ul umi basri, Abu siddiq naji basri, Abu saeed khadri (rt)
There would be a mahdi in my ummat, will rule 5 or 7 year, people in his era will be very well settled and would not save for future, some one will come and say give me and mahdi will reply take it.

3 - Mohammad bin yahyah bin abi umro adni, Ahmed bin yousaf nesapuri, both are from Abdul razaq bin hamaam sanai, Sufiyaan soori, Khalid ul khuda basri, Abu qalaba abdullah bin zaid jarmi basri, Abu sama al rajee umro bin mursad damishqi shaami, Sobaan (mohammad's slave) (rt)
Mohammad (saw) said three man shell be murdered near your treasure, one will be the son of a caliph, now no one will get this treasure from them, then appear men with black flag from east side kill to you as you have not been killed before, (here sobaan says, Mohammad said some thing that I could not remember) afterward said when you see him make “Bait” even they travel on snow, because Mahdi is caliph from Allah.

4 - Usman bin abi sheeba koofi, Abu dawood khizermi koofi, Yaseen, Ibrahim bin mohammad bin hanfia, Mohammad bin hanfia, Ali (rt)
Ali (rt) said Mahdi will be from our Ahl-a-bait and Allah will make him able or suitable in one night.

5 - Abu bakar bin abi sheeba koofi, Ahmed bin abdul mulk khurani, Abu maleeh riqi, Ziyaad
bin biyaan riqi, Ali bin nafeel abu mohammad jazri khurani, Saeed bin museeb, (ummul mo'hmaineen) Umay salma (rt),
saeed bin museeb said we were discussing about mahdi then Uma salma (rt) said I listened from Mohammad (saw) mahid will be progeny of fatima.

6 - Hadba bin abdul wahab, Saad bin abdul hameed bin jafer bin abdullah
baghdadi, Ali bin ziyaad yamaami basri, Akrama bin ammar yamaami basri,
Ashaaq bin abdullah abi talah, Ans bin malik (rt)
Mohammad (saw) said we are progeny of Abdul Mutalib. Me, Hamza, Ali, Jaffer, Hassan, Hussain and mahdi are the “Sardaar” of paridise.

7 - Hurmila bin yahyah misri, Ibrahim bin saeed tibri baghdadi, both are
from Abu salah abdul ghufaar bin dawood khurani, Abdullah bin lahe'ia misri,
Umro bin jaaber abu zar'aa khizerni misri, Abdullah bin haris ibn-a-juz'zabaidi, Mohammad (pbuh),
Mohammad (saw) says some men will come from east side and make the environment better for Mahdi's majesty and victory.

A brief description about “Ravees”

Ali bin salah koofi
Ali bin salah is unknown, he himself prepare ahadith.

Mo'aavia bin hashaam koofi
Hajar in tahzeeb - mo'aavia is nothing, za'eef, has been leave out.

yazeed bin abi ziyaad
yazeed bin abi ziyaad is keen "shiyaa" weak in memory, saeed alqa’taan says his hadith is nothing, Abdullah bin mubarik says his hadith is able to throw out on the wall, so and so. Imam wakiee says the hadith of flags is not right.

Mohammad bin marwaan aqeeli basri
Marwaan aqeeli - Imam Ahmed said he narrate some Ahadith in front of me but
that are not able to adopt, Abu Zaraa said he is nothing, zaid ul umi - every one says
he is nothing.

Abdul razaq bin hamaam
abdul razaq bin hamaam - shiyaa, Nasaee says narrate wrong Ahadith, Zaid bin mubarik says he is lier, Abbas al khairi says he is liar a step ahead from "waaqdi" (tahzeeb ul tahzeeb)

Abu dawood khizermi koofi
Imam zahbi says khizermi (named umer bin saad bin ubaid) was shiyaa but by
nature he was good

Yaseen (Yaseen bin mou’aaz alziyaat)
yahya bin moeen says his hadith is nothing, imam bukhari says he put wrong ahadith, imam nisai and ibn-a-junaid said he is leaved out, ibn-a-hab’baan says his hadith is like gossip. It is said that he could be yaseen bin shaibaan ajli koofi but Zahbee says he is yaseen bin muaaz al ziaat koofi

Abu bakar bin abi sheeba koofi
Abu bakar is the brother of usman bin abi sheeba and both are same, Ahmed
bin abdul mulk says "muhaddaseen" of his era did not like him.

Saad bin abdul hameed
saad bin abdul hameed was narrate wrong Ahadith.

Ali bin ziyaad yamaami
No one knows who was Ali bin ziyaad yamaami.

Akrama bin ammar yamaami basri
Hajar says he is nothing, Yahyah bin abi kaseer says narrate wrong Ahadith, Yahyah bin saeed says za'eef, (tahzeeb)

Abdullah bin lahe'ia misri
Every one degrades him.

Umro bin jaaber abu zar'aa khizerni misri
Imam Ahmed says he is liar even his pupil Abdullah bin lahe'ia says he was a
foolish "sheikh"

(Tahzeeb ul Tahzeeb by Ibn-a-hajar & May’zaan by Zahbee)


This concept inspired and encouraged many persons that it is the easy way to make something so Islamic history is the witness of number of Mahdies.

Few Name from number of famous Mahdi in history

Mugheera bin saeed ajlee, beheaded in 120 hijri.
Salah bin zareef, died in 224 hijri.
Ibn-a-saba beheaded by ali (rt)
Hamdaan bin alash’at qermata make mahdi in 225 hijri but disappear after few years.Yahya bin mahdi, claimed as mahdi when Hamdaan disappeared, yahya deceived by abu saeed janabi qermati and retrieve.
Abu saeed janabi qermati make mahdi and after murder in 301 hijri his son abu tahir qermati make mahdi. Makkah is attacked by abu tahir in 317 hijri, he beheaded Muslims in whole city even in kaabah, and due to that person Muslims could not perform hajj for 10 year.(may’zaan by Zahbee)
Abu ali mansoor beheaded 411 hijri, siyuti says the land have not seen as cruel and injustice person as he was.
Hassan bin saba created “isma’eelia firqa” prince agha khan belongs to it.
Ghulam ahmed qadiaani birth 1840. Famous.

Mohammad bin Abdullah tomart hassni died 524 hijri, he was a very poise person, and his followers were very poise and he want to bring Muslims on the right way.
Mahdi sodani birth1848, mother name Amna and father name Abdullah, very poise, called Mahdi by his companions, doing struggle against English whole life.

Becoming of Imaam Mahdi looks as a sign of judgment day, but Quran says it’s a hidden matter and there is not even a single sign that indicate that judgment day is near. It could be happened at any time, may after one minute or thousands of years.

187/7. They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord. None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is only with Allah but most of mankind not believe."

188/7. Say (O Muhammad ): "I possess no power of benefit or hurt to myself except as Allâh wills. If I had the knowledge of the Ghaib (unseen), I should have secured for myself an abundance of wealth, and no evil should have touched me. I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings unto people who believe."

77/16. And to Allah belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And the matter of the Hour is not but as a twinkling of the eye, or even nearer. Truly! Allah is Able to do all things

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The belief in Imaam Mehdi has been transmitted through mutawatir teachings. It is firmly rooted in the muslim community since the salaf (pious predecessors), and it is inconceivable that the salaf would unite on a deviation.

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Question:


Is the hadith about the coming of Mehdi Saheeh?
Because I was told by a friend of mine, that it's not and it's a weak hadith.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

There are saheeh ahaadeeth that indicate that the Mahdi (peace be upon him) will appear at the end of time. He is one of the signs of the Hour. Among these ahaadeeth are the following:

1. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: "At the end of the time of my ummah, the Mahdi will appear. Allaah will grant him rain, the earth will bring forth its fruits, he will give a lot of money, cattle will increase and the ummah will become great. He will rule for seven or eight years. (Mustadrak al-Haakim, 4/557-558; he said: this is a hadeeth whose isnaad is saheeh, although it was not reported by al-Bukhaari and Muslim. Al-Dhahabi agreed with him, and al-Albaani said: this is a saheeh sanad, and its men are thiqaat (trustworthy), Silsilat al-ahaadeeth al-saheehah, vol. 2, p. 336, hadeeth 771)

2. ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: ‘The Mahdi is one of us, a member of my family. Allaah will guide him in a single night.’" (Musnad Ahmad, 2/58, hadeeth 645, edited by Ahmad al-Shaakir, who said: its isnaad is saheeh; Sunan Ibn Maajah, 2/1367. This hadeeth was also classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer, 6735). Ibn Katheer said: "This means that Allaah will forgive him, grant him help, inspire him and guide him, when he was not like this before." (Al-Nihaayah, al-Fitan wa’l-Malaahim, 1/29; edited by Taha Zayni).

3. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said: "The Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: ‘The Mahdi is of my lineage, with a high forehead and a long, thin, curved nose. He will fill the earth with fairness and justice as it was filled with oppression and injustice, and he will rule for seven years.’" (Sunan Abi Dawud, Kitaab al-Mahdi, 11/375, hadeeth 4265; Mustadrak al-Haakim, 4/557; he said: this is a saheeh hadeeth according to the conditions of Muslim, although it was not reported by al-Bukhaari and Muslim. See also Saheeh al-Jaami, 6736).

4. Umm Salamah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) say: ‘The Mahdi is of my lineage and family, from the descendants of Faatimah.’" (Sunan Abu Dawud, 11/373; Sunan Ibn Maajah. 2/1368. Al-Albaani said that it is saheeh in Saheeh al-Jaami, 6734)

5. Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: ‘‘Eesaa ibn Maryam will descend, and their leader the Mahdi will say, "Come and lead us in prayer," but he will say, "No, one of them should lead them as an honour to this ummah from Allaah."’" The version narrated by Muslim says: "… Then ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam (Peace be upon him) will descend and their leader will say, ‘Come and lead us in prayer,’ but he will say, ‘No, some of you are leaders over others as an honour from Allaah to this ummah.’" (Reported by Muslim, 225)

6. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: "He is one of us, behind whom ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam will pray." (Reported by Abi Na’eem in Akhbaar al-Mahdi. Al-Albaani said it is saheeh; see al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer, 5/219, hadeeth 5796).

7. ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood reported that the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: "The world will not come to an end until the Arabs are ruled by a man from my family whose name will be the same as mine." (Musnad Ahmad, 5/199, hadeeth 3573. Another version says: "… whose name is the same as mine and whose father’s name is the same as my father’s." Sunan Abi Dawud, 11/370).

The ahaadeeth concerning the appearance of the Mahdi reach the level of Tawaatur in meaning (tawaatur refers to a hadeeth which was narrated by so many people through so many isnaads that it is inconceivable that they could all have agreed on a lie). The imaams and scholars of this ummah have stated this, and a few of their comments are quoted below:

1. Al-Haafiz Abu’l-Hasan al-Aabiri said: "The mutawaatir reports from the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) describing the Mahdi are very many. They state that the Mahdi will be of his family, that he will rule for seven years, that he will fill the earth with justice, that ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam will emerge and help him to kill the Dajjaal, and that he will lead this ummah in prayer and ‘Eesaa will pray behind him."

2. Muhammad al-Barzanji said, in his book al-Ishaa’ah li Ashraat al-Saa’ah: "The major signs and the signs that will be immediately followed by the Hour: these signs are many, of which the Mahdi will be the first. Know that the ahaadeeth that have been narrated about him in various reports are numerous." He also said: "You know that the ahaadeeth which speak of the Mahdi, his appearance at the end of time, and his lineage and descent from the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) via Faatimah reach the level of tawaatur in meaning, so there is no point in denying them."

3. Al-‘Allaamah Muhammad al-Safaareeni said: "There are so many reports which speak of the appearance of the Mahdi that they reach the level of tawaatur in meaning; they are very popular among the scholars of Sunnah and have become part of their faith." Then he quotes a number of ahaadeeth and reports about the appearance of the Mahdi and the names of the Sahaabah from whom they were narrated: "Many reports were narrated from the Sahaabah whose names were mentioned and others whose names were not mentioned, may Allaah be pleased with them all, and from the Taabi’een after them, all of which proves that this is definitive knowledge. Belief in the appearance of the Mahdi is obligatory, as it has been confirmed by the scholars and is listed among the beliefs of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah."

4. Al-‘Allaamah al-Mujtahid al-Shawkaani said: "The ahaadeeth that we have come across that speak of the awaited Mahdi reach the level of tawaatur, including fifty saheeh, hasan and da’eef munjabar ahaadeeth. There are mutawaatir without a doubt; indeed they are more mutawaatir than others, according to all the standards of usool. There are also many reports from the Sahaabah that speak about the Mahdi and that reach the level of marfoo’, so there is no room for individual opinions in such an issue."

5. Al-‘Allaamah al-Shaykh Siddeeq Hasan Khaan said: "Even though there are different versions of reports concerning the Mahdi, they are so many that they reach the level of tawaatur in meaning. They are to be found in al-Sunan and other books of Islam."

6. Al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Kattaani said: "The conclusion is that the ahaadeeth narrated concerning the Mahdi are mutawaatir, as are the ahaadeeth concerning the Dajjaal and the descent of ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam, upon whom be peace." (See Ashraat al-Saa’ah by Yoosuf ibn ‘Abdullaah al-Waabil, pp. 195-203).

You should be aware that some liars have fabricated ahaadeeth about the Mahdi, and others have even claimed to be he, or that he belongs to a group other than Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah. Some of these "false mahdis" have tried to deceive the slaves of Allaah for some worldly gain and to distort the picture of Islaam. Some have started movements and revolutions and gathered those people and supporters whom they were able to deceive. Then they were destroyed, and their lies and falsehood were exposed. None of this affects the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah in the Mahdi, upon whom be peace, and that he will undoubtedly appear and rule the earth in accordance with Islamic Sharee’ah. And Allaah knows best.


Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)

assalaam o alaikum Ansar

the things I have criticised you are providing me as reference, it is surprising for me. brother I am saying these things are not right and proved it from your Salaf's books. So it is useless to put these Ahadith as reference

Allah hafiz

The [article] is erroneous. By claimin' that it's not explictly mentioned in the Sahih Bukhari &/or Muslim collection doesn't indicate that it's a fabricated "tale". The advent of Mahdi is mentioned in many Sahih Hadiths which are Mutawatir in meaning. Furthermore, I find it amusin' bro how you attempt to discredit the sahih hadiths 'cause they're not in perferct harmony with your logic.

This is a serious allegation akhi, and has been dealth with by brother Shahid.

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In this treatise we will inSha Allaah discuss some misconceptions and/or distortions, which are put forward by enemies of Islaam. The issues we will explore are,



1.Is there a second coming of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} [Jesus] according to Islaam?

2.Did Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} die on the cross?

3.How the Ayaah 3:55 is referring to Christians & Jews?

4.Is the Ayaah 3:55 referring to the death of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}?

5.What is the meaning of إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَused in Ayaah 3:55?

6.What is the meaning of وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّused in Ayaah 3:55?

7.What is the meaning of وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواused in Ayaah 3:55?

8.What is the meaning of مَا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْused in Ayaah 5:117?

9.How to reconcile Glorious Qur’aan, Bible and so-called state of Israel?



The mention of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} is found in the thirteen chapters of Glorious Qur’aan. Among some of them he is called by name “Isa”, whereas in some he is called as Maseeh or Abdullah. In some chapters he is called by his Kunniyaah, Ibn Maryam.



There have been deliberate distortions done by the Christian missionaries, Qadyanis and Perwazis (both are pseudo-Islaamic cults) to obscure and obfuscate the truth of Islaam and the teachings of Glorious Qur’aan. Some pseudo-Muslims and secular Muslims are also known to be a part of forgeries of propagating to so-called proof of “Holy Spirit and/or Holy Ghost” (Christian concept) in the Glorious Qur’aan. I would like to ask the readers to examine the Ayaat 16-21 in the Surah Maryam of the Glorious Qur’aan; I mean the Glorious Qur’aan not the translation in any language, which is not the Qur’aan. I will cite Ayaat 17 & 19 to present the evidence that claims made by the Christians and/or else are not true.



Surah Maryam 17

فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا

She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her Our Ruh (angel Jibrîl (Gabriel)), and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects.



*Notice: رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَOur Ruh (angel Jibrîl (Gabriel)), and he appeared



Thus, according to Islaam and/or Glorious Qur’aan the word رُوحَhas many meanings. In Glorious Qur’aan wordرُوحَhas been used for,



1.For soothing mercy, comfort in Ayaat 12:87 and 56:89.

2.For soul, which has been used 19 times where it means (a) the soul of man: The spirit which was breathed into Adam 15:29; 32:9 & 38:72 The spirit which was breathed into Maryam (AS) {Mary} 4:171; 21:19 & 66:12 (b) Jibraeel {AS} (Gabriel) the archangel of revelation: 2:87; 2:253; 5:110; 16:102; 17:85; 19:17; 26:192-193; 58:22; 70:4; 78:38 & 98:4 (c) Revelation, inspiration, Qur’aan: 16:2; 40:15 & 42:52



Now if you are reading a translation of the Glorious Qur’aan only, than you are most likely to misunderstand many parts of the Glorious Qur’aan; as the above explanation is the testament. Because in translations for example in English translations the word used is “spirit or holy spirit”, which is not even close to actual meanings and/or theme, but espouses a doubt that Muslims believe in “holy spirit” of “holy ghost” like Christians, which is not the case at all.



Let us examine Ayaah 19:19



قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا

(The angel) said: "I am only a messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son."



In the above Ayaah archangel Jibraeel جبرائيل عليه السلام is introducing himself as رَسُولُmessenger.



The miraculous birth of Isa Ibn Maryam was a sign from Allaah, as we read (Also see 19:9 1 and 66:12),



Surah Maryam 21

قَالَ كَذَلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آيَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِنَّا وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَقْضِيًّا

He said: "So (it will be), your Lord said: ‘That is easy for Me (Allâh): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allâh), and it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allâh).’ "



The birth of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} without a father was rejected by the Bani Israel (Children of Israel) and pseudo-Islaamic cult of Qadyanis and its offshoots, atheists; many Christians also refuse to believe in it. Whereas many Christians sects went too far making Isa Ibn Maryam a son of god or god or both because of his miracle birth. Glorious Qur’aan has repudiated the beliefs of Jews and Christians in this regard. One must note that if there was no truth in the claim of Isa’s (Jesus” birth without father then the Glorious Qur’aan could have easily rejected the Christians’ claim of Jesus’ divinity by naming his father. Contrary to that Glorious Qur’aan made it clear that this fact cannot be an argument in favor of his (Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}) divinity, it said,



Surah Al-i-'Imran 59

إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَى عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ خَلَقَهُ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ

Verily, the likeness of ‘Îsâ before Allâh is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he was.



Nevertheless these people have interpreted the Ayaat (verses) of the Glorious Qur’aan wrongly by disjointing the phases to create mischievous impressions about the birth of Isa Ibn Maryam {AS}. If we read all the Ayaat on the subject together, we will have no doubt whatsoever on the meaning that Isa {AS} was born without a father unless the words of the Arabic language are given assumed meanings, which of always done by the Qadyanis, Orientalists and Christian missionaries.



Let discus the Ayaah 3:55 by retaining the order of narration found in the Glorious Qur’aan.



The first promise in the Ayaah 3:55 is "O ‘Îsâ! I will take you (I will complete your appointed time)” إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ. This means that your death will not come by the hands of your enemies i.e. Jews; but you will die your natural death at its appointed time. Allaah (SWT) let Prophet Isa (AS) know that the first promise will be fulfilled by وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ“and raise you to Myself” it will be done, Allaah then said, “وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا {in such a way that the disbelievers would not even be able to touch you} And then, Allaah (SWT) said, “I will grant predominance to your followers over the rejecters until the day of resurrection.”{Means, even the misguided Christians and the rightly guided Muslims will have an upper hand over the Jews until the Day of Judgment, and the Jews will not have an absolute ruling authority till then.” Final Judgment will be delivered on the Day of Resurrection when the difference between Truth and Falsehood will be settled}.



We know that the first, second and third promises have been fulfilled, which are:



1Allaah did not let Prophet Isa die by the hands of his enemies i.e. Jews, we also read confirmation of this in Ayaah 4:157.

2Allaah raised Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} up in the heaven.

3Jews have never been able for 2000 years {since alleged killing of Isa Ibn Maryam (AS) until today} to rule on the earth.


Fulfillment of God’s promise did come to pass as we read in Old Testament, Joshua 21:43-45 & Joshua 23:14-16!



43 So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. 44 The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD handed all their enemies over to them. 45 Not one of all the LORD's good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.



Further confirmation that God fulfilled all the promises:

Joshua 23

14 "Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. 15 But just as every good promise of the LORD your God has come true, so the LORD will bring on you all the evil he has threatened, until he has destroyed you from this good land he has given you. 16 If you violate the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the LORD's anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you."



The enemies of Islaam and/or pseudo-Islaamic cults have always presented their absurd claims by changing the sequence of the promises especially the alleged promise to give holy land to Jews, by distorting the facts and creating their own meanings of the Ayaah 3.55. Readers may find it interesting to know that these Ayaat were enough for Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to successfully refute the Jews and Christians of his time.

The exegesis is based on the reading تَوَفّى: تُجْزَى جزاءً كاملا {tuwaffa} to mean complete the appointed time. It is then interpreted as death but that is not the true meaning of تَوَفّى{tuwaffa}. The root is وَفَّى: أَدَّى ما عليه كاملا {wafa} and its correct meaning is to take in full. Since man completes his appointed time at his death, when Allaah takes back his soul the moment of death fully, thus, this word is used in this context figuratively in the sense of death.



However, if the real meaning can only be applied and no other meaning can be taken, even if the subject in the sentence is Allaah and the object man with soul; then only the real meaning to take in full is applied. For example,



It is Allâh Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.



In the above Ayaah the word tuwaffa is used for those too that die not. On the one hand, it is said clearly that those are alive that do not die and on the other hand it is asserted that Allaah takes in full تَوَفّىin their sleeping state. Allaah is the subject of the sentence and man is the object but in no case does تَوَفّى{Tuwaffa} mean death. Otherwise the phrase وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ{those that die not} will be meaningless (Allaah forbid).



Let us examine another Ayaah (Verse),



Surah Al-An'am 60

It is He Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day,



Here too the word tuwaffa cannot mean death although again the sentence has Allaah as its subject and the man as its object.



Let us see another example,



Surah Al-An'am 61

…until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take him in full.



In the above Ayaah the topic is death yet the word tuwaffa does not mean death, otherwise there would have been unnecessary repetition, which is hardly used, in ordinary speech let alone eloquent speech of Glorious Qur’aan.



Readers can now see that how hollow is the claims made by Murtadd Akbarally Meherally and his sidekick Qadyani Kashif Ahmed Shehzada. The use of both words together and the difference in the sense they convey shows clearly that they are not synonyms. There is a distinct difference in their real meaning, take this Ayaah,



فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّاهُنَّ الْمَوْتُ

…confine them (i.e. women) to houses until death comes to them …



The word مَوْت{mawt}is the subject of the verb تَوَفّى{tuwaffa}. It is common to the grammar of every language that the subject and predicate are not the same. The subject is the doer (doing word) and the verb or predicate is what is done, it is not the subject. Thus, tuwaffa does not at all mean death.



Readers must know that apart from the above examples, Allaah is the subject of تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} and its object is soul of man, تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} still cannot mean death under any circumstances, as we see in the following examples,



Surah Al-Baqarah 281

وَاتَّقُوا يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought back to Allâh. Then every person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.



Surah An-Nahl 111

يَوْمَ تَأْتِي كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

(Remember) the Day when every person will come up pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what he did (good or evil, belief or disbelief in the life of this world) and they will not be dealt with unjustly.



Suggesting that تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} and مَوْت{mawt} are synonymous or that when تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} has, Allaah as it’s subject and man or his soul as its object, can only be the death as it’s meaning, is erroneous.



In the entire Glorious Qur’aan only Allaah is used as the subject of مَوْت{mawt} [death] and no other noun is used. Butتَوَفّى{tuwaffa} has frequently been for angels as its subject, e.g.



Surah An-Nisaa 97

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنْتُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا فَأُولَئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا

Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on the earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allâh spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination!



Surah Al-An'am 61

He is the Irresistible, (Supreme) over His slaves, and He sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of one’s good and bad deeds) over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his soul, and they never neglect their duty.



Also

Surah As-Sajda 11

قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

Say: "The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord."



And

Surah Al-Anfal 50

And if you could see when the angels take away the souls of those who disbelieve (at death); they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire."



Despite the fact that word تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} is used in all the above Ayaat figuratively for death, yet has the angels or the angel of death as its subject so the word مَوْت{mawt} is not used; because death is only given by Allaah (SWT). Taking the soul at the appointed time is an act of angels when Allaah (SWT) completes anyone’s appointed time and commands that death be given to him. That is why to depict what is happening, the word مَوْت{mawt} is never used but تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} is used.



Another difference betweenمَوْت{mawt} and تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} is that Glorious Qur’aan has used مَوْت{mawt} in relation to hayah {life}, but has never used for once تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} against hayah.



See the following examples,



Surah Al-Furqan 3

Yet they have taken besides Him other alîhâh (gods) who created nothing but are themselves created, and possess neither harm nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the dead.



Surah Al-Mulk 2

الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ

Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;



Also see: 2:260; 30:19; 2:164; 16:65; 45:5; 3:49 & 42:9



What is often left out and/or concealed by the enemies of Islaam due to deception is the Ayaah 3:54,



Surah Al-i-'Imran 54

وَمَكَرُوا وَمَكَرَ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ

And they (disbelievers) plotted to kill ‘Îsâ عليه السلام), and Allâh plotted too. And Allâh is the Best of those who plot.



The word مَكَر {makara} is used in the Arabic language and/or Qur’aanic vocabulary for a secret plan (and to cheat). According to the grammatical and/or language rules, if anyone devises a counter-plan against another ‘s conspiracy that is also called مَكَر {makara}. The same word is even used when it is with good intention. We read rest of it in Ayaah 5:110,



Surah Al-Maidah 110

(Remember) when Allâh will say (on the Day of Resurrection). "O ‘Îsâ, son of Maryam! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with Rûh-ul-Qudus (Jibrîl (Gabriel)) so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay a figure like that of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you) as you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’"



Thus, in the Ayaah 3:55 وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ “and raise you to Myself” and "O ‘Îsâ! I will take you (I will complete your appointed time)” إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ. This means that your death will not come by the hands of your enemies i.e. Jews; will mean that Isa Ibn Maryam (AS) is safe in all manners from the disbelievers. Allaah then said, “وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا {in such a way that the disbelievers would not even be able to touch you}.



Enemies of Islaam can only hope to distort the truth of Islaam, but they should take a heed to the fact,



Surah Fussilat 42

لَا يَأْتِيهِ الْبَاطِلُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ

Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it: (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise (Allâh عز وجل)



Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} is alive:



وَإِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا

And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him (‘Îsâ, son of Maryam, as only a Messenger of Allâh and a human being) before his (‘Îsâ عليه السلام) or a Jew’s or a Christian’s) death{1} (at the time of the appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he (‘Îsâ) will be a witness against them.

{1} (V.4: 159) - "Before his death," has two interpretations: before ‘Îsâ’s death after his descent from the heavens, or a Jew’s or a Christian’s death, at the time of the appearance of the Angel of Death when he will realize that ‘Îsâ was only a Messenger of Allâh, and had no share in Divinity.



Before this, Ayaah 4:157 explicitly says that they killed him not, nor they crucified him. Readers must observe that the word تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} is used in Surah Al-Imraan and Surah Al-Ma’idah meaning take in full, Surah An-Nisa 4:159 has the word مَوْت{mawt}[death]

Why is that so?



This is because the word تَوَفّى{tuwaffa} alone was exactly suitable there as I have explained above, but in Surah An-Nisa, it is the death that is being discussed, so the word مَوْت{mawt}[death] is appropriate. Isa Ibn Maryam {AS} will also taste de