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Signs of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

the Book will believe in him."
When the verse is regarded in the light of its true meaning, sev-
eral clear facts emerge. First, it becomes apparent that the verse refers
to the future, because it speaks of Jesus' death. As explained earlier, he
never died but was raised to God's presence. Jesus will return to
Earth, where he will live and die like all other people. Second, it says
that all People of the Book will believe in him. Obviously, this has not
yet happened. And so, given the context, "before he dies" refers to
Jesus. The People of the Book will see and recognize him, and then be-
come Muslim followers of Jesus, as will be explained shortly. In turn,
he will be their witness on the Last Day. (God knows best.)

"He is a Sign of the Hour..."
In Surat az-Zukhruf, we are informed of Jesus' return and some
other facts, as follows:

When an example is made of the son of Mary [Jesus], your people
laugh uproariously. They retort: "Who is better then, our gods or
him?" They only say this to you for argument's sake. They are in-
deed a disputatious people. He is only a servant on whom We be-
stowed Our blessing and whom We made an example for the tribe
of Israel. If We willed, We could appoint angels in exchange for
you to succeed you on Earth. (Surat Az-Zukhruf, 43:57-60)
The next verse states that Jesus is a sign of the Day of Judgment:

He [Jesus] is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it. But fol-
low me. This is a straight path. (Surat Az-Zukhruf, 43:61)
Ibn Juzayy says that the first meaning of this verse is that Jesus is
a sign or precondition of the Last Hour. We can confidently say that
this verse indicates his return at the End Times, because he lived six
centuries before the Qur'an's revelation. Therefore we cannot consider
his first life as a sign of the Day of Judgment. The verse says that Jesus

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