Return Of Jesus – Imam Islahi’s View
JazakAllah khayr, brother. This is a really interesting read. Given Imam Islahi’s approach, where mutawaffika in the verse does not mean “death,” and the Qur’an is silent on the matter of the return of Jesus, this naturally raises a question: If the Qur’an corrected several other mistaken Christian beliefs (such as the crucifixion narrative, the divinity of Jesus, and the Trinity), then why did it not also correct the Christian belief that Jesus will return? I am asking this question specifically from Imam Islahi’s perspective, not from Ghamidi’s, because Ghamidi interprets mutawaffika as “death” and considers that, in itself, a Qur’anic argument against the return of Jesus.
This is a good observation and could very well be the case. However, as a close student of Imam Islahi, has Ghamidi sahib ever mentioned this possibility that Imam Islahi later changed his view on this particular issue? Any reference available?