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HARUN YAHYA

Maryam Akhir al-Zaman, he considered all of the relevant ha-
dith, after which he stated that these were trustworthy:

It cannot remain concealed from those who have studied
the hadith at great length that all of the relevant hadith
have achieved the level of trustworthiness. Therefore, just
as the hadith about the awaited Mahdi are trustworthy
and those concerning the antichrist have attained the
level of trustworthiness, the hadith about the coming of
Jesus (pbuh) are also trustworthy. 111

After analyzing and explaining these hadith, the
scholar Ibn Kathir outlined his thoughts:
The prophetic hadith reliably report when and where
Jesus (pbuh) will return … The reliable and trustworthy
hadith about when Jesus (pbuh) will return to Earth in
his physical body cannot be interpreted in any other
manner. Therefore, everyone who has the slightest faith
and conscience must believe that Jesus (pbuh) will return
to Earth… 112
Furthermore, many great Islamic commentators and
scholars share the view that the hadith dealing with the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) being alive in Allah's Presence and his
return, as well as those dealing with the antichrist and the
Mahdi, are trustworthy. Among them are Ibn 'Atiyya, au-