The Dajjal And The Return of Jesus_ Yusuf Ibn Abdullah Ibn Yusuf Al Wabil

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The Proefs & Evidence about 'lsa Descension
That is 'Isa (may Allah's peace and blessing be upon him)
descension before the Day of Resurrection is a Major Sign indicating
the closeness of the Hour. This is proven by another
(Qur'anic) reading, "Wa innahu lana' lama lis-Sd'ah. ", with both
consonants 'Ayn and lam bearing a fdtpah. That is, a (major) sign,
and indication of the establishment of the Hour. Further, this
(Qur'anic) reading is reported from Ibn 'Abbas and (his illustrious
student) Mujahid and others from the (great) Imams of
tafsir.' 18
Furthermore, Imam A}:imad reports with his chain of narration
right back to Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of
them), who says, regarding the tefsir of this verse,
"It is the appearance of 'Isa (may Allah's peace and
blessing be upon him) before the Day of
Resurrection." 19
Similarly, ibn Kathir comments, 'What is correct, is that the
(attached) pronoun refers to 'Isa (may Allah's peace and blessing
be upon him). For the context is in reference to him.' 20
And he rules out that the meaning of the verse is that 'Isa
(may Allah's peace and blessing be upon him) was dispatched
with (great miracles) such as: giving life to the dead, curing the
blind, lepers and others with illnesses (and sicknesses). And more
remote than this (according to ibn Kathir), is what is related from
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18
See 'Tajjirul-Qurtubi', [16/ 105], and 'Tafsirul-Tabari', [25/ 90-91] .
19
See 'MusnadAhmad', [4/329], checking by Ahmad Shakir who said, 'Its chain
of transmission is authentic.'
20
See 'Tafsirihn al-&thir, [7 / 222].
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