With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 192
192 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n why don’t you simply admit that you are not prepared to believe in the Holy Qur’an? 204 It is clear from this verse presented by the Promised Messiah as in the above quotation that all those who are worshipped by others are dead, not living. This includes Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as and no one can argue that he is not worshipped by his followers. Challenge of the Promised Messiah as ! Regarding the usage of the word tawaff ī to connote “death,” the Promised Messiah as has given the following challenge: Let it be understood by all Muslims that it has been established beyond any doubt, according to the Holy Qur’an and had ī th , that Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon him) died on earth after fulfilling the span of his life in accordance with the verse: َ ﺗَﻤُﻮْﺗُﻮْن وَﻓِهيَْﺎ َ حتَْﻴَﻮْن ﻓِهيَْﺎ 205 It is further clear on the authority of sixteen verses of the Holy Qur’ ā n, and a number of ah ā d ī th contained in Bukh ā r ī , Muslim and other authentic compilations, that those who die are never sent back to dwell in this world, nor is anyone subjected to death twice, nor does the Holy Qur’ ā n lay down any 204 Iz ā la-e-Auh ā m , R ū h ā n ī Khaz ā ’in, Volume 3, Page 431, trans. in The Essence of Isl ā m, Volume 3, Pages 199-200 205 ‘Therein shall you live, and therein shall you die. ’—Al-A‘r ā f, 7:26 [Publisher]