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HARUN YAHYA

Prophet Jesus (pbuh). Therefore, the pronoun in question

also refers to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). In fact, based on
both the verses and on reliable hadith, great Islamic schol-
ars state that in this case, hu does refer to the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh). Abu Hurayra, Ibn `Abbas, Qatada, Malik ibn Dinar,
Thabit ibn al-Dahhak, Abu Razin, Abu `Ali `Abd al-
Rahman, Humayd, and Ibn al-Muhaysin say that the
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) second coming is a sign of the Day of
Judgment. 63
Many commentators, such as al-'Alusi, al-Shawkani,

al-Sabuni, al-Ghumari, Omar Nasuhi Bilmen, Sayyid Qutb,
and Hasan Basri Cantay interpreted the verse thus in their
commentaries:
The appearance of Jesus (pbuh) is a sign of the approach
of the Day of Judgment because his appearance is a sign
of the Last Day. His descent to Earth is proof that the end
of the world has come, and of the beginning of the
Hereafter. 64
In his interpretation of the verse, Imam al-Tabari also
used Ibn Kathir's explanation as evidence. Ibn Kathir said:
"There are reliable hadith of our Prophet (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will

descend to Earth before the Day of Judgment as a just head
of state and just ruler," thus depicting the verse as evidence
for the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) second coming. In his com-
mentary, Hamdi Yazir of Elmali wrote: