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HARUN YAHYA

lievers' traps. The great majority of Islamic scholars agree
with this interpretation. Moreover, the fact that the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) did not die and was raised to Allah's Presence
does not mean that he is immortal. Furthermore, such a
mistaken idea is never proposed when dealing with his sec-
ond coming. All of the evidence focuses on the facts that the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) has not died yet, that he will return to
Earth, and that his death will take place after that. (Allah
knows the truth.)
These deluded people may make such a claim because
they have not fully examined or understood the clear evi-
dence that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is not dead. As revealed
in: "He is only a servant on whom We bestowed Our blessing and
whom We made an example for the Children of Israel" (Surat

az-Zukhruf:59), the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is a mortal servant
created by Allah, just like everyone else. However, some
Christians mistakenly deified him (Allah is surely beyond
that) because of the many blessings and miracles that our
Lord bestowed upon him. Muslims have a deep love and re-
spect for the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), just as they do for all of
Allah's prophets. But they are also fully aware that just like
all the other messengers, he is no more than a servant cre-
ated by Allah:
The Messiah, the son of Maryam, was only a messenger, be-
fore whom other messengers came and went. His mother was
a woman of truth. Both of them ate food. See how We make
the signs clear to them. Then see how they have gone astray.
(Surat al-Ma’ida:75)