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HARUN YAHYA

ness, and foresight imparted by faith, sincere believers will
recognize the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), obey him wholeheart-

edly, and support and protect him. Unbelievers or those
with weak faith will remain skeptical and doubtful. (Allah
knows the truth.) However, their groundless doubts and
skepticism will not alter the facts, for Allah's promise of the
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) return to Earth will be fulfilled, re-
gardless of anyone's plan to prevent this great miracle.

Claim 7 and Its Refutation
Another claim made by those who believe that the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is dead is that the Qur'an reveals that
Prophet Idris (pbuh) was also "raised up." According to this
claim, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), just like the Prophet Enoch
(pbuh), was only "raised up" in the sense of station or rank.
When the relevant verses are examined in detail, however,
this deduction is shown to be inaccurate. The relevant

verses are given below:
Mention Idris in the Book. He was a true man and a prophet.
We raised him up to a high place. (Surah Maryam:56-57)

… [I will] raise you [Jesus] up to Me and purify you of those
who are unbelievers. And I will place the people who follow
you above those who do not believe until the Day of
Resurrection… (Surah Al 'Imran:55)
And [on account of] their saying: "We killed the Messiah,
Jesus son of Maryam, messenger of Allah." They did not kill
him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to seem so to