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44 ARBAIN [consensus] of the Companions upon it. Likewise, during the night of Mirāj [the Spiritual Ascension], the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be on him, saw Hadrat Masih in the company of the Prophets who had died. He has also said that the Messiah lived up to the age of 120 years¹. In addition, he said that 'If Moses and Jesus were alive, they would have followed me. ' 2 In the Holy Quran, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessing of Allah be on him, has been given the title of Khātamul-Anbiyā' [the Seal of the Prophets]. So now tell me, after all these texts, what doubt remains con- cerning the death of Hadrat Īsā, peace be on him? And as for my claim, that too is not without supporting evidence. It is clearly writ- ten in [Sahih al-]Bukhāri and [Şahih] Muslim that the Promised Messiah shall be from among this very Ummah [the followers of the Holy Prophet]. And God made the sun and the moon eclipse for me in the heavens during the month of Ramadan. Similarly, many Signs were displayed on the earth, and the evidence was ful- filled in conformity with the Practice of Allah. And I swear by that Being in Whose hand my life is, that if, after cleansing your hearts, you wish to see some additional Sign 1. Kanzul-'Ummāl, Kitāb al-Fadā'il, Bāb Fadā'il Sa'ir al-Anbiya', Hadith 32259, vol. 11, p. 217, published by Darul-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (al-Mu'jamul-Kabir li'l-Tibrānī, Musnad an-Nisa', Bināt Rasūlullah Şallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, Dhikru sinni Fāțimah radiyal- lahu 'anhã, wa Wafatiha wa Min Akhbārihā wa Kunyatiha, mā rawat 'A'ishatu Ummul-Mu'minin, 'an-Fāțimah radiyallahu 'anhumā, vol. 22, p. 417-418, Dār Ahyā' al-Turāth al-Arabi). [Publisher] 2. Tafsir ibn Kathir, Tafsir Sūrat al-Kahf, verse 82, vol. 5, p. 169, Dārul- Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon [Publisher]