Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 146
Holy Quran, which in the words of God Almighty, is the best of Hadith and which contains nothing doubtful in it ? 5º 49. VERDICT OF THE HOLY QURAN. EXALTATION OF ISA IBNE MARIAM. While the controversy on the life and death of Jesus Christ rages wild, the Holy Quran settles the question quite conclusively and demolishes the absurd notion of Jesus's physical ascension to, or his continued existence in heaven in, his corporeal body. . Hazrat Isa alayhe salaam's bodily ascent to heaven is argued on the basis of the word raf or rafa used in relation to him in the Quranic verses 3. 56 and 4. 159 which the critics of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community translate as: 'Behold! God said: O Jesus! I will take thee, And raise thee to Myself' 51 'Nay, God raised him up unto Himself; and God is Exalted in Power,. Wise:52. Although, according to Arabic Lexicon, the expression raf signify raising or elevating and also exalting in rank or honour, 53 one must understand that whenever the Holy Quran or the Traditions of our beloved Prophet, peace be upon him, employ this term in relation to man, it never implies the hoisting of a human beings physical body to. Almighty since such an inference would imply that the Almighty Lord is limited to a place. On the contrary, it signifies the spiritual exaltation of the person and hence it is not surprising that many commentators of the. Holy Quran, despite their belief in the physical ascension of Jesus to 49. Al Quran 12. 4 50. Al Quran: 2. 3 51. The Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali: S iii. v 55: pg 137 52. Ibid: S iv. v 158: pg 230 53. Husaini, Muhammed Muhibb al Din Abul Faid Murtada: Taj al Arus 147