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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
na 1 and 6, Surat al-Hadid 29, and Surat al-Hashr 2). Yet the sin-
gular suffix hu is employed in this verse. This means that the
verse reports that the People of the Book will believe in the
Prophet Jesus (as) before his death – in other words, before his

biological death at his second coming. (Allah knows the truth.)
Besides, in the Prophet Jesus' (as) time Jews who are defined as
the People of the Book not only did not have faith in the Prophet
Jesus (as) but also attempted to kill him. On the other hand, it is
not possible to say that Jews and Christians who lived and died
after the time of the Prophet Jesus (as) had faith – the type of
faith described in the Qur'an – in him.
To conclude, when we make a careful evaluation of the
verse, we arrive at the following conclusion: Before the Prophet
Jesus' (as) death, all the People of the Book will have faith in
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him. In other words, in the second coming of the Prophet Jesus
(as), all the People of the Book will become Muslims as his fol-
lowers and Islamic morals will prevail on the Earth.
Besides, the verse refers to the future because there is men-
tion of the death of the Prophet Jesus (as). Yet, the Prophet Jesus
(as) did not die but was raised up to the Presence of Allah. The
Prophet Jesus (as) will come to earth again, he will live for a
specified time and then die. Moreover, all the People of the Book
will have faith in him. This is an event which has yet not
occurred, but which will happen in the future.

Consequently, by the expression "before he dies", there is a
reference to the Prophet Jesus (as). The People of the Book will
see him, know him and obey him while he is alive. Meanwhile,
the Prophet Jesus (as) will bear witness against them on the Last
Day and Allah knows the truth.