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God’s Promise:
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) Will Return

will return toward the end of time or, in other
words, during the last period of time before the
Day of Judgment. In that context, his return is a sign
of the Hour's imminent arrival. (God knows best.)
In Arabic, the expression "He is a Sign of the Hour" is
Innahu la `ilmun li as-saa`ati.
Some say that the pronoun hu (he/it) in this expression refers
to the Qur'an. However if this pronoun is used to denote the Qur'an,
we would expect other words to be present, whether before, after, or
in the verse, that speak of the Qur'an. The word hu cannot denote the
Qur'an when the subject is altogether different. Furthermore, the pre-
ceding verse clearly refers to Jesus with the word hu:

He [Jesus] is only a servant on whom We bestowed Our blessing
and whom We made an example for the tribe of Israel. (Surat Az-
Zukhruf, 43:59)
Those who say that hu refers to the Qur'an rely on the expression
"Have no doubt about it. But follow me," which continues the verse.
However, since the preceding verses speak only of Jesus, it is far more
realistic to accept that hu refers to him, as in the preceding
verses. The great scholars of Islam interpret this pro-
noun as referring to Jesus, an opinion that they
base on other Qur'anic verses and hadiths.
In his commentary, Elmalili Muhammad
Hamdi Yazir writes that:

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