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A Call for Unity

(pbuh) will be recognized by his respectability, honor, and
superiority, just as all other Prophets were. Those who see
him will know him instantly, and their hearts will have no
doubts; those who have denied his return will realize their er-
ror straight away.
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will be recognizable by the qual-
ities of Prophethood, but other signs will also make him recog-
nizable, such as that he will have no family or relatives, and no

one will have known him from an earlier period in his life.

When the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) Returns

There Will No One Who Knows Him

from Before

How will we recognize the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)? Surely
he will have all the attributes of a Prophet, which will enable
believers to recognize him. Moreover, no one will have seen
or known him before, and no one will know his past. No one
will know his physical qualities, face, or voice. Even if some
people make such claims, they cannot prove them, for every-
one who knew the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) has been dead for ap-

proximately two thousand years. Mary, Zachariah (pbuh), his
Disciples, the Jewish leaders of that era, and those who were
taught by the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) have all died.
As we explained earlier, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was
created without a father, by Allah's command Be! Centuries
later, he has no known relatives. In fact, Allah compares the

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