Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith

244 <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> <strong>Creed</strong>
of Jesus should be rejected since they contradict the Qurcmic verse
which provides, ' ... Seal [i.e., the last] o/the prophets: (Qur'.m: Al­
Ahz~b: 40) and the hadith in which the Prophet (PBUH) says, 'There
will be no prophet coming after me.' According <strong>to</strong> their allegation,
belief in the return ofJesus also runs contrary <strong>to</strong> the consensus of the
Muslim scholars who agree that no prophet will come after the death
of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and that his legislation is the
final and eternal message which will remain valid until the Last Day.
This argument is void since Jesus (PBUH) will not, according <strong>to</strong> the
hadiths, descend with an independent and abrogating legislation. He
will descend <strong>to</strong> reign according <strong>to</strong> the Muslims' legislation and revive
the religious ordinances abandoned by people by then."
In our modern age, there are some ignorant writers and half-educated
men who negate the descending ofJesus (PBUH), relying on their reason and
personal thoughts. They may even doubt the authenticity of well-established
and ~ab.il:! (authentic) hadiths and may even misinterpret their meanings.
A Muslim, should, first and foremost, believe in what is maintained by the
Prophet (PBUH) since this is held as one ofthe indispensable prerequisites of
Muslim's belief in the unseen.
The prominent scholar, As-Safirinl (may Allah have mercy on him) has said:
"Jesus (PBUH) will descend <strong>to</strong> reaffirm and reestablish the Shari'ah of
our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), not as a Messenger <strong>to</strong> the Muslim
nation. He should have, thus, been taught the principles ofthis Shari'ah
by Allah's command before descendingfrom the heavens."
As-SafArini has added:
"Somepeople wrongly thought that by the descendingofJesus, all obliga<strong>to</strong>ry
religious ordinances will be taken away. Such a view should be rejected
since all reports affirm that he will be descended <strong>to</strong> substantiate, revive
and reestablish Muhammad's Shari'ah, for it is the final and concluding
Shari'ah. ProphetMul:!ammad (PBUH) is thelastprophet and no life would
survive without the existence of religious ordinances. This will continue
until the word ~llah' will not be heard anymore. This is mentioned by AI­
Qurtubi in his book entitled ~t-Tadhkirah (The Reminder).'''
As-SafArini has further maintained:
~ for the duration he will spend on the earth and the time ofhis
death, it is related by AI-Tabardn; and Ibn 'Asakir on the authority
ofAbu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet
(PBUH) says, 'Jesus (PBUH), son of Mary, will descend (from the