The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 194
194. Essence of Islam-III. The Hadith also confirms the death of Jesus as. On page 162 of the Commentary Ma'ālim it is mentioned on the authority of 'Ali bin Talḥah that Ibn-e-'Abbās interpreted the verse: يعِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إلي 159 to mean. e. , 'I will cause you to die. ' This is supported by other verses like: 160 162 قد يتوفىكُمْ مَّلَكُ المَوت 0 الذِينَ تَتَوَقهُمُ الْمَلَيْكَةُ طَيبين : 161 الذين تتوفهُمُ الْمَلَيْكَةُ ظَالِمِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ . . Thus Ibn-e-'Abbās, may Allah be pleased with him, believed that Jesus had died. Our readers must be aware that Ibn-e-'Abbās was among the foremost of those who comprehended the Holy Qur'ān perfectly. The Holy. Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had prayed for him that he might be bestowed true knowledge of the Holy Qur'ān. [Izāla-e-Auhām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 3, pp. 224-225]. It is for this purpose that Imam Bukhārī (may Allah have mercy on him), has quoted the verse: 163 فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيتَنِي كُنْتَ اَنْتَ الرَّقِيبٌ عَلَيْهِمْ 3 159 O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself. '-Āl-e-mrān, 3:56 [Publisher] 160 Say, 'The angel of death. . . will cause you to die. '-Al-Sajdah, 32:12 [Publisher] 161 Those whom the angels cause to die while they are pure. '-AlNahl, 16:33 [Publisher] 162 Those whom the angels cause to die while they are wronging their souls. ' Al-Nahl, 16:29 [Publisher] 163 Since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been the Watcher