Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 151
This view is supported by other emminent commentators of the Holy. Quran including such learned Imams' as Bukhari, 67 Malik, 68 ibn Hazm, 69 ibn Qayyim, 70 Qatada ibn Duamah " and Wahhab. 72. Imam ibn Umar al Zamakshari, another eminent Muslim scholar, whose opinion appears to be highly respected by certain anti. Ahmadiyya authors 73 also shares the view that the expression mutawaffi-ka used in the Quranic verse 3. 56 suggests Jesus's death. He states: 'The expression 'mutawaffi-ka' used here means, I will protect thee from being killed by the people and will grant thee full lease of life ordained for thee, and will cause thee to die a natural death, not by being killed. ' 74. Hence, having established the correct translation of the opening passage of this crucial verse, one finds that the verse contains a clear distinction between Christ's spiritual exaltation and his eventual return to the Almighty's presence. The entire passage suggests that after saving. Jesus from the evil plan of the Jews, 75 God Almighty shall cause the son of. Mary to die and then He would exalt him to Himself. This exaltation could hence not be considered as Jesus's ascension as this phenomenon has been mentioned in the closing passage of the same Quranic verse where the Almighty states: 'then to me shall be your return' which evidently, according to the evidence of this Quranic passage 3. 56 67. Sahih of Bukhari: Chapter on Bad al Khalq 68. Tahir, Sheikh Muhammed: Majma Bihar al Anwar 69. Hizm, Imam Abu Muhammed Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Said ibn: Al Muhalla, Cairo 70. Dimashqi, Muhammed Ibn Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub al: Zad al Ma'ad: Fi Hadyi Khair al 'Ibad 71. Sayuti, Hafiz Jalal al Din 'Abd al Rahman: Durri Manthur 72. Kathir, Abu'l Fida Isma'il al: Tafsir al Kabir 73. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 29 74. Zamakhshari, Imam Mahmud ibn 'Umar: Al Kashshaf 'an Ghawamid al Tanzil 75. Al Quran: 3. 55 152