Day of judgement (Qiyamah)
Major Signs: Return of Isa (Jesus)
Brief History
of Prophet Jesus
Due
to the fact that the Jews had become deaf and blind to the words of God
and deviated from the teachings of Moses and the right path, Allah honoured
Jesus
with Prophethood and sent him as a messenger to the children of Israel.
Bearing all hardships Prophet Jesus
spent all day and night conveying the message of Allah. Unfortunately,
in spite of his tremendous effort the children of Israel did not respond
and accept the message. Seeing that the poor and weak were becoming inclined
towards him and fearing they would lose their leadership the Jews secretly
tried to kill him. However Allah saved Prophet Jesus
from their wicked scheme and gave him greater dignity by raising him alive
to the heavens.
""They did
not kill him and nor did they crucify him but the resemblance of him (Jesus)
was put over another man and those who differ there in, are in doubt. They
have no certain knowledge. They are following nothing but conjecture for
surely they did not kill him but Allah raised him up to him."Surah Nisa
""When Allah
says, Jesus; I will take thee to me and I will purify thee of the unbelievers"Surah A'li-Imran
These verses clearly prove that the
Jews did not kill Prophet Jesus
and that he was raised alive to the heavens. It is due to verses like those
mentioned above and many authentic Ahadith we Muslims believe that Prophet
Jesus
is alive in heaven at this moment in time. We further believe due to the
following verses and authentic Ahadith that Prophet Jesus
will return before Qiyamah and his return is a major sign of Qiyamah.
""And he (son of Mary) shall be a known sign for (the coming of) the hour."Surah Zukhruf
Ibne Abbas has
said that the meaning of this verse is that Prophet Jesus'sdescent
before Qiyamah is a sign of Qiyamah. (Ibne Abbas/ Musnad)
""There is not a single
section of the people of the book that will certainly believe in Jesus
before his death and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against
them."Surah Nisa
This verse clearly indicates that before the demise
of Prophet Jesus,
everyone from the people of the book will believe in him. The Jews will
disappear as Jews after his demise but at the present the Jews are very
much there. The conclusion is clear that Prophet Muhammad Jesus did
not die; if so all the Jews would have become believers, which they have
not. He will return before Qiyamah and it is then that all the people of
the book will believe in him.
The Messenger
of Allah said, "A party of my followers will not cease to fight for victory
until the Day of Resurrection. He said, then Jesus, son of Mary, will come
down. Their Imaam will say, "Come and lead our prayer" He will reply, "Some
of you are rulers over others on account of divine honour upon these people."Muslim, Narrated by Jabir
The Messenger
of Allah peace be upon him said, "By the one whose hands my life is in, surely the son of Maryam
will descend amongst you as a just ruler. He will destroy the cross, kill
the swine and abolish the tax."Bukhari, Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Holy Prophet peace be upon him
suddenly came to us while we were talking. He asked, "What are you talking
about?" They replied "We were talking about the last hour." Prophet (s)
said, "It will never come until you see ten signs before it," He then mentioned
the Smoke, the Dajjal, the Beast, the Rising of the Sun in its place of
setting, the Descent of Jesus son of Mary and Yajuj and Ma'juj.Muslim, Narrated by Hadrat Hudaifah-b-Osaid
Prophet
Jesus's
Tasks
Prophet Jesus
will have three main tasks, when he descends on the Earth for the second
time:
1) The first and most important
will be that he will destroy the Dajjal.
2) Protect the Muslims from
the barbarous tribes of Yajuj and Majuj by taking them to Mount Tur and
then Praying for their (Yajuj and Majuj's) destruction.
3) Reign as a Khalifh according
to the Quran and Sunnah and elevate Islam
Prophet
Jesus's
descent and the killing
of Dajjal
The Dajjal having failed to enter
the holy city of Madinah will proceed to Syria gathering his forces on
the way.
Imaam Mahdi will have arranged the
Muslim army and will be on the verge of leading the Muslims in the morning
prayer (Abu Umamah / Ibne-Majah) when Prophet Jesus
will descend to the white Minaret (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim) in the east
of Damascus, wearing two garments died with saffron, placing his hands
on the wings of two angels.
All those that are present will
recognise him, as he will look exactly like the description of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him .
Resembling the Sahabi Urwa bin Masood (Abu- Huraira/ Muslim) the colour
of his skin will be reddish white (Ibne Abbas/ Bukhari), he will be well
built and his hair will be soft and reach his ears. When he lowers his
head, beads of perspiration will fall from it and when he raises his head,
beads like pearls will scatter from it. (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim).
Every Kaafir who smells his sweet
breath will die and his breath will reach as far as he can see. On seeing
prophet Jesus.
Imaam Mahdi will take a couple of steps backwards so Prophet Jesus
can lead the prayer however Prophet Jesus
will place his hands on the Imaam's shoulder and will say, ''Go forward
and lead the prayer as the Iqamah was made for you'' thus Imaam Mahdi will
lead the prayer. (Abu Umamah/ Ibne-Majah).
After the prayer Prophet Jesus
will say, ''Open the gate''. The gate will be opened and the Dajjal will
be waiting behind it accompanied by an army of 70,000 Jews, each armed
with a sword and shield. The Dajjal on seeing Prophet Jesus
among the Muslims will begin to dissolve like salt in water and will begin
to flee. Prophet Jesus
will say to him, ''You will remain alive until I strike you with my spear,
''He will catch up with him at the Eastern gate of Ludd (Ludd is a mountain
in Syria. Some say that it is a village in Jerusalem, and some say that
it is a village in Palestine) and then Prophet Jesus
will kill him with a small spear.
The Muslims will thereafter
defeat and wipe out Dajjal's army. The Jews will not be able to hide behind
anything on that day. Every time they try to hide behind a stone, a wall,
a tree (except a boxthorn tree), or animal. Allah will make these things
speak and they will say, ''O servant of Allah there is a Jew hiding behind
me. come kill him.''
The
Wisdom in the Descension of Prophet Jesus
The Ulama of the Ahlus - Sunnah have
given many different reasons in the returning of Prophet Jesus
to this world or the second time. A few are listed below:
1) The Jews believe that they had
killed Prophet Jesus,
Allah will send him before the end of time to prove that they had not killed
him and that he is alive. It is he who will kill the Jews and their leader
Dajjal. (Fathul - Bari)
2) Some Ulama have said that
Prophet Jesus
found many virtues of the followers of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
in the bible and thus he prayed to Allah to make him amongst the Ummah
of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him .
Allah answered his prayer and he will return for the second time as one
of the followers of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him .
(Ibne-Khathir)
3) It is the Law of Allah
that anything that is created from the Earth has to be buried in the Earth
and not the Heavens. Thus he will return to the Earth for the second time,
kill the Dajjal, live for a period of time and then he will die a natural
death and will be buried with Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him .
(Ashratus-Sa'ah).
Prophet
Jesus and the Ya'juj Ma'juj (Gog Magog)
A short period after Prophet Jesus has
killed the Dajjal, the two mighty tribes of Yajuj and Ma'juj will appear,
causing murder, pillage and devastation wherever they go. The emergence
of Ya'juj and Ma'juj is also another major sign of Qiyamah. Through the
invocation of Prophet Jesus
they will be destroyed. (Nawwas-b-Samaan-Muslim).
For more information on 'Gog and Magog' please go to the 'Gog and Magog' section >
Prophet Jesus as a Ruler
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
said, "By him whose hands my life is in, surely the son of Maryam will
come down amongst you as a just ruler. He will break the cross, kill the
pigs, and abolish the tax. Wealth will be in such abundance that none will
care about it and a single prostration in a Prayer will be better than
the world and all that is in it."Bukhari, Narrated by Abu Huraira
The above hadith clearly indicates
that when Prophet Jesus
returns to the world for the second time he will not reign as a Prophet, nor will he bring a new religion, as Islam is the last religion,
the Quran is the last book to be revealed and our Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
is the last Prophet. There is no Prophet to come after him and the Quran
has made this fact very clear.
""Muhammad
peace be upon him
is not the father of any of you but is Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and the last
of Prophet Muhammads "Surah-Al-Ahzaab
When Prophet Jesus
returns for the second time he will reign as a Khalifh and not a Prophet,
follow the Qur'an and Sunnah and rule according to it. He will break the
cross the Christians worship (indicating that he will bring Christianity
to an end), elevate and spread Islam through out the world.
He will also kill the pig which
the Christians consider Halaal to eat (and use) and abolish the Jizya (tax).
During Prophet Jesus's
reign they will not pay this tax because he will not accept anything but
Islam for the non believers and they will all believe in him.
""There is not a single section of the people of the book (Jews and
Christians) but will believe in him and on the Day of Resurrection he will
be a witness against them."Surah-An-Nisa
Secondly there will be an abundance
in wealth, so much so that it will flow like water and there will not remain
anybody who will want more money, thus this tax will be abolished.
Blessings
at the time of Prophet Jesus
All types of spiritual and worldly
blessings will descend on Earth in his time. Wealth will flow like water,
everyone will be independent and have surplus wealth and property to the
extent that nobody will be in the need of Zakah and Sadaqa thus receiving
of Zakah and Sadaqa will be discarded.
All hearts will be free from misery,
envy, malice, and jealousy. Each harmful animal will be made harmless.
Camels will graze with the lions and the cheetahs with cattle. A little
girl will chase a lion and make it run away from her like children chasing
a puppy and this lion will not harm her.
Venom will be taken out from all
venomous animals, a little boy will put his hand in a snake's mouth, but
it will not harm him. The Jackal will live with the sheep and protect them
as if it were a sheep dog. Peace, harmony and tranquillity will prevail
in the world.
People will be in complete agreement,
wars will cease, the earth will be filled with peace like a silver basin
and it will sprout with vegetation like at the time of Prophet Adam.
The fertility of the land will increase to the extent that if a seed is
planted in a rock, it will sprout. 700 mudd of wheat will sprout without
ploughing the land. The earth will produce so much fruit that a large group
of people will sit to eat a bunch of grapes or a pomegranate and they will
be satisfied and use it's peel as an umbrella. There will also be blessing
in milk. The milk of a single she camel will be sufficient to satisfy the
hunger of a large group of people. A cow will produce what is sufficient
for a tribe of people, and a sheep will produce milk, which is sufficient
for a family of people. Horses will be cheap as they will be never ridden
in war and bulls will be expensive, as they will be needed to plough the
land.
Life will be very pleasant and enjoyable
after his descension and the Muslims will live in comfort in his reign
as a Khalifh. (Nawwas-b-Sarnaan-Muslim/Abu Umamah-Ibne Majah)
Marriage
Many hadith specify that after
his descension he will get married and have children and remain on the
earth for a period of 19 years after his marriage. (Al-Fitan Nuaim
bin Hammad).
His death
Prophet Jesus
after his return to the Earth for a second time, will live for a period
of time (some scholars have mentioned 40 years in the light of a hadith
which can be found in Abu Daud) and thereafter will die a natural death.
The Muslims will perform his Janaza (funeral prayers) and according to
the hadith narrated by Abdullah bin Amr in Mishkat he will be buried next
to the Holy Prophet peace be upon him .
For more information on Jesus (Isa), please go to the 'Jesus' part of the 'Prophets' section