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In the light of all this, we can understand the following
from this verse: the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will return to

Earth and, like every other human being, will live and die.
When he returns, all of the People of the Book will see and
know him, and will obey him while he lives. The Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) will bear witness to this in the Hereafter.
(Allah knows the truth.) The great majority of Islamic schol-
ars share this view. Abu Hurayrah and Ibn `Abbas, both of
whom were Companions of the Prophet (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace), also stated that this verse indi-
cates his second coming. Al-Qurtubi interprets the verse in
the following terms:
When the signs of the Day of Judgment draw near, when
Jesus (pbuh) returns alive from the sky to Earth, all mem-
bers of the People of the Book who are alive will believe in
him. All there will be is the Islamic nation. 77
Al-Tabari interprets the verse thus in his Commentary:
When he returns to Earth to eliminate the antichrist
[make him ineffective], every one of the People of the
Book will believe in Jesus (pbuh) before his death. At that
time, all nations will become a single nation under the
name of Islam. 78

In his account, Khalil Herras stated that al-Tabari's in-
terpretation is accurate and that Surat an-Nisa':159 is evi-
dence of his second coming:
The pronoun he in the verse refers to Jesus (pbuh). When
he returns, every living member of the People of the Book
will believe in him, affirm him, and only Islam will be ac-