| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 8 They slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified; … On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:158–159). [Publisher] |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 9 Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159 [Publisher] |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 3 Surah an-Nisa’, 4:158–159 [Publisher] |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | Thus, to say in response to this argument that the Messiah ascended physically to heaven is sheer folly, and with such an absurd answer the Jewish objection still remains pertinent as it applies to spiritual exaltation and ascension towards God, and not to physical ascension to heaven. And this is what the Holy Quran, which arbitrates between the Christians and the Jews, said in its verdict [Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159] Meaning that, ‘God raised ‘Isa towards Himself.’ It is obvious that what is raised towards God is the spirit and not the body. |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | God did not say [‘On the contrary, God raised him to heaven’]. Instead, he said [‘On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself ’ (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159)]. In this context God only had to refute the objection of the Jews who deny his spiritual exaltation. And moreover God wanted to remove the misconception of the Christians.* |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | Because the statement [‘On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself ’ (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159)] of Allah the Exalted, dos not only prove that the Messiah was spiritually exalted towards God Almighty and that he is a believer, but it also establishes that he was not raised to heaven. Since God is not bound by physical existence or dimensions or space, to be exalted towards Him clearly shows that the exaltation was not physical; rather, just as the souls of all the other believers are exalted towards God, so did the soul of Hazrat ‘Isa,’ may peace be upon him, ascend towards Him. Every intelligent person knows that it is evident from the Holy Quran and the Hadith that when a believer dies his soul returns to God, as Allah the Exalted, says: |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | * If in these verses of Allah the Exalted [‘On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself ’ (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159)] it is merely stated that Hazrat ‘Isa,’ may peace be upon him was physically raised to the second or fourth heaven, then let someone tell us in which verses of the Holy Quran is to be found the answer to this objection of the Jews when they say that Hazrat ‘Isa, unlike believers, did not experience spiritual exaltation towards Allah the Exalted? It would be an insult—God forbid—of the Holy Quran if the Jews objected about one thing and the answer given was quite another, as if God Almighty did not understand what the Jews’ contention was. The Jews did not demand that Hazrat ‘Isa show some special miracle in this regard, their only objection was that he was not exalted like common believers. The befitting answer could only be that he was in fact exalted towards God Almighty. |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 13 And they did not convert this conjecture into a certainty; On the contrary Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:158–159). [Publisher] |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 14 And they certainly did not kill him; on the contrary Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:158–159). [Publisher] |
| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 6 Surah an-Nisa’, 4:158–159. [Publisher] |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 21 On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159). [Publisher] |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 2 And when Allah, the Holy and Exalted, says, [‘O Jesus, I will cause you to die a natural death and will exalt you to Myself.’ (Surah Al-e-‘Imran, 3:56)], it does not mean the ascension of the body along with the soul. The argument for it is that the death is mentioned prior to the ascension, and this ascension after death is the prerogative of every believer. This is substantiated by the Holy Quran, Hadith, and traditions. Jews, on their part, disputed the ascension of ‘Isa. They said that certainly ‘Isa would not be raised like believers, nor would he be granted life; and that was so because they declared him to be a disbeliever and did not consider him to be from among the believers. This is why God Almighty refuted them in this verse and in other verses, as He said: [‘On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself.’ (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159)]; and they [the Jews who calumniate Jesus] are among the liars. (Author) |
| Lecture Sialkot | 17 On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself. — Al-Nisa’, 4:159 [Publishers] |
| Lecture Sialkot | 22 On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself. — Al-Nisa’, 4:159 [Publishers] |
| Malfuzat – Volume I | 28 an-Nisa, 4:159 |
| Malfuzat – Volume X | 4 On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159). [Publisher] |
| Malfuzat – Volume X | 8 On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:159). [Publisher] |
| Malfuzat – Volume X | 11 They did not convert this conjecture into a certainty; On the contrary, Allah exalted him to Himself (Surah an-Nisa’, 4:158–159). [Publisher] |
