Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) himself told of the coming of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). In the Bible, Jesus (A.S.) says,
If
you love me, Keep my commandments. And I will pray to the Father and He
shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you forever.
(Bible, John 14-15/16)
But
when the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father,
even the spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall
testify of me, and he also shall bear witness, because ye have been with
me from the beginning.
(Bible, John 15-26/27)
I have yet many
things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. How be it when
he, the spirit of Truth will come, he will guide you into all truth, for
he shall speak not of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that he
shall speak, and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me,
for he shall receive of mine, and he shall show it unto you.
(Bible, John 16-12/14)
Ulema
(learned scholars in Islam) have said that the person who is described
by Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) to come after him - in the above verse - does not
comply with any other person but Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
In
this case, the "comforter" he mentions is none other than Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his laws and way of life (Shariah) and
Book (Holy Qur'an) are those that Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) asks his followers
to abide by.
The "person" whom Jesus (A.S.) prophecised will come
after him, is called Pargaleeta in the Bible . This word was deleted by
interpreters and translators and changed at times to "Spirit of Truth"
and at other times, to "comforter" and sometimes "Holy Spirit." The
original Greek and its meaning is "one whom people praise exceedingly."
The sense of the word, then, is applicable to the word Muhammad in
Arabic, since Muhammad means "the praised one."
Jesus (A.S.) also says in the Bible,
... and a little while and you shall not see me; and again a little while, you shall see me because I go to the Father.
(Bible, John 16:16)
... and the Holy Qur'an says,
And surely they slew him not. But Allah (God) raised him unto Himself.
(Holy Qur'an, Surah Nisaa, Verse 157-158)
As
such, Muslims believe that Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) was raised to heaven.
According to Hadith, he is on the second heaven. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam=Peace be upon him) mentioned, "During the Meraj
(Ascension), I met Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) on the second heaven. I found him
of medium stature, reddish white. His body was so clean and clear, that
it appeared as though he had just performed ghusal (ablution, cleansing
of the entire body) and come." In another Hadith, Rasulullah (Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam) mentioned to the Jews that, " Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) is
not dead, he will most surely return to you before Qiyamat (the Day of
Judgement)."
May Allah Guide all people to the Truth. Aameen.
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