Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 499
Reply to the doubts raised by rashĪd a H mad gangohĪ 499 returning to the earth with his earthly body at some later age, these are all calumnies against him. Allah the Lord of Honour and Glory says: 1 ْلُق َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر Thus, the real issue that needs to be settled and decided is whether it is true that Hadrat ‘ I s a , may peace be upon him, did indeed ascend to heaven with his earthly body, in contravention of divine practice. If it can be proven from the clear and explicit statements of the Holy Quran that Hadrat ‘ I s a , may peace be upon him, was in fact raised with his earthly body to heaven, then there would be no need to dispute his physical return, because, in keeping with Quranic authority, if one were to go to heaven with an earthly body, he would necessarily have to return. So if Hadrat ‘ I s a has gone to heaven bodily, there is no doubt as to his return. The reason is that, even if he was not required to return to earth for any other purpose, he would still need to come back to die, as there is no place in heaven for graves. And it is established from the clear and explicit statement of Holy Quran that every human being shall die only on earth, be buried only in the earth, and be resurrected from the earth, as God says: 2 اَهْنِم ْمُكٰنْقَلَخ َو اَهْيِف ْمُكُدْيِعُن َو اَهْنِم ْمُكُجِرْخُن ًةَراَت ىٰرْخُا Granted, it is possible that he is ill when he descends from heaven, or becomes ill on the way, and then dies upon reaching the earth. I say this because it is established from a ha d i th [pl. hadith] that the ‘ I s a to come 1. Say, ‘Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man sent as a Messenger. ’ ( S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:94) [Publisher] 2. From it have We created you, and into it shall We cause you to return, and from it shall We bring you forth once more ( S u rah Ta H a , 20:56). [Publisher]