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The Death of Hazrat ‘Īsā
bin Mariam as
In his chapter entitled The Return of ‘Esā bin Marīam as ,
Farhan Khan makes an attempt at being cunning by arguing
that the finality of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa is linked to
the concept of the return of Hazrat ‘Īsā as . According to him,
Ahmadī Muslims say, “If Prophet Muhammad sa is the last
Prophet, then it is impossible for ‘Esā bin Mariam as to return to
this dunya because that would make ‘Esā as the last Prophet
since he came after Muhammad sa ”. 187 While this argument
definitely represents a portion of the Ahmadiyya Muslim
arguments, it is not the complete picture. In fact, Farhan Khan
deliberately picks out this part so that he does not have to deal
with the actual argument. The actual argument is that it is
impossible to accept the belief in the return of Hazrat ‘Īsā as
himself because he is already dead, according to the Qur’ān and
ahādīth!
It is true that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was sent, by
God, as a prophet after Hazrat ‘Īsā as and it is also true that the
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Khan, With Love, Page 25
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